Elcometer supply blast and inspection equipment for £18 million Erskine Bridge maintenance project

Leading manufacturer of abrasive blasting and inspection equipment, Elcometer, have won the contract to supply the Spencer Group with dry abrasive blast machines and a range of coating inspection gauges for the £18 million Erskine Bridge maintenance painting programme.

September 2019

Elcometer Hits Half a Million YouTube Views

Elcometer, leading manufacturer of high quality inspection and blasting equipment, has reached over half a million views on their YouTube channel.

August 2019

John Fletcher awarded Lifetime Excellence and Achievement Award from ASTM

John Fletcher, Standards Compliance Manager at Elcometer, was presented with the Lifetime Excellence and Achievement Award from ASTM in recognition of his services to the D01 Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications committee.

June 2019

New General Manager appointed for Elcometer Asia

Elcometer Ltd, leading manufacturer of high quality inspection equipment, has announced the appointment of Jerry Tan as General Manager for Elcometer Asia.

April 2019

Elcometer Dubai Office opens Training Centre

Elcometer’s UAE office, based in Jadaf, Dubai, has officially opened its doors to their new, state-of-art training facility.

March 2019

Elcometer Releases New Digital Surface Profile Gauge

The new Elcometer 224 provides the very latest in surface profile measuring technology.

March 2019

Elcometer Opens New North American Headquarters

Elcometer, a world leader in the design, manufacture and supply of inspection and blasting equipment, has opened an additional office, in Warren, Michigan, to accommodate its continued growth and increased demand.

December 2018

October 2018

Elcometer’s subsidiary, EL Inspection & Blasting Equipment LLC, based in Dubai has moved to larger facilities to accommodate its continued growth and increased demand.

March 2018

The world conference, which was held at the Renaissance Hotel in Manchester, gave Elcometer distributors a chance to meet each other, network and exchange ideas.

November 2017

Elcometer, a world leader in the design, manufacture and supply of inspection equipment to the coatings, concrete and metal detection industry, is celebrating 70 years in business.

October 2017

Elcometer headquarters in Manchester, England have expanded their factory space after purchasing an adjoining site on Crabtree Lane, almost doubling the floor space to 10,730m² (115,500 sq.ft.).

January 2017

The non-destructive measurement of dry film thickness on concrete is now more accurate, faster and much easier than ever before, thanks to the new Elcometer 500 Coating Thickness Gauge for coatings on concrete.

November 2016

New! Elcometer 7062 MarSurf PS10 Surface Roughness Tester

The Elcometer 7062 surface roughness tester is a light weight and portable measuring solution for the range of surface roughness measurements required for compliance to International Standards.

October 2016

New! Elcometer 995 Coated Thickness Standards

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new range of coated thickness standards, the Elcometer 995 Coated Thickness Standards. Designed and manufactured by Elcometer Limited, the new Elcometer 995 standards are ideal for accurately measuring the performance of coating thickness gauges.

September 2016

New! Elcometer 138 Abrasive Soluble Salt Test Kit

Testing abrasives on site for soluble salt contamination can be carried out quickly and easily using the Elcometer 138 Abrasive Soluble Salt Test Kit, according to the ASTM D4940 method.

August 2016

New! Elcometer 138B Basic Bresle Salt Kit

Elcometer is pleased to announce the launch of a new addition of our range of Bresle Salt Kits, the Elcometer 138B Basic Bresle Salt Kit, for measuring the level of contaminants on surfaces prior to coating application. Supplied with the recently launched Elcometer 135C Bresle Test Patches and the new Elcometer 138E Conductivity Meter, with automatic ranging and temperature compensation.

June 2016

NEW! Elcometer 456 IPC Dry Film Thickness Gauge

Reduce coating thickness inspection times on blast cleaned steel substrates with the Elcometer 456 Industrial Protective Coating Thickness Gauge. Pre-calibrated with 4 surface profile ranges, in accordance to the NAVSEA Standard Item (NSI) 009-32, the Elcometer 456 IPC is fast and accurate.

May 2016

NEW! Elcometer 138 Bresle Salt Kit

Elcometer is pleased to announce the launch of the NEW version of the Elcometer 138 Bresle Salt Kit. The new Elcometer 138-1C Bresle Salt Kit is now supplied with the new Elcometer 135C Bresle Test Patches, and has everything you need to measure the concentration of soluble salts in accordance with ISO 8502.

January 2016

NEW! Elcometer 135C Bresle Test Patches

Elcometer is pleased to announce the launch of the NEW Elcometer 135C Bresle Test Patches. With 19% thicker foam walls, high quality adhesive and easy to peel off the substrate leaving no foam residue, the new Elcometer 135C Bresle Test Patch is ideal for measuring soluble salts in the field.

January 2016

NEW! Next generation ultrasonic material and precision thickness gauges – Elcometer 204, 304 & 307

Elcometer is pleased to announce the launch of the NEW range of material and precision thickness gauges which are rugged, fast and incredibly easy to use.

December 2015

NEW! Elcometer 130 Soluble Salt Profiler – provides four Bresle equivalent readings in just over two minutes!

