Color can make or break a product. Metallics, pearlescents, and other complex special effect finishes deliver limitless possibilities for enhancing product appeal. And limitless challenges as well. Duplicating complex colors from part to part is no easy task. X-Rite has answers. Our MA98 spectrophotometer is an intelligent, hand-held tool with the power to provide reliable, consistent data on special effect coatings that were formerly impossible to measure.
MA98
By using dual illuminators and sensors that measure more in-plane and out-of-plane angles than any instrument in its class, the MA98 is the only device that meets the ASTM standard (E2539) for measuring interference pigments. We developed a proprietary mathematical model for just this purpose. It identifies surface data points and create a unique color signature that takes into account the coating formula and how the coating was applied.
Operation is enhanced by exclusive advantages, such as X-ColorQC® software that enhances process recording, reporting, and control and a JOBs software mode that allows text or visual measurement direction to ensure consistency.
So now, the only limit to working with special effect finishes is your imagination.
Product Features:
- Accurate, repeatable sample positioning is obtainable with pressure feedback control and LED indicators
- Portable, lightweight, and rugged design featuring a soft touch overmold case with two-hand configuration
- xDNA driven, and bundled with X-Color QC measurement and analysis software
- Quick Reads, measurements are achieved within 2 seconds
- Ten angles of measurement and two illumination angles allow for complete analysis
- Strategic design ensures proper aperture location and measurements that are unaffected by ambient light
- Communication available through USB or wireless Bluetooth (in compliant countries only)
- Program measurement position and sequence
Product Benefits:
- Increased lamp life featuring replaceable lamp modules, reduced battery consumption, with a lithium ion 7.4 v. commercially available battery
- Enhanced color resolution with a 31-point Dynamic Rotation Sampling color engine
- Compatibility with existing data measured by other X-Rite instruments
- Measurement unaffected by ambient light
- Intuitive four-button navigation and icon driven color LCD, allows for universal functionality in all work conditions
- Meets DIN and ASTM standards:
ASTM D 2244, E 308, E 1164, E 2194, E 2539, DIN 5033, 6174, 6175-2, ISO 7724; SAE J1545
