Black Friday. No solo es el tan esperado comienzo de las compras navideñas, sino que también es un día para el que fabricantes se han estado preparando durante todo el año. Ya sea que se produzcan tarjetas navideñas en masa, bastones de caramelo, juguetes de plástico o ropa festiva, el color preciso es una necesidad. Fabricantes no pueden enviar dos del mismo juguete si no coinciden en el piso de la sala de exposición, y los suéteres ...
November 25, 2020
No matter the industry, our customers are all working toward the same goal: Achieve accurate color and keep production moving. Even in the best conditions, color data can be a challenge to capture and share. COVID-19-related travel bans and social distancing guidelines are making it harder than ever. Today we’ll share three easy ways to remotely share color data so you can achieve your color goals without shipping physical samples or making onsite visits. The Benefits of Digit...
April 30, 2020
Seleccionar los dispositivos de medición de color adecuados para su flujo de trabajo es crucial, y comprender el acuerdo entre instrumentos es una pieza clave de este rompecabezas. Sin embargo, este tema técnico a menudo genera confusión sobre su significado e importancia. En este artículo, aclararemos todo de manera simple y directa, ayudándote a entender la relevancia del acuerdo entre instrumentos y cómo se diferencia de términos como acuerdo &...
October 03, 2019
There’s been a lot of research around the role color plays in how we expect food to taste. The fact is, we judge flavor by the color of the food or drink, even before the first taste. We expect red foods to taste sweet like strawberries or cherries. White should taste like vanilla, and green is probably limey and tart or minty. Color cues can even determine whether we take that first bite. Most of us won’t even consider trying a food like mashed potatoes or pumpkin pie if it is ...
August 12, 2019
Su cliente ha rechazado su último envío debido al color. Ha comprobado el color antes de enviarlo y ha superado la tolerancia... Hizo todo de la misma manera la vez anterior y pasó la tolerancia... Entonces, ¿por qué lo han rechazado ahora? Nuestros clientes nos hacen esta pregunta constantemente. La temida "pila de errores" Los rechazos de colores generan desperdicio y aumentan los costos de producción. Por desgracia, hay muchas variables que contribu...
March 07, 2019
Color is our perception of reflected light across the visible spectrum. When light hits an object, it absorbs some rays and reflect others. The color of light that reflects back into our eyes is the color we perceive. The more light an object absorbs, the darker it appears. With black, very little light is reflected. Pure black in the presence of light wasn’t achieved until 2014 when Surrey NanoSystems announced the invention of Vantablack. This high-tech artificial substance absorbs 99....
October 13, 2017
¿Leíste nuestro blog: ¿Estás usando el método de tolerancia correcto? Si no, échale un vistazo. Hoy estamos llevando el tema un paso más allá para investigar cómo se eligen las tolerancias en diferentes industrias. Una tolerancia de aprobación y reprobación es la cantidad de variación de color que se considera comercialmente aceptable. En parte, las tolerancias son impulsadas por las expectativas del c...
May 02, 2017
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! A time to reminisce… to celebrate our successes, and to explore areas that may need a little more attention in 2017. If color accuracy is on your list of things to improve, this article is for you. We’ve compiled a list of the blogs our readers found most helpful and interesting in 2016, so you can start working toward your goal of more accurate color in the New Year. Did your favorite blog make the list? Top 10 X-Rite Blogs of 2016 ...
December 13, 2016
Green is green, right? Maybe if you’re celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, but not when your bottom line is impacted by color accuracy. In the color industry, a tolerance is the acceptable amount of difference between a standard (the color you’re trying to match) and a sample (the color you are producing). To determine whether a color is within tolerance, many manufacturers use a color measurement device called a spectrophotometer to measure both colors and compare the difference be...
March 16, 2016
January is a popular time for “Top” lists. The Top 100 Songs. The Top 20 News Stories. The Top 50 Travel Destinations. We’re looking back too, and blog readership is one area we find very interesting. Today we’ll share the Top 5 Posts of 2015, what we think they say about you – our blog readers – and how we plan to continue these popular conversations in 2016. New in 2015: The X-Rite Pantone Customer Center at our corporate headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan is a great place to see our produ...
January 11, 2016
