Axalta Coating Systems has announced the opening of its product development center at its facility in Lionville, Pennsylvania.
The new development center is aimed at improving the company's performance testing capability.
It features Global Finishing Solutions professional spray booth along with advanced HVAC infrastructure that is designed to replicate different North American climate conditions which will allow the experts to assess refinish automotive paint applications.
The Lionville facility is designed to enable fast turnaround from product development to launch, which will help the finished product reach markets faster, the company said.
Axalta's new product development center is a part of the company's dedicated network of research and development facilities that focuses on creation of new products to meet customer demand, and making improvement to the existing offerings, the company added.
Axalta National Refinish product manager Stefan Reinartz said: "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.
"Opening this facility is a testament to Axalta's commitment to be the leader in product innovation and technology."
Image: Application specialist sprays paint in high performance booth at Axalta's Product Development Center in Lionville. Photo: courtesy of Business Wire.
