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that allows distinct color and The CM-26dG spectrophotometer determine its particular production
appearance measurements to be can switch between Ø8mm and needs. It can be easy to select an over-
made using just one instrument. The Ø3mm measurement areas for meas- sophisticated solution to a relatively
unit’s horizontal alignment means it uring parts of different sizes. In addi- basic application, and equally, it can
can fit into narrow spaces. tion, it is equipped with an illuminated be tempting to cut corners and opt for
It features a lightweight, ergonomic viewfinder for accurate positioning on something that delivers barely a mini-
design to permit easy operation by patterned subjects or small parts. The mum of the necessary data.
both right and left-handed users, and instrument surfaces, which come in The advantage customers have at
has an optional Bluetooth and high- contact with the measurement subject, the present time is that, as shown
resolution TFT color display. are designed to minimize subject dam- above, instrument suppliers now pro-
“The CM-26dG portable spec- age, giving repeatable results. vide a range of options that allow a
trophotometer offers unprecedented CM-CT1 Configuration Tool soft- user to customize a purchase. And, if
accuracy/inter-instrument agreement ware is available as a free download business conditions require it, an up-
(IIA), usually reserved for laboratory- that allows users to create or write in- grade to an existing instrument is easy
grade instrumentation,” Konica Minolta strument settings as well as compile to buy, rather than abandoning a serv-
says. “This precision will allow supe- these into a file and share the data iceable but currently under-perform-
rior color communication throughout within the supply chain to ensure in- ing device.
the supply chain from supplier to final strument settings are consistent. This In short, the ideal finished surface
assembly. The inter-instrument agree- permits filtering of stored data based measurement instrument does not per-
ment of the chromaticity value (aver- on additional information (tagging), as haps exist. But suppliers today can
age for 12 BCRA color tiles) is within well as image-based workflows for provide progressively more capable
E 0.12 for the CM-26dG spectropho- easy and simple usage by operators and easy-to-use gauges, without them
tometer, an improvement of about 40 with limited instrument experience. necessarily having the high price tags
percent over previous models.” Every industrial operation has to they used to carry. n

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