AkzoNobel has a passion for paint. We’re experts in the proud craft of making paints and coatings, setting the standard in color and protection since 1792. Our world-class portfolio of brands in North America includes Sikkens, Lesonal, Wanda, Modern Classikk, Sikkens Autocoat BT, U-TECH, Dynacoat, Imperium, Valorem and Grip-Gard. Headquartered in the Netherlands, we operate in over 80 countries and employ around 35,000 talented people who are passionate about delivering the high-performance products and services our customers expect. For decades, AkzoNobel has been providing customers with the right colors, helping to enable perfect repairs. AkzoNobel has been developing the industry’s leading digital color techniques and technologies, and continuously reinventing for the future. Building on the advanced digital tools Automatchic™ and MIXIT™, AkzoNobel offers a color tool portfolio that harnesses the power of digital color technology, to help shops achieve measurable improvements to their businesses, delivering greater accuracy, greater efficiency and ultimately, greater profitability. For shops needing help with controlling workflow, AkzoNobel offers Carbeat™, which is exclusively available to AkzoNobel customers. It follows the principles of the AkzoNobel proprietary Process Centered Environment, a program initiated to help increase body shop efficiency and growth. Carbeat is a digital process control solution that helps improve communication and production efficiency. Carbeat users benefit through process transparency, robust analytics, empowerment and engagement, flexibility and simplicity for business operations. AkzoNobel is actively contributing to the success of the collision repair industry, through the involvement in trade shows, ongoing recruitment, training sessions, a technical college support program, and much more. The successful development of technicians in the industry, as well as continued sustainability, is of critical importance to our organization. Whether it is a standard pallet or custom color, AkzoNobel offers unique and innovative color solutions for an emerging, sustainable world. For more information about AkzoNobel, visit www.akzonobel.com.