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What are Hydrochromic or Hygrochromic Color Samples?

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Contrast Ratio Opacity

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What are Hydrochromic or Hygrochromic Color Samples?

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Ken Phillips

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, […]

Posted in Coatings, Paper, Textiles Tagged coatings, dyes, hygrochromism; hygrochromic; hydrochromism; hydrochromic; hydrochromic color; hychromic color; conditioning cabinet, ink Leave a comment

Do you have a source for a Sample Conditioning Cabinet for Heat and Humidity?

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Ken Phillips

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, […]

Posted in Color and Appearance Theory, Paper, Pharmaceuticals, Plastic, Textiles Tagged conditioning, conditioning cabinet, humidity, thermochromic Leave a comment

Contrast Ratio Opacity

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Ken Phillips

When used with industrial and commercial products, there is more than one definition of “opacity” as an optical property. 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 […]

Posted in Coatings, Color and Appearance Theory, Plastic, Textiles Tagged contrast ratio opci, opacity, Y Brightness Leave a comment

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