Find corrosion under paints and coatings, up to 20mm in thickness, and measure true material thickness.
With advanced Multiple-Echo technology, the Portagauge® 5 effortlessly:
- Multiple-Echo: Ignores paint coating layers up to 20mm in thickness.
- Built-in Material Database: 12 different materials pre-loaded, inc. metals and plastics.
- Customisation: Different frequency sensors, and ability to input sound velocity to test custom materials
- A-Scan Functionality: Observe material condition and verify correct return backwall echo.
- Oscilloscope: Trace to improve your measurement accuracy
- LCD Display: Built-in backlight to allow you to work in those often dark and poor spaces.
Recent Case Studies

Successfully utilization of the Portagauge® 5 by an airline in the Faroe Island.
– multiple echo thickness gauge for testing aluminium sheets on aircrafts
– supplied the Portagauge® 5 with a 6mm diameter probe to support the customer’s needs

Customer in Trujillo, Peru used the Portagauge® 5 to successfully test various materials.
– excellent results using our thickness measurements on copper, metal and glass
– accurate to +/- 0.1mm
– data of 12+ different materials pre-loaded in the unit