Show Dates and hours:

Show Location:

Here is a list of the equipment we will be featuring at the show:

MatchRite Booth: Pricing ends 6/7/2013

• W82 Color matching system – with iVue spectrophotometer – 2 demo units are available
• W22 Color matching system – with RM400 spectrophotometer – 1 Demo unit is available

Fluid Management Booth: Pricing ends 6/7/2013

• AT 1500 – Automatic Dispenser – DEMO SOLD
• Blendorama CW 22 PD – Manual Dispenser – DEMO SOLD
• VR1 – 1 Gallon Mixer – DEMO SOLD
• 5G HD – 5 Gallon Mixer – DEMO SOLD

 

If you are interested in show pricing please  give us a call 1 (888) 884-4313 or contact us here.

If you are going to attend be sure to drop by and see us in the MatchRite and Fluid Management booths while you are in Indy!

The MatchRite 0% financing offer is available for all stores that are purchasing a new MatchRite system or trading-in an old color matching system. The financing program is only valid on the following items:

 

CPU upgrades, CAPSURE devices, and software purchases do not qualify for this program. However these items can be combined with the purchase of a qualifying system and included in the 0% lease.

It may be time to replace it!

We are happy to announce great deals on new mixers between now and June 30th 2013! Up to $200.00 in incentives on 5 gallon mixers and save up to $50.00 on 1 gallon mixers!

Sign up below to claim your discount!

This post is an attempt at assisting independent paint and hardware store owners out there that may be considering purchasing a used spectro on eBay or used through any other online source. As a certified seller of X-Rite and MatchRite products, we often (too often) hear from people who have bought used MatchRite spectros and/or computers and need what can only be described as “salvation” from their mistake in buying non-returnable useless equipment.

Our Most important asset is our customers. With over 25,000 independent hardware and paint dealers having trusted us with their paint equipment needs we feel obligated to protect the industry from scams, rip-offs, and other types of unscrupulous dealings when it comes to topics we are all too familiar with.

3 reasons a used MatchRite is a bad idea:

• Most used equipment has been “Traded-In” to buy a newer system from MatchRite.

  • This is a big deal as part of “Trading-In” your old system involves a status change for the traded-in systems serial number or “CBO#” to “Dead” status. This means that the spectro or computer or both are unable to be updated, serviced, or repaired. This also means that you cannot buy software for the spectro, rendering it as useless as a boat anchor. Buying software includes a database which is the heart of a color matching system. Without the correct database for your system you cannot match colors. Also, paint manufacturers change their products annually and you must update your software to reflect these changes or else your matches will not remain consistent.

• There is generally a reason that the spectro is being sold…

  • If you are in the market for a color matching system then you are most likely aware that they are not cheap. Therefor why would you sell one on eBay for a couple hundred bucks if you did not have to or if it was still functioning great? Sure, some of the units may be from a store that has gone out of business. However, I have heard this story many times from my customers where they later found out that it was just a great way to relax a potential victim, I mean, customer on eBay…

• The unit could be over 20 years old! (Ancient for tech products)

  • Though you may be told that a spectro is “Practically new” on an auction site or even by a fellow hardware store owner, the CF57U or CFS57U you are looking at could be over 2 decades old at this point. This piece of scientific, computer equipment may have lived in a dusty paint department longer than many of your employees have been walking! Would you pay 500.00 for a laptop from 1991 to run your business? Plus, the spectro may have never even been serviced! The CF57 series of spectros uses a custom-made light bulb to measure samples. This bulb has a life-cycle of around 5 years depending on use. (the new iVue spectro that replaces the CF57 series uses LED light sources with useable life measured in decades instead of a few years) Replacing it and servicing the CF57 series spectro costs around $1600. After service, it carries a limited, 90 day warranty only on the parts that were replaced. That is assuming that it was not marked as “Dead” after being used as a “Trade-In” at which point it is just dead…

Please do not take this the wrong way. We are not trying to scare you into buying a new color matching system. This post is to help independent business owners avoid being scammed. We had 2 more customers that called this morning irate at the “Great deal” they “scored” on eBay only to be extremely frustrated by the fact that their CBO#’s were “Dead” and they had wasted hundreds of dollars on an 8 pound chunk of metal that was useful only as a bookend.

