Manufacturers, process engineers, quality managers and buyers will find all the innovations for the entire coatings market here, including sustainability, nanotechnology and green coatings. We were also present at the world's leading trade fair, exhibiting a range of colour matching solutions for reliable assessment of painted and coated materials.

One of our highlights at the show was the DLS Color Viewing Light v8, the new light booth for industrial colour proofing and colour inspection of materials and substrates. The DLS Color Viewing Light v8 has the illuminants D50, D65, UV-A and two further alternative illuminants according to CIE LED B1-B5 can be defined. The DLS Color Viewing Light v8 complies with standards such as ISO 3664, ISO 3668 ASTM D1729-16 and CIE 15:2018.

Another highlight of the show was the DLS Color Control Center, the LED-based accessible viewing booth! The accessible cabin with 3 or 5 illuminants provides controlled lighting conditions for a large-area visual colour inspection of a wide range of materials according to ISO 3664, ISO 3668 and optionally CIE 15:2018.

The European Coatings Show was a great success. We would like to thank all visitors for the many exciting discussions on our stand and look forward to seeing you at future shows and events.

The GL Opticam 3.0 4K TEC is the first fully adapted system for street lighting measurements according to the EN 13201:2016 standard. In seconds, the system provides all measurement data necessary to calculate the standard compliance for luminance distribution of selected street and area lighting. All award-winning products were presented as part of a special show.

At this year's Light + Building, GL Optic focused on current and complex topics, such as the change in eco-design guidelines and their requirements for the industry. At its booth, GL Optic presented its measurement systems, which can be used to determine important parameters that are essential for compliance with the new directives. With the GL PHOTOMETER 3.0 LS + FLICKER, a laboratory-class photometer, fast photometric measurements of all relevant parameters are possible. Also the GL SPECTIS 1.0 Touch + Flicker, a portable spectroradiometer, allows measurements such as light intensity, illuminance, CRI, PstLM, SVM data and others. GL Optic presented individual sets of measuring instruments, software and integrating spheres for specific application requirements. 

Light + Building was a great success for GL Optic. We would like to thank all visitors for the numerous exciting conversations at our booth and look forward to seeing you again at the upcoming trade shows and events of JUST Normlicht and GL Optic.

Photo: The winning product with the well-deserved award.

Photo: Great interest in our measuring systems.

JUST Normlicht presented a sample of its Digital Light Systems (DLS) based on patented LED technology. All of the systems exceed the ISO 3664 and ISO 3668 viewing standards. The DLS colorCommunicator, a desktop viewing system idea for 2-D comparisons was shown, as well as the DLS Color Viewing Light v7, designed for both 2 and 3-D objects. Also included were the larger format DLS proofTop Multi and JUST’s fully programmable light source, the DLS Color Viewing Light v2.

For label producers, buyers, and users interested in multiple light sources, ideal for checking metamerism, the newer DLS Color Viewing Light v8 was shown. With a very attractive price/performance, this is the only viewing system available that supports the new CIE LED illuminants, as well as traditional fluorescent sources. Additionally, attendees really appreciated the “UV-only” modes that all DLS models support, allowing rapid detection of “invisible” UV area such as watermarks and security features, as well as simple detection of adhesives, fluorescent inks and optical brighteners in inks or substrates.

JUST’s presentation was well-received, leaving us to label the event a great success with existing and new customers sticking to the JUST name for quality, innovation and reliability.

Visitors were also informed about the differences between general LED lighting and the patented JUST LED approach (Digital Light System - DLS) which exceeds the requirements of the ISO viewing standards.

JUST had several DLS color assessment booths on display including our new DLS Color Viewing Light v8. The DLS CVL v8 features the same high-quality illumination and long operating life customers have come to expect with JUST DLS v7 but with the added flexibility of additional light sources. v8 models come standard with CIE D50 & D65, UV-A and two customer selectable illuminants making it the ideal solution for both matching customer environments and metamerism detection.

We would like to thank all attendees and exhibitors who visited our booth. We look forward to seeing you again at IWF 2024.

In February 2022, the EU Commission published the new directives on RoHS exemptions for fluorescent lamps. For the printing industry, the deadlines for the following lamps or uses are of particular importance:

•    general fluorescent lamps may not be sold after 24.08.2023

•    Standard fluorescent lamps may not be sold after 24.02.2025 

Michael Gall, managing director of JUST Normlicht, was invited to speak at the industry event of bvdm. He talked about which actions and measures should be taken and presented LED-based JUST alternative solution, the Digital Light System. Mr. Gall explained what to consider when Upgrading or Retrofiting existing installations.  

