Munsell Laboratories developed electrical color coding charts for the Electronic Industries Association (EIA) to ensure that wire colors are within tolerance. Those in the electrical wire and cable industry rely on color accuracy every day. Wires are color-coded based on their purpose, and if you’re asked to cut the red wire, you need it to be 100% sure it’s not dark orange! Have you ever wondered how they get all of the stop signs to match? Munsell creates color standards to ensure safety and reliability and maintain compliance with federal regulations.Īerospace suppliers and wire and cable manufacturers use these standards to communicate with each other, to comply with government regulations, and to ensure the safety and reliability of electrical products. The color of safety is ingrained in each of us, and it’s not by accident. The Bacardi Bottling Company uses an X-Rite benchtop spectrophotometer to measure all of their incoming ingredients to ensure each bottle of Bacardi Mojito mix is the perfect color to ship to stores, and the Algida Ice Cream Factory uses the VS450 to ensure your double scoops match. Using special attachments, spectrophotometers can be used to measure food and beverages without coming into contact with the surface. Munsell creates standards to evaluate the doneness of cooked foods, like this USDA Frozen French Fried Potato Color Standard. A few of our favorites include McDonald’s French fries and salmon flesh. Munsell creates standards to help the USDA grade food and produce quality and doneness. Munsell Color Standards were also used to classify Apollo lunar soil samples and provide insight into the differences in the mineralogy of the various layers.Īlthough many of us don’t think about it, the color of our food and drink plays a huge role in whether it even makes it to our mouths. They were also used to measure core samples of the ocean floor near Vancouver to determine changes in the ocean life.ĭo you think of soil as “just brown?” Soil scientists use Munsell Color Standards to assess and classify soil to determine its quality for crops. During digs in Turkey, archeology students used our spectrophotometers to measure burned bones and clay bowls to date and classify them. Instead of chipping a paint sample to take to the paint supplier or warehouse, contractors measured the color of the background and used the color data to mix the perfect color to repaint the surface.Īrcheologists learn more about human and animal activity by studying artifacts they remove from the ground. In 2014, the city of Los Angeles used one of our handheld spectrophotometers to help remove more than 37 million square feet of graffiti. From archeologists to fur traders and gastroenterologists, here are a few of our favorites. We talked to our support team to learn about some of the most interesting ways people have used our equipment to measure and control color. Whether it’s using Munsell Color Standards or one of our many color measurement devices, X-Rite helps manufacturers around the world achieve accurate color. Programme d’excellence en impression X-Rite.
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