In closing I will say we do have great pricing on MatchRite products with full manufacturers warranty, Support, Software updates, and years of worry free service. But before you buy a used system, spectro or computer on eBay give us a call and let us help you avoid getting scammed by checking the serial number for you for free.

Regards,

April 5, 2013 – Atlanta, GA
-=FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE=-

Harper Inc. and Fluid Management Announce Strategic Alliance

Harper Inc. and Fluid Management announce a strategic alliance to offer best in class service and products to the independent hardware channel. Per this alliance, Harper Inc. headquartered in Atlanta, GA will now be the exclusive agent for mixing and dispensing equipment to some of the largest and most respected hardware distributing groups in the world such as Ace Hardware, True Value Hardware, Do-It-Best Hardware, Orgill Brothers, United Hardware, Handy Hardware, along with many others across the united states.

“This is a great day for our business and for the independent hardware dealers that we serve. Harper Inc.’s primary focus is service and support for customers before, during and after the sale. This alliance will bring our method of sales support and customer service excellence to the independent hardware customer of Fluid Management, the undisputed global leader in retail paint equipment” said Steve Harper, President and CEO of Harper Inc.

Effective today, Harper Inc. can now assist customer within the independent hardware and paint retailer channels with the full line of Fluid Management products. The best way to reach Harper Inc. for ordering is via their website http://harperinc.com or to their toll-free number 888-884-4313

For more information or with any questions please contact:

Joe Harper
888-884-4313
jharper@harperinc.com

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Show Dates and hours:

Show Location:

Here is a list of the equipment we will be featuring at the fall show:

The preferred color matching solution for Ace Paint retailers.

• W82 Color matching system – with iVue spectrophotometer
• W22 Color matching system – with RM400 spectrophotometer

If you are going to attend be sure to drop by and see us in the MatchRite booth!

2013 SPRING SHOWS

2013 FALL SHOWS

Show Dates and hours:

Show Location:

Here is a list of the equipment we will be featuring during the event:

MatchRite Booth: Pricing ends 3/29/2013

• W82 Color matching system – with iVue spectrophotometer
• W22 Color matching system – with RM400 spectrophotometer

HERO Products: Pricing ends 3/29/2013

• A210-12 – Automatic tinting Machine
• S2700 Mega Mix – 5 gallon shaker
  
• TruMix 5 - Vortex 5 Gallon mixer
• S2450 Multi Mix – Deluxe 1 gallon vortex mixer
• TruMix 1 - Vortex 1 Gallon mixer
• S2425 Multi Mix – Standard 1 gallon vortex mixer
• d32PRM12 – Manual tint dispensing machine

If you are interested in show pricing please  give us a call 1 (888) 884-4313 or contact us here.

If you are going to attend be sure to drop by and see us in the MatchRite and HERO booths!

Show Dates and hours:

Show Location:

Here is a list of the equipment we will be featuring at the event:

MatchRite Booth: Pricing ends 3/29/2013       

• W82 Color matching system – with iVue spectrophotometer – 1 demo units are available
• W22 Color matching system – with RM400 spectrophotometer – 1 demo unit available
  

If you are interested in show pricing please  give us a call 1 (888) 884-4313 or contact us here.

If you are going to attend be sure to drop by and see us in the MatchRite and Fluid Management booths!

2013 Spring Buying Market

Show Dates and hours:

Show Location:

MatchRite Booth: Pricing ends 1/28/2013

• W82 Color matching system – with iVue spectrophotometer – 1 demo units are available
• W22 Color matching system – with RM400 spectrophotometer – 1 Demo unit is available

HERO Products: Pricing ends 1/28/2013

• A210-12 – Automatic tinting Machine - 1 demo unit is available
• S2700 Mega Mix – 5 gallon shaker - 1 demo unit is available
• TruMix 5 – Vortex 5 Gallon mixer - 1 demo unit is available
• S2450 Multi Mix – Deluxe 1 gallon vortex mixer - 2 demo unit is available
• TruMix 1 – Vortex 1 Gallon mixer - 1 demo unit is available
• S2425 Multi Mix – Standard 1 gallon vortex mixer - 1 demo unit is available
• d32PRM12 – Manual tint dispensing machine - 1 demo unit is available

If you are interested in show pricing please  give us a call 1 (888) 884-4313 or contact us here.

If you are going to attend be sure to drop by and see us in the MatchRite and HERO booths while you are in Minneapolis!