What kind of Colorimeter should we buy? This should be a very common problem that NBCHAO has encountered when receiving so many Colorimeter customers. Today, we will share how to choose a suitable Colorimeter through the color spectrum of a professional manufacturer of Colorimeters.
First of all, if you want to choose a Colorimeter that suits you, you need to know what is a Colorimeter? What is it for?
A Colorimeter is an instrument used to measure the color difference of objects. It can also be called a color difference meter, a color difference meter, a color difference analyzer, a color difference Tester, a color difference meter, a color difference Detector, a color difference Tester, a color difference calibrator, a color difference measuring instrument, and a pigment color difference meter.
Automatically compare the color difference between the sample and the inspected product, output three sets of CIE_Lab data and four sets of color difference data of △E, △L, △a, △b after colorimetry, and provide the basis for product quality inspection.
Second, budget. According to the actual budget of oneself or the enterprise, whether you want to buy imported or domestic products. If you feel that your budget is sufficient and you are more interested in imported products, you can consider importing. After all, it is not your fault that you have too much money! If you are interested in domestic Colorimeters, you can also learn more about them. After so many years of development, the performance of domestic Colorimeters is completely comparable to that of imported Colorimeters. The most important thing is that the price is much cheaper than imported Colorimeters, and the after-sales time of imported Colorimeters is long. The cost is high, which is why more and more companies choose domestic Colorimeters in recent years.
Third, the performance configuration of the Colorimeter
1. You need to know which Colorimeter is suitable for your industry. Each industry has different requirements for colorimetric accuracy, that is, △Eab. If △Eab is between 0-1, then you need to choose an instrument with higher precision ; These are generally rubber, plastics, paint and spray paint industries; if you don't need higher precision, you can also choose a general Colorimeter. The following is a brief list of industries for which the instrument is applicable.
For example, the CS-260 Pantone Colorimeter is used to measure the color difference of textile fabrics.
CS-660 Spectrophotometer is used for powder coating measurement.
CS-610 Spectrophotometer is used for the measurement of PVC products.
CS-800 benchtop Spectrophotometer is used for milk measurement.
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2. You have to understand the shape of your product. At present, the test aperture of the general Colorimeter is 4mm or 8mm; if your product is curved or the size is very small, then you need to consider the test aperture; of course, you can also order it specially:
Large Aperture (LAV): 2.54 cm (1 in)
Medium Aperture (MAV): 1.5 cm (0.6 in)
Small Aperture (SAV): 0.75 cm x 1.0 cm (0.3 in x 0.4 in)
Very Small Aperture (VSAV): 0.3 cm x 0.8 cm (0.12 in x 0.31 in)
3. Whether there is a national measurement certification. This kind of instrument is a metering instrument. It is necessary to know whether the product can meet the national metering requirements, otherwise there will be disputes, and your data cannot be used as a reference.
Generally speaking, for a Colorimeter worth buying, in addition to the above-mentioned relatively important factors, there are many other factors worth considering.
