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The Elcometer 480 range are easy to use glossmeters which combine high accuracy, repeatability and reproducibility with functionality making them the most advanced gloss meters on the market today.
Combining easy to use, multi-lingual menu structures with exceptional repeatability, reproducibility & accuracy, the Elcometer 480 gloss meter provides users with best in class hand held gloss measurement.
Using state of the art design and manufacturing techniques, the Elcometer 480 gloss meter provides world leading features and functionality - reliably measuring & recording Gloss, % Reflectance & Haze on any material, including paint, plastic, ceramic or metal.
The Elcometer 480's rapid LED technology accurately measures up to 3 gloss angles at the same time at a rate of 10 readings per second. Gloss measurements can be instantly transferred from the glossmeter to PC, iPhone, Android? or other mobile devices via USB or Bluetooth®.
Alternatively gloss meter readings can be combined with other key measurement parameters such as coating thickness, adhesion and oven temperature profile - within the same software package.
Small, robust and ergonomic, the Elcometer 480 range of glossmeters have been designed to exceed the demands of industry today.
Key features of the Elcometer 480 Glossmeter include:
- Small, robust & ergonomic
- 3 - 10 readings per second
- Repeatable, reproducible & accurate
- Multiple angles; 20°, 60°, 85°
- 40,000 reading memory in up to 2,500 batches
- Date and time stamped readings
- USB & Bluetooth® data output
- PC, iPhone or Android? compatible
- Automatic gauge & tile diagnostics
- Auto calibration tile recognition via RFID (Radio Frequency Identification; patent applied for)
- 40 user definable limit standards
- Standard, auto repeat and scan modes
- Differential mode with pass/fail
- Display readings, statistics, graphs & batch review
The Model Range 
The Elcometer 480 Glossmeter is available as either a simple entry level 60° glossmeter or state of the art Single, Dual or Triple angle gloss meter variants.
The Elcometer 480 Glossmeter is available with (Model T) or without (Model B) memory.
The Elcometer 480 Model B gloss meter is a 60° unit, Model T glossmeters are available as single, dual or triple angle variants with %Reflectance and Haze.
Accuracy & Repeatability
Advanced electronics and a superior optical design combines highly accurate, repeatable and reproducible measurements with industry leading inter-instrument agreement - across the Elcometer 480 Glossmeter’s entire 0-2,000GU range.
Range | 0-10GU | 10-100GU | 100-2000GU |
Repeatability | ±0.1GU | ±0.2GU | ±0.2% |
| Reproducibility | ±0.2GU | ±0.5GU | ±0.5% |
Calibration and Diagnostics
Every Elcometer 480 Gloss Tile is fitted with an RFID (radio frequency identification) tag which allows automatic identification of the tile's serial number and calibration data when the tile is attached to the base of the glossmeter.
Additional calibration tiles are available from the range of Elcometer 480 glossmeter accessories. Click on the Accessories tab to find out more.
Measurement Speed
The Elcometer 480 Glossmeter's rapid LED technology accurately and repeatably measures up to 3 angles at the same time.
| Standard Mode | 1+ reading per second, (70+ readings per minute)>< 0.3 seconds per angle |
Auto Repeat Mode | 3 readings per second, (180 readings per minute); ~ 0.1 seconds per angle |
Scan Mode | 10 readings per second, (600 readings per minute); ~ 0.03 seconds per angle |
Display Modes
Fully customisable, scratch and solvent resistant colour LCD allows the user to display:
- Gloss, % Reflectance or Haze measurements
- Statistics
- Readings and Differential with pass/fail
- Trend Graph
- Analogue Scan Bar
Triple angle readings
Gloss, Haze & %Reflectance
Readings & user selectable statistics
Readings & differential with pass/ fail
Run chart & statistics
Readings & differential with analogue scan bar
Standard, Auto Repeat & Scan Modes
No two inspections are the same. It is for this reason that the Elcometer 480 Glossmeter is equipped with three gloss measurement modes:
Standard Mode: Press the measure button to take an individual spot gloss measurement.
Auto Repeat Mode: When the glossmeter is slid over the surface a measurement of all three angles is automatically taken at a user definable rate between 10 - 180 readings per minute. When enabled all the individual readings are stored into memory.
Scan Mode: As the glossmeter slides over the entire surface area, the gauge measures all three gloss angles at a continuous rate of 10 readings per second. When stopped, the glossmeter displays and stores the average, highest and lowest gloss values - ideal for checking a sample's overall uniformity.
Standard Mode
Auto Repeat Mode
Scan Mode
Memory and Batching
Store 40,000 date and timed stamped readings in up to 2,500 user definable alpha-numeric batches.
Readings can be transferred to PC, iPhone, Android? or other mobile devices via USB or Bluetooth® for instant reporting using ElcoMaster® software.
Limit Standards and Differential Mode with Pass/Fail 
Up to 40 Limits for each customer's Master Standards can be stored within, and recalled from, the gauge's 'Limit Standard' memory.
When Limit Standards are used in combination with the glossmeter’s Differential Mode, the Elcometer 480 displays the gloss measurement value together with the difference from the nominal (target) value.
Readings outside the Limit Standard are displayed in red, providing quick Pass/Fail analysis.
Create instant reports with ElcoMaster®
What you do with the collected data is just as important as taking the readings themselves.
Data transferred to ElcoMaster® includes;
- 20° 60° & 85° Gloss Units (GU)
- Haze Unit (HU)
- % Reflectance (%)
- Date & time for each reading
- Limit Standard values
- Batch information & statistics
- Calibration information including date/time, serial number & tile values
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