X-Rite has introduced its Judge LED light booth which it says will help brands and suppliers’ transition smoothly to LED-based colour assessments. With ‘advanced’ LED technology, the light booth complies with environmental regulations, says the company.
The light booth is designed for precise visual colour evaluation as industries shift from fluorescent to energy-efficient LED lighting. This shift, along with governmental regulations, presents a new challenge for industries such as textiles, automotive, paint and coatings, plastics, and packaging that depend on colour accuracy, says X-Rite.
With key benefits – instant warm-up, stabilised illuminants, digital evaluation, energy efficiency, and standards compliance – the Judge LED light booth is a ‘future-proof’ solution for brands and manufacturers transitioning from fluorescent lighting to comply with new energy regulations, said Albert Laforet, director of strategic projects at X-Rite.
‘Our custom-designed LEDs are optimised to offer the best spectral power distributions match for legacy fluorescent tubes, including U30, U35, CWF and TL84, ensuring a seamless integration into colour workflows. This allows companies to meet regulatory requirements, ensure colour consistency, and prevent colour discrepancies before final product assembly,’ he added.
The Judge LED light booth has seven distinct light sources that simulate a variety of lighting conditions – D65, LED-B2 3000K, LED 3500K, LED-B3 4000K, UV, A, CWF LED, TL84 LED, U30 LED, and U35 LED.
Mr Laforet concluded, ‘The Judge LED light booth integrates visual and digital workflows, allowing designers, material suppliers, and marketers to compare digital renderings or material twins with physical samples under precise LED lighting. Paired with X-Rite’s end-to-end digital colour solutions – including colour specification, measurement, Pantora virtual material creation, and colour formulation and quality control software – companies can improve decision-making, streamline approval cycles, and accelerate time to market while ensuring consistent quality.’
X-Rite emphasised that the light booth is designed to be versatile, able to assess printed output as well as materials. The company added, ‘For the print and packaging industry, we see significant value in its use on-press for immediate colour validation during the printing process. However, it is equally effective in assessing materials, ensuring consistency and accuracy before production begins.’
