Our Solution

Invented by experienced color scientists and computer experts, Benevue Color Management System (BCMS) represents the culmination of a multi-year effort aimed at cost-effective solutions for color measurement and tinting, using an accurate but inexpensive portable color reader. This solution is based on the latest digital color management technology. Extensive field usage has shown that BCMS clearly exceeds the color formulation demands of the paint retailers, contractors and manufacturers.

Ease of Use

First and foremost, using BCMS is a breeze. Just press the plunger of the color reader down so that the target is under the bull's eye at the base of the plunger. Take three readings (for averaging and to detect if samples are rough or uneven) and enter the numbers along with the device ID into the website. That's it!

What's more, dealers can use BCMS from a desktop computer or any Internet enabled appliance and contractors or salesmen can use it in the field from wireless Internet devices.

Functions

BCMS provides the four most important functions to dealers/contractors:

•  Calculate a custom formula (Custom Tint) from color readings of the customer's sample.

•  Calculate a formula for any competitor's color using your own bases and colorants from your paint line.

•  Look up the formula for any color in the manufacturer's formula book.

•  Create and maintain a database of all paint purchases, made by any customer using the BCMS system.

Ease of Setup

Setting up BCMS is easy. There is no need to determine the properties of the bases and colorants, or any other expensive or time intensive tasks. BCMS's setup is a simple one or two-step process:

Step 1- Supply the existing formulas of the fan-deck colors to Benevue in electronic form.

Step 2 (optional)- Benevue will work with the manufacturer to add additional formulas for customizing the system.

What does a Paint Manufacturer have to do to use BCMS?

The Paint Manufacturer (PM) sends its fandeck and electronic formula book to Benevue in the prescribed format. That is all there is to it! We will do the rest. There is no need to send colorants or bases. There is no need to characterize the materials. BCMS is completely database driven.

In addition to Custom Tinting, the BCMS may be used to look up a Book Formula for the PM's colors as well as calculate formulas for competitor's colors. It may also be used to find the PM's 3 Closest Colors to a sample color.

To use Benevue's services, the PM pays a setup fee, buys the number of Color Readers it needs, assigns each Reader to a User Group, and pays quarterly/annual usage fees.
Each participating store will need access to the PM's Website. Only the PM's Color Readers have access to that PM's data on Benevue's server. In other words the Reader can only be used as authorized by the PM.
For further details and a demonstration of the system at work please contact us