Ensure consistent coloring on products such as labels and packaging. The sensor on these colorimeters translates the light an object reflects to an exact color reading. Use them for quality control to prevent slight variation that you might miss with your eyes alone. Calibrate your colorimeter using the included white calibration block. The machine measures all other colors according to their variance from true white.

Color calibration plates (sold separately) test and calibrate your colorimeter. They include five colors across the color spectrum to give the device a reference point for exact color readings. Precisely manufactured to ISO/IEC 17025, these plates meet standards for testing and calibration equipment.

Read tension and compression measurements with a glance—these gauges have three color-coded indicator lights to show you if a part is at your desired force. Red means the force is too high, orange means too low, and green is just right. These gauges come with a calibration certificate traceable to NIST that states they’ve passed a test for accuracy. They have a backlit LED display to easily read force measurements, even in low light. The display is reversible, so it will be readable whether you have the gauge positioned with the shaft on top or bottom. All have a threaded male shaft to connect tips, hooks, and other attachments. Use the included software to upload measurement data—it downloads peak data from the gauge’s memory or captures continuous data. These gauges cannot be sold to California or Oregon due to energy efficiency regulations.

Test stands help keep your measurements uniform. Attach the gauge, and the stand will push or pull it. Test stands with a lever quickly engage and release, so you can test high volumes. However, they are less precise than stands with a wheel. Test stands with a wheel are best for testing low volumes. They are more precise than stands with a lever. Motorized test stands operate with the push of a button.

A stack light and audible alarm alert you when packages, products, and parts are too heavy or too light. Also known as check weighers, these scales verify quality and consistency in packing, parts machining, and other activities. Set your weight range, and the stack light tells you if an object is OK to go using three colored lights: one for too heavy, one for too light, and one for just right. Specific measurements appear on a bright, backlit LCD.

The scale's memory stores up to 10 weight ranges, so you can switch from one range to another as your tasks change. In counting mode, the scale tallies the total number of parts based on the weight of a single part. When using a container to hold small items, press the tare button to reset the scale to zero. To print or transfer data to a computer, connect an RS-232 computer cord (not included) to the scale's DB9 port.