The GUM tester was designed to measure the existent gum content, which is the residue of aircraft fuels, motor gasoline and other volatile distillates in their finished form, which cannot be evaporated.
For the lamination process of aluminum a dearomatised hydrocarbon product is used. It is very important to know the quality of this lamination oil constantly, because if it is contaminated, stains can appear at the aluminum surface.
The main contaminant is the lubricating oil of the lamination machine. This can happen due to technical problems of the machines. With the GUM tester it is possible to verify if lubricating oil is contaminating the lamination oil.
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A fascinating piece and nice to see a broad discussion beyond GenAI and the hype bandwagon. AI (all flavours) like many things invented or used by...