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ABB has launched its latest generation of Color Control with new features that improve overall quality and enable faster color matching, making it easier for operators of all levels to match specifications and eliminate the guesswork normally associated with shading.
ABB’s upgraded automated Color Control for QCS800xA is a tool for paper mills that make colored board, paper and tissue products – from whites and pastels to dark shades – to help reduce color variability, dye usage and costly rejects associated with off-shade production.
The system utilizes ABB’s High-Performance Color Measurement – the first LED-based continuous color measurement device on the market – and combines it with Multivariable Color Control to establish full shade property insight and traceablity. It stabilizes sheet color faster by using control algorithms, based on advanced models rooted in the Kubelka-Munk theory of paper coloring.
The new functionalities build on a renowned control package, particularly when it comes to more powerful shade change capabilities, including improved dye state visualization, shade change selection and boost control. It features an enhanced operator user interface for faster responsiveness, with less system lag, improved data graphic interactions and faceplate control-state and interlock-condition awareness.
Designed for customers already using ABB’s High Performance Color Sensor and those considering a new/replacement color sensor for Smart Color, this is an important tool for mills facing a challenge in Color Management, whether that be reaching shade targets, facing excessive recalls or reject levels, or spending too much manual resource on color management.