Konica Minolta Sensing Launches ColorScout XY Table To Digital Imaging and Graphic Arts Market

RAMSEY, N.J., Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc. (KMSA), the worldwide leader in the industrial measurement of color, light and 3D shape, announces the US launch of the ColorScoutA3+ XY table for the digital imaging and graphic arts market.

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The ColorScoutA3+ enables accurate, high-efficiency measurements of color charts with Konica Minolta's FD-7 and FD-5 Spectrodensitometer. It enables automatic positioning of the instrument and automatic measurement, plus the ability to average measurements without manual intervention thus providing higher repeatability and reduction in labor when compared to a semiautomatic or manual measurement.

Maximum measurable chart size of 320 x 460 mm (12.6"x18.1") improves measurement efficiency by allowing even large color charts to be measured in a single procedure without the need to cut up or tile the charts. Measurement of user-designed charts is also possible with ColorScoutA3+. The ColorChart software which is included, makes it easy to create a definition file for measuring user-designed charts.

Using the ColorScoutA3+ with the FD-7 or FD-5 makes it easier to measure colorimetric data from color charts under ISO 13655 Measurement Condition M1. Measurement Condition M1 colorimetric data can be used to create color profiles that more closely match visual evaluation in a D50 (ISO 3664:2009) environment. The ability to provide M1 and M0 data simultaneously is also supported.

The FD-Series was developed to be the first spectrodensitometer on the market to correspond to the ISO 13655 M1 standard for fluorescence and color measurement. It also includes the industries first Automatic Wavelength Compensation feature which automatically calibrates in the wavelength direction when white calibration is performed. Additionally the FD-5 and FD-7 are the worlds lightest spectrodensitometer, weighting in at just under 1lb with its target mask attached

"The FD instrument makes it a flexible, versatile measurement table useful for R&D purposes, process control, quality control and test chart measurement," said Russell Doucette, Business Development Manager at Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc.

FD-Series Spectrodensitometers are available for purchase from select graphic arts distributors and online at http://www.shopkmsa.com.  Further product information can be found at on our website.

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About Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc

Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc. (KMSA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Konica Minolta Holdings USA, Inc., is recognized as the international leader of industrial color, light and shape measurement. The company is responsible for product lines that continuously revolutionize how visual perception is measured by the world.

An industry pioneer, as well as innovator, Konica Minolta Sensing developed and introduced the first portable color measurement units to the world. Presently, their catalog contains instruments such as portable colorimeters as well as portable and benchtop spectrophotometers for color measurement, spectroradiometers and lux meters for light/display measurement and 3D non-contact scanners for shape measurement.

Thousands of companies across the globe choose to depend on Konica Minolta Sensing equipment when color, light or 3D measurement is vital to the manufacturing process. Konica Minolta Sensing's products can be found in a wide array of industries including food, plastics, paints, coatings, automotive, aerospace and cosmetics. 

Konica Minolta Sensing's Ramsey, New Jersey corporate headquarters is fully equipped with a state of the art service center, 3D scanning laboratory, tech support center, and a focused sales force dedicated to both the North American and South American regions. 

When it comes to color, light and shape measurement – the world looks to Konica Minolta.

Lou Carulli
Manager, International Marketing Communications
Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc.
+1-201-785-2413
[email protected]
http://sensing.konicaminolta.us

SOURCE Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc.