Blog das Cores

Assim como vocês, a digitalização e a sustentabilidade estão em primeiro lugar. No entanto, a cor é muitas vezes negligenciada quando se trata de desenvolvimento de produtos têxteis. A digitalização da cadeia de fornecimento têxtil e a aplicação do gerenciamento de cores em cada etapa acabará valendo a pena com cores mais precisas, produção mais rápida e menos desperdício. Com mais de 60...

O controle de qualidade é um aspecto importante de qualquer fluxo de trabalho de cores. Embora muitos de nossos clientes usem um espectrofotômetro portátil para controle de qualidade, há momentos em que um espectrofotômetro de bancada é uma escolha mais apropriada. Hoje vamos explorar alguns dos motivos pelos quais você pode querer escolher uma bancada para controle de qualidade e oferecer dicas para garantir que seu fluxo de trabalho de controle de ...

Para estabelecer um programa de controle de qualidade bem-sucedido, você precisa ter bons dispositivos, software robusto e usuários treinados. Mas mesmo com tudo providenciado, existem algumas armadilhas comuns a serem observadas ao usar um espectrofotômetro para analisar a qualidade da cor. Measuring plastic parts with the X-Rite Ci7800 benchtop spectrophotometer. Cinco principais armadilhas na medição de cores 1. Padrões e amostras ruins Padr&otil...

Seja na produção de têxteis, peças automotivas ou peças plásticas, a cor precisa permanecer consistente ou o produto final será rejeitado. Infelizmente, há muitas maneiras de erros de cor ocorrerem durante a fabricação. Criar e usar padrões digitais de cor precisos é uma maneira de combater esses erros. Os padrões digitais de cor podem ser usados em software para especificar e comunicar a cor, formular cor...

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...

Espectrofotômetros são excelentes para medir amostras em relação aos seus padrões de cor e comparar diferenças, mas pode ser difícil alcançar precisão de cor para produtos com formas irregulares, como líquidos, plásticos, latas e pós. Projetamos uma variedade de peças e acessórios - também chamados de "plataformas e gabaritos" - para muitos de nossos instrumentos, facilitando a mediç&at...

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 ...

Espectrofotômetros de bancada medem em modo de transmissão ou refletância para capturar e quantificar cores em várias amostras opacas, transparentes e translúcidas, incluindo vidro, líquido, tecido e plástico. Hoje explicaremos a diferença entre medições de transmissão e refletância para que você possa determinar qual bancada atenderá às suas necessidades de medição de cor. Medi&cc...

Spectrophotometers are color measurement devices used to specify and communicate color and monitor accuracy throughout production. There are spectrophotometers to measure just about anything, from liquids and plastics to paper, metal and fabrics. Brand owners, designers, lab techs and quality control professionals rely on them to ensure color remains consistent, from the time it’s specified until final quality check, in just about every industry. This Ci7800 benchtop spectrophotometer is measuri...

At X-Rite Pantone, we pride ourselves on our ability to help customers specify, communicate, formulate, and produce consistent color. You’re probably familiar with our major markets, like plastics, industrial coatings, and print & packaging. You may also be aware of the more “common” things we measure, like paint, printed surfaces, and textiles. But, as you look for the emergency exit on a plane, watch a butterfly float by, or choose the freshest package of cheese from the ...

When judging color, background can be a major distraction for the human eye. In fact, surrounding colors and patterns can actually change the perception of the color you’re trying to focus on. One of the wonderful things about color measurement instruments like colorimeters and spectrophotometers is that they can’t be distracted. They aren’t susceptible to variables such as fatigue, age or color vision deficiency. They aren’t even aware that a surround exists – they...

No matter what you’re manufacturing, taking spectral measurements will help ensure your color remains accurate and consistent throughout your production run. When choosing the best spectro for your needs, your first consideration should be the type of surface you’ll be measuring. Measuring reflective surfaces poses a challenge because the effect of gloss can actually change the color appearance of a sample. The surface reflection of light is what causes the gloss effec...

From laundry soap to paper to socks, it seems that manufacturers everywhere are trying to achieve the brightest whites, and consumers are certainly buying in. These companies use chemical dyes called OBAs to make their whites “whiter” and stay ahead of the competition. OBA stands for optical brightening agent. You may also have heard it called FWA (Fluorescent Whitening Agent), optical brightener, fluorescent dye, or even just whitener. An optical brightening agent is a special type of dye that ...

Win an iPad! NPE 2015, The International Plastics Showcase, will be held in Orlando, Florida from March 23 through the 27th. It’s a great opportunity to learn about current trends and see live demonstrations of the latest technologies from every sector of the plastics industry. With more than 400 exhibits, it’s expected to be the biggest plastics showcase ever and a great chance to get up-close and personal with product experts in your field. X-Rite and Pantone are thrilled to once again be part...

Color mistakes are expensive, and can happen anywhere in the process – during specification, formulation, manufacturing, assembly or – worst case – all of the above. Colors easily drift from raw materials to parts assembly and production – one loose screw in a projection molder and the color will shift. When productions and parts are created in various locations, things get further complicated. Who has time for rework? And who wants to explain the wasted time and materials? Every mistake is expensive. Adding mistakes to mistakes across the entire process is very expensive.

In addressing these issues, data is your friend. Measuring color, across the supply chain and during manufacturing and assembly is the only true way to ensure that color remains consistent. This is foundational to creating a color-managed workflow, and X-Rite’s new Ci7x00 series of benchtops sets a new benchmark for the industry. With up to five aperture sizes and three automated UV filters, the Ci7x00 devices can measure pretty much any surface, size and texture, including opaque, transparent and translucent, wet or dry, with or without gloss. Couple this with customer-friendly service and on-site maintenance for many issues, and you will be the color hero in your department.

So how do you know the color you measured is the color you want?