DIGITAL NON CONTACT COLOUR ASSESSMENT

Food and drink

colour measurement Consistent and reliable colour and appearance measurement system for the food and drink industry

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DIGITAL NON CONTACT COLOUR ASSESSMENT

DigiEye for food and drink Instant, accurate colour assessment transforms food quality control The ability to measure and assess colour accurately, instantly and repeatable can be a game-changer for food and drink producers. Colour influences consumer choice, often profoundly. In the supply chain it can also be an important indicator of quality and consistency.

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VeriVide’s DigiEye is a must-have colour data capture and imaging system that helps to:

Improve quality control Reduce wastage Sustain product integrity

DigiEye - the complete solution What’s wrong with traditional methods of colour measurement?

VeriVide’s exclusive DigiEye is a digital colour measurement system that is simple to use but transformative in its effects. It can be used to sample any solid, powdered or liquid ingredient or product before, during or after production.

DigiEye see’s what consumers see

What is innovative and brilliant about DigiEye is its ability to mimic the way human vision works. DigiEye sees colour in context, focusing on what matters and filtering out the rest.

DigiEye see’s colour in context with ultra accurate measurement

It can differentiate between the sample and any packaging or other extraneous matter. It can literally, and instantly, spot the one bad apple - or nonconforming soup ingredient, biscuit coating, baked bean, bottle of wine in the whole bunch.

DigiEye is fast, repeatable, consistent, compact and hygienic DigiEye can be programmed to deliver, process and store exactly the data you need. Almost anyone can learn to use it, usually in less than a day.

Visual assessment - simply looking - is too subjective and too subject to variations in viewing conditions. Use instruments such as spectrophotometers and colorimeters and not much really improves. They have often severe operational limitations and - crucially - don’t ‘see’ colour as the human eye sees it. They depend on the averaging of results, which may tell you little of any use.

It’s a big and increasingly necessary step forward in the never-ending search for better competitiveness, quality assurance and supply chain efficiency.

DigiEye helps your business…

Reduce costs Save time

Increase production efficiencies Measure and control quality

Achieve consumers’ expectations Minimise wastage Protect your brand

Colour in context

DigiEye brings human vision to colour interpretation The DigiEye non-contact colour measurement system has many proven and potential uses within the food and drink sector.

There is probably no product or ingredient that it can’t measure. Its maximum field of view is around 40 x 50 centimetres, yet it can easily measure samples as small as a grain of rice. The DigiEye system’s footprint is small enough for it to be used in almost any production environment.

How does DigiEye work?

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Samples to be measured for colour are in the DigiEye Cube, which excludes ambient light in favour of controlled, consistent lighting to a standard close to CIE D65. Different illumination geometries are possible, including angled and diffuse lighting.

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Attached to the Cube, a digital SLR camera captures data at millions of points. Colour and texture are recorded precisely and in extremely high resolution.

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DigiEye software relays data to a calibrated monitor and optional printer for instant comparison and, if needed, colour-accurate printing of images for use as master product standards.

Two illumination geometries DigiEye’s illumination can be varied as required.

Diffuse illumination

removes specular reflection from glossy and curved surfaces, enabling reliable measurement of samples such as tomatoes and apples.

Angled illumination

clearly displays varying surface structures and textures, enabling them to be measured and evaluated.

Seeing is believing 3 Unlike conventional instruments which average out data, DigiEye

3 DigiEye is a fully non-contact system and so there is no

3 Saved image file transfer enables samples to be compared

3 DigiEye is proven to be reliable in continuous use and

‘sees’ samples in context - as a human would - and can instantly pinpoint any variation from a known standard, even among multiple ingredients and with packaging present. anywhere in the world, immediately or at intervals. This can, for example, establish supply chain standards or help research product shelf life and colour stability.

risk of data being influenced by the act of measurement. Nor is there, in normal operation, any risk of sample contamination. provides consistent high quality data across multiple sites. Installation and training is often completed within two day’s, with no previous experience of colour measurement required.

Features and benefits Measurement and assessment Non-contact colour measurement, more capable and versatile than spectrophotometers. No limit to type of sample that can be accurately measured. Measures colour in any context. Measures the whole sample, multiple areas of the sample or specific small areas, depending on what is required to optimise brand integrity.

Non-solid colours and liquids

Curved and irregular shaped foods

Sensitive to rapid deterioration products

Uneven or inconsistent surfaces

Improved visual consistency and product reliability across multilocation production units, with colour data added to product specifications. Digitally change on-screen colour to assess differences between new and existing products. For example, icing on biscuits or cakes.

Reliable, repeatable results with no ambient lighting to affect data integrity.

Easy retrieval of master production standards.

Accurately measures different colours in a food or mixture.

Multicoloured products

Shelf-life assessment

Measures powders and liquids with no need to dispense or decant product. ‘Sees’ colour or texture exactly as a consumer does. For example, wine in a bottle or yogurt as the lid is peeled back.

Instant internet/intranet communication of colour, shape, size, texture etc.

Colour replacement.

Totally enclosed area with controlled, consistent lighting for image capture.

Colorimeters can only average colour data. DigiEye calculates the exact percentage of each visible colour.

Usage and data capture

Powdered and granular products

Glossy and high shine surfaces

No more reliance on subjective visual assessment during production. Automated detection of non-compliant product improves quality control and reduces waste. Auto-control and simplicity means almost anyone can operate the system. No IT or photographic skills necessary, minimal training required.

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Don’t just take our word for it Leaders in the food industry rely on DigiEye

Campden BRI food and drink innovation

“One major advantage of the DigiEye system is that it allows us to turn colour data into a completely new asset for the business. We’re still exploring where that can take us but we’ve already enjoyed significant production benefits from using DigiEye.” “Colour is getting to be a big supply chain issue and this system helps smaller producers like us compete at a higher level. If we get asked, “Can you meet this colour spec and keep hitting it week in, week out?” the DigiEye system now gives us the confidence to say yes, of course we can.”

Need more information? Find out how VeriVide’s ground-breaking DigiEye System can help your business, contact the DigiEye team

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DIGITAL NON CONTACT COLOUR ASSESSMENT

“DigiEye is one of those rare leaps in technology that makes itself indispensable very quickly. If our experience is anything to go by, you soon reach a point where you can’t imagine being without it.” Thora Thirsty

VeriVide is committed to innovation in colour assessment and quality control. From constructing bespoke standardised viewing environments to developing new lighting products to meet industry standards, improving your quality and productivity is always our priority.

Find out how VeriVide’s ground-breaking DigiEye System can help your business, contact the DigiEye team

Call:+44 (0)116 284 7790 email: [email protected]

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