Fashion and apparel brand owners can accelerate color approvals and significantly reduce environmental impact by leveraging digital tools to specify and communicate color as a part of their current color program.
X-Rite solutions incorporate spectral data directly into the current textile workflow. Brand owners can digitally communicate and specify the target color, along with tolerances and expectations, without shipping physical samples. Suppliers can use this precise data along with standard operating procedures to formulate a fast color match, and once the dip is complete, digitalize the sample to compare in quality control software and submit the closest match to the brand for immediate approval. In addition, brands can validate the health and repeatability of the spectrophotometers across their global supply chain from a convenient dashboard, and rank and score suppliers to identify continuous improvement opportunities.
By connecting the design-to-manufacturing workflow with spectral data, brands can:
Textile Color Hub extends the power of X-Rite’s fleet of calibrated spectrophotometers, formulation software, and quality control and analysis tools.
Textile Color Hub
Using Textile Color Hub, brands create a secure Color Specification Document, which includes the spectral data for the specified color, the required tolerances for the suppliers to match, and the illuminants to measure against, and suppliers submit their closest match for approval. Textile Color Hub does not conflict with IT infrastructure and supports spectrophotometers from X-Rite as well as other manufacturers.
Ci7000
The Ci7000 series of benchtop sphere spectrophotometers offer the tightest inter-instrument agreement and repeatability available to capture precise color data and generate accurate digital color standards.
PantoneLIVE Production – Plastic, Coatings and Textile
A cloud-based database that offers instant access to spectral colors and brand palettes for cotton, nylon, and polyester applications for use during design, formulation, and quality control.
PantoneLIVE Private Library Manager
Extends the functionality of PantoneLIVE to private colors, offering brands a secure place to digitize, upload, and store custom colors for use in designs.
Color iMatch
Formulation software to help suppliers achieve initial matches up to 50% faster, cut correction steps in half, and identify ways to rework leftover materials for a more sustainable formulation process.
Color iQC Professional
Quality assurance software to compare samples against the target color to verify color quality and consistency and generate color data performance reports for a real-time view of production quality.
NetProfiler
Empowers brands and suppliers to verify and optimize a fleet of spectrophotometers remotely to achieve consistent color throughout the supply chain. If an issue is identified, NetProfiler validates the difference and corrects back to the central point or alerts the operator to send the device for service.
X-Rite Link
A device dashboard that allows brands to gain visibility into the status and health of X-Rite color measurement devices, with access to update firmware, manage device settings, NetProfile, and sync data with other applications. X-Rite Link helps brands ensure devices are optimized and able to produce consistent color across the supply chain.
With a digital color program powered by Textile Color Hub, fashion and apparel brands can significantly expedite the textile color identification and color approval processes with fewer iterations. This digital transformation marks a pivotal step towards sustainable and efficient color management in the textile industry.