colorCONTROL ACS
colorCONTROL ACS: sensors and measurement devices by Micro-Epsilon for sensors.
Measurement solutions for Colour
Colour verified on the line
Colour judged in a light booth is colour judged after the fact. In-line spectral measurement holds dE tolerance during production, and that is the difference between rejecting a batch and never making it.
Applications
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Color inspection and sorting of supplier parts
Before installing front aprons, Micro-Epsilon color sensors check if the color of the attachment matches the body color. Different color groups can be defined to cover all coatings. Before installing front aprons, Micro-Epsilon color…
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Color inspection of liquids
colorSENSOR CFO gauges are used for the evaluation of industrial water and other liquids. These measure the color of the liquid from the outside based on the transmitted light prinple. Special models also measure from the inside. The…
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Color inspection of strip processes
In strip processes for the production of insulation material and plasterboards, colorSENSOR CFO gauges are used to monitor the color. Thanks to their high accuracy, the sensors detect even slight color deviations. Color inspection is used…
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Color measurement of car attachments
colorSENSOR CFO sensors from Micro-Epsilon are ideally suited to this kind of precise color comparison measurement as they reliably recognize different colors while enabling 100% quality control. The sensors are calibrated once to the…
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Color measurement of cement powder
Process-related discoloration can occur during the production of cement powder. The color can change to gray or pink which is an indicator of production quality. The powder is transported on a conveyor belt and can be tested after initial…
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Color measurement of extruded parts
In order to avoid defective production and to conserve resources during the extrusion of plastic products, it is crucial to recognize color deviations not just at the end of the process chain but already during the ongoing process. The…
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Color measurement of liquid paint
Measuring the color of liquid paint is extremely complex. To date, paints have been typically applied on a test area first and then measured only after the drying process in order to achieve reliable measurement results. If the measurement…
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Color measurement on plastic profiles
Immediately after the extrusion of plastic profiles, the color is monitored directly with the colorSENSOR CFO200. Depending on the production order, the reference colors are taught into the sensor in advance and customer-specific tolerances…
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Color measurements of glass shades
The color is the crucial and visually distinctive feature of glass products. This is particularly true with natural and recycled raw materials based on varying compositions, where continuous and objective control of the color effect is an…
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Color recognition for seams in automotive interiors
In the assembly line of a well-known German car manufacturer, similar car interior parts must be differentiated from each other based on the respective seam color. Previously, professional testers have visually checked the seams. In order…
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Color recognition in component sorting tasks
Particularly with automated mounting, components must be sorted according to their color. The colorSENSOR CFO is ideally suited for these high production speeds. Adjustable colors and tolerance enable high flexibility. Particularly with…
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Color recognition of kitchen fronts
In order to ensure consistent color of different front panels, color sensors from Micro-Epsilon are used. The sensors inspect the color of the kitchen fronts in the painting plant. Color sensors ensure that the color shade is within the…
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Color sensors for automatic detection of weld spots
Brass strips are joined based on the spot welding method. CFO color sensors are used to automatically recognize the weld spots prior to further processing. The multi-teach function allows for the color shades of the shiny weld spots to be…
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Color sensors for the presence check of welding wires
When welding components, the weld seam is automatically inspected for quality assurance purposes. The inspection is performed using CFO100 color sensors which detect the weld seam while the component is being rotated. As the weld seam has a…
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Color sensors monitor the ingredients of tablets
In pharmaceutical tablet production different ingredients are used. Changing the concentration of these ingredients affects the color of the tablet. The colorCONTROL ACS7000 inline color measuring system measures finely-graded color shades…
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Colour and material identification of screw nuts
Distinguish screw nuts by color and material in automated production. A color measurement system detects color nuances and material differences for sorting.
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Colour comparison between parking sensor and body shell
Car attachments such as parking sensors are painted separately. However, during assembly there must be no difference in colour between the parking sensor and the bumper, which means the two colours must be identical. The colorSENSOR from…
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Colour measurement of the floorboards
Plastic floorboards are made of coloured granules and shaped by deep-drawing. After the production process, it must be guaranteed that the colour of the floorboards is homogenous and that there are no colour differences. Plastic floorboards…
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Colour-based detection of protective film on PVC frames
Check whether protective film has been applied to extruded PVC profiles. Schüco uses a colorCONTROL ACS7000 colour measurement system to detect film application.
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Distinguishing black electrode coatings in battery production
Distinguish black anode and cathode coatings so electrode positioning relative to the separator can be checked. A colorSENSOR CFO200 with a CFS2-M11 circular sensor measures the subtle color differences in real time.
