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Color Testing Touch PC - Brightness, Fluorescence, Whiteness, Opacity

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Color Testing Touch PC - Brightness, Fluorescence, Whiteness, Opacity
  • Price:
    $819115110111114112113121311171
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TND-LCTP012513E - M1
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Technidyne Color Testing Touch PC

With swing-in calibration, primary calibration, ColorTouch® PC software, sample viewing, and optional equipment, the Color Testing Touch PC boasts functionality that is far beyond standard color evaluation including brightness, fluorescence, whiteness, opacity of paper. 

  • Samples may be measured under 4 different calibrated light sources or 2 user defined sources.
  • Device is capable of sampling whiteness under different fluorescing conditions.
  • Color data may be calculated with 6 color spaces, 10 illuminants and 2 observers.
  • The Color Touch® PC software provides setup flexibility to allow customer specific data presentations.

In today’s world of strict standards and high demands, the data needed to assess whether a product meets customer specification is imperative when making decisions.  The ColorTouch® PC can be trusted to accurately gather this vital data.

Count on the Color Testing Touch PC when decisions matter.

When making decisions on whether a product meets customer specifications, the need to have all the data to evaluate the product is necessary. The ColorTouch PC provides capabilities far beyond color evaluation including:

Brightness Testing 

The ColorTouch PC is in exact conformance with ISO 2469 and 2470 for the measurement of ISO Brightness. A Certificate of Calibration for traceability to the ISO level 111 calibration is provided with Each ColorTouch PC.

Fluorescence Testing 

Samples may be measured under 4 different calibrated sources - C (ISO Brightness), D65 (outdoor daylight), UV-EX (no ultra violet energy), Ganz-Griesser. Plus 2 user-defined calibrated sources. Once calibration of these sources is completed, the instrument stores all settings so that calibration is accomplished internally each time a different source is selected. Spectral data measurements are made with and without fluorescence excitation. This allows complete analysis of the optical brightener's impact on the sample's brightness, whiteness and color shift.

Whiteness Testing 

In the paper industry, whiteness is becoming more important as a control parameter. The ColorTouch PC offers the capability of sampling whiteness under different fluorescing conditions. \/Vhiteness values can be calculated under a variety of methods, including CIE/ASTM, Ganz-Griesser, TAPPI and Hunter.

Opacity Testing 

In addition to measuring ISO opacity, the ColorTouch PC provides scattering and absorption powers and coefficients along with contrast ratio. Changes in the values as the result of a change in grammage can also be instantly calculated.

Calibration of Color Testing Touch PC

Swing-in

Proper maintenance of the calibration point is the first step any organization should take to ensure that the data generated each day is accurate and precise. The ColorTouch PC utilizes an internal swing-in standard for calibration maintenance on a daily basis. This swing-in standard helps extend the time between primary calibration and improve repeatability and reproducibility.

Primary Calibration

When it comes time to perform a primary calibration, the ColorTouch PC provides an automated calibration process. Technidyne supplies a disk which contains all the calibration data required for the instrument. All the operator needs to do is select the calibration function and follow the directions presented on the screen.

ColorTouch PC SoftwareColor Testing Software for paper

Technidyne has designed a Windows™based software package for operating the ColorTouch PC. This unique software provides the operator ultimate flexibility to develop and design specific operational presentations which are exactly what their testing requires. The Designer function of the software will allow for the creation of measurement presentations and functions. Additionally, the ColorTouch PC provides extensive capabilities for analyzing data from several different measurements and evaluating historical trends.

Sample Viewing

Measuring the correct location on the sample can be critical for accurate data. The new approach used with the ColorTouch PC makes this process easier and more functional. The ColorTouch PC incorporates an electronic camera to capture the sample image and presents the image in real time on the computer screen for exact positioning.

Technical Specifications of Color Testing Touch PC

  • Light Source - Pulsed Xenon
  • Lamp Life (number of measurements) - 500,000
  • Geometry - Dual Beam d/0
  • Standard Aperture Size - 34mm
  • Optional Aperture Sizes- 18mm, 10mm
  • Photometric Nonlinearity - 0.1%*
  • Repeatability (white tile avg. 20 readings) - < 0.01 CIELAB DE**
  • Reproducibility (inter-instrument agreement) - < 0.20 CIELAB DE***
  • Measurement Time (typical) - 2 seconds
  • Measurement Range (Reflectance) - 0-200%
  • Wavelength - 400-700nm
  • Detector - Scanning Silicone Diode Array (256 elements)
  • Spectrometer - Dual Beam Holographic Grating
  • Bandpass (HPH) - 10nm
  • Reflectance Data Intervals - 5nm, 10nm, 20nm
  • Sources - D65,C, UVEX, Ganz-Griesser, 2 user defined
  • llluminants - A, B, C,D50,D55, D65,D75,F2, F7, F11
  • Observers - CIE 2°, 10°
  • Color Scales - X Y Z, R(x) R(y) R(z), Lab, L*a*b*, L*C*h*, Luv, L*u*v*, OWL, PUR, xyY
  • Whiteness - CIE, E313, Hunter, Berger, Stephansen, Stensby, Ganz-Griesser, Taube
  • Tint - CIE, Hunter
  • Yellowness - Hunter, E313, E1925, DIN 6167
  • Sample Viewing - Computer Display Via On-Board CCD Camera

Applications

  • Ink
  • Printing
  • Coatings

Features

  • Measures brightness
  • 4 selectable different calibrated light sources C, D65, UV-EX, Ganz-Griesserm plus two user-defined calibrated sources
  • Measures whiteness
  • Measures opacity
  • Windows-based software, with real time image capture

Standards

  • ISO 2469 - Paper, board and pulps — Measurement of diffuse radiance factor (diffuse reflectance factor)
  • ISO 2470 - Paper, board and pulps — Measurement of diffuse blue reflectance factor — Part 1: Indoor daylight conditions (ISO brightness)
  • ISO 2471 - Paper and board — Determination of opacity (paper backing) — Diffuse reflectance method
  • ISO 3688 - Pulps — Preparation of laboratory sheets for the measurement of diffuse blue reflectance factor (ISO brightness)
  • ISO 11476 - Paper and board — Determination of CIE whiteness, C/2 degrees (indoor illumination conditions)
  • TAPPI T519 - Diffuse opacity of paper (d/0 paper backing)
  • TAPPI T525 - DIFFUSE BRIGHTNESS OF PAPER, PAPERBOARD AND PULP (D/0) - ULTRAVIOLET LEVEL C
  • TAPPI T527 - Color of paper and paperboard (d/0, C/2) Test Method TAPPI/ANSI T 527 om-19
  • TAPPI T534 - Brightness of Clay and Other Mineral Pigments (d/0 diffuse)
  • TAPPI T560 - CIE Whiteness and Tint of Paper and Paperboard (d/0 geometry, C/2 illuminant /observer) * In addition to the ISO standardized aperture, the ColorTouch PC offers two other apertures: - Medium Area View 15.8 mm & - Small Area View 7.8 mm

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Color Testing Touch PC - Brightness, Fluorescence, Whiteness, Opacity
  • Price:
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