Color Measurement

A touch of color makes all the difference...

In addition to the purely technical function, the appearance of products is increasingly becoming a quality feature. The form and the appearance are decisive for the first impression. Above all, the color plays a significant role here. As nearly all materials are "colored", color has become an independent and significant quality parameter.

Sampling and subjective assessments by an experienced observer do not suffice any longer. The slightest differences must be noted very quickly and reproducibly in order to make the necessary corrections.

When automating the production processes, you need measuring systems with full process capability, and that can be easily integrated into the automatic control system.

Carl Zeiss has taken these requirements into account and developed two extremely reliable and flexible color measuring systems: MCS 500 and CORONA.

Basics
Light belongs to the electromagnetic waves. Within their spectrum, the human eye captures visible light in the range between about 380 nm and 700 nm. In addition to brightness and darkness perception the eye captures three different color stimuli: blue, green and red. The color impression is achieved by addition of these three stimuli in the brain. From this it follows that any color can be composed by adding red, green and blue.