KS1510 Haze Meter
It is widely applicable to the optical and appearance quality control of materials such as glass, plastics, films, displays, and liquid pharmaceuticals....
The KS1510 color haze meter boasts high-end hardware, featuring a 400-700nm combined LED light source, a 154mm integrating sphere, and a nanometer-integrated spectral sensor. Combined with a silicon photodiode array (dual-row, 18-group) sensor, it can accurately acquire the transmittance curve of transmitted samples and output colorimetric data. The instrument is equipped with an open measurement area, supporting both vertical and horizontal testing, facilitating the detection of liquids, large-sized, or irregularly shaped samples. It offers three optional measurement apertures: 20/15/8mm, also meeting the testing needs of small-sized materials. It is widely applicable to the optical and appearance quality control of materials such as glass, plastics, films, displays, and liquid pharmaceuticals.
I. Full Feature Coverage
1. Dual-standard compensation measurement: Supports both ASTM D1003 uncompensated method and ISO 13468 compensated method standards, flexibly addressing different industry testing requirements and ensuring measurement results align with international common testing requirements.
2. Multi-parameter synchronous detection: It can simultaneously complete tests of full transmittance, haze, and sharpness, and can also accurately acquire sample transmittance curves and precisely output various colorimetric data, achieving one-stop comprehensive testing of optical and colorimetric indicators.
3. Precise spectral technology: Equipped with 400-700nm combined LED light source and nano-integrated spectral devices, paired with a silicon photodiode array (18 groups in a dual-row configuration) sensor, ensuring the accuracy and stability of spectral acquisition.

II. Accurate and Reliable Measurement Performance
1. High-precision measurement: Haze resolution of 0.01 units, transmittance accuracy better than ±1%, haze, transmittance, and color difference repeatability all less than 0.028 with 20mm aperture, platinum-cobalt color accuracy (5% H+1) (H being the standard value), comprehensively ensuring the precision of detection data.
2. Fast and efficient measurement: Single complete measurement takes approximately 1.5 seconds, meeting rapid testing needs for batch samples and significantly improving detection efficiency in laboratories and production lines.
3. Full-spectrum coverage detection: Measurement wavelength range covers 400-700nm visible light region, with wavelength interval and half-bandwidth both at 10nm, ensuring comprehensive spectral acquisition with no blind spots and guaranteeing the completeness of measurement results.

III. Wide Range of Applications and Flexibility
1. Multi-morphological sample compatibility: Capable of testing samples of different materials and forms such as glass, plastics, films, displays, and liquid pharmaceuticals, adapting to diverse testing requirements.
2. Multi-sample size adaptation: Supports testing samples with thickness less than 105mm, equipped with optional single apertures of 20mm/15mm/8mm, allowing flexible selection based on sample size to accommodate various sample specifications.
3. Multi-industry applicable: Widely used in glass processing, plastics processing, film manufacturing, display processing, packaging industry, and liquid pharmaceutical analysis, offering strong versatility and meeting quality inspection needs across various industries.

IV. Flexible and Convenient Structural Design
1. Open measurement area: Supports both horizontal and vertical testing modes, allowing flexible adjustment based on laboratory space and sample placement requirements, adapting to different testing scenarios.
2. User-friendly operation: Equipped with a 7-inch TFT true-color capacitive touchscreen with an intuitive and easy-to-understand interface; supports Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and English operation languages, catering to the usage habits of different users.
3. Highly durable: Lighting source lifespan up to 5 years, supporting over 3 million measurements; the instrument weighs approximately 8.0 kg with a robust structure, capable of withstanding long-term high-frequency testing work.

V. Comprehensive Data Management Functions
1. Large-capacity data storage: Capable of storing 5,000 standard samples and 30,000 test samples, meeting the long-term storage needs of extensive detection data for convenient subsequent data query, comparison, and analysis.
2. Multi-interface data transmission: Equipped with USB, serial printer port, and Bluetooth interfaces, supporting rapid export and printing of detection data, and enabling connection to computers for further professional data processing and sharing.
3. Visual data display: Real-time display of spectrum, sample colorimetric values, color difference values/graphs, and chromaticity diagrams; also capable of color simulation and PASS/FAIL result determination, presenting data in an intuitive format for quick reading of test results.

