7 of the world’s top 10 unwoven fabric manufacturers choose the quality and reliability of HunterLab – the world’s most trusted color quality experts. Whether measuring shades of denim or apparel linings and carpeting, HunterLab delivers uncompromising color quality and reliability that textile manufacturers demand and trust.
HunterLab instruments deliver perfect color control even with variations in fabric rolls and dispersed global facilities. Our instruments offer numerical color values ensuring that shades are completely consistent from roll to roll and plant to plant. We even offer instruments designed to measure larger fabric areas for more precise results. They give you fast, dependable color answers throughout the manufacturing process.
HunterLab offers the broadest range of solutions in the industry including portable, benchtop or online instruments tailored to every need and budget.
HunterLab instruments combine rock-solid reliability with innovative human eye technology for color perfection. It’s all backed by sixty years of color measurement leadership and support giving you the truest color quality in the world from the company whose founder pioneered color quality control.
Many HunterLab spectrophotometers are versatile enough to accommodate most applications of color measurement. However, based on our 60 + years of experience and our customers’ uses, these particular instruments are most suited for this industry application.
ColorFlex EZ (45°/0° Geometry, Reflectance, 400-700 nm)
40% of our customers prefer this instrument because of its compact design and integrated display, so does not require a PC and external software.
MiniScan EZ 4500L (45°/0° Geometry, Reflectance, 400-700 nm)
10% of our customers select the hand-held MiniScan EZ because it is rugged, lightweight and ergonomically designed and travels anywhere, from the lab to the production line, indoors or outdoors.
SpectraTrend HT – Compact Online Spectrophotometer
HunterLab’s next generation SpectraTrend HT spectrophotometer takes color quality control to its highest level with 0/30 design for ultimate precision.
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.
CIE Standard Observers and calculation of CIE X, Y, Z color values.
Measuring Color using Hunter L, a, b vs CIE 1976 L*a*b*.
Selecting Yellowness and Whiteness Indices to Measure Samples.
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.
AN 1034 Textile Sample Presentation
A variety of techniques used in presenting textiles samples to ensure valid, repeatable color measurements.
SpectraTrend® HT in-process textile solutions brochure.
MM 5002 Measuring Transparent Bottles with ColorQuest XE
Method for measuring transparent bottles using the ColorQuest XE, UltraScan PRO, and UltraScan VIS.
MM 5017 Measuring Distinct Areas of Large Samples with ColorQuest XE
Measurement method for small, distinct areas of larger samples using the ColorQuest XE, UltraScan PRO, or UltraScan VIS.
MM 5028 Measuring Carpet with UltraScan VIS
Measurement method for carpet using the UltraScan PRO, ColorQuest XE, and UltraScan VIS.
MM 5042 Measuring Small Distinct Areas of Large Samples with UltraScan VIS
Measurement method for small, distinct areas of larger samples using the ColorQuest XE, UltraScan PRO, or UltraScan VIS.
MM 5053 Measuring Carpet with UltraScan PRO
Measurement method for carpet using the UltraScan PRO, ColorQuest XE, and UltraScan VIS.
MM 5067 Measuring Small Distinct Areas of Large Samples with UltraScan PRO
Measurement method for small, distinct areas of larger samples using the ColorQuest XE, UltraScan PRO, or UltraScan VIS.
