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| parent = Veralto Corporation<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our companies – Veralto |url=https://www.veralto.com/our-companies/ |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=www.veralto.com}}</ref><br />
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| subsid = X-Rite International, Inc. (Barbados)<br>X-Rite Holdings, Inc.<br>XR Ventures LLC<br>X-Rite GmbH (Germany)<br>X-Rite Asia Pacific Limited (Hong Kong)<br>X-Rite Ltd. (U.K.)<br>X-Rite MA, Incorporated<br>X-Rite Mediterranee SARL (France)<br>X-Rite Global, Inc.<br>X-Rite AG<br>[[Pantone]], Inc.<br />
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'''X-Rite, Inc.''' is an American manufacturer of color measurement and management products, located in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]], [[United States]].<br />
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The company also creates products that regulate quality in the processing of film and [[x-ray]]s.<br />
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== History ==<br />
[[File:2024 X-Rite ColorChecker Passport Photo 2 (1).jpg|thumb|260px|X-Rite ColorChecker Passport helps photographers get all the colors on their images real and find the right white balance.]]The firm was incorporated in 1958 by seven engineers from [[Lear Siegler]]. Its first product, [[x-ray marking tape]], was introduced in 1968 and is the basis of the company name. In 1975, it introduced its first [[densitometer]] for photographic printing use.<br />
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The firm went public in 1986, and in 1987 moved into a new headquarters and production facility in Grandville, Michigan.<br />
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By 1990, the firm shifted emphasis to the field of [[colorimetry|color measurement]]. In 1966 it purchased H. Miller Graphic Arts of England; in 2006 it purchased [[Amazys]], owners of [[Gretag–Macbeth]] and thereby the [[Munsell color system|Munsell]] products;<ref>"[http://www.xrite.com/company_press_room.aspx?News=417 X-Rite Announces Preliminary Final Results Of Its Offer For All Registered Shares Of Amazys Holding AG]" press release.</ref> in 2007 it acquired [[Pantone]], Inc.<ref>"[http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/pantone.aspx?pg=20479&ca=10 X-Rite to Acquire Pantone, Inc. Extending Reach in the Color Industry]" October 2007 press release.</ref><br />
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In 2012 the firm was acquired by [[Danaher Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 15, 2012 |title=Danaher Corporation Successfully Completes Tender Offer for Shares of X-Rite, Incorporated |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/15/idUS141467+15-May-2012+HUG20120515 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518155802/https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/15/idUS141467+15-May-2012+HUG20120515 |archive-date=May 18, 2012 |publisher=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> At the end of September 2023, Danaher [[Spin-off (corporate)|spun-off]] its Environmental and Applied Solutions segment as Veralto Corporation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Corporation |first=Danaher |date=2023-09-30 |title=Danaher Corporation Completes Separation of Veralto Corporation |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/danaher-corporation-completes-separation-of-veralto-corporation-301943632.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001083608/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/danaher-corporation-completes-separation-of-veralto-corporation-301943632.html |archive-date=2023-10-01 |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Subsidiaries ==<br />
* [[Munsell Color Company|Munsell Color]]<br />
* [[Pantone]], Inc.<br />
* X-Rite AG<br />
* X-Rite Asia Pacific Limited (Hong Kong)<br />
* X-Rite Global, Inc.<br />
* X-Rite GmbH (Germany)<br />
* X-Rite Holdings, Inc.<br />
* X-Rite International, Inc. (Barbados)<br />
* X-Rite Ltd. (U.K.)<br />
* X-Rite MA, Incorporated<br />
* X-Rite Mediterranee SARL (France)<br />
* XR Ventures LLC<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Official website|http://www.xrite.com/}}<br />
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[[Category:Electronics companies of the United States]]<br />
[[Category:Manufacturing companies based in Grand Rapids, Michigan]]<br />
[[Category:Companies formerly listed on the Nasdaq]]<br />
[[Category:Electronics companies established in 1958]]<br />
[[Category:1958 establishments in Michigan]]<br />
[[Category:1980s initial public offerings]]<br />
[[Category:2012 mergers and acquisitions]]<br />
[[Category:Danaher subsidiaries]]<br />
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