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The facility also houses custom manufacturing operations, which was another stop on the tour. The relatively low volume, high precision requirements of X-Rite's products have dictated that it bring everything—from machine shop to circuit board assembly operations—in-house, management says.

Lastly, the press event included a preview of the company's latest product, the 939 portable 0°/45° spectrodensitometer. According to the manufacturer, the unit features a proprietary, high-resolution, 31-point spectral engine that yields an average agreement of .15 Delta-E. It can store more than 3,000 color references and samples internally. This model will replace the 938 by year's end, says Iain Pike, worldwide product marketing manager, Imaging & Printing Businesses.