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X-Rite Judge QC
Light Booth
Lighting the Way to Accurate Color
In manufacturing and quality control across all industries,
accurate color is important. When color does not meet
specifications, the result is increased cost and time to market,
and more rejects and rework. That’s why it is important to have
good processes in place for visual evaluation of color. One way
to improve consistency is by ensuring that color is viewed under
the best possible lighting conditions.
For optimum results, samples should be examined using a light
booth that offers a variety of lighting conditions to enable you
to determine how your color will look in the factory, as well as
outside, in a fluorescent-lit store, in a home environment, or
wherever else your products will be seen once they enter the
world.

Judging Color Effectively

The Ultimate Judge

The X-Rite Judge QC light booth offers an economical and
effective way to judge color, anywhere color quality needs to be
evaluated, helping you improve quality control operations.

X-Rite’s brand-new Judge QC is the industry’s most cost
effective light booth featuring a robust industrial design. Its metal
construction with a powder-coated surface is built for longevity.
Its five light sources deliver:

•t chieve better color evaluation of materials and products with
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consistent lighting.

•t onsistent fluorescent illumination that complies with major
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international standards such as ISO, ASTM, DIN, ANSI and BSI
visual assessment requirements.

•t enefit from robust, industrial construction that will serve you
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for years to come.
•t lways know exactly how functional the Judge QC lamps are
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with its new convenient lamp service indicator.
•t ake advantage of multiple options for lamp replacement,
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designed to be as convenient as possible and ensure
maximum up-time.

Color Critical
The Judge QC is ideally suited for visual evaluation of color
critical applications. When colors don’t match during final
product assembly, or from batch to batch or lot to lot, the result
is rejection and waste. By making the Judge QC light booth an
integral part of your visual evaluation process – in the lab, on the
production floor or during quality assurance – you can ensure
that customers will be delighted with the color outcome.

Judge QC Panel with lamp service indicator

•tDedicated D50 light source for print and packaging
t applications; dedicated D65 light source for industrial
t applications. Tungsten (A), UV and fluorescent light also
t included. New Dual Daylight mode enables easy switching
t between D50 and D65 light sources in situations where
t operators may need to view samples under both lighting
tconditions.
•tEasy installation of replacement lamps, on your own or by an
t X-Rite technician.
•tOptional pre-certified lamp packs that include a calibration
tcertification.

Consider Metamerism and Optical Brighteners
Metamerism is a phenomenon that occurs when objects match
in one light source, but not in another. This commonly occurs
when dyes, paints or pigments are changed during production.
To check for metamerism, view your samples under a variety
of different light sources. The Judge QC light booth includes
tungsten (A) lamps, the primary light source used for metamerism
comparison.
The Judge QC’s UV lamps should be used when samples
contain optical brightening agents (OBAs). OBAs are used to
achieve a “whiter-than-white” effect on a range of materials,
including plastics, paints and coatings and paper. If the lighting
condition is not correct, the whites – and any color that gets
applied to the material or fabric – will not be consistent and will
fail to meet expectations. The Judge QC’s UV illumination allows
for accurate visual evaluation of OBA-enhanced materials.