3nh Color Measurement and Color Management Solutions

3nh delivers end-to-end color control for plastics, coatings, textiles and printing. Core offerings include high-precision portable/benchtop spectrophotometers (YS3060, PS2020, TS7700) with D/8 geometry, SCI/SCE modes and multi-apertures.These instruments quantify Lab, ΔE and spectral data, ensuring batch-to-batch consistency. Threenh. Paired with CQCS3/PeColor software and Tilo light booths, they enable lab matching, production QC, supplier approval and data traceability.

Printed Packaging color management solutions

End-to-end closed-loop color management reduces ink and paper waste by 51%.

From prepress to production, 3nh's integrated solutions offer outstanding color management, color matching, quality control, and automation.

Whether you are a commercial printer, packaging service provider, ink manufacturer, or prepress media design company, 3nh color management solutions can help your products achieve accurate and consistent Pantone color values, even with different combinations of printing processes (spot color printing, four-color printing, UV printing, etc.) or different substrates. At the same time, brand owners can track and monitor color quality in real time during the production process to obtain stable and consistent color effects.

3nh Pecolor offers customized end-to-end printing color control and ink matching solutions:

• • Eliminate visual assessment errors caused by non-standard lighting with the print density meter (YD5050 series), providing all density measurements as well as colorimetric and spectral values.
  • By utilizing the Pantone Live cloud database and the SQCX quality control system, accurate ink formulation colors are achieved, subjectivity is eliminated, and stringent printing color difference standards are met.
  • 3NH's automated closed-loop solution allows for the adjustment and control of printing presses, reducing color deviations and providing rapid results reporting.

As a trusted partner, 3NH provides printing color solutions, including colormeter, spectrophotometers，spectrodensitometer，and color management software. Whether in the design phase, color matching, printing, or finished product stages, 3NH is your reliable assistant in achieving superior color quality.

Commercial Printing

Accurately measure density and dot gain, provide all chromaticity and spectral values, and communicate and manage accurate color and printing standards throughout the printing supply chain.

Packaging service provider

Color control on various substrates (flexible packaging, narrow roll labels, folding cartons, and corrugated packaging, etc.) enables color standardization in packaging.

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Manage ink formulations to reduce inventory, prepare faster, easily manage raw materials, and provide precise ink toning formulations to printing presses.

Pre-press media

Prepare accurate colors for printing jobs, ensure consistent specifications throughout the entire document preparation process, and achieve proofing results.

Digital printing/stamping

It can automatically input color swatches into the software in a short time, and then compare and calculate the ICC curve file with the original color swatches by computer, achieving a "three-in-one" color effect for ink, consumables, and equipment.

Decorative paper

3nh has established strategic partnerships with renowned high-end decorative paper brands such as Oppein and Langshi, miform，Opoli, Bonis, Opini, Outu， leveraging scientific color management methods to empower surface development and achieve precise quality control and delivery of colors.

Plastic Color Management Solutions

Colour management of plastic, Efficiently control color fluctuations in the process and reduce material waste during plastic color matching.

Functional materials

Plastics are affordable, versatile, and lightweight, playing a vital role in ensuring food quality and safety and reducing food waste. However, the negative environmental impact of plastic pollution cannot be ignored. Therefore, plastic manufacturers and suppliers must reassess every step of their production processes to reduce material waste and improve the environmental friendliness of their processes by using sustainable materials. To

remain competitive in an increasingly fierce market, plastic manufacturers and suppliers must remain flexible, innovative, and efficient. Whether dealing with plastic pellets, extrusions, irregularly shaped bottles, clear or translucent preforms, or materials using optical brighteners, 3NH's color solutions portfolio can be tailored to various business challenges and budgets.

To achieve accurate and repeatable color measurements, 3NH color measurement tools can:

• • Color standards are developed based on physical and digital color standards.
  • Using software for plastic color matching reduces color correction steps, achieves high color matching accuracy, and minimizes material waste during the plastic color matching process.
  • Measurements can be taken using benchtop and portable plastic colorimeters, and can measure color on transparent, translucent, reflective, textured, and glossy surfaces.
  • Use QC software for control to reduce waste in the global supply chain.

With over 20 years of innovative experience and expertise in color control, 3NH solutions can easily match and control the color of plastics, no matter how complex the material, ensuring color consistency across all aspects of the plastic color matching workflow.

Masterbatch Supplier

Submitting samples ahead of time to meet customers' stringent and complex specifications is the key to success for masterbatch suppliers, while ensuring color consistency and reducing material waste are important conditions for their profitability.

Molding suppliers and extrusion suppliers

Throughout the entire process, from color matching to quality control, both molding and extrusion suppliers must ensure that their products have accurate and consistent colors before molding, extrusion, and shipping. Precise color measurement tools and software help guarantee color accuracy and precision, while also minimizing material waste.

What's the best 3nh colorimeter for plastic film color consistency?

For plastic film (PE/PET/PP/BOPP/opaque/translucent) color consistency, the best 3nh models are split by portable (field/production) and benchtop (lab/R&D). Below is the final ranked list (film-optimized).

