Hohenstein offers colour analysis programme

25/08/2009

In addition to providing training in instrument-based colour and white measurements, the Hohenstein institutes in Bönnigheim have recently also begun to offer visual colour analysis training for employees.
The new courses are directed at the textile, paper and plastics industry, as well as toward importers, retailers and the automotive industry.
According to the institute, having employees who are trained in visual inspections can help prevent expensive complaints.

However, not all employees are suited to conduct visual colour analysis because of their visual capacities. Approximately 8% of men and 0.5% of women have an impaired colour perception capacity, which generally appears as so-called red-green blindness. In contrast to daily life, deficient colour perception can pose a big problem for visual quality assurance activities.
After testing to ensure employees are suited for colour analysis, training will be carried out by Hohenstein specialists to safely detect visually detectable colour deviations as part of quality assurance activities, under standard light conditions.