IC-COLOR™
Color and absorbance in turbid and highly absorbing liquids.
IC-COLOR™ is designed to measure directly in samples that would otherwise need dilution, filtration or other preparation.
SPEC·IMAGING
— Fewer steps
Fewer steps between sample and result.
Depending on the reference method, preparation may include dilution, filtration or pH adjustment. For suitable samples, IC-COLOR™ removes that step.
Typical reference workflow
Sample
Preparation as requirede.g. dilution · filtration · pH adjustment
Measurement
Result
IC-COLOR™
Sample
Measure
Result
Preparation requirements depend on the sample and reference method.
From pale to opaque.
IC-COLOR™ reads color and absorbance directly across liquids ranging from pale to very dark, without first adjusting the sample to fit the instrument.
0.3–50 A420
10 mm optical path
Sugar process syrups, pale to very dark — illustrative sample set.
A dilution series of concentrated soft-drink syrup shows a highly linear response from dilute samples to the undiluted syrup at more than 42 A420.
Illustrative dilution series using one concentrated soft-drink syrup. Demonstrates the measured response for this sample series — a range demonstration, not a validation study or accuracy claim.
— Current application
Built first for sugar color at 420 nm.
IC-COLOR™ 4200Å is configured at 420 nm for ICUMSA-equivalent sugar-color measurement, reading undiluted, unfiltered syrup directly in seconds.
420 nmICUMSA-equivalent (IUeq) outputUndiluted & unfilteredResult in seconds
Measured
R² > 0.999
Agreement with two independent reference spectrophotometers
35 undiluted, unfiltered sugar syrup samples
— One platform, application-specific wavelengthsDiscuss your application →
One platform. Application-specific wavelengths.
IC-COLOR™ uses a fixed wavelength selected for the target measurement. IC-COLOR™ 4200Å is currently configured at 420 nm for sugar color, while other wavelengths can be configured and evaluated for specific applications.
420 nm
Sugar & sweeteners
ICUMSA-equivalent color / A420
Current IC-COLOR™ 4200Å configuration
430 nm
Beer & wort
EBC beer color & turbidity / A430
Application configuration / evaluation
600 nm
Bioprocess
Optical-density / absorbance applications under evaluation
Application configuration / evaluation
Other wavelengths
Application-specific
Fixed-wavelength color or absorbance measurements evaluated for the target process.
Application-specific evaluation
— From benchtop to process
From measurement in the lab to measurement in the process.
Current platform
IC-COLOR™ Benchtop / At-line
Bring the sample to the measurement.
- +Result in seconds, minimal preparation
- +Standard 10 mm cuvette
Planned — 2027
IC-COLOR™ Inline
Bring the measurement to the process.
- +Continuous in-process measurement
- +Less dependence on grab sampling
The same high-absorbance and scattering capability that helps at the bench is what makes inline measurement — for example on a sugar centrifuge — interesting.
— Technology
Built on patented Spec-Imaging technology.
IC-COLOR™ extracts absorbance-related information in liquids where scattering complicates conventional photometry.
Explore the technology →IC-COLOR™ at a glance.
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IC-COLOR™ platform
IC-COLOR™ 4200Å — 420 nm configuration
Specifications are indicative and may depend on configuration and application. Application-specific specifications (including IC-COLOR™ 4300) are available on request.
IC-COLOR™ Inline — planned 2027. Detailed process specifications are in development.
IC-COLOR™ reports ICUMSA-equivalent values; it does not replace certified ICUMSA laboratory methods for regulatory or certification purposes without an application-specific validation context.
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