Reflectance Benchtop Spectrophotometers Deliver Measurement Precision

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The Ci7830 and Ci7630 reflectance benchtop spectrophotometers from X-Rite Inc. and Pantone LLC, global providers for color science and technology, are designed for textiles, paint and coatings, plastics, building materials and home goods. Used as part of a digital workflow, the Ci7830 and Ci7630 provide measurement precision required to communicate, share and coordinate color-critical values and specifications across the supply chain. These instruments are designed to provide high value to help manufacturers maximize productivity and manufacturing uptime, and improve sustainability efforts.

“Many brands require their supply chain partners to leverage digital color workflows and submit color data for approvals rather than a physical sample in order to reduce waste and rework, and to decrease global footprints,” says Matt Adby, X-Rite product management director. “With the Ci7830 and Ci7630, we are able to offer customers a range of connected color solutions to fit their unique application requirements, brand specifications and budgets.”

The Ci7830 reflectance benchtop sphere spectrophotometer offers high inter-instrument agreement and repeatability to meet tight color tolerances across the supply chain. The Ci7630 is a midrange reflectance device geared toward manufacturers that need to control color with less demanding tolerances. Both instruments bring a level of reliability, traceability and accuracy to the digital color workflow, X-Rite says. In addition, the devices’ internal sensors report humidity and temperature as part of the measurement audit trail.

The company also says Ci7830 and Ci7630 support an end-to-end digital color workflow and integrate with X-Rite software to improve color communication, prototyping, formulation, production and quality control for predictable color results. With Color iMatch formulation software, customers can identify optimal initial color matches and reduce wasteful formulation attempts. Using Color iQC quality assurance software is intended to help determine whether a sample is within tolerance, and if not, it provides feedback to get on target. For brands and suppliers looking to bridge the gap between physical and virtual prototyping, X-Rite says PANTORA color appearance software can use the spectral data from the Ci7830 and Ci7630 to render color of the material sample.