Portable Spectrophotometers - Color Meters

Easy to use and handle

The spectro-guide spectrophotometer makes quality control simple and secure – even for color beginners. Thanks to the intuitive pulldown menu and the four-cursor button operation, quality control has never been easier.

    Lightweight and small size – weighs only 500 g
    Ergonomic design – can easily measure difficult to access areas
    Designated buttons for standard and sample readings
    Customization of the display to your needs

 
Highly repeatable on textured surfaces

The key criterion for a 45/0 instrument is a circumferential illumination. spectro-guide 45/0 is using a unique, patented measurement principle to achieve a 100% circumferential illumination. A white coated hemisphere acts as a mixing chamber and guarantees completely uniform illumination. Thus, any influence of measurement direction is eliminated and excellent repeatability even on highly textured surfaces is guaranteed

Always precise color values

With the new spectro-guide spectrophotometer you can measure any color: dark – brilliant – steep reflectance curves. The 10 nm spectral resolution not only ensures highly precise color results, but also an excellent agreement with competitive color instruments – even bench-top units. 

Additionally, a patented illumination control provides temperature independent results – even in extreme conditions.

 
Always ready to use
Economical and reliable operation of a spectrophotometer is often taken as given. spectro-guide guarantees superior accuracy for many years and low maintenance efforts.
    Long-lasting standard AA batteries – up to 8,000 reading per set
    10-year warranty on the light source – no lamp changes needed
    Rugged and compact design
    Stable, long-term calibration – needed only every three months
     
Professional Documentation with easy-link

No matter whether you want to compare a batch to a defined standard or monitor process changes over time, easy-link, included with spectro-guide, offers all of the necessary tools.

Direct data transfer from the spectrophotometer into predefined QC templates makes you ready for routine color control. The micro-TRI-gloss also transfers gloss values to easy-link. 

Are all parts within specification?
The CIELab-Graph charts differences in color and lightness together with production tolerances.

Is production stable over time?
All data are summarized in a trend graph: Color, gloss, film thickness and your own product specific information.

Do parts made out of different materials match?
Color differences are displayed simultaneously for three illuminants to control metamerism.

 
Easy Standard Management

Manual entry of standard
If you have to match colors and the physical sample is no longer available, you can easily enter the spectral data in easy-link. The standards can then be transferred to the spectro-guide spectrophotometer for color QC.

Establish your tolerances
The auto tolerance function assists you in setting up the tolerances for Pass/Fail control. Measure at least 20 visually accepted production trials, transfer the readings to easy-link and have the tolerances automatically calculated for you – saving time and headaches.

Back-up your standard data
For safety reasons, it is recommended to store your complete database of standards on the PC. They can be downloaded with the individual tolerances to spectro-guide – whenever needed.

Spectro-guide gloss S

Color and Gloss Control of automotive interior parts

Most people consider color and gloss harmony of the car interior to be a key item when judging the perceived quality of a vehicle. Consequently, the quality requirements for the interior design of a car have increased over the last years. A variety of materials are used and need to be harmonized. To achieve a uniform look among the interior trim parts, very tight tolerances are specified. 

Only instruments with excellent precision are able to objectively control the production.

The new spectro-guide S family offers improved technical performance for 60° gloss in the low gloss range 0 - 10 GU. The excellent repeatability of ± 0.1 can be guaranteed due to a patented calibration procedure. In addition, the spectro-guide S spectrophotometer offers unique benefits to always guarantee precise results:

    Highly repeatable results independent of measuring direction due to a patented, true circumferential illumination
    Long-term stable calibration – needed only every three months
    Temperature stable color and gloss data between 10 - 40°C
    10-year warranty on the light source
    10 nm resolution for precise readings on brilliant and dark colors
    Professional documentation with easy-link software

      
Color-guide Color Measurement for Specific Applications

Color Control of Small Parts
Keyboards, pens and window handles require a color instrument with a very small aperture and a repeatable sample placement. color-guide 45/0, 4 mm aperture together with the optional sample holder guarantee repeatable results and a convenient sample placement.
    Minimum sample size: 5 x 5 mm (0.2 x 0.2 in)

Color Control of Powdered Material
When measuring powdery or granular material like raw material pucks or grainy food, the instrument's optics must be protected. The color-guide spectrophotometer with glass sealed aperture uses a colorless, optical glass and can directly measure such products, thus saving sample preparation time.

Color Control – easy and secure
    Easy to use and handle – even for color beginners
    Stable, long-term calibration – needed only every three months
    Highly temperature stable – even in extreme conditions
    Uses standard AA batteries – good for 10,000 readings
    10-year warranty on the light source – no lamp changes needed
    Light weight and small size – only weighs 500 g

Professional Documentation with easy-link
    Easy and direct data transfer from the instrument to Excel®
    Predefined QC-report templates (Lab-plot, trend graph) are included
    All relevant quality data can be easily summarized in one report: Color – Gloss – Film Thickness
    Easy management of your standards: standard back-up and establishing of production tolerances