With the market for detergents being in excess of $65 billion yearly and having virtually limitless growth potential, it is a very competitive market worldwide. Performance and appearance consistency both are highly prized by the consumer, as well as the manufacturers, both large and small.
Performance testing of detergent is typically done on a cotton swatch or other textile sample, which is stained with any number of substances from grass to coffee and tea, put through a wash cycle, and then measured to determine the cleaning power of the detergent. The preferred measurement technique for this application is to use a directional reflectance instrument, preferably diffuse d/8 ° geometry, which allows both specular included and specular excluded measurements.
NEW Aeros Smart noncontact spectrophotometer provides the unique ability to easily and accurately measure inconsistent, heavily textured, non-uniform samples.
UltraScan VIS (Diffuse d/8° sphere Geometry, Reflectance, and Transmittance, 360-780 nm)
30% of our customers select this instrument for its extended wavelength measurement and its ability to measure both reflected and transmitted color of samples that are transparent to opaque.
NEW Vista spectrophotometer with the unique ability to capture both visible range transmission color and haze with a single measurement is a replacement for ColorQuest XT.
Measuring the Water Whiteness of Liquids Using the APHA Index.
CIE Standard Observers and calculation of CIE X, Y, Z color values.
Measuring Degrees of Yellowness with Gardner Index.
Measuring Color using Hunter L, a, b vs CIE 1976 L*a*b*.
Averaging in Color Measurement.
Using Hitch Standardization on a Series of Color Measuring Instruments.
AN 1031 Identification of Measurement Parameters
Identification of Measurement Parameters.
AN 1033 Color versus Appearance
Understanding the difference between measuring color and measuring appearance.
Geometry, Measurement Modes, and Indices.
MM 5008 Measuring Opaque Liquids with ColorQuest XE
Measurement method for opaque liquids using the ColorQuest XE, UltraScan PRO, UltraScan VIS.
MM 5033 Measuring Opaque Liquids with UltraScan VIS
Measurement method for flat, opaque solids using the UltraScan PRO, UltraScan VIS, or ColorQuest XE.
MM 5058 Measuring Opaque Liquids with UltraScan PRO
Measurement method for flat, opaque solids using the UltraScan PRO, UltraScan VIS, or ColorQuest XE.
