FUJIFILM PRESCALE® TACTILE
PRESSURE
Fujifilm Prescale® film is a unique, affordable and easy to use tool that reveals the distribution and magnitude of pressure between any two contacting, mating or impacting surfaces. The pressure indicating sensor film is extremely thin (4 to 8 mils) which enables it to conform to curved surfaces. It is ideal for invasive intolerant environments and tight spaces not accessible to conventional electronic transducers.
EXAMPLE
APPLICATIONS
- Ball Grid Array (BGA)
- Battery Lamination
- Biomechanics
- Brake Pad
- Bolted Joint
- Clamping
- Composite Layup
- Connector
- Clutch
- Fuel Cell Manufacturing
- Gasket
- Heat Sealing
- Heat Sink
- Injection Molding
- Lamination Press
- LCD Bonding
- Nip Impression
- Printed Circuit Board
- Spray
- Tire Tread Footprint
- Wafer Bonding
- Wafer Polishing
HOW
IT WORKS
Fujifilm Prescale® is a mylar based film that contains a layer of tiny microcapsules. The application of force upon the film causes the microcapsules to rupture, producing an instantaneous and permanent high resolution "topographical" image of pressure variation across the contact area.
Simply place Fujifilm Prescale® between any two surfaces that touch, mate or impact. Apply pressure, remove it and immediately the film reveals the pressure distribution profile that occurred between the two surfaces. Like Litmus paper, the color intensity of the film is directly related to the amount of pressure applied to it. The greater the pressure, the more intense the color.
NOTE: Common misspellings of Fujifilm Prescale® include, presscale, pre-scale, pre scale, and Fugi Prescale. These terms are synonymous with our Fujifilm Prescale film.
EXAMPLE PRESSURE VARIATION ACROSS
A HEAT SINK SURFACE
Like Litmus paper, the color that sensor film turns has significance. It is directly related to PSI (kg/cm2), and can be visually compared to our color correlation chart or scanned and quantified with one of our optional optical imagin systems.
