Finishing specialist Paintbox Ltd know about colour management. They began supplying F1 racing teams with finishing for cars, support vehicles, and helicopters. They are now high volume painted component suppliers to the motor and teletronics industries. In all these markets colour is a critical quality factor and one reason for their investment in standardised lighting equipment from GretagMacbeth for their colour laboratory.Laboratory manager, Karen Jewison explains: 'Manufacturers supply us with colour reference standards for each component. These are viewed under D65 simulated daylight conditions to ensure conformance. We have a colour booth for components and a colour harmony room where we can view a whole vehicle. These are in constant use. Samples from all new batches of paint are test sprayed and compared to manufacturers references in the light box before full scale use in production. Sprayed components are also batch tested under standardised light conditions before the product is released to the customer.'
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