VI. Compliance with Multiple Authoritative Standards
1. International standards: Compliant with international authoritative testing standards such as ASTM D1003/1044, ISO 13468, ISO 14782, CIE 15.2, ASTM E308, JIS K7105, JIS K7361, and JIS K 7136.
2. National standards: Compliant with national testing standards such as GB/T 2410, JJF 1303-2011, and GB/T 3978, ensuring the authority and industry recognition of measurement results.
3. Full-dimensional colorimetric indicators: Supports multiple color spaces such as CIE LAB, XYZ, Yxy, and LCh, multiple color difference formulas such as ΔE*ab, ΔE*94, and ΔE*00. Capable of detecting full-dimensional colorimetric indicators including haze, transmittance, clarity, whiteness, yellowness, absorbance, cobalt-platinum index, Gardner index, CMYK, Tint (ASTM E313-00), metamerism index (MI), and turbidity.

Application Fields
With its advanced spectroscopic technology, dual-standard compensation measurement, and high-precision data acquisition, the KS1510 color haze meter is widely used in glass processing, plastics processing, film manufacturing, display processing, packaging industry, and liquid pharmaceutical analysis. It excels in product R&D, quality control, and batch testing on production lines, effectively ensuring the optical and colorimetric quality of products across various industries.

Product Model | KS1510 Color Haze Meter (Spectrophotometric/Horizontal/Compensation Port) |
Illumination Method |
Transmission: 0/D (parallel light illumination, diffuse reception); |
Characteristics |
The instrument easily achieves ASTM D1003 uncompensated method and ISO 13468 compensated method, full transmittance and haze testing, and clarity testing. |
Integrating Sphere Size | 154mm |
Light Source | 400~700nm combined LED light source |
Spectrophotometric Method | Nanoscale integrated spectral devices |
Sensor | Silicon photodiode array (dual-row, 18 groups) |
Measurement Wavelength Range | 400~700nm |
Wavelength Interval | 10nm |
Half-Bandwidth | 10nm |
Transmittance Measurement Range | 0~100% |
Measurement Aperture | 20/15/8mm (Select a single aperture) |
Sample Size | Thickness less than 105mm |
Color Spaces | CIE LAB,XYZ,Yxy,LCh,s-RGB,βxy,CIE LUV,Musell,HunterLab |
Color Difference Formula | ΔE*ab,ΔE*94,ΔE*cmc(2:1),ΔE*cmc(1:1),ΔE*00,ΔE*uv,ΔE*CH |
Other Colorimetric Index | Haze (ASTM D1003/1044, ISO 13468), Transmittance T(ISO), Transmittance T(ASTM), Clarity, WI (ASTM E313, CIE/ISO, AATCC, Hunter, Taube, Berger, Stensby), YI (ASTM D1925, ASTM 313), Absorbance, Pt-Co Index, Gardner Index, CMYK, Tint (ASTM E313-00), Metamerism Index (MI), Turbidity |
Observer Angle | 2°/10° |
Observation Light Source | D65,A,C,D50,D55,D75,F1,F2,F3,F4,F5,F6,F7,F8,F9,F10,F11,F12,CWF,DLF,TL83,TL84,TPL5,U30,NBF |
Display | Spectrum, sample color values, color difference values/graph, chromaticity diagram, color simulation, PASS/FAIL Result |
Measurement Time | Approx. 1.5s |
Haze Resolution | 0.01 unit |
Haze Repeatability | 20mm aperture, within 0.028 (after instrument warm-up and calibration, standard deviation of 30 tests at 5s intervals on a standard haze plate with haze value of approximately 30) |
Transmittance Measurement Range | 0~100% |
Transmittance Resolution | 0.01 unit |
Transmittance Accuracy | Better than ±1% |
Transmittance Repeatability | 20mm aperture, within 0.028 (after instrument warm-up and calibration, standard deviation of 30 tests at 5s intervals on a standard haze plate with haze value of approximately 30) |
Color Difference Repeatability | 20mm aperture, within 0.028 (after instrument warm-up and calibration, 30 tests at 5s intervals on white glass) |
Pt-Co Index Resolution | 0.01 |
Pt-Co Index Accuracy | (5%H+1), H: standard value |
Pt-Co Index Range | 0-1000 |
Turbidity Range | 0-1000 NTU |
Dimensions | L×W×H=487×260×298mm |
Weight | Approx. 8.0kg |
Power Supply | DC 24V, 3A power adapter |
Light Source Lifespan | 5 years, more than 3 million measurements |
Display Screen | 7-inch TFT color LCD, Capacitive Touch Screen |
Interface | USB, Print serial port, Bluetooth |
Storage | Standard 5000 pcs, Sample 30000 pcs |
Language | Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English |
Operating Temperature | 0~40℃ (32~104°F) |
Storage Temperature | -20~50℃ (-4~122°F) |
Standard Accessories | Power adapter, User Guide, Quality Management Software (download from official website), USB cable, 0% calibration box, measuring aperture |
Optional Accessories | Micro-printer, Test fixture, Standard haze sheet, Foot switch |
Note: | Specifications are subject to change without notice |