Quality and throughput have always guided manufacturers to invest in new processes and technology. The influx of advanced Industry 4.0 technology offers manufacturing leaders many choices, like 3D...

Advanced artificial intelligence, data analytics, robotics, and smart manufacturing are digitally transforming all of today's manufacturing landscape. At this hi-tech stage industries such as...

According to a recent JD Power survey, one of the top complaints that new EV car owners commented on was the noise from either the road or the wind generated when driving their new EVs'. Much of the...

Quality control is crucial in the food industry. Monitoring the product's nutritive property protects and increases a brand's reputation. Fat content is one of the properties consumers look at when...

Food fraud is a pervasive issue affecting the entire global food supply chain, posing risks to consumers' health, and undermining the industry's integrity. Unscrupulous practices such as mislabeling,...

In the ever-evolving landscape of food technology, maintaining the quality and safety of frozen foods is a vital concern for both manufacturers and consumers. One of the critical parameters...

The electric vehicle (EV) industry is rapidly evolving, with technological advancements crucial in improving efficiency and sustainability. One critical aspect of EV battery manufacturing is quality...

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Bioluminescence and Biofluorescence are two different naturally occurring phenomenon seen within certain organisms and generally involve the production or emission of light. Even though they are very...

With major LED technology advances in nearly every industry, it's not surprising that they are having a massive impact on a variety of applications for the automotive industry. Car manufacturers are...

Much of the lighting innovations in the last two years have been in the LED industry. The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to the three scientists who invented the efficient blue LED. Now 2015...

With all of the advancements being made in display technology, itâ s hard to believe that the knowledge used to create and develop this technology is over a hundred years old. In fact, the first baby...

Controlling the color and appearance of products can involve a number of individuals, departments, and suppliers. This process requires a color to be specified, produced, and inspected for accuracy...

Within the production process, waste and rework are common problems that significantly affect productivity and operational costs. This often results from the inability to evaluate the color of...

When there's a lot of variation in a sample's color, evaluating it against the standard or communicating its color to others becomes more complex. With the appropriate measurement instrumentation,...

The method for evaluating the color and appearance of a sample is unique to each application. Many applications, including textiles, ink, plastics, and paint, require visual assessments to be...

When formulating the color of dye, ink, paint, plastic, or other materials, standardized procedures and conditions are required to match standards through a more efficient process. This involves...

Which Illumination Angle is Ideal for Evaluating the Color of Your Samples? An object may appear brighter, duller, lighter, or darker depending on the angle at which it is viewed. This is because...

The end goal of implementing a color process is to get the color you want, or your customer wants, for the finished product through an efficient and streamlined process. If the color of a product...

How Closely Does the Sample Match the Standard? Even if two colors look the same to one person, slight differences may be found when evaluated with a color measurement instrument. If the color of a...

When coordinating the color of a product or a sample internally or throughout the supply chain, measurements of the objectâ s color are often performed by two or more instruments. Instruments that are...

To accurately measure the color of your samples, standardized procedures are required. This includes preparing and presenting the samples the same for each instrumental measurement reading. If...

The texture and glossiness of your samples may make them appear brighter, duller, lighter, or darker. This is because an object's surface condition directly affects how the wavelengths of light...

Using heat or high temperature is common practice in plant operations to manufacture a product. Elevated temperature, however, can affect a product's physical appearance, particularly color. This...

Without light, we cannot see color. With light, color is seen but may appear differently under one type of light than another. An apple, for example, may appear redder under incandescent light than it...

The sensitivity of the human eye varies from person to person, often causing color to appear differently to each individual. This subjectivity often leads to inconsistencies when evaluating or...