Overview

The professional, scientific, and technical services industry encompasses a diverse range of professional services that provide specialized expertise to businesses, organizations, and individuals. This sector includes professions such as legal services, accounting, engineering, architecture, consulting, advertising, research and development, and various other specialized services. Professionals in this industry typically offer their knowledge and skills to assist clients in solving complex problems, making informed decisions, and achieving specific goals. The services provided within this industry play a crucial role in supporting businesses across different sectors by delivering specialized knowledge and technical expertise. The nature of these services often involves a high degree of professionalism, adherence to ethical standards, and a commitment to delivering quality and value to clients.

Depending on specific features and functions, GAO Tek’s Structural Gloss Meters are sometimes referred to as shine meters, reflectometers, glossiness gauges, reflectance meters, gloss scales, surface gloss analyzers, specular gloss meters, gloss level testers, sheen meters, luster gauges, reflectivity meters, gloss measuring instruments, glossiness testers, surface finish meters, gloss reflectometers, shine scales, gloss indexers, specular reflectance meters, gloss measurement devices, and luminance meters.

Furthermore, GAO Tek’s gloss meters are further grouped into:

Automotive Gloss Meters, Gloss Meters For Coatings, Gloss Meters With Data Logging, Handheld Gloss Meters, Multi-Angle Gloss Meters, Single-Angle Gloss Meters and Wireless Gloss Meters.

GAO Tek’s Structural Gloss Meters have the following applications in professional, scientific, and technical services industry:

  • Print And Graphic Design: Explore GAO’s gloss meters to measure and control the gloss of printed materials, ensuring a consistent shine in brochures, packaging, and promotional items.
  • Architectural Design And Construction: Elevate projects with GAO’s gloss meters, assessing surface finishes like flooring, paint, and coatings to achieve the desired aesthetics and quality.
  • Manufacturing Quality Control: Trust in GAO’s gloss meters to play a crucial role in assessing product gloss, ensuring they meet specified standards, especially in industries producing electronics, appliances, and automotive components.
  • Surface Coating And Finishing: For professionals in surface coating industries, such as automotive painting or furniture manufacturing, GAO’s gloss meters are go-to tools to maintain a consistent and appealing surface finish.
  • Art And Museum Conservation: Preserve and restore art and historical artifacts with GAO’s gloss meters, ensuring protective coatings maintain their gloss for years to come.
  • Product Design And Development: GAO’s gloss meters are partners in creating visually pleasing and functional products, evaluating the gloss of prototypes and materials.
  • Plastics And Polymer Industry: Utilize GAO’s gloss meters to assess the gloss of plastic components and molded products, ensuring they meet design specifications and uphold quality standards.
  • Textile And Apparel Industry: Maintain the quality of fabrics with GAO’s gloss meters, ensuring a consistent gloss for a polished appearance and texture.
  • Quality Assurance in Legal And Document Services: Enhance document presentation with GAO’s gloss meters, ensuring professional and readable quality in legal documents.
  • Forensic Analysis: GAO’s gloss meters are indispensable tools for forensic science, analyzing surfaces for evidentiary purposes and assessing gloss variations in materials.

More information on gloss meters and their applications in other industries can be found on this page

Structural Gloss Meters

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Structural Testers

GAO Tek’s targeted markets are North America, particularly the U.S. and Canada.

Complying With Professional, Scientific, And Technical Services Industry Standards

GAO Tek’s gloss meters comply or help our customer comply with the professional, scientific, and technical services industry standards such as:

  • ICRP
  • ASTM D523
  • ISO 2813
  • ISO 7668
  • DIN 67530
  • JIS Z 8741
  • BS EN 2813
  • DIN 67530
  • ASTM E430
  • DIN 67530
  • JIS K 5400
  • ISO 13803
  • DIN 67530

Complying With Government Regulations

GAO Tek’s gloss meters comply or help our customers comply with the U.S. government regulations such as:

  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA):
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • S. Department of Labor:
  • S. Small Business Administration (SBA):
  • Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

GAO Tek’s gloss meters comply or help our clients comply with the Canadian regulations such as:

  • Government of Canada
  • Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada
  • Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
  • Health Canada
  • Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
  • Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)

Case Studies of Gloss Meters in Professional, Scientific, And Technical Services Industry

 Gloss meters are sometimes called shine meters, reflectometers, glossiness gauges, reflectance meters, gloss scales, surface gloss analyzers, specular gloss meters, gloss level testers, sheen meters, luster gauges, reflectivity meters, gloss measuring instruments, glossiness testers, surface finish meters, gloss reflectometers, shine scales, gloss indexers, specular reflectance meters, gloss measurement devices, and luminance meters.

 Here are some practical examples of using gloss meters in professional, scientific, and technical services industry:

Exploring real-world applications of gloss meters in the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Industry reveals valuable insights into their use across various regions. In the Northeastern United States, for instance, professionals leverage gloss meters to ensure the consistent finish of surfaces in architectural projects and manufacturing processes. This contributes to achieving desired aesthetics and quality standards. In the Midwest, gloss meters play a vital role in maintaining product quality, particularly in industries producing electronics, appliances, and automotive components.

