Introducing the New Dual Nordson Type GARDCO Gauge

Columbia, Maryland, United States | November 10, 2025 | Paul N. Gardner Company (GARDCO)

Paul N. Gardner Company—worldwide distributors, producers, and designers of quality physical and inspection instruments for the paint, coatings, and related industries—announces the new Dual Nordson Type GARDCO Gauge.

The Dual Nordson Type GARDCO Wet Film Thickness Gauge measures all types of wet coatings—paints, lacquers, enamels, adhesives, etc.—that are sprayed, dipped, or brushed on a smooth surface. This gauge makes it easy for anyone to obtain fast, highly accurate measurements on flat surfaces. It meets ASTM D4414 Wet Film Thickness Measurement of Organic Coatings and ASTM D713 Wet Film Thickness Measurement of Traffic Paint. 

Every gauge features a mil scale side and a micron scale side. Each side has four different faces with a series of flat edges stepped back progressively. The faces can be turned to use a new set of measurement edges. Your coating thickness can be read directly by placing the gauge perpendicularly on the painted surface and noting the last and highest edge touched by the film. 

Features: 

• The Dual Nordson Type GARDCO Wet Film Thickness Mil Gauge measures all types of wet coatings in mils and microns—such as paints, lacquers, enamels, and adhesives—that are sprayed, dipped, or brushed on a smooth surface.
• This WFT gauge makes it easy for anyone to obtain fast, highly accurate measurements on flat surface.
• Every Nordson Wet Film Thickness Gauge features a mil scale side and a micron scale side.
• Each side has four different faces with a series of flat edges stepped back progressively. The faces can be turned to use a new set of measurement edges.
• Your coating thickness can be read directly by placing the gauge perpendicularly on the painted surface and noting the last and highest edge touched by the film.

For more information, see Dual Nordson Type GARDCO Gauge.

For more info about Paul N. Gardner Company (GARDCO) and to view our large selection of physical test instruments, visit www.gardco.com today.

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About the Paul N. Gardner Company (GARDCO)

The Paul N. Gardner Company, Inc. (GARDCO) has its origin with the alliance of pioneer paint chemist Dr. Henry Alfred Gardner, Sr., Director of the Institute of Paint and Varnish Research in Washington, D.C., and his son Paul Norris Gardner in 1935 and the subsequent incorporation of the Henry A. Gardner Laboratory in Bethesda, Maryland. After his father retired, Paul was named President and later Board Chairman until 1964, when he decided to retire. Maintaining contact with the industry, Paul formed the Paul N. Gardner Company, Inc. for the distribution, import, and export of scientific instruments and laboratory equipment. A short time later, he relocated the business to Pompano Beach, Florida. After his passing in 1995, Paul N. Gardner, Jr. assumed the Presidency of GARDCO; and his sister, Sandra Gardner Bride, later joined the company as the Vice President.

On July 1, 2019, the Paul N. Gardner Company became a part of the Altana family, as we were acquired by the BYK-Gardner / Altana Group.

Many of the GARDCO employees have been with the company for 20–30 years, and share the same principles of appreciation, openness, empowerment, and trust that are a major part of Altana’s vision. We are excited to be a part of such a successful global corporation that shares the same core values and industry standards that have made the Gardner name synonymous with quality for physical testing equipment.

We are confident that our combined strengths will provide new and innovative solutions to improve quality testing worldwide.