Objectives

Provide fundamentals of visual color match evaluation and color measurement for industrial color control. Teams use a spectro-photometer and portable Macbeth lighting on projects that demonstrate proper lighting, observer testing, objective terminology for color difference and determination of tolerances. Teams analyze measurement data of the same industrial samples to study correlation of visual to measured results.

Who should attend

Typical students are lab and quality control technicians, salespeople, marketing specialists, designers, color matchers and production supervisors. Some work in coatings, plastics and textile industries, some in the auto companies and others in companies that produce composite assemblies, especially for the automotive industry.

What you will learn


• Proper lighting, observer testing and color-order systems and metamerism issues.
• Objective visual evaluation of color matches, including determination of tolerances and correct terminology for communicating in a multi-site organization.
• Best color measurement practices in determination of color difference for materials and parts.
• Team focus on achieving objective results

Course outline:

Day one:

• Visual color match-analysis
• Visual team-application projects
• Material coloring processes
• Student feedback on relevant industry practices

Day two:

• Color measurement fundamentals
• Team color measurement project
• Optimizing color measurement practices
• Team project and class presentation

Daily Program Schedule

Class times are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day. Continental breakfast is available at 8am and lunch at noon.

Instructors

Principle instructors are Allen Brown of Ford Motor and Kendall Scott of BASF Coatings.

Enrollment is limited to 24 participants.
The fee for the 2-day course is $800 which covers a course-book, lunch each day and all class supplies. Lodging and other meals are not included. A certificate of participation is presented to each registrant.

For more information call Barbara Hopkins at Eastern Michigan University, 734.487.6972, FAX: 734.481.0509 or bhopkins@emich.edu.

Registration

Read our registration deadline and withdrawl/cancellation policies* and visit the EMU-Professional Programs and Training registration page web site to register.

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*Registration deadline: the registration deadline for each course is 30 days prior to its start date; however, late registrations will be accepted on aspace-available basis. You are not registered until payment has been received.

Withdrawal/Cancellation policy: any cancellation made after the registration deadline is subject to a $300 nonrefundable deposit fee.Cancellations must be made in writing. No cancellation after the course begins. You may, however, send a substitute in your place.

We are not responsible for expenses incurred if a course has to be cancelled. A course cancellation decision, due to insufficient registrations, will bemade no later than two weeks prior to the course start date.