Visual Surface Inspection with F30 Visual
F30 Visual is a glossy black Fluid product developed for the visual inspection of a surface finish. You contain it on a degreased surface, remove the impression after 6 minutes, and inspect the details without contact using a microscope or a vision system.
What F30 Visual Shows
The impression reproduces surface defects such as tool marks, scratches, streaks, cracks, and pitting. It also captures shape defects like flatness, waviness, and circularity. Its glossy black color makes these details easy to see during the inspection.
Extraction does not alter the impression, and the product leaves no trace on the inspected area.
Key Values
F30 Visual is a Flexible product with a hardness of 30 Shore A. It accepts a maximum removal constraint of 20%.
You have a working time of 1 minute. You can remove the impression after 6 minutes, and polymerization is complete after 10 minutes. This product is not compatible with the Double Blade Cutter.
How to Use It
F30 Visual is a very fluid product. Plan for this before any handling and contain it, or it will run. Once contained, apply it like any Fluid product and check the impression without contact.
- Degrease the surface.
- Make a test drop.
- Keep the nozzle in contact with the surface.
- Inspect the impression without contact, with a microscope or a vision system.
You can also use it for dimensional inspection, measured without contact.
When Black Is the Wrong Color
A white-light interferometer works best on light-colored products. Black absorbs the light and gives poor results.
For that instrument, try F20 (light green), F40 (white), or F85 (light gray) if you have no removal constraint. Run a test with a Plastiform expert before buying.
