TECHNOLOGY
X-Rite’s Compact Spectrophotometer Helps Brands Improve Color Accuracy
X-Rite Inc. and its subsidiary Pantone have a new compact spectrophotometer that can help apparel makers efficiently measure color accuracy across the supply chain.
The Ci4200 is a 31-point benchtop spectrophotometer that can help measure color from sample to production to finished goods. There is also a UV model, Ci4200UV, which can measure textiles and other materials that contain optical brightening agents to achieve neon colors.
The spectrophotometer can be used with X-Rite software programs, including Color iMatch for color formulation, Color iQC for color control and NetProfiler 3.0 for color management. When used with NetProfiler 3.0, the Ci4200 can help a company develop and maintain a virtual standard to ensure color accuracy throughout the supply chain. The machine is also compatible with X-Rite’s SP series of handheld spectrophotometers, which can quickly measure a range of materials from textiles to plastics to paper.
Grand Rapids, Mich.–based X-Rite and its subsidiary Pantone develop and manufacture color-standards equipment, solutions and services for a range of industries, including textiles, graphic design, packaging, photography and printing. For more information, visit www.xrite.com or www.pantone.com.
