Development and manufacture of automated measurement systems for non-contact coating thickness measurement in industrial coating.
AIM Systems GmbH
66386 St. Ingbert (Headquarters)New on Amplifa
About AIM Systems
AIM Systems GmbH, based in St. Ingbert, develops and manufactures automated measurement systems for non-contact, non-destructive coating thickness measurement in industrial coating processes. The systems are based on photothermal measurement technology: a modulated light source heats the coating surface, and the transit time of the returning thermal radiation provides the coating thickness. The product range includes the point measurement device CoatPro for inline and laboratory applications as well as the area measurement system CoatPro XD, which captures coating thickness distributions on components of over 2 m² surface area in under two minutes. Validated applications range from wet and powder paints to primers, corrosion protection and functional coatings through to thick fire protection coatings on substrates such as metal, plastic, ceramics, glass and wood. A focus lies on components of lithium-ion battery technology, including electrodes, separator films, cell housings and serpentine cooling plates. Customers include automotive manufacturers, contract coaters, quality laboratories and research institutions worldwide. The company additionally offers installation, service, process support and custom development of measurement solutions.
- Site
- St. Ingbert
- Processes
- Non-contact photothermal coating thickness measurement (point measurement, inline and laboratory), Installation & service of measurement systems / integration into existing systems, Development of custom measurement solutions / process support in coating processes, Installation & service, Process support, Development of custom solutions, White paper/application development
- Materials
- Metal (substrate), Plastic (substrate), Ceramics (substrate), Glass (substrate), Wood (substrate), Photothermal coating thickness measurement, Area measurement (CoatPro XD), Metal
- Certificates
- ISO 9001
- Industries
- Battery technology/electromobility, industrial coating, Automotive, Quality laboratories, Research
- 01
Preliminary investigation and validation of the coating system
- 02
Development of custom measurement solutions
- 03
Manufacture of the measurement systems
- 04
Installation and integration into existing systems
- 05
Service and process support
- 06
Automated coating thickness measurement and documentation
Substrates and Coatings
Photothermal coating thickness measurement
Non-contact, non-destructive measurement of coating thickness for virtually any coating-substrate combination, even before curing.
Area measurement (CoatPro XD)
Modular camera system for complete coating thickness distributions, optimized for thick coatings above 50 µm.
Metal
Substrate for wet and powder paints, primers, corrosion protection and functional coatings such as adhesion promoters.
Plastic
Substrate on which photothermal measurements are possible without conductivity requirements.
Ceramics
Substrate for validated photothermal coating thickness measurements.
Glass
Substrate that can be measured non-contact using photothermal measurement technology.
Wood
Substrate for validated coating thickness measurement applications.
Powder coating
Coating whose thickness is captured across the entire surface and non-destructively.
Wet paint
Measurable even before curing, enabling inline quality assurance without scrap.
Fire protection coating
2K fire protection coatings with locally over 1000 µm thickness can be measured across the surface.
Locations
St. Ingbert
DEHeadquarters with development, manufacturing and service
- Materials
- Coatings on metal, plastic, ceramics, glass, wood
- CoatPro (photothermal point measurement device)
- CoatPro XD (modular camera measurement system, > 2 m² component area in under 2 minutes)
Applications and Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-contact photothermal coating thickness measurement (point measurement, inline and laboratory)Testing | – | – | – | – | Coatings on metal, Plastic, Ceramics, Glass, Wood |
| Testing | – | area measurement over 2 m² possible | – | – | Powder coating, Fire protection coatings, Wet paint |
| Testing | – | – | – | – | Lithium-ion battery components, Coatings on metal, Plastic |
| Installation & service of measurement systems / integration into existing systemsTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Development of custom measurement solutions / process support in coating processesEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
2 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photothermal point measurement device | AIM Systems CoatPro | – | – | – | St. Ingbert |
| Camera-based area measurement system (modular camera system) | AIM Systems CoatPro XD | – | measurable > 2 m² component area in under 2 minutes | – | St. Ingbert |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Certification
AIM Systems GmbH is certified according to ISO 9001. The measurement systems enable automated documentation of coating thicknesses and are validated for each coating system as part of preliminary investigations.
| Evidence | St. Ingbert |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |