User:Fredsfish/Autech Software and Design

Autech Software and Design (Autech) is a leading software design house devoted to supplying the international paint and building product manufacturing community with marketing solutions to help them promote and sell their paint and building products. Established in 1993 in Launceston, Tasmania, Autech develops many specialised visualisation solutions and electronic colour tools for the paint, building, product manufacturing and retail industries, and provides a wide range of services for customers in a number of different and varied industries. Autech’s technology allows customers to visualise their home before it is built and apply a range of paint colours and building products.

Products and Services
Autech is a provider of colour visualisation, product visualisation and multimedia colour education services. Autech’s technology uses patented processes to overcome issues related to colour mismatch. Autech’s colour selection system allows customers to upload images of building projects and virtually decorate them online. Autech also designs a number of touch-screen kiosk based programs such as Colortrend-e, which it developed for Evonik.

Location and Markets
Located on Australia's island state of Tasmania, Autech products are custom designed and sent to over 50 clients around globe, including Australia, Canada, Norway, China, Malaysia, Germany, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and the US. Autech targets makers of paint, furniture, kitchens, bathrooms, tiles and other manufacturers of building products.

Achievements

 * Autech is credited with developing the world’s first colour selection computer. The computer allowed users to see how a room would look if painted in a specified colour scheme.
 * Autech was the first Tasmania IT company to export software to China.
 * In 2007, the company won the inaugural G’day USA Innovation Shootout award in New York.
 * 2009 Australian Regional Exporter of the Year at the 47th Australian Export Awards.

Collaborations and Partnerships

 * Autech collaborates with the Colour Society of the United States to bring its customers colour education programs.
 * Autech have partnered with Kelly-Moore Paints to provide painters, builders and architects with access to multimedia and visualisation technology.
 * The Autech Technology Resource Centre in Launceston is the Asia-Pacific headquarters for development of new electronic colour technologies in strategic alliance with European specialist chemical giant, Evonik-Degussa.

Future Development
Autech is currently developing a touch-screen fashion visualiser which will allow shoppers to virtually mix and match outfits from a number of designers to create their own outfit. The user can apply various colours and textures to designs and is able to see how the outfit will look in real life.

High Profile Customers

 * Metricon, Australia
 * Jotun, Norway
 * Dunn-Edwards, USA
 * L’Oreal, France
 * Kelly-Moore, USA
 * Haymes Paint, Australia
 * Evonik Degussa, Germany
 * Burbank Homes, Australia.
 * Nippon Paints, China
 * Seamaster, Singapore
 * TOA, Thailand