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End-of-line LED testing in aircraft cabins
Verify color and intensity consistency of red and green status LEDs. colorCONTROL MFA-14 with MFS sensors measures color, intensity and color-space values; up to 14 LEDs are checked simultaneously.
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In-line spectral colour
True spectral measurement, not an RGB approximation, down to dE tolerance.
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Inline color measurement during extrusion
When extruding solid to viscous masses, the materials must not be allowed to heat up too much. This would lead to burning and therefore undesirable coloration. The precise colorSENSOR CFO sensors measure the color of the materials directly…
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Inline color measurement of transparent films
As well as color fluctuations, streaks can occur during production. With translucent films, the film color is measured very accurately and quickly using the ACS7000 color measuring system together with the ACS3 transmission sensor. As well…
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Inline color measurement on the extruder line
A True Color sensor from the colorSENSOR CFO200 series by Micro-Epsilon is used to detect the fluctuating color values of the pellets. The sensor measures the color of the pellets through a sight glass in the suction box of the finished…
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Inline color monitoring of plastic bottles
Plastic bottles are frequently manufactured in different shapes and sizes. In this respect, color homogeneity within the product range is of particular importance with brand products. Frequently, colorSENSOR CFO200 sensors are used for…
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Inline color testing of facade glass
The color of glass is the crucial and visually distinctive feature of many different glass products. Color sensors from Micro-Epsilon are used in the coating of facade glass to check the color and tint during the production process. For…
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Inline colour inspection of coated metal strips
Maintain consistent colour quality on coated titanium-zinc strips and sheets during finishing. colorCONTROL ACS7000 measures colour inline with either an ACS2 circular sensor or an ACS1 standard sensor, selected for the installation…
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Inline colour measurement of plastic injection-moulded parts
In plastic injection moulding, the exact colour shade of the products is important, as the colour changes during cooling. To date, it has only been possible to measure random samples of cooled pieces. However, the colorCONTROL ACS inline…
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Inline colour measurement of vacuum coatings
Monitor coating colour and saturation directly during PVD or CVD vacuum processes. A colorSENSOR CFO system with specially developed CFS sensors performs continuous colour measurement in the vacuum chamber.
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Inspection of adhesive beading and applied sealants
scanCONTROL laser scanners inspect the presence and dimension of adhesive beading. They are mounted on the dispenser in order to control the quantity applied and the distance from the dispenser. Their high resolution enables them to…
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Inspection of polycarbonate sheets
colorSENSOR CFO200 sensors combined with the CFS3-A20 transmission sensor from Micro-Epsilon are used for this quality inspection. The measurement on the sheets takes place directly after cooling in the production line. The distance between…
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Inspection of polycarbonate sheets
The production of polycarbonate sheets involves inline monitoring of color shades. The measuring principle applied with these transparent sheets is based on the transmitted light principle using colorSENSOR CFO200 sensors. The sensors…
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LED color inspection of vehicle lights
Color and intensity of vehicle lights must be reliably inspected prior to assembly and delivery. Homogenous distribution of light should also be ensured with fluctuating LED batches. The colorCONTROL MFA is a special LED test system…
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LED testing of electronic assemblies during the in-circuit test
colorCONTROL MFA LED test systems are used, among other things, in the electronics industry when quality control of printed circuit boards is performed by in-circuit testing (ICT) in the clean room. The correct functioning of electronic…
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Marking detection on cosmetics bottles
Before the printing process, a reference mark is embossed into the bottles. Due to the depression of the embossment, the color of the reference mark deviates slightly from the rest of the bottle surface. The colorSENSOR CFO100 detects this…
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Measurement of the zinc strip color in the production plant
In the production of high-quality material strips and boards made out of titanium zinc, the surfaces receive specific treatment. Therefore, the colouring of the zinc products is already determined during the production process. In the…
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Gloss measurement
Non-contact gloss measurement at the standard 60° geometry, over wet coating lines.
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LED and display testing
Chromaticity and intensity sorting at production speed.
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Frequently asked questions
Answers to the most common questions about our products and services
Usually five to ten working days from when your samples reach our lab. You get a written report with the measured results and a recommended configuration.
Both. We can supply the instrument alone, or install, align, configure and prove it on your line with a measurement capability test before handover.
Contact us
Tell us what you need to measure and an engineer will get back to you.
Send us a message
- Address 29 Hametzuda St., Azur Industrial Zone Azur 5800173, Israel · POB 11475
- Phone 03-5590277
- Email sales@elinatech.com
- Opening hours Sun–Thu, 08:30–18:00