Portable instrument is fully equipped with hardware and software features to cover a wide range of applications, where 45/0 geometry is either recommended or stipulated by norms
Konica Minolta says its portable CM-2500c spectrophotometer presents a state of the art 45/0 geometry colour measurement instrument to complete its line-up of portable spectrophotometers.
The CM-2500c is a 45/0 geometry model recently added to the commended CM-2600d/2500d line-up of sphere type spectrophotometers.
These units have been highly acclaimed for their handheld operation and high accuracy, says the company.
In this respect, the CM-2500c remains unchanged and is as easy to use as the other models in the range.
The new model is fully equipped with hardware and software features to cover a wide range of applications, where 45/0 geometry is either recommended or stipulated by norms.
These are areas such as automotive interiors such as plastics and textile parts as well as solid paints, coil coatings, high visibility clothing or printing and packaging.
The CM-2500c optical design is based on the pursuit of maximum reproducibility and stability of measurement during actual use.
It also strives to reduce recurring measurement errors during repeated colour measurements and improve accuracy.
The mixing box (integrating hemisphere) and the illumination slit create a ring-shaped light source which achieves a more uniform illumination and improved 45/0 geometry in comparison to conventional systems, according to Konica Minolta.
The additional collimator lens provides illuminating/received light beams with high parallelism and thus uniformity within the area.
A large sample contact area offers close and stable contact ensuring easy measurement of samples with curved surfaces such as automotive parts or soft samples.
The benefits of this elaborated optical system, in comparison to the traditional 45/0 geometry spectrophotometers, result in a significantly improved repeatability on any surface, the elimination of direction dependency and a reduction of influence due to changes in measuring position, instrument rotation, sample position, or sample inclination.
The result is said to be the highest possible measurement stability.
With its ergonomic design and weight of only 670g without batteries), the CM-2500c is said to be perfectly suited for any application in the laboratory and on site.
Measuring horizontally and vertically are easy and effortless.
The compact size and accessibility of the measurement aperture allow the user to measure samples of any shape or size.
The exclusive navigation wheel and measuring button are highly said to be ergonomic.
The navigation wheel guides the user through all the menu options - back and forth - just like using a PC mouse.
