TIME TCS-720 Color & Haze Meter

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The TIME TCS-720 Color & Haze Meter is a professional laboratory instrument designed for precise color measurement, haze measurement, and transmittance measurement of transparent and semi-transparent materials. Complying with ASTM and ISO standards, it delivers fast, accurate, and repeatable results for quality control in plastics, films, glass, LCD panels, touch screens, packaging, and optical materials.

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▸Description

The TIME TCS-720 Color & Haze Meter is a high-performance laboratory instrument engineered for accurate color measurement, haze measurement, and transmittance measurement of transparent and semi-transparent materials. Designed in accordance with internationally recognized ASTM and ISO standards, it provides reliable measurement results for demanding quality control, laboratory testing, product development, and production inspection.

The TCS-720 combines advanced optical technology with powerful color analysis, enabling users to measure haze, total transmittance, spectral transmittance, and a comprehensive range of color parameters including Whiteness Index, Yellowness Index, Color Difference (ΔE), APHA, Gardner, Pt-Co, and other industry-standard color indices. Supporting multiple standard illuminants, the instrument delivers consistent and repeatable results across a wide variety of applications.

Its open measurement area accommodates samples of virtually any size, while both horizontal and vertical measurement modes provide excellent flexibility for large panels, glass sheets, films, liquid samples, and irregularly shaped materials. A range of optional measurement fixtures further expands the instrument’s capabilities for different testing requirements.

The TCS-720 also features transmittance compensation technology, improving measurement accuracy for transparent materials. Dedicated PC software enables efficient data analysis, reporting, and quality management, making the instrument an ideal solution for quality control in the plastics, packaging, glass, display, automotive, electronics, medical, and optical industries.

Key Features

  • Professional Color & Haze Meter for laboratory and industrial quality control
  • Accurate color measurement, haze measurement, and transmittance measurement
  • Complies with ASTM and ISO international standards
  • Supports A, C, and D65 standard illuminants for haze measurement
  • Advanced transmittance compensation for improved measurement accuracy
  • Measures Haze, Total Transmittance, Spectral Transmittance, Whiteness, Yellowness, Color Difference (ΔE), APHA, Gardner, Pt-Co, and more
  • Open measurement area accommodates large and irregular samples
  • Supports both horizontal and vertical sample measurement
  • Optional fixtures for sheet materials and liquid samples
  • Dedicated PC software for data analysis, reporting, and quality management
  • Ideal for plastics, films, glass, LCD panels, touch screens, packaging, and optical materials

▸Specifications

ParameterSpecification
Measurement Geometry0/d (Diffuse Illumination / Normal Viewing)
Light SourceCIE Illuminants A, C, D65
Measurement ApertureØ18 mm
Sample PortØ25.4 mm
Measurement Range0–100% Transmittance
Spectral Range400–700 nm
Wavelength Interval10 nm
Spectral ResponseCIE Standard Luminosity Function Y
Haze Resolution0.01%
Haze Repeatability≤ 0.10%
Maximum Sample Thickness≤ 150 mm
Measurement ParametersHaze, Total Transmittance, Spectral Transmittance
Color FunctionsWhiteness, Yellowness, Tint, APHA, Pt-Co, Gardner, Color Difference (ΔEab, ΔECH, ΔEuv, ΔECMC (2:1), ΔECMC (1:1), ΔE94, ΔE*00), Metamerism Index
Whiteness StandardsASTM E313-00, ASTM E313-73, CIE/ISO, AATCC, Hunter, Taube Berger Stensby
Yellowness StandardsASTM D1925, ASTM E313-00, ASTM E313-73
Standard IlluminantsA, C, D50, D55, D65, D75, F1–F12, CWF, U30, DLF, NBF, TL83, TL84
StandardsASTM D1003, ASTM D1044, ISO 13468, ISO 14782, CIE No.15, ISO 7724-1, ASTM E1164, DIN 5033-7, JIS Z8722
Display5" TFT LCD Color Display
Memory Capacity20,000 Measurements
SoftwareColor QC PC Software
Power SupplyAC 220 V
Operating Temperature10–40°C
Dimensions (L × W × H)598 × 247 × 366 mm
Standard AccessoriesPower Cable, Color QC PC Software
Optional AccessoriesMeasurement Fixture, Haze Calibration Film

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