Automotive Industry Color Quality Control

The worldwide automotive market depends increasingly on a delicate balance of global supply networks for both OEM and aftermarket components. To meet consumer demands products must exhibit consistent color harmony. This requires accurate measuring technology between locations and at assembly sites. X-Rite supplies instrumentation for color management verification and quality assurance as well as software that allows manufacturers to produce real-time readouts that expedite processing.

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> Appearance

Total Appearance Capture (TAC™) Ecosystem

The Total Appearance Capture (TAC™) Ecosystem enables the creation of virtual materials that have the exact same optical characteristics as real materials.


PANTORA™ Material Hub

The X-Rite PANTORA™ Material Hub is a controlling hub for X-Rite Total Appearance Capture (TAC™) Ecosystem components, connecting digital material input sources with output destinations.


TAC7 Scanner

TAC7 is the physical material scanner for X-Rite’s Total Appearance Capture (TAC™) Ecosystem, scanning physical material samples to produce highly accurate digital material definitions.


Appearance Exchange Format (AxF™)

X-Rite’s new AxF™ digital file format is the first file format exclusively designed for system-independent storage of measured digital appearance in a single, editable file.


TAC Services

Use Total Appearance Capture (TAC™) Services for scanning physical material samples to produce highly accurate digital material definitions for use in 3D rendering solutions.


Virtual Light Booth

Virtual Light Booth is an immersive 3D visualization environment that presents virtual materials with a high degree of realism for comparison of virtual and physical materials.


> Benchtops

Ci7x00 Series of Benchtop Spectrophotometers

Reach the highest level of accuracy in the market and reduce your margin of error with the X‑Rite Ci7800 or Ci7600 Benchtop Spectrophotometer.


Ci4200 Compact Benchtop Spectrophotometer

A reliable and accurate benchtop spectrophotometer that serves as the foundation for operations seeking to establish a color control program or one looking to improve an existing program that currently relies on non-spectral devices or visual inspection pass/fail methods.


ERX31

A compact, highly accurate spectrophotometer for the laboratory environment in the automotive industry.


MetaVue VS3200
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> Inline Solutions

CarFlash

This non-contact, multi-angle unit collects colorimetric data on special effects coating. It works in concert with an industrial robot to ensure fully automated collection of quality control information.


VeriColor System

Designed to meet the exacting color process control requirements of automotive parts suppliers, the VeriColor system merges the non-contact advantages of industrial grade color sensors with the precision of laboratory spectrophotometers.


VeriColor Spectro

VeriColor Spectro is an industry-first, non-contact spectrophotometer that delivers 100% in-line, non-contact, absolute (L*a*b*) color measurement and identification.


VeriColor Solo

A hub free standalone industrial grade color sensor for non-contact sorting operations.


> Lighting Products

Harmony Room
Sometimes referred to as fit and finish areas, these custom-designed viewing rooms simulate the consumer experience and allow for the evaluation of final product for color harmony between parts and components coming from multiple vendors.


SpectraLight QC Light Booth

A holistic visual color assessment system with state-of-the-art light sources capable of meeting practically any brand owner specification.


X-Rite Judge QC

In manufacturing and quality control across all industries, accurate color is important. When color does not meet specifications, the result is increased cost and time to market.


Pantone 3 Light Booth

In manufacturing and quality control across all industries, accurate color is important. When color does not meet specifications, the result is increased cost and time to market.


> Portables / Handhelds

MA9X Multi-Angle Instrument Family

Introducing our newest members to the MA9X Series of multi-angle spectrophotometers, the MA94 and MA96 - both designed for production and assembly environments.


Ci6x Series Portable Spectrophotometers

Improved consistency in QC and QA workflows, and process control in your industry.


MA98 Portable Multi-Angle Spectrophotometer

MA98 Portable Multi-Angle Spectrophotometer


MA96 Portable Multi-Angle Spectrophotometer

Our MA96 spectrophotometer is an intelligent, hand-held tool with the power to provide precise, reliable data on special effect coatings.


MA94 Portable Multi-Angle Spectrophotometer

Our MA94 spectrophotometer is an intelligent, hand-held tool with the power to provide reliable data on coatings for a wide range of industries.


964 0°/45° Portable Spectrophotometer

Includes all attributes of the 962, plus a "JOB" function that takes user through the color measurement process step by step.


962 0°/45° Portable Spectrophotometer

A series of 0/45 spectrophotometers at different price levels and with different functionalities and different levels of inter-instrument agreement for in-plant, laboratory, or field measurement of color.


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Placeholder for MA-3, MA-5 (for resource room)

MA-T Family
Pseudo product for resource room.

> Technology

Total Appearance Capture (TAC™) Ecosystem

The Total Appearance Capture (TAC™) Ecosystem enables the creation of virtual materials that have the exact same optical characteristics as real materials.


PANTORA™ Material Hub

The X-Rite PANTORA™ Material Hub is a controlling hub for X-Rite Total Appearance Capture (TAC™) Ecosystem components, connecting digital material input sources with output destinations.


TAC7 Scanner

TAC7 is the physical material scanner for X-Rite’s Total Appearance Capture (TAC™) Ecosystem, scanning physical material samples to produce highly accurate digital material definitions.


Appearance Exchange Format (AxF™)

X-Rite’s new AxF™ digital file format is the first file format exclusively designed for system-independent storage of measured digital appearance in a single, editable file.


TAC Services

Use Total Appearance Capture (TAC™) Services for scanning physical material samples to produce highly accurate digital material definitions for use in 3D rendering solutions.


Virtual Light Booth

Virtual Light Booth is an immersive 3D visualization environment that presents virtual materials with a high degree of realism for comparison of virtual and physical materials.


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