🥇 Best Overall Portable: 3nh PS2020 (Spectral Colorimeter)

#1 choice for film production QC & field testing

• D/8° integrating sphere, SCI/SCE dual mode (critical for glossy film)
• 360–780nm full spectrum (true color, not just RGB)
• Φ8mm + Φ4mm dual apertures → stable on thin/wrinkled film
• Repeatability ΔE ≤ 0.06 → excellent batch-to-batch consistency
• Portable, rugged, long battery → roll-to-roll line sampling
• Ideal for: Opaque & semi-transparent film, PE/PET/BOPP

🥈 Best Mid-Range Portable: 3nh NR60CP

Best budget-stable for basic film QC

• 4mm/8mm switchable apertures (flat + small areas)
• D/8° geometry
• ΔE ≤ 0.03 repeatability
• Compact, affordable
• For: Thin opaque film, incoming inspection

🥉 Best High-End Portable: 3nh PS2080 / PS2600

For fluorescent (OBA) film & multi-film types3nh

• 6 interchangeable apertures (1mm–14mm)
• UV light source (for OBAs/whitening agents)
• Dual optical path, auto-calibration
• Best for: Printed film, high-end packaging, OBA film

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🥇 Best Benchtop (Lab/R&D): 3nh YS6060

Lab master standards & transparent film3nh三恩时

• Full spectrum, SCI/SCE, UV control
• Large 7" touchscreen
• Optional transmittance kit (for clear film)
• Lab-grade precision
• For: Color formulation, film R&D, master standards

FAQ about 3NH Colorimeter for Plastic Industry

Should I choose threenh for plastic injection molding color control?

Yes, choosing 3nh for plastic injection molding color control is a smart decision. Its spectral colorimeters deliver high precision, excellent repeatability and stable inter-instrument agreement, perfectly matching daily QC, batch consistency and raw material inspection needs.

Equipped with D/8 optical geometry, SCI/SCE mode and multiple apertures, 3nh devices handle plastic parts, textured surfaces and molded products easily. Portable and benchtop models suit both production line spot checks and laboratory formula tuning, offering reliable, cost-effective color management for injection molding factories.

Should I choose threenh for plastic material color approval?

Yes, 3nh is an excellent choice for plastic material color approval.Its high-precision spectral colorimeters deliver stable repeatability and reliable inter-instrument consistency, ideal for raw material incoming inspection, batch color verification, and supplier color approval.

With D/8 optical design, SCI/SCE measurement and multiple test apertures, it fits various plastic pellets, sheets and molded samples. Portable and benchtop models cover both on-site QC and lab standard color matching, making color approval fast, accurate and traceable for plastic manufacturers.

Should I choose threenh for plastic film color consistency?

Yes, 3nh is an ideal choice for plastic film color consistency control.Its spectral colorimeters feature D/8 integrating sphere design, simultaneous SCI/SCE measurement and dual adjustable apertures, perfectly suited for thin, soft and slightly wrinkled plastic films.

With outstanding repeatability and inter-instrument agreement, 3nh ensures stable batch-to-batch color uniformity for PE, PET, PP and BOPP films. Portable models support on-site production inspection, while benchtop units meet lab formula calibration, delivering accurate, reliable color consistency management for film manufacturers.

Should I use threenh colorimeter for plastic material color matching?

Yes, using a 3nh colorimeter equipment is highly recommended for plastic material color matching.It delivers high precision, excellent repeatability and stable inter-instrument agreement, perfect for plastic raw material inspection, formula tuning and batch color matching.

Built with D/8 optical geometry and SCI/SCE dual measurement modes, it adapts to plastic pellets, sheets and injection-molded parts. Portable and benchtop models suit both production line QC and laboratory color formulation, helping you achieve fast, accurate and consistent plastic color matching.

Which are the top colorimeters for plastic injection molding color control?

For plastic injection molding color control, the top colorimeters balance precision, portability, and adaptability to glossy, textured, or curved molded parts. Below are the best models across brands:

3nh (Cost-Effective, Industry-Proven)

NR60CP colorimeter Portable, dual 4mm/8mm apertures, ΔE ≤ 0.03 repeatability. Ideal for on-line QC, small/curved parts.

PS2020 spectrocolorimeter Full-spectrum, D/8° SCI/SCE, high stability. Best for batch consistency & precision parts.

3nh PS2020 分光色差仪

YS6060 (Benchtop) Lab-grade, UV control, transmittance option. For material approval & R&D.

Textiles Color Management Solutions

Solving the metamerism problem in textiles, the first-sample success rate has been increased to 90%.

Challenges facing the textile and apparel industry:

• • From clothing and footwear to home textiles, color plays a very important role in consumers' choices of textiles.
  • Faced with increasingly shorter delivery cycles, higher production costs, and increasingly stringent requirements for quality and production efficiency, companies in the apparel and textile industry have to strive to maintain their international competitiveness.
  • Speeding up product launches is crucial for the textile and apparel industry, but rapid communication and accurate color implementation are major obstacles when analyzing complex textiles such as patterns, lace, zippers, and yarns, as well as differences in fabrics, dyes, and production processes.

3nh helps you confidently face challenges:

• • With the increasing internationalization of textile production, color measuring instruments are now widely used in the textile industry. Supply chain color data has become the primary means of color transmission, and computer-aided color matching in dyeing and processing plants has been integrated into their production control.
  • 3nh, a leader in color control, offers comprehensive solutions from color design and color mixing to color control. These solutions ensure faster color development and higher color quality at every stage of the textile supply chain, significantly enhancing the added value of complex color management systems.

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