Producing Bresle equivalent readings is now faster and more accurate thanks to the NEW Elcometer 130 Soluble Salt Profiler. In addition to producing Bresle equivalent readings, the NEW Elcometer 130 SSP is the first gauge on the market to provide a 2D and 3D profile reading of salt distribution on a surface.

November 2015

Elcometer launch next generation Salt Contamination Meter - Elcometer 130

Elcometer is pleased to announce the launch of its new, next generation Elcometer 130 Salt Contamination Meter – now compatible using ElcoMaster^® Mobile App, with both Android™ and iOS mobile devices for instant report generation.

November 2015

NEW! Elcometer Powder Coating Inspection Kit

The Powder Coating Inspection Kit covers all eventualities in the powder inspection process. Elcometer has produced this kit to enable the inspection of powder coatings on all surfaces.

September 2015

NEW! Elcometer Automotive Kits

Produced specifically for the automotive market, the kits now include the NEW Elcometer 311 Automotive Paint Meter – the fastest automotive gauge on the market today!

September 2015

NEW! Elcometer 1542 Cross Hatch Adhesion Tester

The NEW Elcometer 1542 Cross Hatch Adhesion Tester, also available as a Full Kit, is ideal for measuring the cross hatch adhesion of coatings up to 250µm (9.8mils) on flat surfaces and test panels.

September 2015

Ultrasonic thickness measurement made simple with the NEW range of Precision Thickness Gauges form Elcometer

With their ergonomic, rugged design, pin point accuracy and easy to use menus in multiple languages, the Elcometer PTG range is ideal for measuring and recording material thickness from just 0.15mm (0.006") and sound-velocity on a variety of substrates in a wide range of industrial applications.

August 2015

NEW! Elcometer 415 Industrial Paint & Powder Thickness Gauge

Elcometer are pleased to announce the launch of the NEW Elcometer 415 Industrial Paint & Powder Thickness Gauge, delivering fast and repeatable coating thickness measurements for the industrial paint & powder market.

August 2015

NEW! Elcometer 311 Automotive Paint Meter

Detecting hidden automotive bodywork damage is now easier and faster than ever before thanks to the NEW Elcometer 311 Automotive Paint Meter.

July 2015

Elcometer launch next generation Digital Dewpoint Meter

Elcometer is pleased to announce the launch of its new, next generation Elcometer 319 Digital Dewpoint Meter – now compatible using ElcoMaster^® Mobile App, with both Android™ and iOS mobile devices for instant report generation.

March 2015

NEW! Elcometer 508 Digital Push Off Adhesion Tester

Following on from the Elcometer 108 & industry leading Elcometer 506 is the NEW Elcometer 508. The gauge is lighter, easier to use and accurate to just ±1.5% at full scale with a measurement range up to 3630psi (25MPa).

February 2015

Further Expansion for Elcometer in Europe and Asia

Elcometer, leading manufacturers and suppliers of Coatings, Concrete and Ultrasonic Inspection equipment, is pleased to announce its move to larger facilities in France, The Netherlands and Japan.

February 2015

New Elcometer 456 Scale 2 Ultra/Scan Probe

The Elcometer’s most robust Scan Probe, now available with a range of 0-5mm (0-200mils), reduces inspection times without damaging the probe or the coating. The F2 probe has NAVSEA Mode and complies with the US Navy NSI 009-32 Standard.

February 2015

Elcometer introduce the new benchmark for hand-held glossmeters - The Elcometer 480 Single, Dual & Triple Angle Glossmeters

With all the features that you come to expect from an Elcometer designed and manufactured product, such as ease of use, menu driven colour display, robust and ergonomic design, statistics and graphing, USB & Bluetooth^® to Android™ and iPhone mobile devices, the new Elcometer 480 single, dual and triple angle glossmeters set new standards in the field of hand-held gloss measurement.

September 2014

Elcometer strengthens its position in the USA with the opening of a Houston Office for Sales, Support and Instrument Rental

Rochester Hills, MI - Elcometer, leading manufacturers and suppliers of Coatings, Concrete and Ultrasonic Inspection equipment, announces the opening of a new company office, Elcometer of Houston.

May 2014

ElcoMaster^® Oven Profiling Software

ElcoMaster^® is the fast, easy to use software solution designed specifically for the management of your oven temperature profile, storing results and generating professional inspection reports in seconds.

March 2014

Elcometer launch their most advanced coating adhesion gauge - the Elcometer 510 Automatic Pull-Off Adhesion Gauge

The Elcometer 510 Automatic Pull-Off Adhesion Gauge accurately measures the strength of the bond between the coating and the substrate. 

March 2014

Elcometer launch next generation coating thickness and surface profile gauges - made for iPhone, iPad and iPod

Data from the Elcometer inspection gauges can be transferred directly to any iPhone, iPad, iPod or Android mobile device running ElcoMaster^® mobile Apps.

