Axalta Coating Systems Wins Two Edison Awards

Axalta Coating Systems, a global coatings company, announced that it has won two 2025 Edison Awards. In the Automotive Materials category, the Axalta Irus Scan won Silver, and in the Automotive Materials category, Axalta’s MyColor won Bronze. This is the seventh consecutive year that Axalta has earned Edison Awards, which honors new products and services.

“Innovation is core to what we do at Axalta, and we continuously invest to help our customers solve challenges across surface aesthetics, performance and productivity,” said Dr. Robert Roop, chief technology officer. “We are incredibly proud to provide next-gen technologies that address our customers’ needs and enable their success. It is an honor to be recognized by the esteemed Edison team and to work with the extraordinary talent at Axalta to bring these products to life.”

Silver Winner: Axalta Irus Scan

According to the company, the Axalta Irus Scan is a handheld color measurement device for automotive coatings with three differentiated, patented measurement features—colored sparkle, hue-shifting pigments detection and gloss—giving an accurate color match to a collision repair vehicle. Axalta Irus Scan is part of Axalta’s digital color management system. With this technology, Axalta claims that it has the industry-leading, fully automated end-to-end digital solution for paint color-matching and delivery in the automotive refinish market.

Bronze Winner: Axalta MyColor

Axalta’s MyColor answers customers’ rapid demand for complex, custom colors that meet stringent requirements of performance, durability and application robustness, according to the press release. Company officials say that its color delivery process streamlines automotive OEM approvals, enabling custom colors in four weeks versus 26-104 weeks. Custom colors are made quickly in small batches using pre-blended bases and colorants, giving better inventory control, which can assist in reducing waste and the CO₂ footprint of the OEM’s paint shop.

Edison Awards winners were announced at the 38th annual Edison Awards event in Fort Myers, Florida. Named after Thomas Edison, the Edison Awards have recognized and honored some of the most innovative new products, services and business leaders in the world since 1987.