Quality Control Laboratory: the HEART of your paint and coatings production
The quality control laboratory is at the HEART of paint and coatings production, including incoming inspection of raw materials, finished product quality control, and the entire process of creation and optimization of paint formulations. It is the birthplace of new coatings, paints and varnishes, functional plastics, and innovative materials, where every idea is rigorously developed and tested.
A well-equipped laboratory is a major factor in the success of your paints and coatings. Quick, precise, and high-quality measurements of key physicochemical properties–including grind size, appearance, and viscosity–enhances your flexibility and responsiveness, setting you apart from the competition. In the eyes of your customers, a laboratory equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and instruments is a powerful symbol of quality and certification, making your paints and coatings the obvious choice.
If production is the muscles, then the laboratory is the HEART and the conscience of the coatings plant.
In the world of coatings, this is vital for three reasons:
- Batch consistency. Even a slight deviation in viscosity or pigment dispersion can render an entire batch of paint useless.
- Incoming inspection. Half of final product's quality is determined by the raw materials (binders, additives, fillers). The laboratory is a filter that stops substandard materials before they reach the shop floor.
- Retain samples. The heart does not just pump blood, it also ‘remembers’. Retaining samples from each batch helps address claims and complaints months after the product has been shipped.
No strong laboratory means your coatings production is a roll of the dice, and your brand reputation is on the line.
Smart Instruments is your partner, whether it comes to modernizing an existing laboratory or building a new one from the ground up.
Visit us at stand 2A030 to discover a complete lineup of laboratory equipment and testing instruments for paints, lacquers, coatings, and coil coating applications from our partners, whose solutions are trusted by industry professionals around the globe.
The main types of equipment to be showcased at the show include:
Color measurement and analysis: 3NH spectrophotometers, colorimeters, gloss-meters, TILO color assessment cabinets, light booths, RAL color charts, PECOLOR color matching software.
Coating quality control: wet film gauges, coating thickness gauges, Erichsen cupping testers, BEVS pull off adhesion testers (manual and automatic), pendulum hardness testers, Taber Abrasers, scratch testers, impact testers.
Raw materials and materials testing: pycnometers, grindometers, BEVS viscosity cups and rotational viscometers, cone-and-plate viscometers, and drying time recorders.
Coating sample preparation: BEVS manual and automatic applicators, spiral and cube applicators, contrast ratio charts, spray-painting devices.
Grinding and mixing devices: BEVS lab mixers, dissolvers, dispersers, SIEHE double planetary mixers, HOOSUN basket and bead mills, dispersion and grinding systems.
Climatic testing: BEVS salt-spray / salt-fog chambers, UV and xenon test chambers (weathering chambers), SONACME weatherometers and xenon test chambers, climatic chambers, SANWOOD thermal shock test chambers.
Smart Instruments will be happy to meet you at our stand 2A030 in Vavilov Hall during Interlakokraska 2026.
The biggest event of the year for paint and coating industry in Russia and the CIS!
The Smart Instruments team looks forward to welcoming you! Web: www.smart-instruments.ru
