Cooperative

Konica Minolta Sensing is recognized for innovation and expertise in color measurement instrumentation. Now we bring our experience and add to it one of the most technologically advanced software package available on the market today.

The result is a complete solution utilizing Konica’s legendary instruments and featuring COLIBRI® – a unique modular color-matching software suite which aids users to boost both productivity and sales while reducing costs. Konica Minolta Sensing is the premier distributor for COLIBRI® in North & South America with an expanded international network for sales, support and service.

Committed

We are committed to helping drive our customers’ business performance by giving them a one-stop color management solution that can be tailored to specific applications and can grow with changing needs. Our modular system caters for the entire spectrum of color matching, correction, archiving, dispensing and quality control functions. Our experienced color consultants carefully analyze your requirements in respect of applications and workflow in order to recommend the package that best suits your particular business. The on-screen display of colors over specific substrates provides realistic visualizations which save both time and money. Optimized formulations make further cost savings by avoiding over pigmentation – also an important ecological consideration. Competent after sales service is guaranteed at the local level by a network of trained engineers throughout the world.

Competitive

The unique multi flux algorithm of COLIBRI® provides unmatched performance to match color and opacity at the same time and thus outperforms traditional systems for non opaque samples such as plastics, paints/coatings or inks. The auxiliary binder function allows you to work with different binders using only one colorant database and thus greatly reduce preparation work. The template function permits selection of specific software features and screen layouts to guarantee seamless and fast handling. All functions that are not required can be suppressed to make the software fit your workflow for greatly simplified operations. So whether you deal in paints, plastics, fibres, ceramics, coatings or inks, user-friendly COLIBRI® is truly a matching software like no other!

Comprehensive

The COLIBRI® product line comprises of a powerful range of modules and add-ons allowing you to configure the system to best fit your application. The base modules for matching and colorant management are complemented by a series of optional add-ons with supplementary features and further functions. Straight forward to install, maintain and update, with its attractive and intuitive user interface, COLIBRI® offers fully customized functionality and feature settings that can be adapted to your specific applications and workflow. The modular design enables you to tailor the system to your requirements as they change with your future growth. COLIBRI® is optimized to work with all tabletop and portable spectrophotometers from Konica Minolta as well as drivers for many other instrument makers. COLIBRI® has full enterprise network capability with the ability to connect an unlimited number of users via the web sharing a central database and is also ready to connect to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Single sign-on option with advanced user management, access rights and permissions using existing enterprise IT management tools make it secure and compliant with IT infrastructure requirements. Last but not least, an unprecedented local presence of specialists is on hand with help and support as and when required. We are happy to provide you with expert services at excellent value when you subscribe to our support and maintenance agreement.

1. Perfect recipe calculation of colour and opacity in one step
2. Minimizing of pigment load for opaque samples for a given thickness
3. Optimizing of pigment combination according to customer requirements by “Expert System”
4. Efficient replacement of base materials and pigments with prior analysis of consequences
5. User-defined configuration of workflow and settings by Templates
6. Time saving recipe development by recipe search including auto-correction
7. Unequalled 16-Flux algorithm, which works even for effect pigments
8. Future oriented software architecture based on Microsoft® products
9. Flexible options for connection to ERP-systems, dispensers etc.
10. Individual product building thanks to modular structure
11. Customer oriented software development with regular software update and upgrades
12. Dedicated on-site and remote application support by our team of specialists
13. Versatile product, which covers all applications and industries

The COLIBRI™ product line comprises a powerful range of modules with optional add-ons with supplementary features and further functions. The modular design enables you to tailor the system to your requirements as they change with your future growth.

Convincing

COLIBRI™ is optimised to work with all tabletop or portable spectrophotometers from Konica Minolta. Drivers for many other instrument makers are available on request.

Last but not least an unprecedented local presence of specialists is on hand with help and support as and when required. We are happy to provide you with expert services at excellent value when you subscribe to our support and maintenance agreement.