Chemicals

What Is Color Measurement for Chemicals?

What do chemical colors mean, and why are they important? Chemical colors can indicate the overall quality of the product, reflecting the physical properties of the chemical. The chemical color measurement process is vital to maintaining optimal standards for safety and quality.

The quality of the substances involved is critical to operational safety, particularly when mixing chemicals. Chemists must be confident that the chemicals they're using are reliable. These substances must consistently respond as expected in the lab. If a chemical is unstable or does not meet industry standards, it may pose a significant safety risk to the operator and those in the surrounding area.

Accurate chemical color measurement is important for several reasons, including:

• Color consistency: In chemical processes that create products used by consumers, maintaining a consistent color is vital for accurate operations and optimal product quality.
• Safety: Proper chemical quality helps ensure safe procedures in the lab and consumer applications.
• Brand reputation: Maintaining reliable chemical color will boost your brand's reputation for quality output.

What Our Tools Measure

Chemical color evaluation is vital for production quality measurements. We offer innovative tools that measure a wide range of powder and liquid chemicals to meet these requirements. These include:

• Clear liquid detergent: Our tools can evaluate the overall detergent quality and ensure it provides desired outcomes and color consistency for consumers.
• Petrochemicals: Measuring color consistency for petrochemicals, our tools ensure these products' overall safety, effectiveness and quality.
• Motor oil: With capabilities for measuring motor oil, our equipment can ensure the product meets industry standards and protects its intended motors.
• Specialty chemicals: Our tools can evaluate a range of specialty chemicals to ensure safety and quality controls.
• Lubricants: Measuring consistency and quality, our tools ensure lubricants meet industrial standards for their applications.
• Intermediate chemicals: Our tools can evaluate various intermediate chemicals to provide increased safety and effective performance.

Types of Chemical Color Measurement Instruments

HunterLab instruments provide highly accurate color measurements for chemicals. Here is an overview of the chemical, lubricants and motor oil color measurement tools we offer for chemical color measurement.

Vista

Our Vista measurement tool is designed to ensure that the color and clarity of your liquid chemicals conform to quality standards. It simultaneously measures both transmittance color and haze — compliant with ASTM D1003 Procedure B — in a single measurement so that any issues can be immediately identified and corrected.

Vista also includes EasyMatch Essentials quality control software embedded with numerous color scales and color indices. The high-resolution color touchscreen display is user-friendly for easy operation.

Vista is the ideal choice for measuring the color of many types of liquid chemicals, including:

• Clear liquid detergent
• Petrochemicals
• Motor oil
• Specialty chemicals
• Lubricants
• Intermediate chemicals

In each of these categories, color is an essential indicator of quality, and developing a color range during the manufacturing process is vital for quality control and contamination monitoring.

With Vista's Custom Index feature, you can measure APHA, Gardner, Saybolt and ASTM D1500 in your desired pathlength and report results in any standard pathlength.

ColorFlex L2

Level UP your Color Confidence with the ColorFlex L2 now enhanced with a modern smart interface, a sealed spillproof case, stellar product updates, and so powerful that no PC is required. Elevate your color accuracy and user experience like never before. Designed to streamline and expedite your quality control processes, ColorFlex L2 Spectrophotometer gives you unsurpassed confidence and trust in your outcomes. Compact and ergonomic build requires minimal space while offering enhanced durability and reliability. Measures everything from opaque solids, liquids, powders, granules and pellets to translucent solids and liquids.

Aeros

Our Aeros device uses no-contact, Smart sensor technology with automatic height positioning to adjust for optimal measurement without ever touching the sample. It also has a dynamic rotating sample platform for the world's largest measurement area.

Aeros comes embedded with our EasyMatch Essentials Quality Control software, which includes scales and indices used in the chemical industry, such as CIE L*a*b*, CIE LCh and Hunter L,a,b.

Fast and accurate, our Aeros devices deliver optimized capabilities for your requirements. With one touch, the machine can automatically measure 27.5 square inches every five seconds, offering reliable efficiency for day-to-day operations. The seamless technology provides an intuitive user interface that maximizes accessibility and productivity on the job. It also offers built-in Wi-Fi, Ethernet, email and USB data to meet your specific applications on-site.

Agera

The Agera makes color measurement and sample positioning quick and easy with its 60º gloss meter,0º/45ºc circumferential geometry, five-megapixel camera and UV-controllable LED illumination. In just one measurement, the device takes and stores an image of the sample while it analyzes color, gloss and fluorescence. These features enable the device to accurately measure extreme black samples, such as carbon black.

This versatile, full-spectrum measurement device can provide advanced capabilities to match your most stringent requirements. Offering an industrial touch screen and innovative data management capabilities, this solution provides intuitive functionality to improve daily productivity. Multiple port plates allow you to manage measurements of various sample sizes while ensuring maximum operational capacity. Additionally, the device provides built-in connectivity capacity for Wi-Fi, email, USB and Ethernet.

Contact HunterLab for Your Chemical Color Measurement Tools

At HunterLab, we've been delivering seamless color measurement solutions for various industries for over 65 years. We're committed to providing solutions that boost color measurement accuracy and ensure quality control across production. Our expert team can help you find the best options for your unique applications so you can maximize productivity and quality evaluations.

Whatever your operating requirements, you can find solutions you can trust to address chemical color measurement needs safely and reliably. Our state-of-the-art tools offer the latest in technology to help optimize your production quality management. With our solutions, you can help build your brand integrity, engage your consumer base better, reach new markets and minimize variation risk.

We offer an extensive selection of products to fit your specific requirements. To learn more about our chemical color measurement instruments, contact us today.