Card/Plate Color Measurement Instrument

The plate card colorimeter measures the reflected light from the sample surface using optical sensors and analyzes color data. It is used to detect color consistency of materials such as coatings and plastics, monitoring product quality in production lines or laboratories.
Selection
When selecting, consider whether the measurement aperture matches the sample size, confirm the instrument's repeatability and inter-instrument variation indicators, check for compliance with industry standards, evaluate whether the software features meet data management needs, and compare different models in conjunction with the budget.

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Instruments

Featuring a 20mm large aperture design, it enables uniform measurement of textured and rough surfaces; repeatability ΔE*ab ≤ 0.03 ensures high precision; equipped with a touchscreen and color card matching for convenient operation, supporting multiple color difference formulas and color spaces.

$ 490.00

Contains 216 Classic Colors, semi-matte surface, full page color sample size 5.0x15.0cm, monochrome design for easy comparison, with U-shaped protective cover for loss prevention.

$ 145.00

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

Standard light sources including D65 and UV, seamless construction to ensure no light leakage, special steel plate base for enhanced durability, no preheating and low energy consumption, support for Illuminant use time display and automatic switching function.

$ 428.00

Support HDMI, WIFI and SD card three output, 1920 * 1080 resolution, can directly control camera paraMeters through USB mouse, embedded image capture and video recording, suitable for a variety of detection scenes.

$ 1461.00

With 45 °/0 ° illumination and D65 Measurement light source, viewing angle of 10 °, support for multiple Color model conversion, weight of only 45g for portability, quality control and complementary color suggestions.

$ 380.00

Sensor using electromagnetic force equilibrating principle, Sensitivity and high accuracy, support platinum plate method and platinum ring method, automatic measurement without calculation, surface tension Measurement range 0~ 500mN/m, accuracy 0.01mN/m, real-time display Linear dispersion and preservation results.

$ 1571.00

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

Utilizing a full-spectrum LED light source and a spectral sensor with a wavelength range of 400-700nm, it is equipped with a 3.5-inch capacitive touch screen, built-in multiple color cards, achieving a color card matching accuracy of over 90%, and capable of measuring various color parameters.

$ 651.00

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

The thickness of the pressurable steel plate Aluminum Panel is 0.2~ 1.5mm, the weight of the whole machine is 50kg, and the compact shape is only 300 * 300 * 190mm, which meets the NCCA standard T-Bend test method.

$ 574.00

The equipment performs 180 ° reciprocating folding test at a fixed speed of 87 times/minute, supports a variety of sample sizes (longest 88mm, widest 63mm), the thickness is suitable for materials ≤ 0.5mm, and is equipped with numerical control display to monitor the number of folds in real time.

$ 2494.00

Using platinum plate method or platinum ring method for measurement, with 0-600mN/m wide Measurement range and 0.01mN/m high resolution, standard error +/- 0.02mN/m, equipped with large-screen LCD display and real-time Linear dispersion analysis software, support platform slow and fast lift switching.

$ 5721.00

It can simultaneously print color bars of different Colors or Ink Film thickness, detect inks Hue and Gloss, uniform ink time can be adjusted from 1 to 800 seconds, support dry and wet ink discoloration analysis and abrasion resistance testing.

$ 4367.00

Using electromagnetic force equilibrating Sensor, accuracy of 0.01mN/m, support platinum plate and platinum ring method, automatic measurement without calculation, real-time display Linear dispersion and save the results.

$ 2029.00

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