The ever decreasing vertical integration levels in the automotive, aeronautics and transportation industry is a real challenge for objective automotive colour management of products from hundreds of suppliers through the value chain. Respectively, colour measurement is deeply implemented for exterior and interior parts. The wide range of materials to be measured, such as plastic, paint, textile, leather, glass and metals, require suitable instruments in terms of geometry and adequate usability.

Konica Minolta’s wide range of products assures the right choice for the given application. Whether portable or stationary, Konica Minolta has the right solution for you.

Added to Konica Minolta’s range Narich (Pty) Ltd offer Technical Support based on extensive experience in the Automotive Industry, as well as local Service and Calibration, Training and Support.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you think there are no developments in this field, these are just three of many new offering’s from Konica Minolta who have invested heavily in this sector with the purchase of Global Leaders as well as in-house development of highly advanced new products which have been created jointly with Automotive Manufacturers to ensure practical results.

The CM-M6 is a portable multi-angle spectrophotometer especially designed for colour measurement of metallic and effect paints and plastics. It uses a new, patented double-path illumination system with directed 45° illumination and 6-angle observation (-15°/15°/25°/45°/75°/110° aspecular) from two sides to accurately measure painted parts at the automotive production floor.

This new, patented optical measurement system is optimized to give accurate and stable results even on curved surfaces. Therefore, samples such as front and rear bumpers, vehicle mirror bodies or door handles can be measured fast, accurately and repeatedly. See a short video.

The new CM-25cG is the successor to the CM-2500c which is the standard model for interior trims in the automotive industry. The CM-25cG is an even more compact and lightweight portable spectrophotometer with 45°c:0° geometry and a true high performance 60°-gloss-sensor. The 45°:0° geometry used is renowned for providing colour values offering excellent correlation to visual perception. This is achieved by fully excluding surface effects of gloss and/or texture. The built-in gloss-sensor accurately measures surface gloss.

With no compromises in performance, the CM-25cG has been designed to match or exceed standards for colour and gloss measurement in a number of industries, including automotive interior materials and high visibility textiles (EN471) or coatings).

Being fully compatible to the previous CM-2500c model, the CM-25cG’s perfect circular optical system (defined as 45°c:0°) achieves high accuracy and repeatability, especially on textured or structured surfaces, regardless of measurement direction. Not only does it measure colour, but also true 60°-gloss at the same time and, as a world premiere, not only for standard MAV aperture size (7mm) but also for small measurement areas with 3mm spot size.

The CM-25cG is lightweight and uses a large and easy-to-read colour display to show and manage measurement data either numerically or graphically. For correct positioning on a sample, the CM-25cG is the first device offering a true optical sample viewer in a 45°:0° geometry instrument. See a short video.

 

LumiCol 2-in-1. By combining their expertise and competencies in the field of display metrology, a novel imaging colorimeter for fast and precise luminance and colour measurements of flat panel displays was developed by Konica Minolta and Instrument Systems.

The LumiCol 1900 is a 2-in-1 device, combining an RGB CMOS sensor for fast 2D image acquisition with a spot colorimeter for precise tristimulus colour measurements. The colorimeter measurement, performed in a spot in the centre of the acquired image, is used to correct the values derived from the CMOS camera, guaranteeing colorimeter precision across the 2D image. As a result, the LumiCol 1900 enables a fast, but still precise characterization of the whole display area in one shot, making it ideal for automated production and quality control. See a short IS video.

Together with new partner Radiant Vision Systems, all the Light & Display Gaps have been filled from basic Quality Assurance right of to ensuring Manufacturing Excellence. See an informative RV video Webinar.

We must not forget tried and trusted and still very current products from Konica Minolta, especially for Automotive Internal Measurements.

CM-700/600d
The Konica Minolta CM-700d and CM-600d are portable sphere type spectrophotometers with vertical alignment, perfectly suited for precise and repeated colour measurement of shaped and curved samples. For each measurement, data for specular components included (SCI) and excluded (SCE) are taken simultaneously to analyse the surface conditions.

Wireless data communication via Bluetooth^® as well as a large size colour LCD screen for numerical and graphic data display brings colour measurement to levels never experienced before. In addition, the CM-700d offers additional 3mm measuring aperture to perfectly adapt to small sample sizes. Easy and intuitive user guidance in 6 languages guarantees maximum efficiency for daily colour quality control in the lab or the production line.

The new generation of portable spectrophotometers offer new technologies, enhanced ergonomics by applying Konica Minolta’s advanced optical design and signal processing technology. See a short video on Automotive applications.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the interest of brevity, lets just say there are many more options, but lets finish with software. Two products are particularly suitable for the Automotive Industry, mainly because of the Global Scalability and Sharing capabilities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For further information and pricing, please contact Narich (Pty) Ltd