As one of the world’s largest manufacturers of color cards and color systems, Chicago-based Color Communications Inc. (CCI) specializes in exact duplication of the colors consumers see when they apply paints and stains to the interior and exteriors of their homes. True to its reputation as an innovator, CCI has recently employed an X-Rite inexpensive in-line, non-contact spectrophotometer that provides laboratory accuracy in reading colors on the factory floor
Initial results indicate that the VeriColor Spectro will allow CCI to reduce the number of off-line samples from tens of thousands of trials to hundreds over the course of a year. For instance, the 20,000 off-line readings that were required for Akzo Nobel could be replaced with digital readings by using the VeriColor in the future.
“One of the reasons why we need something like this is because our industry is so demanding,” Dimas said. “It really depends on the norm in your industry. It is not uncommon for us to maintain our tolerances below a half unit or less. That is very, very tough to do.”
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