La couleur joue un rôle majeur dans nos choix alimentaires. De nombreux aliments comme le gruyère, les fraises, le brocoli et la purée de pommes de terre ont toujours la même apparence. Nous savons à quoi nous attendre dès la première bouchée. Et si votre purée de pommes de terre était verte ? Aurait-elle une saveur différente ? Voudriez-vous même la goûter ? Pourquoi l’analyse de la couleur est importa...
Posted November 18, 2022 by X-Rite Color
Quality control is an important aspect of any color workflow. While many of our customers use a handheld spectrophotometer for QC, there are times a benchtop spectrophotometer is a more appropriate choice. Today we’ll explore some of the reasons you might want to choose a benchtop for quality control and offer tips to ensure your QC workflow is the best it can be. Top 5 Reasons to Choose a Benchtop Spectrophotometer for Quality Control 1 - Your Color Tolerances are Tight While our handhel...
Posted March 25, 2022 by X-Rite Color
Appearance is more than just color. It’s an all-inclusive look at everything inherent to an object, including texture, gloss, transparency, translucency, and special effects like sparkle and shimmer. When viewed from different angles or under different lighting conditions, appearance effects can change our perception of color. That's why it’s important to control both color and appearance throughout design and development. Durable goods brands use appearance effects to captur...
Posted February 20, 2020 by X-Rite Color
Les spectrophotomètres sont d'excellents outils pour mesurer les échantillons par rapport à des standards de couleurs afin de comparer les différences, mais il peut être difficile d'obtenir une couleur précise pour les produits de forme irrégulière comme les liquides, les plastiques, les boîtes de conserve et les poudres. Nous concevons une variété de pièces détachées et d'accessoires - égaleme...
Posted October 02, 2019 by Mike Huda
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...
Posted August 16, 2019 by X-Rite Color
When choosing a food product, consumers demand consistency in both taste and appearance. While a lighter batch of oranges may still produce a delicious juice blend, a pale color can jeopardize USDA approval and leave consumers questioning the quality. Unfortunately for food and beverage manufacturers, the color of food – especially drinks like fruit juice and blended cocktails – is one of the most difficult things to control during production. Here’s why. 1. Liquid is hard to...
Posted August 15, 2019 by X-Rite Color
Benchtop spectrophotometers measure in either transmission or reflectance mode to capture and quantify color on various opaque, transparent, and translucent samples, including glass, liquid, fabric, and plastic. Today we’ll explain the difference between transmission and reflectance measurements so you can determine which benchtop will meet your color measurement needs. Transmission vs. Reflectance Measurements Both transmission and reflectance spectrophotometers emit all of the wav...
Posted February 26, 2019 by Mike Huda
Using a light booth to visually judge color is a great start to a successful color evaluation program. It allows you predict how color will look under multiple light sources so there won’t be any color surprises when the light changes over the life of the product. Introducing a color measurement device to capture spectral data is the next logical step. For a really great color program, you need to use both a light booth AND a spectrophotometer. This dynamic duo offers benefits you can&rsqu...
Posted December 18, 2017 by Mike Huda
