Nor-Maali’s Colour Service – Stunning Shades for Industrial Needs

28/11/2024

Nor-Maali offers tailored colour solutions to meet the diverse needs of various painting projects. Through its Colour Service, the company provides a wide range of shades, from standard RAL and NCS S colours to thousands of other shades.

Colours play a significant role not only in visual appeal but also in influencing behaviour, enhancing safety, and strengthening brand recognition. Nor-Maali’s expert Colour Service team ensures that customers get the perfect shade for their projects—whether for machinery, equipment, or steel structures.

The Professionals Behind Colour Service

The experienced team behind Nor-Maali’s Colour Service includes Kristiina Parkkila, Jere Juntunen, and the newest member, Toni Ilmonen. Kristiina and Jere are professionals with extensive expertise in colour shade creation. Toni, who joined the team from the production department, brings with him solid knowledge of tinting colorants and systems, making his transition into the role both smooth and effective.

Collaboration with customers is close and consistent, making Colour Service a vital part of Nor-Maali’s customer support.

Accuracy in Colour Creation

Creating colour shades requires advanced measurement tools and a keen eye for detail. To achieve the desired shade for the customer´s use, the process involves a base paint characterized for the tinting system, tinting colorants, a precise colour formula, tinting equipment, and up-to-date software. Nor-Maali has its own tinting systems for both solvent-based and water-borne products.

In addition to standard colour chart options, Colour Service creates customer-specific shades. Tinting also helps Nor-Maali and its distributors reduce inventory, as only a few base paints are needed to produce a wide variety of shades.

Nor-Maali's Colour Service Creates Stunning Shades

Nor-Maali’s Colour Service Creates Stunning Shades. In the picture from left Kristiina Parkkila, Toni Ilmonen, and Jere Juntunen.

Optimizing Colour Creation: accuracy and collaboration

Colour creation involves numerous variables, such as lighting, film thickness, and the properties of the surface being painted. Shade differences are measured using a spectrophotometer, which also helps in correcting the colour difference, but the final evaluation is always done visually. Daylight is the most common standard for approval, although colours can also be designed for specific lighting conditions.

Colour Service collaborates closely with Nor-Maali’s product development team. When developing new coatings, compatibility between tinting colorants and the paint is tested to ensure the technical properties of the product remain optimal. Pre-characterized base paints enable the creation of precise colour formulas, making the process of checking new shade series easier and faster.

Get in Touch with Colour Service

Nor-Maali’s Colour Service is here to assist with all tinting-related needs. Whether you require a standard shade, or a custom colour matched from your sample, contact our Colour Service: colourservice@nor-maali.fi.Nor-Maali's Colour Service Creates Stunning Shades

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