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Carbon Blackness [My], Jetness [Mc], Undertone [dM] and Tint Strength [T]

BCU – Baking Contrast Units

Measuring the Color of Sausage Casings

Independent Test Lab for DDG Color of Dried Distillers Grain?

Directional Instruments

How are IQ OQ PQ protocols applied to stand-alone ColorFlex EZ and MiniScan EZ instruments?

Measuring small sample quantities with ColorFlex

How do I read Opacity on my MiniScan EZ (or ColorFlex EZ) instrument?

How do I lock the Product Setups on MiniScan EZ (or ColorFlex EZ)?

How do I measure the color of semi-solid materials?

What Fuse Protection is in place with HunterLab Instruments?

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Carbon Blackness [My], Jetness [Mc], Undertone [dM] and Tint Strength [T]

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Ken Phillips

“Carbon black, also called charcoal black lamp black, pigment black, soot or black carbon, is a fine particle carbon pigment obtained as soot from the incomplete combustion of many different types of organic materials, such as natural gas, or oil. Carbon black is usually a fine, soft, black powder. It is very stable and unaffected […]

Posted in Chemical, Coatings, Color and Appearance Theory, ColorFlex EZ, EasyMatch QC, Plastic Tagged blackness, carbon, carbon black, dM, jet, jetmess, Mc, Mc jetness, My, My blackness, tint, tint strength, undertone Leave a comment

BCU – Baking Contrast Units

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Ken Phillips

Baking Contrast quantifies lightness of baked crust, crumb and similar applications. Monitoring lot differences in fresh bread and cookies is a typical application but BCU can be applied to monitor browning in any baked product. Ken PhillipsMr. Philips has spent the last 30 years in product development and management, technical sales, marketing, and business development […]

Posted in ColorFlex EZ, Food, MiniScan EZ Tagged baking, Baking Contrast Units, BCU, doneness Leave a comment

Measuring the Color of Sausage Casings

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Ken Phillips

The ColorFlex EZ (CFEZ) instrument is ideal for measuring certain food products. One such food based products that can be measured using the CFEZ is collagen sausage casings. Collagen is used as a meat casing because it is safe, versatile, cost effective, and is liked by consumers. Collagen casings are a manufactured product and generally […]

Posted in ColorFlex EZ, Food Tagged color of sausage, sausage casings Leave a comment

Independent Test Lab for DDG Color of Dried Distillers Grain?

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Ken Phillips

FAQ: “Do you know of a test lab for DDG Color of Dried Distillers Grain? DDG stands for ‘Dried Distillers Grain”. While its origins are based on evaluation of the residual protein content of wheat and corn for cattle feed that had been used in the distillation of whiskey, bourbon and spirits, it has moved […]

Posted in ColorFlex EZ, Other Tagged DDG, DDG Color, Distillers Grain, Dried Distillers Grain, grain, test lab Leave a comment

Directional Instruments

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Ken Phillips

  HunterLab manufactures bench top instruments with two different geometry types: directional 45/0 (or 0/45) and diffuse sphere instruments, as discussed in a previous blog note. A 45/0 directional instrument illuminates the sample at a 45˚ angle from the sample surface and the detector is located 0˚ in line perpendicular to the sample surface. The […]

Posted in Color and Appearance Theory, ColorFlex EZ, ColorFlex EZ Citrus, ColorFlex EZ Coffee, ColorFlex EZ Tomato, MiniScan EZ Tagged 0/45, 45/0, gloss, texture Leave a comment

How are IQ OQ PQ protocols applied to stand-alone ColorFlex EZ and MiniScan EZ instruments?

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Ken Phillips

Here is how to think of IQ OQ PQ being applied in general for all HunterLab instruments. Ken PhillipsMr. Philips has spent the last 30 years in product development and management, technical sales, marketing, and business development in several industries. Today, he is the global market development manager for HunterLab, focused on understanding customer needs, […]

Posted in ColorFlex EZ, ColorFlex EZ Citrus, ColorFlex EZ Tomato Tagged CFEZ, Installation Qualification, IQ, IQ OQ PQ, MSEZ, Operation Qualification, OQ, Performance Qualification, PQ Leave a comment

Measuring small sample quantities with ColorFlex

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Ken Phillips

FAQ: “My customer has a ColorFlex 45:0 LAV and needs to measure a very small amount of sample in a cup. Do we have a sample cup for small quantities?” Ken PhillipsMr. Philips has spent the last 30 years in product development and management, technical sales, marketing, and business development in several industries. Today, he […]

Posted in Accessories and Parts, ColorFlex EZ Tagged CMR-3011 small quantity sample dis Leave a comment

How do I read Opacity on my MiniScan EZ (or ColorFlex EZ) instrument?

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Ken Phillips

FAQ: “How do I read Opacity on my MiniScan EZ (or ColorFlex EZ) instrument?” To measure opacity you will first need to navigate to the product set up you wish to configure. Once in the product set up you will need to make sure that the standard is set to WORKING. Then navigate to the […]

Posted in ColorFlex EZ, MiniScan EZ Tagged coatings, contrast ratio opacity, opacity, plastic, sheet Leave a comment

How do I lock the Product Setups on MiniScan EZ (or ColorFlex EZ)?

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Ken Phillips

FAQ: “Is there any way to lock the Product Setups on my MiniScan EZ (or ColorFlex EZ) instrument?” Setups can be locked by navigating to Global Options from the main menu. In the Global Options menu you should see a Setups Locked field. Scroll down to the Setups Locked field and use the right arrow […]

Posted in ColorFlex EZ, MiniScan EZ Tagged global options, lock operators out, lock setups Leave a comment

How do I measure the color of semi-solid materials?

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Ken Phillips

One thing to keep in mind when measuring creams, gels, pastes, and other semi-solid materials is to maintain a consistent sample thickness. One option is to “sandwich” a fixed quanity of your semi-solid material in a suitable clear-bottomed container, so that it can be placed at the port for measurement. Ken PhillipsMr. Philips has spent […]

Posted in Benchtop, ColorFlex EZ, Food, Industries, MiniScan EZ, Portable, UltraScan PRO, UltraScan VIS Tagged creams, tissue culture dish, yogurt Leave a comment

What Fuse Protection is in place with HunterLab Instruments?

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Ken Phillips

All HunterLab instruments have fuses built into the main circuitry to protect the instrument against unusual and unexpected changes in voltage that could damage the electrical components. Ken PhillipsMr. Philips has spent the last 30 years in product development and management, technical sales, marketing, and business development in several industries. Today, he is the global […]

Posted in Accessories and Parts, Benchtop, ColorFlex EZ, ColorFlex EZ Citrus, ColorFlex EZ Tomato, ColorTrend HT Meter, D25Lt Colorimeter, Instruments and Software, MiniScan EZ, On-Line, Portable, SpectraProbe S/8, SpectraProbe XE, SpectraTrend HT, UltraScan PRO, UltraScan VIS Tagged fuse, fuses, power, sensor requirements, Universal power supply, UPS, voltage Leave a comment
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