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Handheld spectrophotometer adjusts for surface texture
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Datacolor has announced the availability of the Datacolor 45G, a high-accuracy handheld spectrophotometer with integrated gloss measurement. It says measurements made with the 45G capture the effect of base colour, gloss and texture on overall visual appearance. One target market is automotive interior components with varying texture and finish, which are each manufactured by different vendors, but need to visually match.
Datacolor says the 45G enables quality control of multiple components to a close numerical tolerance in order to achieve an overall match in colour appearance. “With 45G, product manufacturers can precisely measure and control both colour and gloss in a single convenient package,” said Bob Karpowicz, product manager – instruments. “The unique optical design and dynamic calibration algorithm used by 45G results in consistent measurement over time and across multiple 45G units. Manufacturers can benefit tremendously from using the 45G for batch-to-batch quality control. Reliable measurements with 45G can enable a data-driven quality process through the supply chain.”
The software on the Bluetooth-enabled device allows storage of standards and batches, calculation of colorimetric values, and indication of pass/fail in quality control. The 45G seamlessly integrates with the included Datacolor Tools desktop software, synchronising standards and batch results to generate QC reports and manage large amounts of measurement data
