Allendale True Value and iVue

Customer Allendale True Value shares his experience in using MatchRite iVue by X-Rite, and how it has helped his hardware store’s paint department, with color matching.

NetProfiler 3.0 By X-Rite

X-Rite introduces the brand new NetProfiler 3.0 software. NetProfiler 3.0 is an easy to manage system for performance verification and adjustment within a color management program. The system offers true instrument synchronization, linking your spectrophotometers through software that creates a complete, embedded profile for color monitoring anywhere in your manufacturing or supply chain.

Burned Human Remains & X-Rite… A Perfect Match?

The Analysis of Burned Human Remains by Christopher W. Schmidt & Steve A. Symes details how they used an X-Rite spectrophotometer, and ColorDesigner software to analyze burned bone fragments for forensics science and archeological study. The equipment is normally designed for color matching paints at paint and hardware stores. Munsell color standards were also used to compare the burned bone samples.

Canadian Hardware Store Prepared for Ban on Oil-Based Paints With X-Rite

With the Canadian government banning the sale of oil-based paints and stains in fall 2012 if they do not meet current government limits on VOCs, a hardware store, Arnprior Home Hardware, shows how X-Rite Paint Matching Solutions, can help customers color match their old oil based paints, with new latex paints. By using MatchRite iVue spectrophotometer, they can color match almost any object and provide that same color in latex paint.

It’s Back! X-Rite’s Fall Color Management Seminars Dates

X-Rite, Incorporated, the world leader in color management, measurement and communication technologies, and its wholly owned subsidiary Pantone, the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, announced the 2011 fall tour dates for their popular ‘Fundamentals of Color and Appearance’ (FOCA) and ‘Going Beyond Density’ seminars.

X-Rite Keeps Good Company in China

X-Rite is relocating its Asian headquarters to the Caohejing Hi-Tech Park of Shanghai in August 2011, joining other top multinational companies like Cosma International, ITW Group, Grainger, and Faurecia.

Free ColorDesigner PLUS Webinars – June 28th & June 30th

X-Rite is hosting free webinars on ColorDesigner PLUS on June 28th, 2011 and June 30th, 2011. Learn more about the new color matching software that helps paint and hardware stores to add more value to their store and to their customers.

Food & Color – X-Rite to Showcase Color Measurement Solutions at 2011 IFT Expo

X-Rite is exhibiting at the 2011 IFT (Institutre of Food Technologists) Expo in New Orleans, June 11-14 at booth #4441. X-Rite has hardware and software solutions for color measurements in the food industry, with an example of our Color i7 Spectrophotometer and Color iQC and NetProfiler were used by Barcadi for their Mojita drinks.

Don’t Just Look At It, Measure It!

Article written by Felix Schmolgruber and Matthew Adby in European Coatings Journal on “Don’t Just Look at It, Measure It!” The article talks about how companies are measuring the four attributes of effect paints: Multi-Angle Colour, Texture, Gloss and Translucency.

X-Rite & Pantone Announce New Color Management Seminar For Printing and Design Professionals

X-Rite Pantone is hosting new color management seminars in Chicago and New York aimed at professionals in printing, packagaing, pre-press, graphic design.

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