ColorFlex EZ
Spectrophotometer
Easy-to-use. Compact. And Increased Performance. ColorFlex EZ Spectrophotometer gives you unsurpassed confidence and trust in your outcomes.
Offers sampling versatility to measure everything from opaque solids, liquids, powders, granules and pellets to translucent solids and liquids. It comes with expanded sample storage for 250 setups, product standards and tolerances and up to 2000 sample measurements. ColorFlex EZ’s smaller size requires very little benchtop space and it’s one-touch operation makes it easy to operate for all of your color measurement challenges.
ColorFlex EZ is also offered in custom models for these solution applications:
ColorFlex EZ Citrus is specifically designed to measure the color of fresh and concentrated orange, grapefruit, and lemon juice. Citrus color scales provided in firmware include: Citrus Number, Citrus Redness & Citrus Yellowness.
ColorFlex EZ Coffee is specifically built to meet and exceed your needs in measuring the color of roasted coffee grounds. It makes it easy to define the degree of roasting. Coffee color scales provided in firmware include: HunterLab Coffee Color Index (HCCI), SCAA Number & SCAA Roast Classification.
ColorFlex EZ Tomato is specifically designed to measure tomato color in its every processed form – paste/purée, sauce, catsup, juice, as well as fresh tomatoes. Tomato color scales provided in firmware include: Tomato Paste Score (TPS), Tomato Sauce, Score (TSS), Tomato Catsup Score (TCS), Tomato Juice Score (TJS), a/b ratio, Fresh Tomato Color Index (FTCI) & Lycopene index.
Explore all the additional features and benefits below.
Product Specifications
Measurement
Measurement Principle: Port up or Port forward dual-beam spectrophotometer
Geometry: Directional annular 45° illumination / 0° viewing
Spectrophotometer: Sealed optics; 256-element diode array and a high resolution concave holographic grating
Port Diameter/View Diameter: 31.8 mm (1.25 in) illuminated/ 25.4 mm (1 in) measured
Specular Component: Excluded
Spectral Range: 400 nm – 700 nm
Spectral Resolution: < 3 nm
Effective Bandwidth: 10 nm equivalent triangular
Reporting Interval: 10 nm
Photometric Range: 0 to 150 %
Light Source: Pulsed Xenon Lamp
Flashes per Measurement: 1 flash
Lamp Life: > 1 million flashes
Measurement Time: < 1 second from button push to measurement 2 seconds from button push to data display
Minimum Interval Between Measurements: 3 seconds
Standards Conformance: CIE 15:2004, ISO 7724/1, ASTM E1164, DIN 5033, Teil 7 and JIS Z 8722 Condition C
Standards Traceability: Instrument standard assignment in accordance with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) following practices described in CIE Publication 44 and ASTM E259
Performance
Inter-Instrument Agreement:
- ∆E*< 0.15 CIE L*a*b* (Avg) on BCRA II Tile Set
- ∆E*< 0.25 CIE L*a*b* (Max) on BCRA II Tile Set
Colorimetric Repeatability: ∆E*< 0.05 CIE L*a*b* on white tile (20 Readings)
On-board Software
Data Views: Color Data, Color Difference Data, Tristimulus Color Plot, Spectral Data, Spectral Difference Data, Spectral Plot, Spectral Difference Plot
USB Flash Drive Features: Backup of Setups and Data, Setup Transfer to Multiple Units, Data Export to Excel
Other Features: Pass/Fail, Average Multiple Readings, Search for Closest Standard
Illuminants: A, C, D50, D55, D65, D75, F2, F7, F11
Observers: 2° and 10°
Color Scales: CIE L*a*b*, Hunter Lab, CIE L*C*h, CIE Yxy, CIE XYZ
Color Difference Scales: ∆L*a*b*, ∆Lab, ∆L*C*H, ∆L*C*h, ∆Yxy, ∆XYZ
Color Difference Indices: ∆E*, ∆E, ∆C*, ∆C and ∆Ecmc
Indices and Metrics: E313 Whiteness and Tint (C/2° or D65/10°), E313 Yellowness (C/2° or D65/10°), D1925 Yellowness (C/2°), Y Brightness, Z%, 457 nm Brightness, Opacity, Color Strength (Average and Single Wavelength), Gray Change, Gray Stain, Metamerism Index, Shade Number
Tomato Color Model Only: Tomato Color Scores:
- TPS – Tomato Paste Score
- TSS – Tomato Sauce Score
- TCS – Tomato Catsup Score
- TJS – Tomato Juice Score
- Tomato a/b Ratio
- Lycopene Index
Citrus Color Model Only: Citrus Number, Citrus Redness, Citrus Yellowness Data Storage:
- As Standard – 250 spectral or tristimulus with Pass/Fail tolerances as Working, Physical, Numeric and Hitch
- As Sample – 2000 spectral
Languages: Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish
Physical/Electrical
Dimensions:
- Height: 16 cm (6.3 in.)
- Width: 13 cm (5.1 in.)
- Depth: 36 cm (14.2 in.)
- Weight: 4.5 kg (9.9 lbs)
Display: 7.1 cm x 5.4 cm (2.8 in. x 2.1 in.) backlit color LCD
Interface: 3 USB 2.0 ports
Power: 100 to 240 VAC 47 to 63 Hz
Operating Environment: 10° to 40°C (50° to 104° F), 10 % to 90 % RH, noncondensing
Storage Environment: -20° to 65°C (-5° to 150° F), 10 % to 90 % RH, noncondensing
Standard Accessories:
- Calibrated instrument white tile
- Certificate of traceability
- Black glass
- Green diagnostic tile
- Universal AC adaptor
- Computer interface cable
- USB flash drive
- ColorFlex EZ User guide
Measures the reflected color of solids and liquids
Product-standard storage with Pass/Fail tolerances
Displays Color Data, Color Plot, Spectral Data and Spectral Plots
Available with 45°/0° measurement geometry
Requires very little bench space
Can be connected to a printer or a PC
EasyMatch QC quality control software
Food
Beverages
Chemicals
Building Products
Plastics
Textiles
Footswitch Assembly
D02-1010-327
The footswitch is used to initiate sample measurement without the use of hands.
Hard-Sided Carrying Case
D02-1010-619
Sample Cup Opaque Cover
Provides a light trap to exclude the interference of external light on the sample cup.
Ring and Disk Set
02-4579-00
For use in the glass sample cup for sample presentation of liquids, powders, granules and pellets.
Glass Sample Cup
04-7209-00
2.5 inch (64mm)
Optically clear glass cup for sample presentation of liquids, powders, granules and pellets.
Port Insert for Sample Cup
04-6622-00
64 mm (2.5 in) Designed to hold and position the glass sample cup perfectly to accurately measure powders, granules, pellets, paste and liquids.
04-6623-10
32 mm (1.25 in) Port Insert
04-6623-09
25 mm (1 in) Port Insert
04-6623-08
19 mm (0.75 in) Port Insert
04-6623-05
13 mm (0.50 in) Port Insert
USB Printer
A13-1014-259
USB printer allows hard copy measurements to be printed. Requires a standard USB cable, sold separately. Uses Thermal Printer paper, sold separately.
L02-1014-440 Thermal Printer Paper (5 rolls per package)
Thermal printer paper for use with A13-1014-259 USB Printer.
USB Barcode Reader
A13-1014-254
Barcode Scanner scans product IDs directly into ColorFlex EZ. Automatically detected at USB port.
USB Flexible Keyboard
A13-1014-294
88 character keyboard allows user to enter IDs directly into ColorFlex EZ.
