- Introducing COLOR MANAGEMENT+, Archroma's innovative color design and development solution.
- Features extensive color atlases, advanced design tools, and specialized services for rapid color creation.
- Ensures accurate, consistent color reproduction while minimizing environmental impact.
- Supports sustainability with ZDHC MRSL Level three compliance, enhancing industry's move towards eco-friendly practices.
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TranscriptArchroma, a renowned leader in specialty chemicals committed to sustainable solutions, has introduced COLOR MANAGEMENT+, a novel color design and development solution. This innovation is poised to assist textile and fashion brands and mills in achieving enhanced economic and environmental sustainability. COLOR MANAGEMENT+ is distinguished by its inclusion of the industry's most extensive variety of pre-made color atlases, leading-edge design tools, and specialized services. These elements collectively facilitate rapid color creation and selection. Coupled with Archroma's SUPER SYSTEMS+, COLOR MANAGEMENT+ establishes engineered color standards that not only ensure accurate and consistent color reproduction but also minimize environmental impact.
This advanced solution empowers designers and brands to focus on color inspiration and the requisite functionality and sustainability for their final products. With the assurance that their vision can be accurately communicated and executed at the mill, the creative process becomes more streamlined and efficient. Chris Hipps, Global Head of Archroma Color Management, emphasizes the complexity of selecting the perfect color, noting the necessity of balancing aesthetics and consumer appeal with considerations such as fastness performance, eco-compliance, color consistency, and resource efficiency. COLOR MANAGEMENT+ integrates these considerations into its engineered color standards, providing colorists and technical specialists with the necessary recipes and references to realize colors in economical and resource-efficient bulk production.
The Color Atlas by Archroma® within COLOR MANAGEMENT+ offers access to over five thousand seven hundred unique colors for cotton, polyester, and blends. This extensive collection is available both as a physical library and a searchable online resource, further offering the possibility for bespoke color creation. Each color standard, whether from the Color Atlas or provided as an Engineered Color, comes with achievability criteria. This includes detailed information on the technical and economic feasibility of the selected color, underscored by a commitment to sustainability based on the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (MRSL) Level three.
The color standards facilitate clear color communication to mill colorists, textile technologists, and quality control specialists, aiding in delivering the correct color more quickly and achieving reproducible colors across countries and mills. This clarity in communication also aims to eliminate excessive lab dipping, shorten approval times, and improve first-time-approval rates.
Designed with bulk production in mind, COLOR MANAGEMENT+'s color standards are created using Archroma’s Super Systems+ solutions. These solutions offer end article-specific processing options, durable colors, and intelligent effects, allowing brands to achieve measurable environmental impacts, eliminate harmful or regulated chemicals, and add value and longevity to the end product.
Supporting COLOR MANAGEMENT+ are Archroma’s ONE WAY+ Impact Calculator and Sustainability Improvement Program (SIP), along with the SAFE EDGE+ compliance-data platform. Global technical support is provided to assist the supply chain in delivering the right colors with consistency and reduced environmental impact.
COLOR MANAGEMENT+ stands as a core pillar of Archroma's “Planet Conscious+” vision, demonstrating the company's commitment to leading the textile and fashion industry towards the most sustainable processes and a more sustainable future. With the industry’s most extensive product portfolio and a comprehensive global footprint, Archroma is uniquely positioned to accelerate this transformation. At the core of COLOR MANAGEMENT+ lies a comprehensive ecosystem meticulously designed to actualize visions while simultaneously championing environmental sustainability. This ecosystem is not merely a tool but a holistic approach to color design and development in the textile and fashion industry. With the provision of the industry's largest array of pre-made color atlases, sophisticated design tools, and tailored services, COLOR MANAGEMENT+ facilitates rapid and accurate color creation and selection. This agility and precision in color development are foundational to the solution's innovative appeal.
One of the standout features of COLOR MANAGEMENT+ is its access to an unparalleled collection of over five thousand seven hundred unique colors applicable to a wide range of textiles including cotton, polyester, and their blends. This extensive color library, known as the Color Atlas by Archroma®, is both a physical and digital resource, offering an invaluable tool for designers in their quest for the perfect shade. Beyond the vast selection of pre-made colors, COLOR MANAGEMENT+ also provides the capability for custom color creation, allowing for an unmatched level of personalization and creativity in design.
