clipping
alsogoing tomanufacture resinsourselves, although that isa
10-yearplan, involving30million realsworthof investments in
facilitiesandequipment,whichwillalsobeusedforothermarket
segments thatweserve.”For the future, to furtherexpand its
paintandcoatingsbusiness,thecompany intendstoworkwith
distributorsall overBrazil.
Equipment - X-Rite Announces Next-Generation
SphericalSpectrophotometers
X-Rite Incorporated, a global leader in color science and tech-
nology, and its subsidiaryPantoneLLC, todayannounceanew
series of spherical benchtop spectrophotometers that provide
accuratemeasurement of color across theentire supply chain,
fromconceptdesignthroughfinalproduct.TheX-RiteCi7800,a
master-level instrument,andthecompatiblecostefficientCi7600
represent thenextgenerationof spectrophotometers, helping
usersmeetcolorspecificationsand improveprocesscontrols.
Inacomplexglobalsupplychain,therearemanypointsatwhich
colorerrorscanoccur, fromdesign, specificationand formula-
tion,tomanufacturingandtheassemblyofrawmaterials,parts
andthefinalproduct.Communicatingcolorstandardsdigitally
andhavingaccurate, reliablesample-to-samplecolormeasure-
mentofmaterials canmitigateerrors, reducing costly rejects,
product reworkandspeeding time tomarket.
“The new X-Rite Ci7800 and Ci7600 are specifically designed
to help users overcome colormanagement challenges,” said
Chris Winczewski, Vice President, Product Marketing for X-
-Rite.“These instrumentssetanewbenchmarkformeasuring,
managingandcommunicatingcolordata.TheCi7800and
Ci7600arethemostaccurateandreliablebenchtopsphere
spectrophotometer in themarket today. Theyareeasier
toserviceandofferanunprecedentedaudit trail foreach
sample taken, improvingoverall color compliance in the
supplychain.”
Datacolor Introduces Check 3 to the
Marketplace
Datacolor has announced the launchof theCheck3por-
table spectrophotometer. The completely redesigned
instrument builds on Datacolor’s history of providing
world-classportable spectrophotometers for the formu-
lationandquality control needsof color professionals in
thepaint,coatings,plasticandtextile industries.“Check3
delivers industry leadingcolormeasurementperformance,
whileofferingexcellent correlation toDatacolor’sworld-
-renowned 600 series of benchtop instruments,” says
Cheryl Johnston, Product MarketingManager, Portable
Instruments,Datacolor.
Check 3 features a completely redesigneduser-interface
withamodernandeasy-to-navigatecolorLCDdisplay.The
instrumentalso includesanLED illuminatedviewingport,
according to Johnston, enabling users to very precisely
positionsamplesandassureaccuratemeasurement. The
changetoahorizontalconfigurationallowsmeasurement
inheightconstrainedareas.Allofthesefeaturescontribute
to improve theuserexperienceduringoperation.
