The Novo-Gloss Lite 20/60° gloss meter is designed to meet the measurement criteria for most gloss measuring applications.
Small, lightweight and durable the instrument can be used in the most demanding outdoor environments.
The high specifications, including statistical analysis and PC down load facility mean it is also at home in the best equipped QA Laboratory. The 60° Measurement geometry is the universal standard measurement angle for measuring gloss and the 20˚gives improved sensitivity for high gloss finishes
Features
- Simultaneous read of 20˚ and 60º geometry
- Simultaneous calibration of 20˚ and 60º geometry
- Easy to use constant read feature
- Automatic calibration with tile validation
- Compatible with all important international standards
- Full Statistical Analysis
- Auto-ranging, Measures Matt to Mirror Finish
- USB Output to download analyse and Store readings in Novo-Soft
- Dry cell battery or rechargeable formats available
- Extended two year warranty
- Accurate and reliable
- Calibrate to any standard
- Lifetime lightsource guarantee
Technical specification
- Resolution: 0.1GU
- Repeatability: 0.2%
- Reproduceability: 0.5%
- Battery life: 15,000+ readings
- Measurement Area:
20º:
60º:
- Measuring Range:
20º: 0 – 2000 GU
60°: 0 – 1000 GU
Novo-Gloss Lite 20/60°
The Novo-Gloss Lite is perfect for basic gloss measurement and is best suited for mid to high gloss surfaces (70+ GU @60°)
60° is referred to as the universal measurement angle and is the most commonly specified geometry in applications such as paints, coatings, plastics, automotive interiors and general manufacturing.
It can be used as a basic gloss assessment for any surface
20° is the angle selected for high gloss applications such as paints and coatings, polished metals as it gives an improved resolution for high gloss finishes. It is also more sensitive to haze effects that affect the appearance of a surface.
Small light and portable, with onboard statistics and the ability to download reading to Novo-Soft, the 20/60° instrument is perfect for factory, outdoor or laboratory applications
High Gloss Surfaces
A limitation of the 20/60° geometry is that it is has limited sensitivity to surface effects such as haze and visible textures such as orange peel. When present these effects will reduce the visual quality of high gloss surfaces but will have little or no effect on measured 60° gloss values
The best solution for high gloss surfaces is a Rhopoint IQ 20/60° or IQ 20/60/85°, this directly measures haze and texture effects which are present in many applications
Low Gloss Surfaces
Whilst adequate for many applications, the 20/60° geometry has low measurement resolution at gloss levels < 10GU.
This means that two matt surfaces which have visually different surfaces may have minimal differences in values when measured using this geometry.
For matt surfaces (<10GU @60°) an instrument with the 85 degree geometry should be used 20/60/85° Novo-Gloss Trio or Rhopoint IQ 20/60/85°
