AkzoNobel Car Refinishes has announced the release of the latest upgrade to its Sikkens Mixit Pro colour formula retrieval system.
Sikkens Mixit Pro 1.3 adds new features and functionality to a system that already delivers ease of use and first-time-right colour formulas, plus an array of advanced repair management and information tools.
Director colour marketing Ben Zweers says that Car Refinishes has been listening carefully to what customers and users say about Mixit, and has responded with improvements geared to the ways customers work and what they say they need the most to boost performance and increase profitability.
"There's absolutely nothing more important to our customers - and their customers - than colour accuracy, so we've made a lot of adjustments to make it even easier to achieve a perfect colour match," says Zweers. "The new release allows customers to compare candidate formulas recommended by our Automatchic colour matching tool, to search for custom colours per product line, and to view the colour code on the queue screen and colour chips on the measurement screen. We've also greatly expanded the reporting capabilities of Mixit Pro to help bodyshop operators to increase their efficiency and get a better handle on the day-to-day operations."
Zweers notes, for example, that among the six new reports introduced with Mixit Pro 1.3 are mix accuracy reports, inventory reports, and painter reports, that the new release runs on more than one computer simultaneously on networks hosting several PCs, and that it can be tightly integrated into bodyshop management systems.
Director marketing Ralf Schueler points to Sikkens Mixit Pro 1.3 as an example of what distinguishes AkzoNobel's approach to colour.
"Getting colour right is no accident," he says. "It takes a great deal of skill, great products, and great tools. Our approach to colour is to help our customers on every level - with customer support, constant improvements in our products, and the most advanced set of tools on the market. Mixit Pro 1.3 is a fine example of how we are trying to increase excellence in colour by focusing on tools that boost performance, enhance colour accuracy, and deliver customer satisfaction."
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