Coating color difference measuring instrument

A coating color difference meter detects color variations on the surface of an object's coating through spectral analysis. It uses a standard light source to illuminate the sample, captures the reflected light, and calculates the chromaticity values. It is employed to monitor the consistency of coating colors and control product quality in industries such as electroplating and spraying.
Selection
When selecting, consider matching the measurement aperture to the sample size, verify the instrument's repeatability indicators, and check the types of color difference formulas included. Confirm whether a multi-angle measurement function is needed based on the coating material, and ensure that the instrument's calibration method aligns with industry standards.

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Instruments

Equipped with eight Illuminants and three measurement diaMeters, the repeability accuracy reaches 0.05, supports a variety of Color difference formulas and display modes, built-in whiteboard automatic correction, suitable for irregular surface and small area measurement.

$ 1687.00

Adopt Φ 4mm measurement aperture and full Light spectrum LED Illuminant, chromatic value Repeatability Delta E * ab 0.05, support cloud color database and a variety of Color difference formula calculation, portable design with dust cover and long battery life.

$ 538.00

Using 45 °/0 ° illumination, Repeatability Standard Deviation ≤ E * ab ≤ 0.08, can store 1500 sets of data, support a variety of Color difference formulas and four Available Light Sources to meet different measurement needs.

$ 501.00

With Φ 4mm and Φ 8mm dual measurement caliber, Repeatability Delta E * ab < 0.06, can store 100 sets of master standards, Measurement time only 0.5 seconds, support sub-color difference display and Color bias analysis function.

$ 1009.00

Adopt 8 °/d illumination mode and Φ 4mm measurement diaMeter, chromatic value Repeatability Delta E * ab within 0.1, with Automatic calibration and moving Color Chart database function, support a variety of Color difference formula and Illuminant simulation.

$ 344.00

Using thermal printing technology, it is designed for use with testing instruments. It can directly connect the color difference Meter and Glossmeter to achieve real-time output of measurement data and report generation.

$ 220.00

Equipped with eight Illuminant and eight Color difference formula, repeability accuracy of 0.05, support three display modes and 8mm general measurement aperture, built-in whiteboard automatic correction, suitable for a variety of materials Color measurement.

$ 1493.00

Adopt 45/0 illumination light receiving system, 8mm measurement aperture, support single and average Measurement mode, Repeatability Standard Deviation ≤ E * within 0.1, can carry out color difference contrast analysis and color quality control.

$ 307.00

Adopt 8mm measurement diaMeter, Repeatability Delta E * ab < 0.05, equipped with TFT true color display, support a variety of Measurement light sources and Color difference formula, suitable for a variety of material surface color detection.

$ 1042.00

Using D/8 lighting mode and full Light spectrum LED Illuminant, Inter-instrument Agreement Delta E * 00 < 0.2, equipped with non-contact automatic whiteboard calibration and multi-function smart buttons, easy to carry and wireless connection, to achieve accurate Color measurement and Color Chart recognition.

$ 231.00

Measurement paraMeters can be continuously printed without connecting to a computer, and a variety of color difference Meter models are supported, which is convenient for on-site data storage and recording.

$ 186.00

Non-contact automatic whiteboard calibration technology, Inter-instrument Agreement Delta E * 00 < 0.2, high measurement Stability, supports more than 30 Color indicators and 28 kinds of observation Illuminants, compact and easy to carry.

$ 332.00

Adopt D/8 lighting system and Φ 8mm measurement diaMeter, Inter-instrument Agreement Delta E * 00 < 0.2, equipped with multi-function smart buttons and wireless connection function, support a variety of Color difference formula and chroma index measurement.

$ 312.00

Adopt 0/d illumination geometry, Repeatability Delta E ≤ 0.2, equipped with 7-inch touchscreen, support data storage and a variety of color systems, suitable for reflection color measurement.

$ 2268.00

Adopt Φ 4mm measurement aperture and full Light spectrum LED Illuminant, chromatic value Repeatability Delta E * ab within 0.1, support cloud database and popular color search, portable design battery life up to thousands of measurements.

$ 441.00

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