| Primary measurement | Color / absorbance | Full UV-Vis spectrum | Particle / droplet size | Color / absorbance |
| Best when you need | A dedicated measurement at a selected wavelength | Full spectral process information | Particle-size information | Portable routine measurements |
| Key advantage | High absorbance + turbidity handling | Full spectrum in challenging liquids | Lower-cost lab-to-process particle sizing | Portable multi-method photometry |
| Format | Benchtop / at-line · Inline planned 2027 | Inline / online | Benchtop + Online | Handheld |
| Sample handling | 10 mm cuvette; reduced dilution / filtration where applicable | Inline, online or at-line configuration | Cuvette · flow cell · micro-flow · controlled dilution | 10 mm square · 13 / 16 mm round cuvettes |
| Notable capability | ~50 A420 demonstrated in a 10 mm cuvette at 420 nm | 200–750 nm · 0–4 Abs | 80 nm–30 µm current demonstrated range | 420 / 520 / 560 / 610 nm |
| Typical applications | Sugar · brewing · application-specific color | Wastewater · CIP · process liquids | Polymer · dairy · minerals | Field · lab · at-line methods |
| Status | Benchtop / at-line available now; inline planned 2027 | Available for application development and pilot projects | Benchtop + Online available 2027 | Available now |
| Explore | IC-COLOR™ → | IC-SPECTRO™ → | IC-PARTICLE™ → | IC-VIS™ → |