modern tinting systems require well-equipped software programmes and tools in order to offer an unlimited number of colours

different software modules are available according to customers’ needs:

paintmaker
thanks to a close co-operation with Datacolor, ralston provides an up-to-date colour matching software. it offers the possibility to select a colour from a colour database, to match any colour by using a spectrophotometer and to dispense the selected colour

different modules are available:

formulabook
select colour from formula book and dispense the selected colour

customer formulabook
creating a customer formulabook with client specific recipes

colour sample
measuring colour samples by using a spectrophotometer

color tools
this modularity is a quality control application facilitating production batch control. Color tools calculates colour differences from standards and batches

software allows not only measuring standards and batches but also storing the data creating a historical database for production batches

calculation programme (rcp)
a tool for calculating from point-of-sale recipes in volume to in-plant recipes in weight

helpdesk
all software programmes have extensive help functions and are provided with tailor made manuals. moreover, ralston assists customers directly, or through key-suppliers and agents

all software modules have user friendly interfaces and are customised to personal standards with regard to base paints, logo’s, colour cards etc.