Appearance Measurement

BYK-Gardner is a global leader in appearance measurement instruments for gloss, haze, transparency, orange peel, and mottling. PT Jaya Warindo Abadi (JWA) is an authorized distributor of BYK-Gardner's complete appearance measurement portfolio across Indonesia, serving the paints, coatings, plastics, automotive, and printing industries.

Appearance measurement is critical for industries where surface quality directly impacts product value. BYK-Gardner instruments deliver objective, repeatable, and reliable data — eliminating subjective visual evaluation and ensuring consistent quality control.

Gloss Measurement
BYK-Gardner offers the micro-gloss family for gloss measurement: micro-TRI-gloss (measures 20°/60°/85° geometries for high-gloss to matte surfaces, auto-diagnosis function, temperature-stable results, repeatability within 0.1 GU, inter-instrument agreement for tight tolerances), micro-gloss XS (ultra-small measuring area of 2x4 mm for small parts), micro-TRI-gloss µ (simultaneous gloss and film thickness measurement with dual Fe/NFe sensor for steel and aluminum), and micro-gloss ROBOTIC (contact and non-contact gloss measurement for Industry 4.0 automated quality control). The S-class models deliver superior performance for matte finishes.

Transparency and Haze Measurement
BYK-Gardner provides haze-gard i for transparency and haze measurement (measures total transmittance, transmission haze, and clarity per ASTM D1003 and ISO 13468, open measurement compartment for any sample size, long-term stable LED with 10-year warranty, reference beam and self-diagnosis for precise readings, automatic long-term calibration, sample holders for films, sheets, liquids, and taber abrasion, smart-lab Haze software for professional data analysis).

Orange Peel and Waviness Measurement
BYK-Gardner offers wave-scan 3 family for orange peel and waviness measurement (analyzes waviness intensity with 5 wavelength ranges from 0.1 mm to 30 mm, evaluates surface brilliance and DOI — distinctness of image, extra-large color touch display with capacitive technology, high correlation to visual perception, docking station for charging and data transfer, wave-scan dual for analyzing substrate layer influence, micro-wave-scan for small and curved parts, and wave-scan 3 ROBOTIC for automated appearance control with LAN connector and Industry 4.0 integration).

Mottling Measurement
BYK-Gardner provides cloud-runner mottling meter for mottling measurement of effect finishes (objectively measures irregular lightness variations on metallic and effect coatings, simulates visual evaluation under different observing angles, characterizes clouds/mottles by size and visibility, one-hand operation with scroll wheel, variable scan length up to 100 cm, large multilingual display, full statistics and USB port, docking station for data transfer and battery recharging, mottle chart for easy Pass/Fail analysis with texture values from -4 to +3).

All BYK-Gardner appearance instruments are supported by smart-chart software (professional data management, standard management with Pass/Fail tolerances, organizer for clear sample identification, trend reports over time, drill-in function for data history, dynamic print layout for custom reports).