ColorFlex EZ

Colorflex EZ spectrophotometer

Directional 45/0° Color Spectrophotometer

ColorFlex EZ offers the advantage of 45º/0º design ensuring that you not only get your colors right – but perfect every time. It measures your sample the way the human eye does. It lets you see your colors exactly the way your customers do, not just in the lab but in the real world.

Measures the reflected color of solids and liquids

Product-standard storage with Pass/Fail tolerances

Displays Color Data, Color Plot, Spectral Data and Spectral Plots

Available with 45°/0° measurement geometry

Requires very little bench space

Can be connected to a printer or a PC

EasyMatch QC quality control software

ColorFlex EZ - Product Specifications

Measurement Principle: Port up or Port forward dual-beam benchtop spectrophotometer

Geometry: Directional annular 45° illumination / 0° viewing

Spectrophotometer: Sealed optics; 256-element diode array and a high resolution concave holographic grating

Port Diameter/View Diameter: 31.8 mm (1.25 in) illuminated/ 25.4 mm (1 in) measured

Specular Component: Excluded

Spectral Range: 400 nm - 700 nm

Spectral Resolution: < 3 nm

Effective Bandwidth: 10 nm equivalent triangular

Reporting Interval: 10 nm

Photometric Range: 0 to 150 %

Light Source: Pulsed Xenon Lamp

Flashes per Measurement: 1 flash

Lamp Life: > 1 million flashes

Measurement Time: < 1 second from button push to measurement 2 seconds from button push to data display

Minimum Interval Between Measurements: 3 seconds

Standards Conformance: CIE 15:2004, ISO 7724/1, ASTM E1164, DIN 5033, Teil 7 and JIS Z 8722 Condition C

Standards Traceability: Instrument standard assignment in accordance with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) following practices described in CIE Publication 44 and ASTM E259

Inter-Instrument Agreement:

  • ∆E*< 0.15 CIE L*a*b* (Avg) on BCRA II Tile Set
  • ∆E*< 0.25 CIE L*a*b* (Max) on BCRA II Tile Set

Colorimetric Repeatability: ∆E*< 0.05 CIE L*a*b* on white tile (20 Readings)

Data Views: Color Data, Color Difference Data, Tristimulus Color Plot, Spectral Data, Spectral Difference Data, Spectral Plot, Spectral Difference Plot

USB Flash Drive Features: Backup of Setups and Data, Setup Transfer to Multiple Units, Data Export to Excel

Other Features: Pass/Fail, Average Multiple Readings, Search for Closest Standard

Illuminants: A, C, D50, D55, D65, D75, F2, F7, F11

Observers: 2° and 10°

Color Scales: CIE L*a*b*, Hunter Lab, CIE L*C*h, CIE Yxy, CIE XYZ

Color Difference Scales: ∆L*a*b*, ∆Lab, ∆L*C*H, ∆L*C*h, ∆Yxy, ∆XYZ

Color Difference Indices: ∆E*, ∆E, ∆C*, ∆C and ∆Ecmc

Indices and Metrics: E313 Whiteness and Tint (C/2° or D65/10°), E313 Yellowness (C/2° or D65/10°), D1925 Yellowness (C/2°), Y Brightness, Z%, 457 nm Brightness, Opacity, Color Strength (Average and Single Wavelength), Gray Change, Gray Stain, Metamerism Index, Shade Number

Tomato Color Model Only: Tomato Color Scores:

  • TPS - Tomato Paste Score
  • TSS - Tomato Sauce Score
  • TCS - Tomato Catsup Score
  • TJS - Tomato Juice Score
  • Tomato a/b Ratio
  • Lycopene Index

Citrus Color Model Only: Citrus Number, Citrus Redness, Citrus Yellowness Data Storage:

  • As Standard - 250 spectral or tristimulus with Pass/Fail tolerances as Working, Physical, Numeric and Hitch
  • As Sample - 2000 spectral

Languages: Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish

 

Dimensions:

  • Height: 16 cm (6.3 in.)
  • Width: 13 cm (5.1 in.)
  • Depth: 36 cm (14.2 in.)
  • Weight: 4.5 kg (9.9 lbs)

Display: 7.1 cm x 5.4 cm (2.8 in. x 2.1 in.) backlit color LCD

Interface: 3 USB 2.0 ports

Power: 100 to 240 VAC 47 to 63 Hz

Operating Environment: 10° to 40°C (50° to 104° F), 10 % to 90 % RH, noncondensing

Storage Environment: -20° to 65°C (-5° to 150° F), 10 % to 90 % RH, noncondensing

Standard Accessories:

  • Calibrated instrument white tile
  • Certificate of traceability
  • Black glass
  • Green diagnostic tile
  • Universal AC adaptor
  • Computer interface cable
  • USB flash drive
  • ColorFlex EZ User guide

Applications

Building Products

Building Products

Concrete/Cement

Chemicals

Chemicals

Calcium carbonate, Barium Sulfate, Fertilizer, Magnesium Sulfate

Food

Food

Grain products, Solid fats & Added sugars, Dairy products, Fruit & Vegetable products, Food ingredients

Plastics

Plastics

Extrusion Molded Plastic

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