The SP64 is the ultimate sphere spectrophotometer, designed to give fast, precise and accurate colour measurement information on materials ranging from paper and paint to plastics and textiles.

• Lightweight, compact, portable instrument
• Large easy-to-read graphical LCD display
• Switchable 4mm or 8mm, or fixed 14mm aperture
• Opacity and colour strength measurement
• JOBS and PROJECTS operation mode
• Flip-back target shoe for flexible use
• Diffuse/8° sphere optical geometry
• 0.10 ΔEcmc inter-instrument agreement
• Compatible with X-RiteColor®Master software.
• Simultaneous measurement of both specular component included and specular component excluded

Key Features

• Measuring Functions and Indices
  The Elcometer SP64 provides absolute and difference measurements for the following colourmetric systems. These values can be obtained from any of the nine illuminants with 2° or 10° observer angle: CIE XYZ, CIE Yxy, CIE LAB, Hunter LAB, CIE LCH, CMC and CIE94. Whiteness and Yellowness in accordance with ASTM E313-98, Matamerism index and DIN 617.
• Special JOB and PROJECTS Modes
  The JOB function is a programmed sequence of specific steps to assist the operator in the colour measurement process. Up to six lines of specific instructions per measurement routine can be downloaded from X-Rite software and displayed on the SP64’s LCD screen. Multiple colour standards can also be collected under an identified PROJECTS, a feature that supports corporate colour standards programmes.
• Pass/Fail Mode
  The Elcometer SP64 stores up to 1024 standards with tolerances for easy pass/fail measurement. A red/green LED indicator and the LCD display provide visual confirmation of results. A tone also sounds to indicate a fail result and measurement completion.
• Switchable Apertures
  The internal apertures can be quickly changed with the flip of a switch for 4mm or 8mm measurement areas. The instrument will recognise which aperture is being utilised and automatically adapt calibration data. This allows the operator to change the measurement mode quickly and efficiently, depending on the sample size.
• The Sphere
  The Elcometer SP64’s diffusing sphere is made of Spectalon®, a durable, highly reflective material designed to perform in a rigorous production environment. The diffusing material prevents degradation due to the flaking and chipping of the sphere wall material.
• Inter-Instrument Agreement
  The instrument has superior inter-instrument agreement - essential in multiple instrument control programs. The SP64 offers excellent inter instrument agreement with X-Rite SP64 Sphere Spectrophotometer. Both input data into X-Rite line of Windows-based colour quality assurance and colour formulation software.
• Opacity, Colour Strength and Shade Sorting
  The instrument can measure opacity as well as three colour-strength options: chromatic, apparent and tri-stimulus calculations. The Elcometer SP64 also performs 555 shade sorting. This is an important consideration in the colour quality control of manufactured products involving plastics, painted or textile materials.
• Texture and Gloss influence
  To determine the influence of the specular component, the SP64 allows simultaneous measurement of both specularincluded (colour) and specular-excluded (appearance).