Reliable color measurement for professional consulting across diverse printing technologies, materials, and Color Management workflows. Barbieri spectrophotometers provide accurate and repeatable spectral data for profiling, process evaluation, and color quality control in demanding customer environments.

Color Management Consulting

Measurement flexibility for demanding consulting workflows

Color Management consultants work with different printers, ink systems, materials, applications, and software environments. One project may involve profiling rigid boards or transparent media, while the next requires measurement of textiles, fine art papers, packaging materials, or structured surfaces.

A professional measurement solution must provide repeatable spectral data, support the relevant measurement conditions, and integrate reliably with the profiling, RIP, and quality assurance software used in each project.

Barbieri spectrophotometers are developed for professional digital printing applications and offer a broad range of measurement capabilities, sample handling options, and software integrations.

Depending on the instrument and configuration, consultants can measure rigid, flexible, transparent, thick, structured, and specialty materials in reflection or transmission.

What Makes Professional Color Management Consulting Difficult

No two client environments are the same

Each customer combines specific printers, inks, print modes, materials, applications, and software tools. Consultants therefore need measurement solutions that can be configured for different sample properties and measurement conditions without compromising repeatability.

Software ecosystem complexity

Consultants work within existing RIP, profiling, workflow, and quality assurance environments. Reliable device support and compatible measurement data are essential for efficient profiling and verification without unnecessary manual conversion steps.

Transport, setup, and on site reliability

Consulting assignments often require transport, installation, calibration, and measurement at the customer site. Protective transport solutions, controlled setup procedures, suitable sample handling, and reliable instrument verification help ensure consistent measurement results outside the consultant’s own laboratory.

Where Color Measurement Fits in Your Consulting Workflow

Customer environment assessment

Evaluate the customer’s printers, inks, materials, print modes, existing profiles, measurement conditions, and production requirements before recommending workflow changes.

Printer calibration and ICC profiling

Measure calibration and profiling charts to support printer linearization, calibration, and ICC profile creation within the customer’s compatible RIP or Color Management software.

Quality verification

Measure control charts or production samples and compare the results with reference data, brand color specifications, process aims, or defined tolerances.

Barbieri Instruments

Client handover and documentation

Provide the customer with calibration data, ICC profiles, measurement reports, workflow settings, and documented operating procedures for future production and quality control. Clearly documented measurement conditions support repeatability after the consulting project has been completed.

Recommended Accessories for Color Management Consulting

Extend your measurement capabilities with accessories for transport, flexible materials, thick samples, glossy surfaces, and transmission measurement.

Flight Case Spectro LFP qb

Rugged transport case for safely moving the device between locations.

Custom-fitted hard-shell flight case designed specifically for the Spectro LFP qb. Foam-lined interior protects the device during transport, making it ideal for traveling color consultants, demo setups and equipment relocation.

Electrostatic Sample Holder

Holds flexible substrates flat without adhesive for clean, repeatable measurements.

Uses an electrostatic charge to keep flexible non-textile substrates such as paper, film and thin plastics flat during measurement. Avoids residue or damage that adhesive holders can leave on sensitive materials. Ideal for graphic-arts and packaging substrates where surface integrity matters.

Set of 2 Sample Holders for thick and heavy media

Securely fixes rigid and heavy substrates up to 20 mm for safe automated measurement.

A pair of dedicated holders for measuring thick, rigid or heavy materials such as ceramic, glass, wood, plexiglas and rigid plastics. Holds substrates flat and stable during automated chart measurement, supporting media up to 20 mm thick on the Spectro LFP qb.

Sticky Mat Sample Holder

Adhesive mat that holds lightweight and curling substrates flat for accurate measurement.

The sticky mat sample holder uses a low-tack adhesive surface to keep thin, lightweight or curling substrates perfectly flat during automated chart measurement. Ideal for film, vinyl, paper-thin substrates and any material that won't stay flat on its own.

Polarization Filter

For eliminating first surface reflectance on glossy and metallic substrates.

The Polarization filter attaches to the Spectro LFP qb measurement head to suppress first-surface reflections from glossy, metallic and varnished substrates. It enables M3-compliant measurements per ISO 13655 and is essential when measuring polarized materials in graphic-arts and packaging color management workflows.

Frame Transmission Sample Holder for M1 measurements

Enables M1-compliant transmission measurements per ISO 13655.

A precision frame holder for transmission measurements requiring M1 measurement conditions per ISO 13655. Accommodates films, transparencies, and backlit substrates while ensuring consistent positioning and repeatable measurement geometry.

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