DMIx - a Product Reality Management System (PRMS)

Closing the gap between
what is designed,
communicated, produced and sold.

One shared data foundation for color and material. For brands, suppliers, and everyone in between.

  • Brand
  • Supplier
  • Retail
  • Design
  • Production
  • QA
  • Compliance
01

The Solution

Every company that makes physical products defined by how they look, feel and behave, faces the same structural challenge. Creative decisions made in one place need to arrive intact at a production facility in another country, passing through sourcing teams, suppliers, and quality control along the way.

By the time a decision reaches the factory, it has become someone's best understanding of someone else's description of something physical that everyone saw differently under different light.

DMIx closes the gap between what is designed, communicated, produced and sold.

DMIx is a Product Reality Management System (PRMS). It creates one shared and reliable foundation for colour, material and product data between brands, suppliers, and everyone involved in bringing a product to market.

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Orientation

Where should we start?

DMIx connects brands, suppliers and production partners across color, material, product and supply chain workflows. Choose your perspective and jump directly to the use cases that matter most to you.

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Digital Color Management & Product Reality at a glance.

Three layers that together form a complete digital product reality.

Objective, device-independent foundations for color and material.

01

Spectral measurement

Reflection curves across all wavelengths, the most reliable color reference.

02

Digital color values

Binding color values for development, production and QA.

03

Material digitization

Surfaces, structures and behavior captured digitally.

04

3D data

Dimensionally accurate geometries for sourcing, design and visualization.

05

PBR textures

Physically based materials for realistic rendering.

“What is designed, what is communicated, what is produced, the same reality.”

Gerd Willschütz, Founder
Who shares the product reality

Brands, suppliers, retail and every team in between.

DMIx
Data layer
Brand
Design
Procurement
Supplier
Production
Quality assurance
E-commerce
Marketing
Sustainability
Compliance
Supply chain
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Why DMIx is needed.

Many product processes still rely on subjective perception, physical samples, scattered data and late error detection. DMIx does not replace this reality, it structures it.

3.1Subjective perception of color and material+
Words like “blue”, “beige” or “red” do not mean the same thing to different people. Materials are also judged differently, depending on perception, surroundings and viewing situation. This causes misunderstandings between design, brand, supplier, production and QA.
3.2Limits of physical samples+
Physical samples are slow, expensive and effort-intensive: they have to be produced, shipped and stored, can age and look different under different lighting. DMIx does not fully replace them, but reduces the number of unnecessary samples by preparing visual and color decisions digitally, earlier.
3.3Limits of photos, RGB and LAB values+
Photos depend on light, camera, screen and calibration, they are not an objective reference. RGB values are device-dependent. LAB is better, but only valid under defined conditions. Reliable processes need spectral data.
3.4Missing shared data foundation+
Designers, suppliers, production, QM, e-commerce, sourcing and compliance often work with different information. It is rarely cleanly connected, media breaks, queries and errors are the result.
3.5Late error detection+
Without clear, measurable specifications, errors are detected late: at incoming inspection, after further processing, before shipment or only on the market. Claims, rework, delays and waste follow.
3.6Rising regulatory requirements+
DPP, EUDR, CSRD, LkSG and other rules increase the pressure to make product and supply-chain data structured and traceable. DMIx does not replace legal assessment but provides a robust data foundation.
Working with industry partners

With brands & suppliers who take reality seriously.

Amann Group
Chargeurs PCC
Coats
Hugo Boss
Intersport
Maloja
Amann Group
Chargeurs PCC
Coats
Hugo Boss
Intersport
Maloja
Amann Group
Chargeurs PCC
Coats
Hugo Boss
Intersport
Maloja
Amann Group
Chargeurs PCC
Coats
Hugo Boss
Intersport
Maloja
Mammut
Première Vision
PVH
Sympatex
Triumph
Mammut
Première Vision
PVH
Sympatex
Triumph
Mammut
Première Vision
PVH
Sympatex
Triumph
Mammut
Première Vision
PVH
Sympatex
Triumph
Ecosystem

Works with your tools.

DMIx is fully compatible with leading 3D, CAD and material digitization platforms. Verified color and material data flow directly into your existing workflow.

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CLO3DBrowzwearStyle3DShoemasteriCADPenelope CADVizoo xTexRapidPipeline

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