COLOURS AND MASTERBATCH | MATERIALS
Left: Gabriel Chemie and BeLaser have developed new laser marking masterbatches to provide new
PHOTO: GABRIEL CHEMIE
1000258-E does not significantly affect the produc- tion process or physical properties of polymers. Gabriel Chemie, in collaboration with partner
BeLaser, has developed new laser marking master- batches to provide new looks, including wood effects. The companies say that there are many possible applications in cosmetics and food packaging. In addition, the laser marking master- batches are suitable for barcodes, safety seals, interior and exterior automotive accessories, security tags or marking of medical products and laboratory equipment. Product safety through long-lasting and forgery-proof labelling is an additional advantage. The product range consists of laser additives and combination masterbatches – colour and additive – which are suitable for all thermoplastics. The masterbatch is suitable for processing in injection moulding and hollow body injection moulding. Plastic Jewels is a another Gabriel-Chemie
collaboration with BASF for a new series of polymer colours, developed and realised by Gabriel-Chemie and styled with colour and effect pigments from BASF. There are 18 colour creations demonstrated in a total of 36 glossy and matt flip-top closures. The colours are designed to give impressions of jewels such as garnet, ruby, tourmaline, sapphire, tur- quoise, emeralds and citrine in plastics. Gabriel-Chemie has also introduced a colour
range based on post-consumer recycled (PCR) polypropylene. Suppliers collect polymer from post-consumer waste such as the Yellow Bag system in Germany, which serves as base material. The creation of a large variety of colours is already possible. Lighter and effect colours, as well as combinations with laser marking additives, can also be realised depending on customer requirements and demands. The first customer projects in the packaging area are currently in progress and further projects to use PCR PET and HDPE as the carrier base are in development. PolyOne Corporation and 3M have launched an on-site polymer colour matching and dosing system that is claimed to accelerate the process of designing and colouring injection moulded parts. The Pinpoint Express Color and Dosing System allows users to create, match, and mix colours
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onsite, dramatically reducing lead times for short-run colour development from weeks to hours. Pinpoint combines proprietary software and liquid colourant technology from PolyOne’s ColorMatrix Select system with proprietary dispens- ing and dosing technology from 3M. The compa- nies say that customer trials have resulted in significant colour development lead time reduc- tions, collapsing a typical four-week process to just a few hours. At the same time, trials have shown that Pinpoint maintains good colour consistency. “The Pinpoint system is a targeted complement to our full ColorMatrix product line,” says Will Nordloh, General Manager, ColorMatrix for PolyOne. “Pinpoint enables short-run injection moulders to make a step change in their ability to serve their customers and grow revenue by significantly reducing the time needed to design and create colours. The system also helps reduce operating costs by eliminating the need to carry excess or expired colourant inventory. In testing, customers gave high praise to the efficiency and simplicity of the system – it’s as easy as design- dispense-dose.”
“Bringing the innovation of 3M together with the
colourant and plastic injection moulding expertise of PolyOne, the Pinpoint system is a revolution for the manufacturing of moulded-in-colour parts,” says Dave Gunderson, Vice President & General Manager of 3M Automotive Aftermarket Division. Teknor Apex Company has introduced a new
Left: The Pinpoint Express Color and Dosing System combines software and colourants from PolyOne with the power of 3M dosing technology
looks, including wood effects
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