COMPANY · ITALIAN ENGINEERING SINCE 2010

Built to make imaging measurable.

Profilocolore is an engineering company based in Rome, developing calibrated multispectral imaging and precision colorimetry systems for decisions that depend on understanding materials, surfaces and colour.

WHAT WE ARE

Not simply a camera supplier. A scientific imaging partner.

Hardware is only one part of a reliable answer. Profilocolore connects instruments, calibration, software and application knowledge so each pixel can become useful quantitative information.

OUR METHOD

Start with the decision. Engineer backwards.

Define the evidence

We begin with the surface, material or colour decision—not with a catalogue configuration.

Engineer the workflow

Acquisition, illumination, calibration and analysis are configured as one measurement chain.

Validate the result

Outputs are tested against the performance, repeatability and documentation the application requires.

Integrate and transfer

Software, training and technical support make the system usable within the client’s real workflow.

ONE TECHNICAL RELATIONSHIP

From instrument to operating workflow.

Imaging systems

Modular HMI/HSI acquisition hardware shaped around wavelength range, scale and operating environment.

Calibration

Colorimetric, spectral and radiometric control that connects every image to measurable evidence.

Software & analysis

Acquisition, processing, visualisation and monitoring tools designed around practical interpretation.

Application engineering

Configuration, integration, training and support that continue beyond system delivery.

SINCE 2010

Research translated into systems people can use.

Profilocolore was founded to bring rigorous colour science and scientific imaging out of isolated laboratory operations and into spatial, repeatable acquisition workflows. SELECTED INSTALLATIONS & CLIENTS Experience in demanding cultural and research environments. Publicly documented Profilocolore installations and clients include: Vatican Museums · Rome Louvre Museum · Paris Uffizi Gallery · Florence Gran Sasso Science Institute Egyptian Museum · Turin Violin Museum (Stradivari) · Cremona DYPAC · Université Paris-Saclay University of Pavia University of Tuscia University of Basilicata · Agronomy University of Basilicata · Archaeology

That principle still guides the company: preserve scientific depth, while making the technology practical for conservators, engineers, researchers, operators and collection specialists.

BASE

Rome, Italy

Engineering and application development from Profilocolore’s Italian headquarters.

DISCIPLINES

Spectral imaging · Colorimetry · Radiometry

Integrated measurement disciplines for evidence-led imaging.

MODEL

Modular systems · Custom engineering · Training

Technology configured and transferred around the application.

SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATION

Science, standards and evidence guide every system we build.

Profilocolore develops every imaging workflow from established scientific principles, metrological calibration, applicable standards and measurable validation. International technical participation, European research and professional networks continually strengthen this foundation and help translate research into reliable operating systems.

01 International case selection

WIC Cultural Heritage Digitalization 2026

Profilocolore’s manuscript-imaging project was selected among 45 outstanding international cases for the World Internet Conference’s 2026 case collection.

02 International technical participation

CIE JTC21 · Spectral imaging

Marcello Melis represents Profilocolore in CIE JTC21 (D8/D2), contributing to international technical work on data-representation spaces for multispectral and hyperspectral imaging.

03 European research

UNVEIL · Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Profilocolore is an SME beneficiary of UNVEIL, a 2026–2030 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network advancing non-destructive evaluation for cultural heritage. OUR TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION Integrating surface and subsurface evidence. Within UNVEIL, Profilocolore contributes next-generation multi-sensor imaging and AI-driven data fusion for non-destructive cultural-heritage diagnostics. Cross-modal alignment
Precise registration of colorimetry, multispectral and hyperspectral imaging, THz, infrared thermography and ultrasound. Metrological calibration
Hardware and software procedures that harmonise heterogeneous sensors and support repeatable measurement. Advanced processing
Neural networks, PCA, ICA and evolutionary methods that reduce redundancy and extract meaningful features. Digital Twins
Calibrated, fused evidence that brings surface and subsurface information into a coherent high-fidelity representation. The research network connects Profilocolore with European universities, research centres and museums, including the Louvre Museum, Sapienza University of Rome and NTNU.

04 Professional network

Assorestauro member

Profilocolore is listed as an associate member in the field of knowledge, analysis, survey and diagnostics—connecting HMI/HSI engineering to the professional conservation supply chain.

05 Standards-led digitisation

FADGI-oriented workflows

Profilocolore develops calibrated digitisation workflows around FADGI image-quality parameters, including demanding four-star performance targets.

EXPERIENCE IN CONTEXT

Scientific principles become operational value.

Explore structured application studies that connect a material question to acquisition, calibration, evidence and operational value—without disclosing or inventing confidential client information.

01 Cultural heritage

Mapping material differences across a painted surface.

A cultural-heritage application study.

02 Industry

Turning surface uniformity into repeatable inspection.

An industry and quality-control application study.

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