The paint testing equipment proves to be a good multitasking device. It is designed to measure the color spectrum of various objects. Light consists of a broad spectrum of colours which are not always purely white, black or blue. A light-source illuminates an object, which then absorbs part of that light and reflects another one. That reflected light can be then detected by a sensor in order to determine the reflected wavelengths and thus calculate its colour. Paint testing euipment is often applied in areas of quality control in industrial sectors. The paint testing equipment is applied especially in industries where the characteristics of colors play a big role. Whether it is dental technology, painting industries or for the production of plastic bags, the paint testing equipment is an ideal product for quality management and thus assure highest reliability, whenever it is important to assure a certain standard in optic quality.
The paint testing euqipment supports an ergonomic design and features a user-friendly menu navigation. The paint testing equipment has a large measuring aperture of 20 mm. The supported colour spaces of the paint testing equipment are CIEL*a*b*C*h, CIEL*a*b and CIEXYZ. Thus the paint testing equipment is designed for application in professional industries.
Measuring Geometry Measuring apertures |
45°/0°
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Sensor |
Silicium-photodiode |
Colour spaces |
CIEL*a*b*C*h |
Formula for indifference in colour |
ΔE*ab |
Light source |
D65 |
Type of light source |
LED |
Data memory |
100 standards, 20000 samples |
Aberrance in-between the utilities |
≤0.50 ΔE*ab |
Repeatability | Standard deviation within ΔE*ab 0.08 Average of 30 measurements of standard white plate |
Weight |
500 g / 17.6 oz |
Dimensions |
205 x 67 x 80 mm / 8.07 x 2.6 x 3.14 in |
Power Supply |
rechargeable
lithium-ion-batteries |
Charging time |
8 hours |
Battery operation time |
approx. 5000 measurements |
Lifetime of lamp |
5 years, more than 1.6 million measurements |
Temperature range |
0 ... +40 °C / 32 ... +104 °F |
Relative humidity |
0 ... 85 %, non-condensing |
The L*a*b color space |
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Here you can see the colour space L*a*b. This colour space covers all colors that are visible with the naked eye. L=100 stands for white and L=0 for black. "a+" and "a-" or "b+" and "b-" stands for the colour contrasts red, green, yellow and blue. |
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Main Functions of the Colorimeter PCE-CSM 4 |
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The menu of the Colorimeter PCE-CSM 4 contains all characteristics and settings that can be performed at the Colorimeter PCE-CSM 4. Such are the basic settings like time, language, date, but also settings about the recording and the colour spaces that shall be displayed by the Colorimeter PCE-CSM 4. |