Axalta Takes Home Two Prestigious Edison Awards™
Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) has secured two prestigious 2025 Edison Awards™ for innovative automotive coating solutions. The company's Irus Scan™ earned Silver in the Automotive Materials category for its groundbreaking handheld color measurement device featuring three patented measurement capabilities: colored sparkle, hue-shifting pigments detection, and gloss measurement.
The MyColor solution received Bronze recognition for revolutionizing custom color delivery in automotive coatings. This innovation significantly reduces custom color development time from 26-104 weeks to just 4 weeks, while improving inventory control and potentially reducing CO₂ emissions in OEM paint shops.
This marks Axalta's seventh consecutive year winning Edison Awards, which recognize market-leading innovations in new products and services.
Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) ha ricevuto due prestigiosi 2025 Edison Awards™ per soluzioni innovative di rivestimento automobilistico. Il dispositivo Irus Scan™ ha ottenuto il Silver nella categoria Materiali Automotive per il suo innovativo dispositivo portatile di misurazione del colore, dotato di tre capacità di misurazione brevettate: rilevamento di glitter colorati, pigmenti a cambio di tonalità e misurazione della lucentezza.
La soluzione MyColor ha ricevuto il riconoscimento Bronze per aver rivoluzionato la consegna di colori personalizzati nei rivestimenti automobilistici. Questa innovazione riduce significativamente il tempo di sviluppo del colore personalizzato da 26-104 settimane a sole 4 settimane, migliorando il controllo dell'inventario e potenzialmente riducendo le emissioni di CO₂ nei negozi di verniciatura OEM.
Questo segna il settimo anno consecutivo di vittoria per Axalta agli Edison Awards, che riconoscono le innovazioni leader di mercato in nuovi prodotti e servizi.
Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) ha asegurado dos prestigiosos 2025 Edison Awards™ por soluciones innovadoras de recubrimiento automotriz. El dispositivo Irus Scan™ ganó el Silver en la categoría de Materiales Automotrices por su revolucionario dispositivo portátil de medición de color que cuenta con tres capacidades de medición patentadas: detección de destellos de color, pigmentos que cambian de tono y medición de brillo.
La solución MyColor recibió el reconocimiento Bronze por revolucionar la entrega de colores personalizados en recubrimientos automotrices. Esta innovación reduce significativamente el tiempo de desarrollo de colores personalizados de 26-104 semanas a solo 4 semanas, mejorando el control de inventario y potencialmente reduciendo las emisiones de CO₂ en los talleres de pintura OEM.
Este es el séptimo año consecutivo que Axalta gana los Edison Awards, que reconocen innovaciones líderes en el mercado en nuevos productos y servicios.
Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA)는 혁신적인 자동차 코팅 솔루션으로 두 개의 권위 있는 2025 Edison Awards™를 수상했습니다. 회사의 Irus Scan™은 색상 측정 장치로서 획기적인 핸드헬드 기기로, 세 가지 특허받은 측정 기능: 색상 반짝임, 색조 변화 색소 탐지 및 광택 측정을 특징으로 하여 자동차 재료 부문에서 Silver를 획득했습니다.
MyColor 솔루션은 자동차 코팅에서 맞춤 색상 제공 방식을 혁신하여 Bronze 인정을 받았습니다. 이 혁신은 맞춤 색상 개발 시간을 26-104주에서 단 4주로 줄이며, 재고 관리를 개선하고 OEM 도장 작업장에서 CO₂ 배출량을 줄일 수 있는 잠재력을 제공합니다.
이는 Axalta가 연속적으로 일곱 번째 해에 Edison Awards를 수상한 것으로, 이는 새로운 제품과 서비스에서 시장을 선도하는 혁신을 인정하는 상입니다.
Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) a remporté deux prestigieux 2025 Edison Awards™ pour des solutions de revêtement automobile innovantes. Le dispositif Irus Scan™ a reçu l'argent dans la catégorie Matériaux Automobiles pour son appareil portable de mesure des couleurs révolutionnaire, doté de trois capacités de mesure brevetées : détection des paillettes colorées, détection des pigments à changement de teinte et mesure de la brillance.
La solution MyColor a été reconnue avec le bronze pour avoir révolutionné la livraison de couleurs personnalisées dans les revêtements automobiles. Cette innovation réduit considérablement le temps de développement des couleurs personnalisées de 26-104 semaines à seulement 4 semaines, tout en améliorant le contrôle des stocks et en réduisant potentiellement les émissions de CO₂ dans les ateliers de peinture OEM.
