Colour Measurement for Dyes

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Colour Measurement of Dyes in the Textile Industry


Accurate Solutions for measuring dyes in liquid and powder forms for Goods in Research and Development teams in the textile industry

Dyes are used in the textile industry to help textile manufacturers achieve the desired colour of output products. The colour of the dyestuff, its mixing, processing, and end result must all be carefully controlled in order to achieve a consistent and quality end product without excess waste, rejects, and cost. For some textile products the colour will be a critical success factor, crucial for clothes and furnishings, but even for products where colour is not a primary characteristic.

 

Delivering a consistent colour and appearance improves the perceived value of products and helps the producer demonstrate a commitment to quality.

 
Konica Minolta Measuring Instruments offer a solution for accurate measurement of dyes, inks, and the outcomes of related processes, from raw materials to finished products. Accurate and traceable colour data allows organisations to implement data driven processes that improve product quality and consistency, saving waste and costs. Whether colour data is used for internal controls, development, reporting or communicating colour with supply partners, our systems are supported by an experienced team who can help you to accurately specify, produce, and report colour.
 
Digital colour data can be used to greatly expedite and simplify the colour supply process, improving the way that dye producers and textile producers can react to the market. By collaborating with supply partners, using accurate and traceable instruments and tested processes and systems, relationships can be strengthened based on quality, consistency, and communication.  
 
The colour of dyes and inks can be measured using a benchtop spectrophotometer, this will allow the user to gain control over the dye process, to understand the impact of processes on the final colour, and to perform colour QC. A benchtop like the CM-36dg can measure both the dyes and finished products. It has several innovative features that benefit textile producers, including a built-in sample viewer camera that allows the operator to accurately measure patterned samples or test strips that have been treated differently.

Benefits

  • Accurately and cost effectively meet customer specification
  • Achieve first-quality products quickly, with less cost and waste
  • Increase production capacity by optimising processes
  • Strengthen brand identity
  • Reduce subjectivity on specification and approval
  • Reduce business risks by reducing reliance on physical standards and specific expertise

Instruments

Instruments

CM-36dG Benchtop Spectrophotometer

The CM-36dG spectrophotometer is a high-precision and high-reliability benchtop instrument capable of measuring colour both in reflectance and/or transmittance, as well as 60-degree gloss. An ideal solution for measurement of paint and coating products. 
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CM-26dG Portable Spectrophotometer

Top-class close tolerance portable colour measurement instrument with a built-in 60° glossmeter. The CM-26dG instrument provides the highest level of repeatability, mobility, and usability with excellent inter-instrument agreement.
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Colibri® Platform

Quality control and colour formulation software, Colibri® is a colour management and matching solution scalable from one site to a global supply chain, whilst maintaining strict control and data ownership.
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Rhopoint IQ-S

Trigloss 20/60/85° close-tolerance IQ version for maximum accuracy and resolution in all gloss applications. This new generation glossmeter also provides data for Rspec, DOI, and Haze.
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Rhopoint TAMS

Portable machine vision system for surfaces to inspect surfaces throughout the coating process, from surface preparation, primer, coats, and finishing
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Light Booth

Light Cabinets in various configurations for visual assessment of colour samples using classic filament lamps & fluorescent tubes or LED/Hybrid technology illumination.

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Applications

Applications

Measurement of Exterior Paint Materials

Benchtop spectrophotometers are the best choice for exterior paint and coating applications. Facades and other building materials have roughly structured surfaces. Thereefore, to obtain repeatable data that corresponds with the human observer, a larger measurement aperture must be used. The sample holder arm of the CM-36d can be removed to allow the operator to measure samples of any size using a measurement aperture of up to 30mm. 

Measurement of Interior Paint

For interior paint and coating applications, the measurement can typically be achieved with either benchtop or portable instruments. The portable CM-26 series is a close tolerance instrument, available with or without an integrated 60-degree gloss sensor, enabling the operator to measure repeatable and traceable colour data that not only corresponds to the human observer but between other CM-26 series instruments (Inter Instrument Agreement) and other spectrophotometers (Inter Model Agreement). This allows the operator to measure a colour at a customer, match that colour at a plant on the other side of the country or anywhere else in the world, and perform QC measurements of the result whilst keeping the instrumental influence on production tolerance as low as possible.

Visual Assessment of Paint with a Light Booth

The objective of colour measurement is to manufacture products that are visually appealing and cohesive to the human observer. Therefore, visual assessment will always be a part of the colour production process. Instruments allow organisations to report and communicate traceable colour data, accurately and without subjectivity, but the product still needs to be approved by a customer's eye. Rely on one of our light cabinets and evaluate colours under controlled lighting conditions.

Colour Communication through the whole Supply Chain

The Colibri® software platform helps to specify, manage, formulate, produce, and communicate colour throughout all stages of the supply chain. With Colibri®, users can have fast, secure, and managed access to shared data from a central database, and benefit from improved colour communication and shorten time to market, while increasing product quality.

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