COLOUR INSPECTION:THE COLOUR VALID SOLUTION

Throughout history, mankind has relied on colour as a key element of communication. Now, in the world of commerce, success or failure may depend upon the accurate rendering of colour.  Across a range of markets, the appearance of a product and its packaging are taken as indicators of quality and desirability.  If colour is not controlled precisely, sales performance may suffer along with the image projected by the product.

Colour Valid provides robust solutions for precise colour quality control over a wide range of applications.  A unique non-contact technique gives high speed measurements with the precision of traditional hand-held contact instruments, but in a fraction of the time, at many inspection points simultaneously and automatically.  Data output can be fed to the user's process control system, giving the possibility of active colour control.

COLOUR VALID SYSTEMS

A Colour Valid System includes one or more professional video cameras, a lighting and support rig, a processor unit, a control panel with displays, and a machine interface when required.  The system captures a high definition image of the object under review, and rapidly analyses it with reference to a previously stored "standard" image for the item.  For defined areas of interest, colour indices are calculated, output in various formats, and archived.

The exceptional stability and accuracy of Colour Valid Systems derives from a patented method of stabilising the system against camera drift and compensating for ambient changes.