HunterLab

HunterLab HunterLab instruments duplicate how our eyes see color. They measure your product color and give num

Our spectrophotometers measure your product color and give numerical values that correlate to what you see. These objective measurements optimize the confidence of your quality decisions. HunterLab's more than 60 years of experience and expertise ensure that you have the right spectrophotometer for your application. That's why thousands of companies have selected HunterLab to be their color measurement partner.

Meet Michael Gawenda — A Trusted Resource for Color Measurement."Hi, I’m Mike Gawenda, and I have the privilege of being...
09/04/2026

Meet Michael Gawenda — A Trusted Resource for Color Measurement.

"Hi, I’m Mike Gawenda, and I have the privilege of being the HunterLab Technical Representative across the Upper Midwest, Northern Plains, and Rocky Mountain areas.

I’ve been with HunterLab for 12 years, helping companies solve color and appearance measurement needs.

One of the most rewarding parts of my role is helping manufacturers move from subjective visual color evaluations to objective, instrument-based measurement.

Recently, I’ve also been providing technical assistance with natural food color applications, helping address some of the unique color and appearance challenges associated with natural color formulations.

Have a color or appearance measurement challenge you’d like to discuss? Connect with me here on LinkedIn or email me at [email protected]."

08/31/2026

Looking for audit-ready color and haze QC for a regulated environment?
🔍 Vista L2-ER was built for it.

Transmission color and haze/turbidity in a single read, with every result written into a locked audit trail. Its built-in color analysis software, EasyMatch Essentials L2-ER, provides technical controls, including role-based access, electronic signatures and traceable data export, that support customer compliance with FDA 21 CFR Part 11, and is designed for EU GMP Annex 11 and Japan's MHLW ERES environments.

→ Built for pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, biotech, food and chemical manufacturing

👉 Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6itULep5-cM
👉 Learn more about Vista L2-ER: https://www.hunterlab.com/en/products/benchtop-spectrophotometers/vista-l2-er/

👉 Contact our color experts to book a demo for your application: https://www.hunterlab.com/en/contact/

Great to have our domestic US sales team back at HQ in Reston.We spent the time getting hands-on with the HunterLab L2 f...
08/14/2026

Great to have our domestic US sales team back at HQ in Reston.

We spent the time getting hands-on with the HunterLab L2 family of instruments.

The largest agenda item, as always, was the customer: how we help QC teams succeed at every stage, from incoming raw materials to finished product release. Thanks to everyone who made the trip. Say hi to your HunterLab rep in your region.

Bobby Ballou - Atlantic
Greg Winter - Great Lakes
Mark Stephens - Gulf States
Tracey Cheesman - Northeast
Michael Gawenda - Northern Plains & Upper Midwest
Ray Crawford - Southeast
Ashley Willis - Texarkana
Alan Vucetic - West Coast
John Puryear - Northwest
Nathan Stebbins - Director of Applied Technologies

They are ready to help you with your color measurement and QC needs.

🌿 A natural oil producer in Southeast Asia now gets color, haze, and APHA from a single reading.By upgrading to HunterLa...
08/06/2026

🌿 A natural oil producer in Southeast Asia now gets color, haze, and APHA from a single reading.

By upgrading to HunterLab Vista L2 they can now get:
→ Color, haze, and APHA captured in one measurement
→ Under 0.02 ΔE* colorimetric repeatability
→ PDF records ready for customers and auditors
The full story includes the workflow change and the payback math behind it.

👉 Read it here: https://www.hunterlab.com/en/learn/case-studies/natural-oil-color-and-haze-measurement-in-one-reading-a-vista-l2-upgrade/

08/03/2026

ColorFlex EZ vs ColorFlex L2: what actually changes

Same 45°a:0° optics, same pulsed xenon source, and your EZ standards transfer over. What changes is everything around the measurement: Essentials L2 on a touchscreen, onboard processing with no PC at the bench, a built-in camera for sample positioning, and connectivity to your SPC systems.

Watch more here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vJBjyxgtbDY

Talk to a color specialist about the upgrade: https://www.hunterlab.com/en/contact/

📍 Meet your HunterLab Rep in the Atlantic region.👋 Robert Ballou aka Bobby, covering: PA, NJ, DE, MD, VA, and WV.🔬 What ...
07/31/2026

📍 Meet your HunterLab Rep in the Atlantic region.

👋 Robert Ballou aka Bobby, covering: PA, NJ, DE, MD, VA, and WV.

🔬 What Bobby enjoys most is learning each customer's manufacturing process and helping them find the best solution for their application. Nearly a decade in technical sales, and a real interest in how your lab actually runs.

🏃 Away from work, you will find him running, training, or outdoors with family.

🎥 Watch a quick introduction video from Bobby below.
https://youtube.com/shorts/mo2KwQi4_m4?si=2ZICLo_S0TLkiOCc

Swipe to see his introduction carousel, then tell him what you are working on. Whatever you are measuring, he would like to hear about it and help you succeed.

🤝 Reach out to him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbyballou/
📧 Or send him an email: [email protected]

07/27/2026

Which transmission spectrophotometer measures color and haze simultaneously?

The HunterLab Vista does it. And now it got an upgrade.

Vista L2 extends the spectral range to 710 nm, where absorption from most color bodies is minimal and the signal is dominated by scattering.
Clean separation between true color and haze, in one measurement. If you're running a Vista, the L2 upgrades without retraining or revalidation.

Test it on your own sample: https://www.hunterlab.com/en/contact/

Watch more here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PCH3I054Z4g

There is a right moment to upgrade a color measurement instrument, and it arrives well before anything breaks. 🎯Knowing ...
07/20/2026

There is a right moment to upgrade a color measurement instrument, and it arrives well before anything breaks. 🎯

Knowing where your instrument sits in its lifecycle changes the conversation from a repair request to a business investment.

We built a budget meeting playbook around that shift: the lifecycle signals worth tracking, and how to frame them in ROI, compliance, standardization, and productivity terms leadership already uses.

Swipe through 👉

👇 Book a no-obligation upgrade consultation: https://www.hunterlab.com/en/contact/

🙏 IFT FIRST 2026 is a wrap — thank you, Chicago. To every food innovator and quality champion who stopped by Booth #39...
07/16/2026

🙏 IFT FIRST 2026 is a wrap — thank you, Chicago.

To every food innovator and quality champion who stopped by Booth #3965: your questions, your samples, your curiosity made it.

You're the reason we do this — and we're proud to be your partner in color, quality, and compliance.

✨ Huge thanks to our team: Michael Gawenda, Nathan Stebbins, Brittany Brenhuber, Isabella Fernandez de Castro

Let's keep it going. Explore solutions or book a demo: https://www.hunterlab.com/en/contact/

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Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

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