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Multi-angle color & effect measurement: anodized parts

Article No. 7049

BYK-mac i Pro
Multi-angle spectrophotometer with Sparkle index ANO

  • Measuring area: 23 mm diameter
  • 6-angle color measurement
  • Graininess measurement with CCD camera
  • Modified image analyzing algorithm to measure Sparkle index ANO
  • Professional data documentation and analysis with Flake Analyzer and smart-chart software
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$36,750.00 €31,600.00 excl. taxes & shipping cost

Features

The surface finish of anodized products is influenced by its sandblasting and anodizing process. BYK-mac i Pro objectively evaluates process variations with multi-angle color, graininess and sparkle measurement.

  • Total color impression of anodized surfaces:
    • Multi-angle color to determine lightness and color flop: -15° / 15° / 25° / 45° / 75° / 110°
    • Graininess to characterize very fine textures
    • Sparkle index ANO to describe sparkling behavior
  • 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

    Color Measurement

  • Color Geometry
    45° illumination; -15°, 15°, 25°, 45°, 75°, 110° aspecular viewing
  • Measuring Area
    23 mm diameter
  • Spectral Range Colorimetric
    400 - 700 nm, 10 nm resolution
  • Measurement Range
    0 to 600 % reflectance
  • Repeatability Color
    0.01 ΔE* (10 consecutive measurements on white)
  • Reproducibility Color
    Grey BCRA II tiles: avg. ΔE* < 0.10 Chromatic BCRA II tiles: avg. ΔE* < 0.25
  • Color Scales
    ΔE*; ΔE CMC; ΔE 94; ΔE 2000; ΔE 99; ΔE DIN6175-2019 and customer specific scales
  • Color Indices
    Flop, Int-Em
  • Illuminants
    A; C; D50; D65; F2; F7; F11; F12; CIE 015:2018 LED illuminants
  • Observer
    2°; 10°
  • Effect Measurement

  • Effect Geometry
    15°, 45°, 75° and diffused illumination; perpendicular viewing with camera
  • Effect Parameters
    ΔS; ΔS_a; ΔS_i; ΔG
  • Repeatability Effect
    S_a / S_i: 5% or > 0.50 / G = ± 0.05
  • Reproducibility Effect
    S_a / S_i: 10% or > 1.00 / G = ± 0.15
  • Effect Parameters Anodized Surfaces
    Sparkle index ANO; Sparkle amount ANO
  • Repeatability Effect Anodized Surfaces
    ± 250 or 2.5% (on anodized silver reference standard)
  • Reproducibility Effect Anodized Surfaces
    ± 500 or 5.0% (on anodized silver reference standard)
  • General

  • Measuring time
    < 6 seconds
  • Memory
    1000 standards / samples
  • Display
    2.7 in. TFT color LCD display
  • Languages
    English French German Italian Japanese Spanish Chinese Russian
  • Power supply
    Rechargeable battery pack or 4 mignon AA batteries (alkaline or rechargeable)
  • Weight
    1.3 kg
  • Weight
    2.9 lb
  • Operating temperature
    10 - 42 °C
  • Operating temperature
    50 - 110 °F
  • Relative humidity
    up to 85%, 35° C (95° F); non-condensing
  • Dimensions: L x W x H
    21.8 x 8.1 x 14.7 cm
  • Dimensions: L x W x H
    8.6 x 3.2 x 5.8 in

Standards

DIN EN ISO

11664

ASTM

D2244 E308 E1164 E2194

SAE

J1545

DIN

5033 5036 6174 6175-2

Delivery Content

Multi-angle spectrophotometer
Black calibration standard (7044)
White calibration standard with certificate
Color checking tile
Effect checking tile
Online Kit BYK-mac i Pro for online data transfer and charging (7055)
Protective cap (6336)
1 light protection cover (6414)
Seal replacement kit (6348)
Cleaning set (6364)
1 rechargeable Li-ion battery pack (6359)
Software with two licensees for download:
smart-lab (4862) or smart-process (4831)
USB stick with Flake Analyzer software
Manual
Carrying case
1-day training

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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