Computerized virtual paint manufacturing and application system

A computer-implemented apparatus for coordinating paint-related process steps of at least one paint-related facility in order to spray paint via a paint spraying application process, said paint being manufactured from at least two components, said paint-related process steps exhibiting paint-related characteristics, comprising:

• a data acquisition module for acquiring paint characteristic data indicative of the paint-related characteristics;
• a paint process control data structure for interrelating said acquired paint characteristic data with at least two of the paint-related process steps to produce interrelated paint process control data, wherein at least one of the paint-related process steps is related to the paint spraying application process step, wherein at least one of the paint-related process steps is related to a paint manufacturing process step, said paint manufacturing process step being performed prior to the paint spraying application process step and being related to the manufacturing of the paint from the at least two components;
• a paint process control coordinator connected to said data acquisition module for storing said acquired paint characteristic data in said paint process control data structure;
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• a data display connected to said paint process control data structure for remotely receiving and viewing said interrelated paint process control data.