What is ASTM?
ASTM International, formerly known as American Society for Testing and Materials, is an international standards organization that develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems, and services.
Designed for Quality Control
- Accurately measure Reflectance and SCAA values
- Data is time and date stamped with values identified
- Spreadsheet format is used
- Host computer can receive the data or read it
Benefits: Accurate data, available for historical analysis and no manual writing is needed.
Typical Return on Investment: 7 – 12 months
What We Measure
PlasticReflectance
ASTM E 1347
| Industry/Product | Application | Test Method/Standard | Units |
| Water in Lubricants | KF Titration using AQ 2010 | ASTM Standards | ASTM 1533 |
| ASTM 4928 | |||
| ASTM 6304 | |||
| Wire and Cable Tests | Reflectance | ASTM Standards | ASTM B979 |
| Bio Medical | Erythina, skin color, skin cancer color | Reflectance | % |
| Burlap | Grading | Green Tristimulus | % |
| Ceramics | Color Classification | ASTM 1349 | Integer |
| Tile and Porcelain | Reflectance | Green Tristimulus | % |
| Chemical (Powders) | Reflectance | Green Tristimulus | Integer units by Producer |
| Pul and Paper | Brightness | Reflectance | TAPPI 452 |
| Pul and Paper | Opacity | Reflectance | ASTM D985 |
| Pharmaceutical | Brightness | Reflectance | ASTM E1347 |
| Packaging | Reflectance | TAPPI | |
| Cosmetics | Reflectance | By User | |
| Detergents | Brightness | Reflectance | % |
| Potato | French Fies | USDA | Integers |
| Potato | Macerated chips | Reflectance | L*a*b |
| Cheese | NCI | Industry Standards | NCI Integer values |
| Pork | Pork color charts | Industry Standards | Integer values |
| Pork | MarbledPork color charts | Industry Standards | Integer values |
| Egg Yolk | Color Charts | Industry Standards | Integer values |
| Salmon | Color Charts | Pigmented with Carophyll | Integer values |
| Tuna | Color Charts | Industry Standards | Integer values |
| Guar Gum | Color Charts | Defined by producer | Integer values |