Consistent colours
May 1st 2008

Reading Rock, a Cincinnati machine made veneer and decorative cast stone manufacturer, has taken up the VeriColour Spectro from X-Rite. "Accurate colour matching has been a problem that has plagued our industry for years," says Kevin Calandra, Reading Rock's senior vice president. "We finally have an instrument that will allow us to match colours in our RockCast cast stone products consistently." The VeriColour spectro is a spectrophotometer hardened to withstand tough industrial environments while offering the same relative colour measuring accuracy as laboratory-confined models at a lower cost than the older technology. The instrument is installed on Reading Rock's production line and gives precise colour readings every 30 seconds without coming into contact with the stone under demanding conditions.

"Every part of the outside of the building has to look consistent," adds Calandra. "If the colour doesn't match well, it really sticks out as a defect to everyone."

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