Axalta, a leading global manufacturer of liquid and powder coatings, and the name behind the Cromax, Psies Hecker, Standox and Syrox refinish brands, has highlighted one highly successful aspect of its cutting edge Digital Colour Management technology. To date the company has sold 17,000  daylight lamps globally since they were introduced in 2015.

Axalta says the LED daylight lamps make the entire automotive paint repair journey faster, easier and more reliable as they are designed to simulate differing light conditions and intensities. The lights are available as the ChromaLamp from Cromax, ColorSpot from Spies Hecker, Standolux iQ from Standox, and Color Inspector from Syrox.

Dr Martin Wulf, Colour and Technical Manager for Axalta’s Refinish Systems business in Europe said, “The modern, energy-saving LED-technology behind our daylight lamps ensures that refinishers work with the best lighting conditions, which is critical to achieving right-first-time results. The lamps mimic six different levels of ambient light making them perfectly suited for use throughout the whole refinish process, everything from damage appraisals and checking colour matches, to examining freshly painted surfaces for coverage and hiding issues. The technology ensures that our refinishers operate in the best possible lighting conditions.”

Thanks to their smart arrangement of energy-saving LED bulbs, the daylight lamps can represent bright natural daylight as well as simulate lower level light around sunset. These are both important when checking colour, especially for metamerism.