Moving to the Southern United States, gloss meters find applications in maintaining quality in the textile industry by assessing the gloss of fabrics, ensuring consistency in appearance and texture. In the Western United States, professionals in surface coating industries, such as automotive painting and furniture manufacturing, utilize gloss meters to uphold a consistent surface finish and appearance. Lastly, in Canada, gloss meters are applied across diverse industries, including art and museum conservation, contributing to the restoration and preservation of art and historical artifacts by assessing and maintaining protective coating gloss.

While specific case studies may not be readily available due to their proprietary nature, these descriptions offer a contextual understanding of how gloss meters are employed in different regions within the professional, scientific, and technical services industry. To access more detailed case studies, individuals and businesses are encouraged to explore industry publications, manufacturers’ websites, and regional sources specific to each area.

GAO RFID Inc. RFID Hardware, a sister company of GAO Tek Inc., is ranked as a top 10 RFID supplier in the world. Its RFID, BLE, and IoT products have also been widely used in professional, scientific, and technical services industry. Articles about related industries are given below:

Research, Technology & Professional Services Industries | RFID Solutions

Information, Electronic & Telecommunications Industries | RFID Solution

Use of Gloss Meters With Leading Software And Cloud Services in Professional, Scientific, And Technical Services Industry

GAO Tek has used or has facilitated its customers to use GAO’s gloss meters with some of the leading software and cloud services in their applications. Examples of such leading software and cloud services include:

  • Glossmeter Pro
  • Analyze Gloss
  • GlassMaster Software Suite
  • Surface View Gloss Analysis Software
  • Gloss Expert Pro
  • Opti Gloss Software
  • Spectra Gloss Software
  • Metro Gloss Software
  • Gloss Analyzer Professional
  • Pro Gloss Insights
  • Analytical Gloss Pro
  • Gloss Metrics Analyzer
  • Gloss Insight Analysis Software
  • Lab Gloss Analytics
  • Insight Gloss Pro
  • Metro Analysis Suite
  • Spec Analysis Gloss Edition
  • Gloss Pro Analyzer
  • Surface IQ Gloss Software
  • Data Gloss Analytics

GAO Tek’s thickness gauge testers and their applications in other industries are listed on

Structural Gloss Meters

Other related products can be found on this category page

Structural Testers

Meeting Customers’ Demands

Large Choice of Products

In order to satisfy the diversified needs of their corporate customers, GAO Tek Inc. and its sister company GAO RFID Inc. together offer a wide choice of testing and measurement devices, network products, RFID, BLE, IoT, and drones.

Fast Delivery

To shorten the delivery to our customers, GAO has maintained a large stock of its products and is able to ship overnight within the continental U.S. and Canada from the nearest warehouse.

Local to Our Customers

We are located in both the U.S. and Canada. We travel to customers’ premises if necessary. Hence, we provide a very strong local support to our customers in North America, particularly the U.S. and Canada.

Furthermore, we have built partnerships with some integrators, consulting firms and other service providers in different cities to further strengthen our services. Here are some of the service providers in professional, scientific, and technical services industry we have worked with to serve our joint customers:

  • Tech Solutions Integrators
  • Innovate IT Services
  • Apex Tech Integrations
  • Precision IT Consulting
  • Nexus Tech Solutions
  • Synergy Systems Integrators
  • Quantum IT Services
  • Insightful Integrations
  • Vertex Tech Consulting
  • ProLink IT Solutions
  • Strategic Tech Integrators
  • Digital Dynamics IT Services
  • OmniTech Solutions
  • Core Link Integrations
  • Pinnacle IT Consulting
  • Catalyst Tech Services
  • Prime Focus Integrators
  • Syntegra Solutions
  • Quantum Leap IT Services

GAO Has Many Customers in Professional, Scientific, And Technical Services Industry

The products from both GAO Tek Inc. and GAO RFID Inc. have been widely used in the professional, scientific, and technical services industry by many customers, including some leading companies. Here is more information on applications of GAO RFID Inc.’s products in professional, scientific, and technical services industry. Articles about related industries are given below:

Solving challenges in the  Research, Technology & Professional Services Industries with RFID

Information, Electronic & Telecommunications Industries | RFID Solutions

Here are some of GAO’s customers in professional, scientific, and technical services industry:

  • IBM Corporation
  • Accenture
  • Deloitte
  • Booz Allen Hamilton
  • McKinsey & Company
  • BAE Systems
  • Cognizant
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Pfizer Inc.
  • Raytheon Technologies
  • Boeing
  • Cerner Corporation
  • Mayo Clinic
  • Caterpillar Inc.
  • 3M
  • Honeywell International Inc.
  • Quicken Loans (Rocket Companies)
  • Lockheed Martin Corporation

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and they are further organized by feature:

Automotive Gloss Meters, Gloss Meters For Coatings, Gloss Meters With Data Logging, Handheld Gloss Meters, Multi-Angle Gloss Meters, Single-Angle Gloss Meters and Wireless Gloss Meters.

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