C'est la septième année consécutive qu'Axalta remporte des Edison Awards, qui reconnaissent les innovations de pointe sur le marché dans de nouveaux produits et services.
Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) hat zwei prestigeträchtige 2025 Edison Awards™ für innovative Automobilbeschichtungslösungen erhalten. Das Unternehmen erhielt mit Irus Scan™ die Silberauszeichnung in der Kategorie Automobilmaterialien für sein bahnbrechendes tragbares Farbmesgerät, das über drei patentierte Messfunktionen verfügt: farbige Funkel, Erkennung von farbwechselnden Pigmenten und Glanzmessung.
Die Lösung MyColor wurde mit Bronze ausgezeichnet, da sie die individuelle Farbgestaltung in der Automobilbeschichtung revolutioniert hat. Diese Innovation reduziert die Entwicklungszeit für individuelle Farben erheblich von 26-104 Wochen auf nur 4 Wochen, verbessert die Bestandskontrolle und könnte potenziell die CO₂-Emissionen in OEM-Lackierereien reduzieren.
Dies markiert das siebte Jahr in Folge, in dem Axalta Edison Awards gewinnt, die marktführende Innovationen in neuen Produkten und Dienstleistungen anerkennen.
- Won two prestigious Edison Awards in 2025, demonstrating innovation leadership
- Irus Scan technology provides industry-leading automated digital solution for paint color-matching
- MyColor reduces custom color development time by up to 96% (from 104 weeks to 4 weeks)
- New technologies can help reduce waste and operational costs
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Axalta Irus Scan™ and MyColor recognized among most innovative new products in the world
PHILADELPHIA, April 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA), a leading global coatings company, announced that it has won two 2025 Edison Awards™. Axalta Irus Scan™ won Silver in the Automotive Materials category and Axalta’s MyColor won Bronze in the Automotive Materials category. This is the seventh consecutive year that Axalta has earned coveted Edison Awards which honor market-leading innovations of new products and services.
“Innovation is core to what we do at Axalta, and we continuously invest to help our customers solve challenges across surface aesthetics, performance and productivity,” said Dr. Robert Roop, Chief Technology Officer. “We are incredibly proud to provide next-gen technologies that address our customers’ needs and enable their success. It is an honor to be recognized by the esteemed Edison team and to work with the extraordinary talent at Axalta to bring these products to life.”
Silver Winner
Axalta Irus Scan is the first handheld color measurement device for automotive coatings with three differentiated, patented measurement features - colored sparkle, hue-shifting pigments detection, and gloss, giving an accurate color match to a collision repair vehicle. Axalta Irus Scan is part of Axalta’s digital color management system and sets a new standard for productivity, accuracy, and waste reduction in the collision repair process. With this technology, Axalta has the industry-leading, fully automated end-to-end digital solution for paint color-match and delivery in the automotive refinish market.
Bronze Winner
Axalta’s MyColor answers customers’ rapid demand for complex, custom colors that meet stringent requirements of performance, durability and application robustness. Its innovative color delivery process streamlines automotive OEM approvals, enabling custom colors in four weeks versus 26-104 weeks. Custom colors are made quickly in small batches using pre-blended bases and colorants, giving better inventory control which can assist in reducing waste and the CO₂ footprint of the OEM’s paint shop.
Edison Awards winners were recently announced at the 38th annual Edison Awards event in Fort Myers, Fla. They were chosen as the “best of the best” within their respective categories by some of the world’s top senior business executives, designers, academics, and innovation leaders. Named after Thomas Edison, the Edison Awards™ have recognized and honored some of the most innovative new products, services, and business leaders in the world since 1987.
About Axalta
Axalta is a global leader in the coatings industry, providing customers with innovative, colorful, beautiful, and sustainable coatings solutions. From light vehicles, commercial vehicles and refinish applications to electric motors, building facades and other industrial applications, our coatings are designed to prevent corrosion, increase productivity, and enhance durability. With more than 150 years of experience in the coatings industry, the global team at Axalta continues to find ways to serve our more than 100,000 customers in over 140 countries better every day with the finest coatings, application systems and technology. For more information, visit axalta.com and follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and @axalta on X.
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