Overview: When purchasing new products ranging from automobiles to consumer electronics and household appliances, color is a decisive factor in the buying decision. In today's highly competitive market, manufacturers increasingly use special effect surfaces to differentiate themselves from competitors. Therefore, merely measuring color is no longer sufficient to fully characterize these materials or ensure consistency between adjacent components, such as car bumpers and body panels, across a distributed supply chain. The new MA-T6, combined with AutoQC software, provides the perfect solution for fast and accurate evaluation and verification of special surfaces' characteristics, including color, sparkle, and coarseness. Key Advantages: The MA-T12 is one of the most advanced multi-angle spectrophotometers available. Its RGB color camera uses 12 measurement angles, making this instrument the premier choice for determining the most stringent color standards. The new ergonomic design includes a centrally located aperture and positioning pins to ensure stable measurements. The intuitive interface of the MA-T12 offers modern touchscreen navigation and real-time camera preview measurements, making it easy to learn and use.
The MA-T12 includes AutoQC software, a cloud-based solution that simplifies the process of defining and communicating color, sparkle, and coarseness, ensuring standard compliance and measurement procedures across a distributed supply chain. AutoQC includes new visual tools, such as performance trend charts and stored specific measurement images, enabling real-time performance monitoring and providing actionable guidance to expedite the correction of out-of-tolerance products. Highlights: ● Repeatability and reproducibility performance for precise readings of color sparkle and coarseness are twice that of other devices on the market
● Complete characterization and measurement of material finishes for various applications, from automotive coatings to plastics and cosmetics, using 12 measurement angles
● Measurement results align more closely with how the human eye perceives color, simplifying the approval process
● An intuitive interface reduces the learning curve and improves measurement efficiency
● Automatic internal calibration reduces the risk of inaccurate measurements due to insufficient device standards and decreases the need for monthly external calibrations
● Backward compatibility with X-Rite MA68, MA94, MA96, and MA98 ensures a smooth transition without loss of legacy data
● Establish and digitally communicate global tolerances and measurement procedures for color, sparkle, and coarseness across the supply chain to improve continuous consistency
● Real-time monitoring of color harmony across the supply chain enables quick adjustments to improve operational efficiency
● New visual tools facilitate rapid analysis and resolution of non-compliant products MA T12 Specifications: | Measurement Geometry | 6 measurement angles (6 light sources, 1 receiver) | | Color Measurement Angles | 45° receiver
45as-15°, 45as15°, 45as25°, 45as45°, 45as75°, 45as110° illumination
15° receiver
15as-45°, 15as-15°, 15as15°, 15as-30°, 15as45°, 15as80° illumination | | Measurement Area | 9mm×12mm | | Light Source | Full-spectrum white LED with blue light enhancement | | Lamp Life | Ten years | | Spectral Range | 400nm-700nm | | Spectral Interval | 100nm (31 measurement points) | | Measurement Range | 0-600% reflectance | | Standard Illuminants | A, C, D50, D55, D65, D75, F2, F7, F11&F12 | | Observer | 2° and 10° | | Colorimetric Data | L*a*b, L*C*h°, ΔECMC;
ΔE DIN6175, ΔE94, ΔE99, ΔE2000, Flop Index | Color Repeatability
(BCRA color tiles) | ΔE*<0.10, average measured on colored BCRA tiles
ΔE*<0.25, average measured on colored BCRA tiles | | Inter-Instrument Agreement | 0.18 ΔE2000 (average based on BCRA standard color tiles) | | Effect Parameters | Sparkle, color sparkle, coarseness | | Effect Measurement | 6-angle sparkle, color sparkle data:
15as-45, 15as-15, 15as15, 15as-30, 15as45, 15as80
15d diffuse coarseness | | Compliance Standards | ASTM D 2244, E 308, E 1164, E 2194, E2539;
DIN 5033, 5036, 6174, 6175-1, 6175-2;
ISO 7724, 11664-4
SAE J1545 | | Language Support | Chinese, German, French, English, Portuguese
Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Italian | | Sparkle Repeatability | 0.12% (average error) | | Coarseness Repeatability | 0.09% (average error) | | Sparkle Reproducibility | 1.9% (average error) | | Coarseness Reproducibility | 1.4% (average error) | | Trigger Modes | Pressure-sensitive trigger, touchscreen trigger, software trigger | | Measurement Preview | Color camera preview | | Measurement Time | 4 seconds measurement, 1.5 seconds calculation | | Calibration | Built-in black cavity and white tile, external standard white tile | | Calibration Interval | Typically 30 days | | Display Screen | 3.5-inch (8.9cm) color touchscreen | | Connectivity | USB2.0, Wi-Fi | | Storage | Over 2000 samples, 600 images | | Power Supply | Lithium-ion rechargeable battery pack 7.4vDC @2400mAh | | AC Adapter | 12vDC, 2.5amp | | Operating Temperature | 10°C to 50°C, humidity up to 85%, no condensation | | Storage Temperature | -20°C to 50°C, humidity up to 85%, no condensation | | Dimensions | 26.6cm×9.5cm×12.8cm (L×W×H) | | Weight | 1.2kg |
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