Award Sub-Category: Automotive Materials

Axalta Irus™ Scan is the first handheld color measurement device that
also measures colored sparkle, hue-shifting pigments, and gloss in
automotive coatings. Combined with Axalta’s proprietary algorithms and
retrieval system, Irus™ Scan delivers highly accurate color matches for
collision repair while improving productivity and reducing waste.

Axalta’s MyColor revolutionizes automotive color customization. Its
innovative color delivery streamlines customer approvals, enabling
custom colors in 4 weeks versus 6-24 months. Custom colors are made
quickly in small batches using pre-blended bases and colorants, giving
better inventory control, reducing waste and decreasing CO2 footprint.

Pearls™ is the first-of-its-kind sustainable tinting solution that tints
paint like a coffee machine makes coffee. This innovative tinting
technology volumetrically doses solid colorants into water-based paint,
and offers endless color combinations without harmful additives, all in
fully recyclable packaging for architectural and industrial use.