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Color and lightfastness with digital standards

Article No. 7075

spectro2guide, 45/0
Close-tolerance 45/0 spectrophotometer with fluorimeter

  • Color control as you see it with 45/0 circumferential illumination
  • 60° gloss measurement
  • Color control for fluorescent and non-fluorescent samples
  • Outstanding technical performance for use of digital standards
  • Professional data analysis with smart-chart software

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Color Geometry

Features

spectro2guide represents the next step in the evolution of color measurement. The instrument combines a spectrophotometer with a fluorimeter in one portable device. For the first time color and 60° gloss are measured and light fastness is predicted.

  • Color, gloss and new fluorescence measurement in one
  • Exchange of digital standards due to excellent inter-instrument agreement
  • Balanced and upfront design with large color touchscreen
  • Smart docking station with intelligent auto diagnosis to tell you when to calibrate
  • Live preview of the measurement spot with integrated camera
  • Smart high-tech LED illumination for excellent short-term, long-term and temperature stability
  • 10 year warranty on LED light source - no lamp change needed
  • Professional data analysis with smart-chart combined with WiFi or USB data transfer

Technical Attributes

    Technical Properties

  • Measuring Capability
    Color, Gloss, Fluorescence
  • Color Measurement

  • Color Geometry
    45°c:0°
  • Sample Port
    12 mm
  • Measuring Area
    8 mm
  • Spectral Range Colorimetric
    400 - 700 nm, 10 nm resolution
  • Spectral Range Fluorescence
    340 - 760 nm, 10 nm resolution
  • Measurement Range
    0 - 170% reflectance
  • Repeatability Color
    0.01 ΔE94 (10 consecutive measurements on white)
  • Reproducibility Color
    0.1 ΔE94 (average of 12 BCRA II tiles)
  • Color Systems
    CIELab/Ch, Lab(h), XYZ, Yxy
  • Color Differences
    ΔE*; ΔE(h); ΔECMC; ΔE94; ΔE99; ΔE2000; E2000 PF; ΔE DIN6175-2019
  • 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 Illuminants
  • Observer
    2°, 10°
  • Fluorescent Indices
    ΔE Fl, ΔEzero
  • Gloss Measurement

  • Repeatability Gloss 0-20
    ± 0,1 GU
  • Repeatability Gloss 20-100
    ± 0,2 GU
  • Reproducibility Gloss 0-20
    ± 0,5 GU
  • Reproducibility Gloss 20-100
    ± 1,0 GU
  • Gloss Geometry
    60°
  • Gloss Aperture
    5 x 10 mm
  • Measurement Range Gloss
    0 - 100 GU
  • General

  • Memory
    4.000 Standards and 10.000 Samples
  • Interface
    USB port
  • Display
    3.5 " Color Touchscreen
  • Languages
    English German French Italian Spanish Russian Japanese Chinese
  • Power supply
    Internal rechargeable battery
  • Power supply
    100 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz
  • Battery
    7.2 V, 2350 mAh, 16.92 Wh
  • Battery Capacity
    1200 readings
  • Weight
    0.7 kg
  • Weight
    1.5 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 % non-condensing at 35 °C (95 °F)
  • Dimensions: L x W x H
    8.7 x 11 x 18.8 cm
  • Dimensions: L x W x H
    3.4 x 4.3 x 7.4 in

Standards

DIN EN ISO

11664

ISO

2813 7668

ASTM

D2244 E308 E1164 D523 D2457

DIN

5033 5036 6174 67530

Delivery Content

Spectrophotometer
Docking station with built-in diagnosis standard
White calibration standard
Color and gloss test standard
Certificate
Software with 2 licensees for download:
smart-lab Color (7083) or smart-process Color (7084)
USB to connect docking station to PC (7077)
USB cable for data transfer (7078)
Stylus (7079), Protective cap (7076), hand strap
Manual, Carrying case
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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