Optimizing Calendering Press Pressure Measurement

Fujifilm Prescale® Film Placed on a Calender Press

Tactile Pressure Indicating Sensor Film for Calendering Pressure

Pressure Indicating Sensor Film is a unique, affordable and easy to use tool that reveals the distribution and magnitude of surface contact / calendering pressure in your calendering press.

Pressure Indicating Sensor Film sensor film is used to measure surface contact / calendering pressure across calendering rollers. Pressure Indicating Sensor Film reveals both pressure distribution and magnitude between these surfaces in a dramatic surface “map.”

When placed in your calendering press, the film instantaneously and permanently changes color in direct proportion to the actual pressure applied. Philosophically similar to the indication given by Litmus paper. Precise pressure magnitude is then easily determined by comparing the resultant color intensity to a standardized color correlation chart. No training or instrumentation is required.

Have you ever needed to evaluate pressure or force between two touching or mating surfaces? Previously, your only alternatives were strain gauges and load cells, that are both time consuming and difficult to interface. Now with the advent of our disposable one-time use pressure film, Pressure Indicating Sensor Film, evaluating surface contact pressure distribution and magnitude is accurate, quick and highly economical.

Benefits

Pressure Film TypeCodeAlternative CodePressure RangeOrder Now
Ultra Extreme Low5LWUXL3100.87 – 7.3 PSI (0.06 – 0.51 kg/cm2)Order Now
Extreme LowLLLLW / 4LWXL3107.2 – 28 PSI (0.5 – 2 kg/cm2)Order Now
Ultra LowLLLWUL27028 – 85 PSI (2 – 6 kg/cm2)Order Now
Super LowLLWSL27070 – 350 PSI (5 – 25 kg/cm2)Order Now
LowLWL270350 – 1,400 PSI (25 – 100 kg/cm2)Order Now
MediumMSM2701,400 – 7,100 PSI (100 – 500 kg/cm2)Order Now
HighHSH2707,100 – 18,500 PSI (500 – 1,300 kg/cm2)Order Now
Super HighHHSSH27018,500 – 43,200 PSI (1,300 – 3,000 kg/cm2)Order Now
Physical Specifications
Operating Temperature68°F – 95°F (20°C – 35°C) much higher for brief exposure
Humidity Range20% to 90% RH
Gauge (Thickness)4 – 20 mils
Spatial ResolutionFrom 5 – 15 microns
SubstratePolyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
Accuracy± 10% visual, ± 2%
Utilizing optional optical measurement systems
Shelf Life1 Year
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