Electronic thickness gauges are very useful tools in the screen printing industry for a number of applications. Their basic purpose is to measure the dry thicknesses of non-magnetic coatings or objects in a non-destructive manner. Some of the most common screen printing “non-magnetic” samples that can be measured include mesh, stencils, dry ink deposits, and substrates. All four of these variables are vital to the process, and should be monitored or controlled by the screen printer. As will be discussed, these four applications require different measurement …