Datacolor, a global leader in digital color management technology, announced they are introducing a new line of portable sphere spectrophotometers with Wifi and Bluetooth capabilities to allow users to share color standards and measurements everywhere they do business including remote job sites, factories or from their vehicles.

The new Datacolor® Check® II, Check II Plus, and Check II Pro have the ability to store up to 30,000 measurements and organize them in its industry-unique folder system by customer, color, or process.  The highly-accurate Check II system works in tandem with all of Datacolor’s benchtop-series spectrophotometers including the Datacolor 600® and Datacolor 650® used by Master Batchers and Textile Dye Houses around the world. Color standards and measurements can be uploaded / downloaded anywhere with use of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Technology.

 The Datacolor Check II-series portable spectrophotometers offers a number of new benefits and features ideal for technicians and colorists who work in the field or need to follow stringent industry standards and codes.

Features include Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Data Transfer; on-board Palm T/X with touch-screen stylus interface; three methods of 555 Shade Sorting (L*a*b*, LCh, and CMC) for easy sorting of fabric lots; Chinese Language OS and input; and LRV measurements for UK building standard BS 8300:2001-2005. Jason Francis of R.S. Alberts, a multi-faceted custom molder in Montoursville, PA said, “the wireless function is great.  We take the Check II all over the plant. It’s really nice to have every measurement stored on the spectro wherever they go.” Bob Karpowicz, Product Manager at Datacolor said, “designed for versatility in various applications, Datacolor’s new Check II portable spectrophotometer addresses a number of market needs and trends, including the need for wireless connection.” “For the first time, color professionals in the Textile, Plastics and Automotive industries can utilize Datacolor’s advanced color technology wherever they go – seamlessly and wirelessly. “And because the Check II shares the same spectral technology with our benchtop systems, like the Datacolor 600, our customers not only get the best accuracy and inter-instrument agreement of any portable device, but also unparalleled agreement with the Datacolor reference grade instruments that their colorant labs use. That means better efficiency and fewer mistakes throughout the color supply chain,” Mr. Karpowicz added.

“Check II” Portable Sphere Spectrophotometer.

The Datacolor Check II acts as a QC lab in the palm of your hand. The Datacolor exclusive Multi-Dimensional Tolerancing feature makes the Check II the best stand-alone portable color measuring solution for manufacturers concerned with colors that shift with changing light sources.  Now, producers of multi-fabric garments, manufacturers of multi-component plastic parts, and printers needing to match samples of unknown origin will find the Check II an invaluable way to avoid unwanted metameric flair in their products.

First to meet UK building code

The spectrophotometer’s Light Reflectance Value (LRV) feature is the first to conform to the new UK building standard (BS8300:2001-2005) which enables contractors and designers to meet code for contrasting architectural surfaces.  The requirements for contrasting surfaces make it easier for the visually impaired to perceive the edges of a structure’s makeup such as walls, floors and steps located in public areas.  The Check II LRV function ensures that specific building codes are met without question or compromise.

The power of a personal digital assistant

Using an integrated PDA, the Check II is the only instrument with a touch screen-stylus interface, making it easy to enter long standard and sample names.  In addition, the native PDA folder structure allows users to store up to 30,000 samples and standards, compared to the current maximum 2,000 with competitive products on the market.

Added benefits to textile and plastics industries

Datacolor has extensive experience in the Textiles industry and Check II is the only instrument on the market that offers three modes of 555 Shade Sorting (L*a*b*, LCh, and CMC) options.  This provides users with a more flexible and portable solution, specifically for the Cut-and-Sew sector of the textile industry, by allowing users to quickly evaluate and sort incoming fabrics for optimum garment matching. As an innovator and leading provider of Color Matching solutions for the Plastics industry, Datacolor’s Check II now gives Plastic Injection Molders a portable QC solution while offering the same spectral technology as their Master Batch suppliers.