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Aditi Agarwal Anjana Carri Prashant Anand Hemant Bhojwani Safaee Mahyar
About X-Rite
Founded in 1958 by Lars Siegler engineers
In 1990, X-Rite began to shift its emphasis to the field of color measurement.
About X-Rite
develops, manufactures, markets and supports innovative color solutions through measurement systems, software, color standards and services.
helps users get color right the first time and every time.
1989
firms.
1991
of metallic paint for customers such as auto manufacturers and body shops MiX-Rite- for use in paint stores that could formulate precisely blended paints to match the colours of wallpaper or fabrics in a home
1992
1993
open its first foreign office in Cologne, Germany A new subsidiary, X-Rite GmbH, was formed to run its German operations
1994
introduced the Digital Swatchbook, which could analyse a colour in the real world and then transfer it to a computer screen
the purchase of light measurement device maker Labsphere, Inc. of North Sutton, New Hampshire. The company also bought a second manufacturing site in Grandville, across the street from its main facility
1995
2001
X-Rite products
Diagnostics
By 2001, the company announced another restructuring and layoffs of almost 10 percent of its workforce.
Designs:
Making devices more user-friendly, aesthetically appealing hygiene concerns mandated that the part be either disposable or capable of being sterilized- for medical markets ; FDA guidelines to be considered easy to interface with computer allowing real-time measurements
the purchase of light measurement device maker Labsphere, Inc. of North Sutton, New Hampshire. purchase of the assets of Colorgen, Inc., a bankrupt maker of colour matching equipment.
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Customer loyalty Able to enter a new market with strength & credibility
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