AXALTA Opens New US Product Development Center - aftermarketNews

AXALTA Opens New US Product Development Center

GLEN MILLS, Pa. – Axalta Coating Systems is strengthening its performance testing capability by opening a new product development center at its facility in Lionville, Pa. The center is equipped with a state-of-the-art Global Finishing Solutions professional spraybooth and advanced HVAC infrastructure that enables specialists to simulate a variety of North American climate conditions. The simulation will help to assess refinish automotive paint application.

“Now, application specialists can evaluate products in extreme environmental conditions and fine-tune a product’s application characteristics, if necessary. This should help us make a more robust product and get it to the customer faster,” said Stefan Reinartz, Axalta national refinish product manager. “Opening this facility is a testament to Axalta’s commitment to be the leader in product innovation and technology.”

Axalta’s refinish coatings range from surface preparation to undercoats, basecoats and high-gloss clearcoats, across a portfolio of brands that includes Cromax, Standox, Spies Hecker, Nason and Imron PowerTint. Each product is formulated to be effective in different climates and when coating various substrates such as metals, plastics and composite materials.

The facility is engineered to enable a quick turnaround from product development to launch. “A more refined prototype helps to eliminate some of the iterative processes in field testing and should ultimately shorten the time to get a finished product to market,” said Axalta Product Manager Burt Palmer.

The new center is part of Axalta’s dedicated network of research and development facilities that focus on new products to meet evolving customer needs and evaluates ways to improve existing products.

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