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Dye and Raw Material Prices are Rising—Can Digital Color Measurement Help Offset the Costs?
How do you reduce manufacturing costs amidst rising dye and chemical prices? Purchasing more efficient dyes might seem like the answer […]
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How Different Light Sources Affect the Way We See Color
Consider these two scenarios: A customer finds the perfect blue sweater and purchases a matching jacket. But when they […]
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The Ultimate Guide to Datacolor SpectraVision
Wondering what Datacolor SpectraVision is all about? We put together this guide to get you up to speed on our latest instrument and how […]
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What are Light Blocking and Sheerness and Why Do They Matter?
Here at Datacolor, we naturally talk a lot about measuring color. But there are two other textile qualities our spectrophotometers can […]
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Behind the Scenes at Datacolor: Meet Senior Optical Engineer Hong Wei
Job Title: Senior Optical Engineer Location: Princeton, NJ Alma mater: PhD in […]
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How Datacolor Research Scientist Kate Edwards Applies Oceanography to Color Science
Most of us are content to simply swim in the ocean. Kate Edwards, on the other hand, built a career around studying it. And now, this former oceanographer is applying her knowledge to something entirely new: color science. […]
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Digital Color Communication: Understanding the Color Measuring Instrument
In digital color communication, one of the most important components is the spectrophotometer color measuring instrument. Because the spectral data for a standard will serve as the reference data for everyone involved in the process, it is critical that the data truly represent the standard.[…]
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For Half Of All Textiles, Color Management Is Still A Challenge
By Dustin Bowersox, Market Manager for Textile and Apparel These days, instant gratification is expected. And […]
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Sample Conditioning for Digital Color Communication
Sample conditioning is a key element for measurement repeatability as variations in temperature and moisture content can contribute to variations in measurement data, but not all fabrics and colors respond in the same way to these environmental variations.[…]
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Sample Measurement Technique in Digital Color Communication
By Ken Butts Before any permanent samples are measured and stored into the computer database or communicated digitally, a repeatable measurement technique must be established and observed. […]