2020 obligó a quien es fabricante a repensar la forma en que trabajan. En todo el mundo, COVID puso un alto duro en los viajes requeridos para aprobar prototipos y retrasó el envío de muestras físicas. Muchas marcas comenzaron a buscar formas de usar muestras de color digitales para mantener la producción en movimiento, pero lucharon con la incapacidad de replicar cómo se vería una muestra de color en un prototipo. La aplicació...
March 16, 2021
Spectrophotometers are color measurement devices that measure color to ensure it remains consistent from the time it’s specified until final quality check. They can be used to measure everything from liquids and plastics to paper, metal, and fabrics for just about every industry. Here Are Our Top Spectrophotometer Picks for 2019. Best Spectrophotometer to Create Digital Standards Using a digital standard is the most accurate way to specify and communicate color, des...
August 16, 2019
Controlling color on cylindrical-shaped items like cups, cans, and tubes is a challenge because it’s hard to properly align the measurement device with the sample. Many printers and manufacturers cut a piece from the finished product and lay it flat to take a measurement. While this method works, each sample takes time to cut, wastes product, and risks the safety of the employees who are cutting the samples. A Faster, Safer Solution X-Rite’s Cup and Cylinder Fixture works ...
July 17, 2019
If you work behind a paint counter, you know customers can surprise you with interesting and unique objects to color match. Many samples are relatively easy to measure, but when a customer shows up with a curved baseboard panel, a square of shag carpet, or a plush toy, things can get a little tricky. A few years ago, we learned just how challenging it was for our retail paint customers to color match unique samples. We took in a bag with textured and multi-colored items and asked the person behi...
December 04, 2017
Have you ever sent out a job that passed your inspection, only to have the customer reject it for out-of-tolerance color? You recheck the data and the instrument says the color passed the agreed tolerance… why is the customer saying it doesn’t? We get a LOT of these conflicting measurement calls in technical support. The solution is simple – document a color control program that clearly defines how to assess color, then make sure everyone (including your customer) follow...
September 08, 2017
¿Las lecturas de su medición del color son diferentes a las de sus proveedores? Si es así, no está solo. Es un problema importante que debe corregir. Si sus mediciones no coinciden con las de sus proveedores, podría estar rechazando materiales que DEBERÍA aceptar, NO rechazando materiales que NO DEBERÍA aceptar, y perdiendo mucho tiempo, esfuerzo y dinero produciendo un color incorrecto. Hemos recopilado las 5 razones más comunes por las q...
November 17, 2016
