COLOUR TECHNOLOGY Spectrophotometer simplifies formulation

PAINTS, coatings and powder coatings group, Jotun A/S, has adopted X-Rite Ci51 colour matching spectrophotometer for paint retailers in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. The new instrument precisely measures the colours of paint chips, textiles, plastics, paper and other inspiration items, and then formulates the colours of paints with an high degree of accuracy.

“The Jotun Multicolor concept is present in more than 7,000 shops worldwide providing customers a state of the art in-shop paint tinting system. We want to provide added value to our customers with tools that simplify the process of choosing colours, with a stated goal of providing a custom-selected paint in a matter of minutes,” said Torgeir Asker Bringeland, category manager at Jotun Multicolor.

Together with the Ci51, Jotun offers a portable version of X-Rite’s RM200 handheld spectrocolourimeter. The new lightweight design has visual and audio signals that indicate when measurements have been taken properly and adjustments that allow store personnel to take measurements on hard-to-handle samples. The Ci51 embedded NetProfiler 3 software allows the instrument to be calibrated remotely and optimised for colour measuring performance. With its new USB connection, the instrument can be installed in seconds.

Paint retailers that adopt the Ci51 technology will see benefits in improved colour matching accuracy, simplicity of use and ease of calibration.

Consistent with its role as a worldwide leader in colour matching equipment, X-Rite (www.xrite.com) provides unparalleled support for its products such as the Ci51 throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa.