The 2017-18 Master in Color technology for the Automotive Sector is about to start at the Universidad de Alicante. IPCM is proud to be associated with this course as an Official Media Partner - all students will be receiving both ipcm Iberica our magazine dedicated to the Iberian peninsula and our ipcm Protective Coatings magazine.
Color Technology focuses on the study of theories and techniques related to the design, manufacture and measurement of colored materials. A wide range of different industrial sectors are involved in color technology (colorants, coatings, textiles, ceramics, plastics, printing, multimedia, etc.). Unfortunately, in many cases, color experts within these sectors have not received any specific training in color science. Therefore, their knowledge about colors, which is critical to developing their work, has been obtained through practical, possibly self-taught, experience.
For this reason, companies involved in these productive sectors often invest considerable resources in specific color training to improve their employees' skills. In the same way, the limited number of graduates who do have advanced color training are highly sought after by many companies.
Over recent decades, color measurement and color quality control of gonio-apparent materials have become key areas for the automotive industry and also for other sectors such as cosmetics, coatings, plastics, printing, textiles, architecture, etc. Therefore, it is necessary to count on in-depth knowledge of complex instrumentation techniques and visual evaluation procedures as regards differences in color and texture (sparkle and graininess); and even color formulation with solid and special effect pigments.