PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Axalta
(NYSE: AXTA) today announced its Color Retrieval System featuring
Acquire™ Quantum EFX was named a finalist for R&D Magazine's
2018 R&D 100 Awards, which features the top 100 revolutionary
technologies of the past year. The Axalta Color Retrieval System is
our proprietary online process designed to help customers obtain
any color information needed, quickly and more efficiently than
ever before.
"The Axalta Color Retrieval System and the Acquire™ Quantum EFX
are helping to digitize the body shop industry and reduce its
reliance on matching colors by their visual appearance," said
Barry Snyder, Senior Vice President,
Chief Technology Officer. "The System packs innovative color
technology into a lighter and faster unit to help customers create
more accurate and faster color matches, allowing for more vehicle
throughput."
"Axalta is an innovation company and we invest four percent of
sales each year to developing new technologies," concluded Snyder.
"The Axalta Color Retrieval System and the Acquire™ Quantum EFX are
new innovations paving the future for a more efficient body shop
industry. We're thrilled and honored to be named a finalist in the
R&D 100 Awards."
The R&D 100 Awards is an annual awards program, presented by
the magazine at its conference, which will be held in mid-November.
The program identifies and celebrates the top 100 revolutionary
technologies of the past year. These prestigious awards recognize
100 of the top innovations across five categories: Analytical/Test,
IT/Electrical, Mechanical Devices/Materials, Process/Prototyping,
and Software/Services. The R&D 100 Awards Finalists were
selected by an independent panel of more than 50 judges
representing R&D leaders in a variety of fields.
About Axalta
Axalta is a leading global company
focused solely on coatings and providing customers with innovative,
colorful, beautiful and sustainable solutions. From light OEM
vehicles, commercial vehicles and refinish applications to electric
motors, buildings and pipelines, our coatings are designed to
prevent corrosion, increase productivity and enable the materials
we coat to last longer. With more than 150 years of experience in
the coatings industry, the approximately 14,000 people of Axalta
continue to find ways to serve our more than 100,000 customers in
130 countries better every day with the finest coatings,
application systems and technology. For more information, visit
axalta.com and follow us @Axalta on Twitter and on LinkedIn.
Contact
Robert C.
Ferris
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rob.ferris@axalta.com
www.axalta.com
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