Color Consistency in Art Papers Helps Paper Manufacturers Meet the Needs of Printmakers
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Accurate color measurement tools can help you test your paper for color and consistency, resulting in a higher-quality final product. Image source: Pexels user Tim Gouw While visiting a friend’s home, I noticed an enormous, beautiful painting hanging above the fireplace. Up close, I could see what looked like real paint clinging to the surface […]
ERIC – Effective Residual Ink Concentration Value
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ERIC stands for Effective Residual Ink Concentration and is a control parameter used to quantify the amount of residual ink left in recycled or de-inked pulp (DIP) and paper before and after de-inking and/or bleaching processes. Other parameters measured are brightness and dirt content. Based on joint research by PAPRICAN (Pulp And Paper Research Institute of […]
How can I use EasyMatch QC to measure Contrast Ratio Opacity?
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Contrast Ratio Opacity measurement quantifies how opaque a sheet sample using two readings. One reading is taken with the black glass or light trap backing the sample at the port. The second reading is taken with the sample backed by a white tile or the white sample clamp insert. EasyMatch QC will prompt you for […]
What are Hydrochromic or Hygrochromic Color Samples?
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Both “hydro” coming from Greek origins for water and “hygro” coming from the Greek “hygrós” for wet or moist, tend to be used in two terms for the same optical phenomena. Ken PhillipsMr. Philips has spent the last 30 years in product development and management, technical sales, marketing, and business development in several industries. Today, […]
Do you have a source for a Sample Conditioning Cabinet for Heat and Humidity?
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FAQ: “… I just need to find a way to better condition the samples for consistency. I can get some pretty consistent results on my own, but once it’s in a general QC lab, it’s going to need some standardization.” Ken PhillipsMr. Philips has spent the last 30 years in product development and management, technical sales, […]
What is a Y Brightness? Beta Reflectance Factor? Reflection Coefficient?
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FAQ: What is a Y Brightness/Luminance? FAQ: What is a Beta (ß) Reflectance or Luminance Factor for Brightness? FAQ: What is a Reflection Coefficient (0-1)? 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 […]