Integral to the COLOR MANAGEMENT+ system is the integration of Archroma’s SUPER SYSTEMS+, a suite of solutions that engineer color standards with a keen eye on reducing environmental impact. These engineered color standards ensure accurate and consistent color reproduction, a crucial aspect for brands and designers aiming for uniformity across their products. The SUPER SYSTEMS+ not only aid in achieving aesthetic excellence but also adhere to principles of sustainability and resource efficiency, making COLOR MANAGEMENT+ a leading solution in eco-conscious color development.
Chris Hipps, Global Head of Archroma Color Management, provides valuable insights into the inherent challenges of selecting the perfect color. He underscores the complexity of balancing aesthetic appeal with consumer expectations and the technical considerations of fastness performance, eco-compliance, color consistency, and resource efficiency. According to Hipps, COLOR MANAGEMENT+ confronts these challenges head-on, embedding these considerations into its engineered color standards. This holistic approach provides colorists and technical specialists with the necessary recipes and references to bring colors to life in a manner that is both economically viable and resource-efficient.
Through COLOR MANAGEMENT+, Archroma sets a new benchmark in the textile and fashion industry for color design and development. The solution's emphasis on environmental sustainability, combined with its comprehensive range of colors and advanced design tools, positions COLOR MANAGEMENT+ as an indispensable resource for brands and mills aiming to merge creativity with eco-conscious practices. By addressing the multifaceted challenges of color selection and development, COLOR MANAGEMENT+ not only enhances the aesthetic quality of textiles and fashion but also contributes to a more sustainable future for the industry. Beyond the creation of vibrant palettes and the demonstration of technical expertise, COLOR MANAGEMENT+ embodies Archroma's deep-seated commitment to enhancing sustainability and efficiency within the textile and fashion sectors. A key aspect of COLOR MANAGEMENT+'s contribution to sustainability is its alignment with the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (MRSL) Level three. This alignment ensures that each color standard developed under COLOR MANAGEMENT+ not only meets the requisite aesthetic and performance criteria but also complies with rigorous environmental standards. Such compliance is vital for reducing the environmental footprint of textile production and for promoting safer, more sustainable manufacturing practices across the globe.
The efficacy of COLOR MANAGEMENT+ in elevating sustainability and efficiency is further demonstrated through its impact on the color communication process. Clear and precise color communication is instrumental in reducing the need for lab dipping, a process traditionally characterized by its high consumption of resources and time. By providing accurate color standards and ensuring that these can be easily communicated and replicated, COLOR MANAGEMENT+ significantly shortens approval times and enhances first-time-approval rates across different countries and mills. This not only streamlines the production process but also contributes to substantial reductions in resource waste and inefficiencies, marking a significant step forward in the industry's journey towards sustainability.
Supporting the sustainability objectives of COLOR MANAGEMENT+ are Archroma’s ONE WAY+ Impact Calculator and Sustainability Improvement Program (SIP), alongside the SAFE EDGE+ compliance-data platform. The ONE WAY+ Impact Calculator enables brands and mills to quantify the environmental impact of their color choices, encouraging more eco-friendly decision-making. Meanwhile, the Sustainability Improvement Program (SIP) offers a structured approach to implementing sustainable practices within the production process. Together with the SAFE EDGE+ compliance-data platform, which provides access to critical compliance information and data on environmental performance, these tools underscore COLOR MANAGEMENT+'s role as a pillar of Archroma's 'Planet Conscious+' vision.
This vision represents a comprehensive commitment to propelling the textile and fashion industry towards more sustainable processes and outcomes. Through innovations such as COLOR MANAGEMENT+, Archroma is not just facilitating the creation of textiles and garments with stunning colors but is also leading the charge in minimizing the environmental impact of these processes. By integrating stringent environmental standards, advancing clear communication, and providing robust support through specialized tools and programs, COLOR MANAGEMENT+ is at the forefront of fostering a more sustainable and efficient future for the textile and fashion industry.
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