(Paul N. Gardner Co.: Pompano Beach, FL) -- The Paul N. Gardner Co. Inc., which serves world commerce through the distribution, production, and design of quality physical-testing instruments for the paint, coatings, and related industries, announces its new coating thickness gauge, the MiniTest 650. Its dual sensor identifies the substrate material. Upon contact with the surface, the gauge automatically switches to the suitable measuring principle based on your application.

Available in three models, the MiniTest 650 has:
• A magnetic-induction sensor for measurements on steel substrates
• An eddy current sensor for measurements on nonferrous metals
• A dual sensor for measuring on steel or nonferrous metals

According to model, the MiniTest 650 is suitable to measure:
• Any nonmagnetic coatings such as paint, enamel, chrome, and zinc on steel
• Any insulating coatings on nonferrous metals such as paint, anodizing, ceramics on aluminum, copper, zinc die-cast, brass, etc.

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