3 Reasons Why Automated Color Measurements Rock

Within the production process, waste and rework are common problems that significantly affect productivity and operational costs. This often results from the inability to evaluate the color of products continuously and monitor accurate data in real time, increasing the time it takes workers to identify and correct out-of-spec product. A strong focus for many organizations has been on automating their processes to increase uptime and decrease errors, particularly with increasing pressure to meet operational goals with fewer resources.

With an automated color measurement system, your job performance and company operations reap significant benefits.

1. Less time-consuming work
The most desirable benefit for some, automating color measurements means less time-consuming work for you and your organization. Automated measurements on the production line reduce the need for sampling, preparation, and measurement off the line, enabling you to focus on other important tasks and speed up the workflow. And, with real-time data from these measurements, you can identify and correct color variances immediately to keep product colors within specification and prevent future rework.

2. Continuous, more stable measurements
Depending on the system’s speed, an automated system takes continuous measurements over the designated location(s).

3. Eliminated rejects (and lower costs, too!)
Real-time measurement data is captured and monitored to immediately identify color that is not within the specifications. This enables users to respond quickly and take corrective action immediately, preventing waste on the production line and improving your manufacturing yield metric significantly. With rejects eliminated or reduced, consistency in product color is maintained and costs are reduced.

These three benefits all contribute to your bottom line, improving overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) and minimizing operational costs.

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