
CardFeed 100
CardFeed 100 is an industrial PLC-controlled card handling system with an integrated Windows 11 PC, designed to automate spectrophotometer-based measurement workflows end-to-end.



Hardware Features
Compact
Compact, quiet, mobile
Controls
Industrial PLC-controlled card handling system
Compute
Integrated Windows 11 PC with display
Power
Standard 120VAC power (no air compressor required)
Printing:
Non-contact inkjet printer
Calibration
Automatic spectro calibration
Capacity
Removable card magazine holds 150+ Leneta drawdown cards
Spectro compatibility
Datacolor Spectro 1000 (shown in renders / deck). Configurable to other spectrometer models
Scanning
USB barcode scanner
Flexible materials
Configurable to handle other materials, including fabric and plastic samples
Process Flow
After the spectro is automatically calibrated the CardFeed 100:
- Picks color samples from card magazine
- Reads sample ID using bar code scanner
- Brings sample to spectro for color measurement
- Prints color measurement results on card using
non-contact inkjet print head - Places measured color sample in Pass/Fail/Review bins based on measurement result

Software Features
- Includes custom CardFeed QC app
- No internet connection required
- One-click operation
- Accepts user’s XML color data set
- Automatically saves measurement results to XML output file
- User-configurable color tolerance

Talk to an expert about automating your color measurement workflow with CardFeed 100.