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Color measurement with fixed or variable aperture

Article No. 7600

color2view
Color measurement with fixed aperture

  • Objective evaluation of Color, 20° / 60° Gloss and lightfastness by combining 3 measurement technologies in one instrument
  • Fixed aperture (32 mm) with extra-large measuring spot (22 mm) guarantees highly reliable readings

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Features

The color2view combines intuitive navigation, breakthrough technical performance, and multiple measurement methods - 45°c:0° color, 20°/60° gloss, and fluorescence - in one benchtop spectrophotometer.

  • Objective 45°c:0° color measurement –  to measure color as you see it
  • 20° and 60° gloss measurement to clearly differentiate medium to high gloss samples
  • Quantification of fluorescence to predict long term color stability 
  • Compact and lightweight design with sample opening "top and front" to best suit different sample sizes 
  • Large color touch display with icon-based menu for ease-of-use
  • Live preview of the measurement spot to avoid false readings 
  • Smart high tech LEDs with peak performance for digital standards
  • Exchange of digital standards between Benchtop and portable instrument – without any extra profiling
  • Professional data analysis with smart-chart
     

Technical Attributes

    Technical Properties

  • Measuring Capability
    Color, Gloss, Fluorescence
  • Color Measurement

  • Color Geometry
    45°c:0°
  • Sample Port
    32 mm
  • Measuring Area
    22 mm
  • Spectral Range Colorimetric
    400 - 700 nm, 10 nm resolution
  • Spectral Range Fluorescence
    300 - 760 nm, 10 nm resolution
  • Measurement Range
    0 - 170% remission
  • Repeatability Color
    0.01 ΔE94 (10 readings on white)
  • Reproducibility Color
    0.1 ΔE94 (average of 12 BCRA II tiles)
  • Color Systems
    CIELab/Ch, Lab (h), XYZ, Yxy
  • Color Indices
    YIE313, YID1925, WIE313, CIE, Berger, Color Strength, Opacity, Metamerism, Grayscale
  • Illuminants
    A, C, D50, D55, D65, D75, F2, F6, F7, F8, F10, F11, UL30, CIE 015:2018 LED Normlicht
  • Observer
    2°, 10°
  • Gloss Measurement

  • Gloss Measurement
     20°60°
    Measurement Range0 - 100 GU0 - 100 GU
    Aperture Size9 x 10 mm9 x 16 mm
    Repeatability0 - 100 GU: ± 0.2 GU0 - 20 GU: ± 0.1 GU
    20 - 100 GU: ± 0.2 GU
    Reproducibility0 - 100 GU: ± 1.0 GU0 - 20 GU: ± 0.5 GU
    20 - 100 GU: ± 1.0 GU
    Available for Aperture32 mm, 12 mm32 mm
  • General

  • Memory
    4,000 standards and 10,000 samples
  • Interface
    USB-cable, LAN
  • Display
    5" Capacitive Color Touchscreen
  • Languages
    Chinese English French German Italian Japanese Russian Spanish
  • Power supply
    12 V DC; max. 3 A
  • Weight
    7 kg
  • Weight
    15.5 lb
  • Operating temperature
    10 - 40 °C
  • Storing temperature
    0 - 60 °C
  • Operating temperature
    50 - 104 °F
  • Storing temperature
    32 - 140 °F
  • Relative humidity
    Up to 85% at 35 °C (95 °F), non-condensing
  • Dimensions: L x W x H
    39 x 26 x 19 cm
  • Dimensions: L x W x H
    15.35 x 10.2 x 7.5 in

Standards

DIN EN ISO

11664

ISO

2813 7668

ASTM

D2244 E308 E1164 D523 D2457

DIN

5033 5036 6174 67530

Delivery Content

Spectrophotometer color2view
White calibration standard
Color and gloss test standard
Certificate
Software with 2 licensees for download:
smart-lab (7083)or smart-process Color (7084)
USB cable for data transfer
Power Supply
Manual
1-day training

Knowledge

The basic building blocks of color measurement

Visual color perception is influenced by our individual color preferences, which are dependent on personal factors (mood, age, gender etc.), environment (lighting, surrounding etc.) as well as our ability to communicate color and color differences. A color looks different in the department store (cool white fluorescent lighting) than at home (warm, incandescent lighting). In order to guarantee consistent color and appearance under all possible circumstances, it is essential to standardize light source, observer and understand the spectral remission data of the object. This information will be the basis for calculation of colorimetric data as it is used for color communication and color QC in production.

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Color Difference Equations for Solid Colors

It is now almost 100 years since, in 1931, the CIE Yxy chromaticity color space was defined by the “International Commission on Illumination (CIE)”. To overcome its limitations of not being uniform, the CIE recommended two alternate color spaces since then: CIELAB (or CIE 1976 L*a*b*) and CIELUV (or CIE L*u*v*). They are based on the opponent color theory of color vision, which says that two colors cannot be both green and red at the same time, nor blue and yellow at the same time. During the last years developments of new color difference equations and color spaces were carried out. Their goal was to improve the correlation between visual perception and instrumentally measured values. Additionally, they wanted to permit the use of a single number tolerance for all colors.

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Color Measurement of Fluorescent Colors – a CHALLENGE

The world around us is bright and colorful. Neon colors in particular have been back in trend for several years. The prerequisite for this is the use of fluorescent pigments in the paint, plastic and many other industries. Although these have been widely used for many years, the quality control of fluorescent material still remains a major challenge. The following article describes theoretical background of fluorescence, why a standard spectrophotometer is not suitable for the quality control of fluorescent material and what possibilities the new combination of spectrophotometer and fluorimeter offers - especially with regard to predicting the lightfastness of a material.

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