Multi-angle color & effect measurement
Article No. 7030
BYK-mac i 23 mm
Multi-angle color & effect spectro including software
- Measuring area: 23 mm diameter
- Menu guided operation according to your own sampling procedure
- Pass/Fail results displayed on the instrument for instant feed back at the line
- Professional data documentation and analysis with smart-chart software
Features
The BYK-mac i objectively measures color under different viewing angles as well as sparkle and graininess. Additionally, it detects and quantifies fluorescent light in the visible range.
- Total color impression:
- 5-angle color measurement for light/dark travel evaluation:
15° / 25° / 45° / 75° / 110° - Additional color measurement behind the gloss for color flop analysis: -15°
- Sparkle and graininess measurement for flake characterization
- 5-angle color measurement for light/dark travel evaluation:
- Detection and quantification of fluorescent light excited in the visible range (Intensity Emission)
- Excellent agreement between instruments allows use of digital standards among the supply chain
- Stable, long-term calibration – needed only every three months
- Temperature independent results (10 – 40° C) – without calibration
- Stable positioning due to 4 trigger pins on bottom plate – operator influence minimized
- 10 year warranty on LED light source – no lamp changes needed
Technical Attributes
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- Color Geometry
- 45° illumination; -15°, 15°, 25°, 45°, 75°, 110° aspecular viewing
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- Measuring Area
- 23 mm diameter
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- Spectral Range Colorimetric
- 400 - 700 nm, 10 nm resolution
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- Measurement Range
- 0 to 600 % reflectance
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- Repeatability Color
- 0.01 ΔE* (10 consecutive measurements on white)
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- Reproducibility Color
- Grey BCRA II tiles: avg. ΔE* < 0.10 Chromatic BCRA II tiles: avg. ΔE* < 0.25
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- Color Scales
- ΔE*; ΔE CMC; ΔE 94; ΔE 2000; ΔE 99; ΔE DIN6175-2019 and customer specific scales
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- Color Indices
- Flop, Int-Em
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- Illuminants
- A; C; D50; D65; F2; F7; F11; F12
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- Observer
- 2°; 10°
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- Effect Geometry
- Sparkle 15° / 45° / 75, Graininess diffused illumination perpendicular viewing viewing with camera
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- Effect Parameters
- ΔS; ΔS_a; ΔS_i; ΔG
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- Repeatability Effect
- S_a / S_i: 5% or > 0.50 / G = ± 0.05
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- Reproducibility Effect
- S_a / S_i: 10% or > 1.00 / G = ± 0.15
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- Measuring time
- < 6 seconds
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- Software
- with software
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- Memory
- 1000 standards / samples
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- Display
- 2.7 in. TFT color LCD display
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- Languages
- English French German Italian Japanese Spanish Chinese Russian
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- Power supply
- Rechargeable battery pack or 4 mignon AA batteries (alkaline or rechargeable)
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- Weight
- 1.3 kg
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- Weight
- 2.9 lb
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- Operating temperature
- 10 - 42 °C
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- Operating temperature
- 50 - 110 °F
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- Relative humidity
- up to 85%, 35° C (95° F); non-condensing
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- Dimensions: L x W x H
- 21.8 x 8.1 x 14.7 cm
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- Dimensions: L x W x H
- 8.6 x 3.2 x 5.8 in
Color Measurement
Effect Measurement
General
Standards
Delivery Content
Multi-angle spectrophotometer
Black calibration standard (7044)
White calibration standard with certificate
Color checking tile
Effect checking tile
Docking station with USB cable for data transfer (6360)
Instrument interface cable for online data transfer (6413)
Protective cap (6336)
2 light protection covers (6414)
Seal replacement kit (6348)
Cleaning set (6364)
2 rechargeable Li-ion battery packs (6359)
Battery holder
4x AA batteries
Software with 2 licenses for download:
smart-lab Color (4862) or smart- process (4831)
Short instructions
Carrying case
1-day training
Black calibration standard (7044)
White calibration standard with certificate
Color checking tile
Effect checking tile
Docking station with USB cable for data transfer (6360)
Instrument interface cable for online data transfer (6413)
Protective cap (6336)
2 light protection covers (6414)
Seal replacement kit (6348)
Cleaning set (6364)
2 rechargeable Li-ion battery packs (6359)
Battery holder
4x AA batteries
Software with 2 licenses for download:
smart-lab Color (4862) or smart- process (4831)
Short instructions
Carrying case
1-day training
Downloads
Safety Instructions
Short Instructions
Knowledge
Multi-angle Color Measurement
Today effect finishes play a dominant role in many applications as they make an object distinctively appealing. In contrast to conventional solid colors, effect finishes change their appearance with viewing angle and lighting conditions. Interference finishes show not only a lightness change with different viewing angle, but also a change in chroma and hue. The latest developments are special effect pigments, which create sparkling effects when lighting conditions change from sunlight to cloudy sky.In order to describe these effects objectively instrumental measurement is performed with multi-angle spectrophotometers. The following article reviews visual evaluation of effect coatings, measurement principle of a multi-angle and effect spectrophotometer and illustrates data interpretation of sparkle and graininess values.
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