Packaging

Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Announces Range 7 with Dark Surface Mode

Friday 16. January 2009 - Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc. (KMSA), the worldwide leader in the industrial measurement of color, light and shape, announces the addition of a "dark surface mode" to its Range 7 non contact 3D digitizer.

The dark surface mode function enables the measurement of objects with reflectance as low as 2.5% without requiring the use of special darkrooms or spraying of the object, achieving the industry’s top level low reflectance performance.

With the addition of the dark mode function, ultra-low reflectance surfaces (dark objects) can be measured without being sprayed, measurement inaccuracies caused by uneven thickness of the sprayed layer can be eliminated. Plus, the work involved in pre-measurement surface preparation (spraying) and post-measurement surface cleaning is also no longer necessary, leading to drastic improvements in work efficiency. Reducing the environmental load since spray and cleaning liquids are not used is also an additional benefit of using this new function.

“The dark mode function will be included on all Range 7 digitizers shipping mid January 2009. A service update to add this function to previously purchased Range 7 units is also available through our factory service center,” said James Clark, Konica Minolta Sensing’s 3D Business Unit Manager. “Konica Minolta Sensing Americas continues to develop and improve our technology to meet the needs of our customers and across multiple industries,” adds James.