Fast Color Matching Technologies from PPG
PPG introduces the PPG DIGIMATCH camera and PPG VisualizID software to make color matching easier and faster in the global refinish industry.
PPG (NYSE: PPG) has introduced PPG VISUALIZIDTM advanced 3D visualization software and the PPG DIGIMATCHTM digital color camera to make color matching easier and faster in body shops. The advanced tools are the most recent additions to PPG LINQTM, the company's end-to-end digital solution for the global refinish industry.
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Refinish customers can use PPG's cloud-based platform and its interconnected digital hardware, software, and innovative services to streamline their repair process with the PPG LINQ digital solution.
The PPG DigiMatch multi-angle digital color camera makes color matching easier and faster for body shop employees.
It has an ergonomic design, is lightweight, and can be operated with one hand. The camera's six imaging angles and six reflectance angles provide color and texture information to help quickly and efficiently retrieve the correct formula matches.
PPG VisualizID software uses data from PPG DigiMatch or other PPG spectrophotometers to assist users in selecting the best color match from PPG's extensive color portfolio. It is the industry's first software of its kind, digitizing a process that previously required trial and error and ultimately reducing waste.
“We know that body shop owners are looking to digital solutions to improve productivity, efficiency and sustainability,” said Chancey Hagerty, PPG global vice president, Automotive Refinish.
“Developed and tested alongside customers, the PPG LINQ digital system helps meet these goals, allowing our customers to work more quickly and sustainably with features that provide optimized product consumption and waste reduction.”
The launch of PPG VisualizID software and the PPG DigiMatch camera follow the PPG MOONWALK® system, which is the company’s award-winning, automated paint mixing system that launched in 2019. Additional components of the PPG LINQ system will be launched later this year.
“We are heavily invested in providing solutions that power the body shops of tomorrow on a global scale,” said Denise Lu, PPG marketing director, Automotive Refinish. “PPG VisualizID software and the PPG DigiMatch spectrophotometer will help increase efficiency and ultimately allow body shops to service more cars, faster and more sustainably.”
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