Taking guesswork out of color matching on an industrial scale.
Client
Albert Invent
Industry
Industrial & Materials Sciences
Role
Product Design
Albert Invent provides an end-to-end cloud-based R&D platform for the chemicals and materials industries. Their platform serves as a central hub for research, development, and production processes.
Albert Invent provides an end-to-end cloud-based R&D platform for the chemicals and materials industries. Their platform serves as a central hub for research, development, and production processes.
Engagement Overview
Albert Invent, a cloud-based R&D platform serving the chemicals and materials industries, needed a specialized color management application to address critical challenges in the Ink, Paint, and Cosmetics industries.
The solution integrates color formulation tracking with existing R&D and production workflows, filling a significant gap in the industry's digital toolkit.
Albert Invent, a cloud-based R&D platform serving the chemicals and materials industries, needed a specialized color management application to address critical challenges in the Ink, Paint, and Cosmetics industries.
The solution integrates color formulation tracking with existing R&D and production workflows, filling a significant gap in the industry's digital toolkit.
For both R&D and production operations, achieving a correct color match often requires multiple adjustments. This data is often lost.
For both R&D and production operations, achieving a correct color match often requires multiple adjustments. This data is often lost.
For both R&D and production operations, achieving a correct color match often requires multiple adjustments. This data is often lost.
For both R&D and production operations, achieving a correct color match often requires multiple adjustments. This data is often lost.
“A visual analysis is still considered the gold standard when comparing color – the color machine tolerances sometimes do not reflect the same judgement we perceive with our eyes.”
– Albert Invent client in the Cosmetics Industry
“A visual analysis is still considered the gold standard when comparing color – the color machine tolerances sometimes do not reflect the same judgement we perceive with our eyes.”
– Albert Invent client in the Cosmetics Industry
“A visual analysis is still considered the gold standard when comparing color – the color machine tolerances sometimes do not reflect the same judgement we perceive with our eyes.”
– Albert Invent Client in the Cosmetics Industry
Industry Challenges
Color matching in industrial applications remains a complex challenge, combining both scientific precision and human perception. Despite modern technological advances, achieving consistent color standards requires multiple adjustments due to variations in:
Color matching in industrial applications remains a complex challenge, combining both scientific precision and human perception. Despite modern technological advances, achieving consistent color standards requires multiple adjustments due to variations in:
Color matching in industrial applications remains a complex challenge, combining both scientific precision and human perception. Despite modern technological advances, achieving consistent color standards requires multiple adjustments due to variations in:
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Raw materials
Raw materials
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Finishes
Finishes
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Surface properties
Surface properties
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Environmental conditions
Environmental conditions
Solution
A specialized color application that integrates seamlessly with the Albert platform's inventory tracking, formulation and reporting features. Key components include:
A specialized color application that integrates seamlessly with the Albert platform's inventory tracking, formulation and reporting features. Key components include:
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Comprehensive color library management
Comprehensive color library management
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Inventory integration
Inventory integration
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Formulation tracking
Formulation tracking
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Data capture for traditionally lost adjustments
Data capture for traditionally lost adjustments
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Cross-functional integration between R&D and production operaions
Cross-functional integration between R&D and production operaions
A single source of truth for all R&D and production color data across all locations and operations.
User Considerations
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Color matching is performed in multiple locations by teams with differing levels of skill
Color matching is performed in multiple locations by teams with differing levels of skill
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Users engage with multiple systems and seek integration
Users engage with multiple systems and seek integration
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Regardless of formula or how often a color is mixed, matching a color often takes multiple adjustments
Regardless of formula or how often a color is mixed, matching a color often takes multiple adjustments
Business Considerations
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Enable Albert to address specific industry needs
Enable Albert to address specific industry needs
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Capture lost adjustment data to drive future ML/AI integration
Capture lost adjustment data to drive future ML/AI integration
Expected Outcomes
The implementation of this solution is projected to deliver reduced time-to-market for color-based products, significant cost savings in production processes, improved consistency in color matching, better knowledge retention and transfer, and expanded capabilities for less experienced team members.
The implementation of this solution is projected to deliver reduced time-to-market for color-based products, significant cost savings in production processes, improved consistency in color matching, better knowledge retention and transfer, and expanded capabilities for less experienced team members.
The implementation of this solution is projected to deliver reduced time-to-market for color-based products, significant cost savings in production processes, improved consistency in color matching, better knowledge retention and transfer, and expanded capabilities for less experienced team members.