Variances in stencil thickness affect print quality considerably and should be examined regularly. Measure stencil thickness with confidence using a ProTek II automatic stencil thickness gauge.

The ProTek II SP is a special model for screen printing applications that reads the stencil thickness and displays the emulsion over mesh ratio automatically. Unlike other gauges, it does not require extra push button action or zero adjustment for every measurement.

The SP gauge will automatically calculate and display:

For general printing (not fine detail), an emulsion build-up (DIF) of 20% of the mesh thickness provides excellent print resolution and edge definition. For example, with a mesh thickness of 60 microns the emulsion build-up over the mesh should be about 12 microns.

For UV printing, halftone, and fine detail printing applications, a 10%-12% emulsion mesh ratio (EMR) is required, with an emulsion build-up over the mesh of about 5 microns.

Using a menu driven system with LCD prompts and a simple three-key user prompt, the SP gauge has been designed to provide a wide array of functions while maintaining simplicity, ease and speed in its operation. Access any function by simply scrolling through some on-screen menus and selecting the desired option for each.

Additional Features:

• Range is 0 - 77 mils or 0 - 1950 microns
• Snapshot and continuous measurement (explanation)
• Switchable between English or metric units
• Automatic display of an average, minimum and maximum of a set of readings

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