Case Study: Joshua Smith’s Miniature Replication with the Nix Mini 3 Color Sensor The Nix Mini 3 Color Sensor is a compact, precise tool used by professionals across various industries to capture and match colors accurately. In this case study, we focus on how miniature artist Joshua Smith uses the Nix Mini 3 to ensure … Read more
Creating a top shelf product with the help of color Nix Sensor White on White Paper: Color control in the quality control process. Alcoholic beverages such as wine, beer, whiskey, scotch, and tequila are high-margin consumer products where color plays an important role in buying decisions in a store setting. This is because color is … Read more
White on White Paper: Attogene Communicating the Stories of Colour in Science: Formaldehyde testing in consumer products through colour measurement The Company: Attogene The Project: Formaldehyde testing in consumer products through colour measurement The Need: Rapid, accurate and affordable colour measurement tools. The Solution: The Attotector Detection Kit + the Nix Spectro 2 Spectrophotometer; creating … Read more
Powders – Case Study Producers in the food and beverage industry use many ingredients, spices, and additives that are in powder form. These powders have a long shelf life, meaning they are often shipped from suppliers around the world to a central processing plant. This also means that monitoring quality of ingredients is a major … Read more
Multi-point Averaging: Case Study Multi-point Averaging with the Nix Spectro 2 Spectrophotometer and Toolkit App Not all products are uniform in color (See case study on building blocks). When measuring the color properties of a non-uniform surface, a spectrophotometer such as, the Nix Spectro 2 will “average out” the color located within its field of … Read more
Liquids: Case Study From petrochemicals, to pigments, to beverages, the color characteristics of translucent liquids are often vital to a product’s performance in the marketplace. Alcoholic beverages such as wine, beer, whiskey, scotch, and tequila are high-margin consumer products where color plays an important role in buying decisions in a store setting. This is because … Read more
Solid, Opaque Surfaces: Case Study Many of today’s consumer goods are made of injection molded plastics. This injection molding process involves melting thermoplastic pellets, forcing molten liquid into a specialized mold to be cooled and hardened. Based on the customer’s specifications, the finished products need to all be of a precise, consistent color. Plastic building blocks … Read more