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NEW PRODUCTS
DATACOLOR AND RALCOLOURS LAUNCH THE RAL COLORREADER
Datacolor has announced its latest color tool, the RAL ColorReader for professionals and
consumers.
The tool lets users scan the flat surface of any color to instantly find the precise RAL
color match via its companion app. In addition to providing accurate color matches, users
can tap on their color match to find coordinating colors, organized into monochromatic,
analogous, triad and complementary color palettes, simplifying and facilitating the color
matching and coordinating processes.
For the professional, the RAL ColorReader streamlines the workflow process, allowing
architects, interior designers, and painters the ease and ability to accurately match paint
colors right from the job site without having to remove wall samples and take them to the
paint store. RAL ColorReader also provides precise color data (CIE Lab, RGB, Hex, CMYK,
LCH and LRV) for digital design work, allowing users to easily convert color matches to
other palettes if needed, the company says.
Colors can be saved and shared with staff, other design professionals or homeowners,
and can be organized and labeled by job, room, or color palette.
www.datacolor.com
AUTOMOTIVE FILM TECHNOLOGY PUTS AKZONOBEL
ON THE RADAR
Innovative film technology that allows automotive manufacturers
to hide radar sensors behind decorative metallic parts has been
developed by AkzoNobel.
The radar-transparent bright film - perfected by working
together with customers - means vehicle makers no longer have
to worry about hiding sensors behind solid metal, which can block
the signals of safety features such as anti-collision warnings, the
company says.
AkzoNobel is an approved supplier of film products for this
particular application, and the company was recently specified
as a global supplier of emblems by one of the world's biggest car
brands.
" Vehicle requirements are changing all the time and we're very
happy to have solved this difficult problem with an intelligent film
coating that allows radar signals to pass through, " says Patrick
Bourguignon, Director of AkzoNobel's Automotive and Specialty
Coatings business.
" It was a highly technical process, which involved close
collaboration with customers to establish correlations between film
properties and radar transmission, " he continues. " On the surface,
it provides an attractive, mirror-like finish. What you can't see is the
breakthrough technology we've developed, which allows better and
more consistent transmission of signals that ultimately help people
to drive more safely. "
The products supplied by the company's Film business are
mainly used by the automotive and aerospace industries, as well as
for signage. They include coated films for substrate protection and
decoration, and markings/decals used for safety and decoration.
automotive.akzonobel.com
NEW COLORS AVAILABLE IN METALLIC,
COLOR-CHANGING POWDER COATING
TIGER Drylac has released two new color additions
- Tropical Red Metallic and Sunrise Black Metallic -
to its metallics product line.
The company says Flip-Flop Metallics change
colors in different lighting conditions and at different
angles. The technology provides brilliant sparkling
metallic effects in a weather-resistant, durable
powder coating. They are formulated in TIGER
Drylac Series 58 chemistry for a long-lasting color
shift effect.
Key features include:
* Two metallic colors (Sunrise Black and Tropical
Red)
* High brilliance and bright color-changing effects
* Looks best on curvaceous surfaces exposed to
sunlight
* For best effects, spray over black, but works with
any base color
* Use glossy or matte clear topcoat
* Excellent batch-to-batch consistency
* Smooth application (little to no rework required)
* Smooth texture
www.tiger-coatings.com
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http://www.datacolor.com http://automotive.akzonobel.com http://www.tiger-coatings.com http://www.cfcm.ca
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