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Tips to Getting Color Right in the Powder Coating Industry
Posted on by Ken Phillips
Powder coating is a dry finishing process that can improve efficiency, maximize production and enhance environmental compliance. This coating is available in virtually limitless color options, so it can be hard to know what color to use. Read more about how to pick a powder coat color. What Is Powder Coating? Powder coating is a […]
Why is it important to measure the color of Distillers Dry Grains with Solubles (DDGS)?
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What is DDGS? Distillers dry grains with solubles (DDGS) is a feed ingredient substitute widely used for its high nutritional content and low production cost in the feed industry. It is a significant co-product of dry-milled ethanol production from corn. For every bushel of corn, dry-grind ethanol extraction yields ~10.22 L of ethanol and 8.16 […]
Industrial Environment Color Coding Guide
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Understanding color codings in business is important for safety, disaster preparedness, and adherence to safety agency guidelines. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) have standards for safety color codings for industrial environments. This guide to industrial color-coding explains what each color means and where to use it. […]
Human Factors That Affect How We See Colors
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Many factors impact an individual’s color perception, so not all humans see color the same way. Read more about how humans see color and what can affect the ways that we perceive color. How Humans See Color When light hits an object, the item absorbs some light and reflects the rest. This reflected light penetrates […]
Benefits of Benchtop Color Measurement Devices
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Color spectrophotometers are precise tools that measure color throughout production. Other types of spectrophotometers can also measure materials such as liquid, plastics, metals and more. Color quality checks occur in just about every industry for reasons such as branding and organization. What Kinds of Spectrophotometers Exist? Spectrophotometers come in multiple sizes to fit different operations. […]
Creating an Industry Standard Inside Your Car
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A vehicle’s interior has many colored components, including the center console, door trim, dashboard, steering wheel and seats. When these components are matching or coordinating colors, it makes the car’s interior look sleek and aesthetically appealing to the driver and passengers. Different suppliers manufacture the different components of the car, and their unique molding processes, […]
What Is UV Control in Color Measurements?
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Ultraviolet (UV) controls are an essential component of color measurement. By using UV technology, you can measure how your products look in variable brightnesses and degrees of sunlight. From bright summer days to dimmer indoor environments, UV controls allow you to ensure you see your product exactly how your customers perceive it. UV controls are […]