Read more about the ban of fluorescent lighting here.

GLG A 50-1800 is built to help solve testing daily basis challenges and get prepared for future developments as well. The product has been developed in cooperation with the industry leading suppliers such as Panasonic and Hamamatsu Photonics to ensure the highest accuracy and reliability.

The GL OPTICAM 2.0 4K TEC is a new high resolution Imaging Luminance Measuring Device. With this new optical instrument all the touch screen control panels, backlit buttons, displays, keyboards and indicating lights can be easily and precisely verified during the R&D and production stage.

ISAL hosts one of the largest and most dynamic international exhibitions focused on automotive lighting bringing together scientists, Engineers and designers as well as decision-makers and key players from the automotive lighting industry . Leading companies in automotive lighting showcase their latest products, hardware and software solutions to a broad audience.

After a two-year break from trade fairs, the International Symposium on Automotive Lighting was a complete success. We would like to thank all visitors for the numerous exciting discussions at our booth and look forward to seeing you again at the upcoming trade fairs and events of JUST Normlicht and GL Optic.

Photo: Abdel Naji at the GL Optic booth

Until recently, fluorescent tubes were the closest match available to the D50 daylight spectrum. However, when dimmed for soft proofing, this technology produces a warm color shift. Their mercury content also produces sharp spikes in the light spectrum. Additionally, phosphor aging inside fluorescent tubes causes color coordinate shifts over time, leading to inconsistent color assessments. All fluorescent tubes require replacing after about 2,500 operating hours to remain within the ISO specification. In the case of Prinovis, all sites of the company had to replace the tubes simultaneously, as they needed approximately the same viewing conditions at all company sites.

Prinovis’ long term goal of exactly programmable and replicable color matching conditions became possible with their implementation of JUST LED technology, resolving all issues with fluorescent tubes, while adding significant benefits. For the first time, everyone at Prinovis, irrespective of the company site, can see the same color.

Further benefits of the JUST LED technology include:

• Near perfect simulation of D50, the closest of any commercially available fixture and substantially exceeding the ISO 3664:2009 specification
•  Continuous dimming without color shifts, idea for soft proofing
• Switchable illuminants between D50 (5000 K) and D65 (6500 K) and switchable UV content, allowing identification of optical brightening agents (OBAs)
• Expected lifetime of 45,000 operating hours (approximately 20x fluorescent tubes)
• Precise inter-luminaire color conditions over time

The GL MODERN LIGHTING AUDIT is an innovative system tool which simplifies and speeds up the process and excludes auditor’s errors during onsite lighting installation verification. This modern technology solution is bridging the gap between CAD design systems and the construction site when lighting audits are made. GL MODERN LIGHTING AUDIT is an instrument and software solution to combine the CAD design system with portable spectroradiometers from GL Optic, to evaluate lux levels and other critical quality parameters in a digital format.

All performed in 4 simple steps:

·         Create Lighting Design

·         Import CAD file and create audit file

·         Perform field audit with spectrometer

·         Import back to CAD for evaluation and reporting

Find out more

https://gloptic.com/s/gl-modern-lighting-audit/

JUST’s James Summers, VP for the America’s business, addressed the audience with a presentation Illuminating Advancements in LED Lighting. He helped explain the changes and impact LED based lighting is having on consumers, retailers, brand managers and graphic production professionals and what can be done to proactively plan for and incorporate these changes. Mr. Summers participated in a lively discussion on color standards that helped the audience learn about differences between general LED lighting and the patented JUST approach which exceeds the requirements of the ISO 3664:2009 viewing standard.

The JUST products are the first color viewing lights to receive the prestigious award and the only ISO 3664:2009 complaint LED based products in the market today. Configurable with either symmetrical or asymmetrical light distributions, a wide variety of products sizes and styles include tabletop viewers, viewing booths, viewing walls and complete harmony rooms.

Providing the closest conformance to the CIE D50 and D65 illuminants available today, the JUST LED moduLight – Dual Illuminant D50/D65 product family includes a host of unique features such as instant switching, UV inclusion/exclusion, and digital dimming for soft proofing. With a guaranteed 50,000 hour lamp lifetime, maintenance and annual tube changes are eliminated.

Many thanks to the PIA jury for getting this award which is really an honor to us.