February 2014 

Elcometer are pleased to introduce new Elcometer 1615 Impact Tester Kit which can be used in accordance with ISO 6272-2:2011

The Elcometer 1615 Variable Impact Tester Kit G is the first of its kind to comply with the changes to the Qualicoat test method and can be fitted to all new and existing Elcometer 1615 units in the field, so existing customers simply need to purchase the new kit.

October 2013

Elcometer starts work to double manufacturing capacity

6 years after doubling their manufacturing facility, Elcometer are pleased to confirm that in August 2013 work will commence to expand their production capability in Manchester, UK.

July 2013

Measure soluble salt contamination significantly faster with the new Elcometer 130

Designed for use on-site or in the laboratory, the portable, hand-held gauge can accurately and reliably carry out 24 tests per hour – nearly 5 times faster than other Bresle equivalent test methods under ISO 8502-6.

July 2013

New Elcometer 456 Ultra/Scan Probe

When connected to the latest Elcometer 456 coating thickness gauge, the newly developed Elcometer 456 Ultra/Scan probe has a reading rate (in scan mode) in excess of 140 readings per minute - further enhancing the speed and accuracy of field based dry film coating thickness measurement on Ferrous (F) and non-Ferrous (NF) substrates.

April 2013

Elcometer 506 Pull Off Adhesion Gauges

The Elcometer 506 are lightweight, portable and easy-to-use adhesion gauges are available in analogue or digital versions and are suitable for measuring the pull-off adhesion of coatings up to 50MPa (7250psi) either on-site, or in the laboratory.

January 2013

Elcometer Manager Elected Vice President of the Institute of Corrosion

Elcometer is pleased to announce that John Fletcher (Elcometer Technical Support Manager) has been elected to the post of Vice President of the Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) following their AGM held in Birmingham at the end of November 2012.

December 2012

The Elcometer 408 Gloss & DOI Meter

The Elcometer 408 provides the very latest in gloss measurement technology, providing accurate gloss, haze and DOI analysis in a single reading.

October 2012

The Elcometer 224 Digital Surface Profile Gauge can now measure on flat and curved surfaces

Following the successful launch of the new Elcometer 224 Digital Surface Profile Gauge earlier this year, Elcometer are pleased to announce the addition of a new separate probe for measuring on convex curved surfaces.

October 2012

Elcometer 145 Dust Tape Roller

The Elcometer 145 Dust Tape Roller is used in conjunction with the Elcometer 142 Dust Tape Test kit to assess the quantity and size of dust particles on surfaces prepared for painting.

May 2012

The New Elcometer 224 Digital Surface Profile Gauges set new standards

Fast, tough and accurate the new Elcometer 224 is available in a range of models with either integral or separate probe options to suit your application. Each probe is supplied with a hard wearing tungsten carbide, user replaceable, tip which can be used for up to 20,000 readings. Packed full of a wide range of new features, the new Elcometer 224 digital surface profile gauges are even more powerful, reliable and easier to use than ever before.

May 2012

Elcometer 139 Amine Test Kits

The Elcometer 139 Amine Test Kits are available in two versions; a swab test – ideal for on-site analysis and a chip screen test – allowing physical coating chips or shaving samples to be sent either to a third party or to a laboratory for further analysis.

April 2012

Elcometer 456 Coating Thickness Gauge FREE product upgrade

Elcometer's team of engineers have developed this latest free product feature update to include:

- A new live reading trend graph

- The doubling of memory on the Elcometer 456 Model S and T gauges

- A calibration pin code lock

- A tap awake feature

March 2012

Elcometer's excellence is commended at the 2011 Plastics Industry Awards

Elcometer believes that their newest product range, the Elcometer 456, launched early this year, is their best design yet.

Elcometer's belief has recently been officially justified. The 2011 Plastics Industry Awards, which took place in London on 14th October, commended the Elcometer 456 for its design excellence.

November 2011

Elcometer 456 Graph Review Batch Upgrade

In addition to general language and technical updates, this field-based upgrade installs a new graph review screen on Elcometer 456 Model T gauges - allowing users to view all their batch readings instantly on the gauge's colour display.

September 2011

Elcometer 280 Pulsed DC Holiday Detector

Using state of the art electronics to safely generate the required high voltage DC pulses, the Elcometer 280 detects holidays in coatings without the need to ground the gauge to the substrate - ideal for pipeline, and large surface, porosity inspection.

August 2011

Fully Automatic Krebs Viscosity Test from Elcometer

Elcometer are pleased to announce the launch of the new Elcometer 2250 Krebs Viscometer. Featuring a unique automatic test mode, the Elcometer 2250 measures the viscosity of paints, varnishes, adhesives, pastes and liquid inks at the touch of a button.

May 2011

Elcometer 260 UV Pinhole Flashlight

Battery powered and housed in a rugged aluminium case, the Elcometer 260 provides a quick, low cost method of testing coatings for pinholes.

March 2011

Introducing the new Elcometer 456

Incredibly fast, accurate and powerful coating thickness measurements!

After 3 generations and over 10 years of the best-selling Elcometer 456 digital coating thickness gauge, we are pleased to announce the launch of the next generation.

Fast, reliable and accurate, the new Elcometer 456 sets new standards in coating thickness measurements.

March 2011