Elcometer Training Courses – One Day Course / Half Day Paperless QA – June 2026

Alastair Kearton and Steve Pollard from Elcometer UK will be in South Africa in June to conduct a few training courses, details of which are as follows:

• Durban:
  Wednesday 17 June: One Day Course
• Cape Town:
  Thursday 18 June: One Day Course
  Friday 19 June: Half Day ElcoMaster PQA course
• Johannesburg:
  Monday 22 June: One Day Course
  Tuesday 23 June: Half Day ElcoMaster PQA course

Please note: Interest in the courses have historically been high and the courses will in all likelihood be fully subscribed. If you are interested in attending, please advise us as soon as possible by filling in the following form:
BAMR Elcometer Training June 2026 – Google Form

One Day Training Course

The one day training will cover the big 7 in Elcometer’s range, and will be a relatively hands on course :

• Ultrasonic Material Thickness
• Climatic Condition Testing
• Surface Cleanliness
• Surface Profile
• Coating Thickness – Wet & Dry
• Adhesion
• Pinhole / Porosity

The course will cover items such as:

• Calibrating a Dry Film Coating Thickness Gauge
• Taking surface profile readings with a Digital gauge as well as Testex Tape – we will cover recent changes in the ASTM Standard
• Recording climatic conditions and what key information to look out for
• Downloading readings to a computer and generating reports

Delegates will receive a certificate on completion of the course.
CPD points will be available.

Details as follows:
Durban: Wednesday 17 June: One Day Course
Cape Town: Thursday 18 June: One Day Course
Johannesburg: Monday 22 June: One Day Course

8am to 5pm

Venue: To be advised

R2,500 ex VAT per person

Space is limited to 25 delegates per Training Course
With the expected interest in the course there will be a limit of 5 employees from one company per course.

Paperless Quality Assurance (PQA) (ElcoMaster)
ElcoMaster Paperless QA Course:

• Create digital Coating Technical Reports by importing gauge readings into ElcoMaster 3.0.
• Generate reports in various formats, including customized templates.
• Combine data on Climate, Surface Profile, Coating Thickness, Ultrasonic Thickness, Salt Measurement, and Adhesion.
• Import application photos and annotate readings directly on the photographs.You are welcome to bring a Laptop and Smartphone to get the most out of the course.

Details as follows:
Cape Town: Friday 19 June: Half Day ElcoMaster PQA course
Johannesburg: Tuesday 23 June: Half Day ElcoMaster PQA course

8am to 12.30pm

Venue: To be confirmed

R1500 per person (includes tea and biscuits)

Please note: Delegates for any of the days will be entitled to additional 5% discount off any purchase!

Any purchase over R20,000 prior to the course starting will entitle a company to one free delegate

Please RSVP as soon as possible

Enquiries & RSVP to:
Graham Duk
[email protected]

Here are links to a previous course which will give you an idea of what we will cover:
Elcometer-One-day-training-session-South-Africa
Elcometer-PQA-Paperless-QA-Training-Course

Here is a link to the full day course from May 2015:
Elcometer PQA Paperless QA Training Course May 2015.
http://www.bamr.co.za/downloads/Elcometer-PQA-Paperless-QA-Training-Course-May-2015.pptx

Elcometer have recently launched a series of videos to demonstrate the functionality and ease of use of the ElcoMaster software for desktops as well as the ElcoMaster Mobile for tablets and smart phones.

These can be viewed in You Tube at the following links:
ElcoMaster Software Application – Professional Inspection Reports in Seconds
https://youtu.be/Px7iMZouTdo

Getting Started with ElcoMaster Mobile
https://youtu.be/AKS1p2G8dUI

Creating a Project for your Inspection Data in ElcoMaster Mobile
https://youtu.be/EZNhTL2iJ0o

Importing and Managing your Inspection Data in the ElcoMaster App
https://youtu.be/TRRE6moSXfc

Creating and Setting Up Collection Templates in ElcoMaster
https://youtu.be/XJX4tPcgg18

I have also taken a few video clips of the free Elcometer ElcoMaster software being used and the ease of use in being able to generate reports at the push of a button. These clips are all using the in-built template.

Links to other Elcometer video clips can also be accessed online on the BAMR website:
http://www.bamr.co.za/videos/

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