The new JUST Normlicht LED proofStation 20 SP wins the EDP-Award in the category „Special Solution“. The LED-based color viewing station for visual color evaluation of proofs and prints doesn’t need fluorescent lamps anymore and annual relamping. The switchable light between D50 and D65 according to ISO 3664 and ISO 3668 is impressive to the jury. The jury praise the LED proofStation 20 SP as “Great solution not only for digital printers. It is flexible in terms of standardization aspects and light which will be more and more important as well for digital printing in all the different applications“.

We are grateful to the EDP jury for their esteem to our product development and company.

For those who were interested in the color assessment of decors and edgebands, we presented our standardized light booths for visual color matching. The color viewing box with up to five illuminants (D50, D65, TL84, A, UV-A) provides standardized viewing conditions in terms of light quality and viewing environment.

We also introduced our new LED-based color matching luminaire – JUST LED moduLight (Pat. No. US 8,592,748 B2). Visitors were able to switch between the standard illuminant D50 for visual color assessment according to ISO 3664 and D65 for color matching to ISO 3668 as well as turn on/off UV radiation by a push of a button to detect substrates with OBA (optical brightening agents).

We would like to thank all visitors for the numerous discussions at our booth about standardized lighting and look forward to a reunion at interzum 2019.

Experts in quality assurance, R&D, retailers and marketers alike, appreciated the wide range of solutions configurable to any viewing environment. While portable viewers appealed to mobile workers, the revised Color Control Center multiLight, a complete “visual assessment room-in-a -box“ was a real eye-catcher, allowing controlled assessments of large colored plastic substrates to industrial standards as ISO 3668, DIN 6173-2 and VDA part 8B/8C.

Many visitors were impressed with how readily metameric colored substrates could be identified while switching among different illuminants of the Color Control Center (D50, D65 and A). Metameric colors, ones that appear color-balanced with one illuminant but different with an other illuminant, are particularly problematic in the plastics and rubber industries.

Thank you to all visitors for the positive discussions at our booth. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Our Americas division presented a full line of JUST products for the label market, including the first presentation of new JUST LED technology in the Americas. Launched at DRUPA this year, the new LED proofStation 20 (Pat. No. US 8,592,748 B2) was well received, as attendees noted its versatility with both D65 and D50 light sources, lifespan of 10,000 hour and ISO 3664:2009 compliance. They were surprise to learn all these capabilities are provided at nearly the same price as traditional fluorescent viewing lights.

We also demonstrated the new JUST LED lamp SL-T5 II 950 proGraphic with high CRI for generalized lighting in the pressroom and other production areas where light quality is important, showing solutions with performance significantly superior to inferior retrofit lamps are here today.

Also of great interest were JUST’s multiple light source solutions „Color Viewing Light“, allowing visualization of how products are used in the end-customer’s environment, as well as inspection of UV coatings and adhesives. More advanced customers appreciated the ease of measuring lighting conditions using the GL SPECTIS 1.0 Touch spectrometer, produced by our GL Optic division.

Many thanks to visitors and numerous discussions about standardized lighting.

Alongside items concerning the latest Trade shows, New Product presentations, or the FAQs section, the site offers you lots of useful information about color matching technology and the interaction of Light and Color. The product range is presented in the restructured Online Shop, where just three clicks and some helpful text modules are all it takes to guide you to the appropriate product group. Icons and images illustrate equipment functions and features at a glance. If you are still not sure when looking for a product just turn to the Product Finder Tool for help.

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In the form of FOGRA51 for coated papers with moderate fluorescence, and FOGRA52 for uncoated papers with high fluorescence, characterization data for offset printing are now available with corresponding ICC and Device-Link profiles. The definition of measuring condition M1 in ISO 13655:2009, the standard for spectral measurement and colorimetrical computations, created a further important prerequisite. With illuminant D50, measuring condition M1 is based on a higher UV component, this being necessary for measuring papers containing optical brighteners.

The updated ISO 3664:2009 is an important standard in connection with the practical implementation of ISO 12647-2:2013 for standardized printing with papers containing brighteners. The standard for visual color matching is of essential importance in this context. The requirements of ISO 3664:2009 regarding a limited metamerism index in the UV range, and the closer adaptation of the UV component in the spectrum to daylight, have already been met by the JUST daylight 5000 proGraphic fluorescent lamps from JUST Normlicht since 2010. As a result, all JUST Normlicht devices comply with ISO 3664:2009, meaning that, in combination with an M1-compatible hand-held measuring instrument, what you now see really is what was actually measured beforehand. Consequently, there is no longer anything to stand in the way of standard-compliant color matching in accordance with the new process standard.