PT ZONE: Color & Appearance Testing
Virtual Reality Software Saves Time & Cost in Color FormulationColor is a measurable property, but it is also a subjective quality dependent on individual perception. More (+)
K 2010 Preview, Auxiliaries: Equipment of All Types Debuts This Month at K 2010From materials drying, feeding, and blending to process heating/cooling, scrap reclaiming, testing, welding, and decorating—the K 2010 show this month in Dusseldorf, Germany, will have news in all categories of auxiliary equipment. More (+)
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INJECTION MOLDING: Automation and Integration Added the ‘Wow’ at K Show
12/23/2010Plastics Technology
There were new presses of all stripes aplenty at K 2010, but the “wow” factor was supplied by automated work cells and integrated manu-facturing systems performing multiple operations before, during, and after molding.
Testing & Measuring Instruments: More Versatile, Compact, Affordable10/1/2009Plastics Technology
From polymer characterization to on-line bottle or preform inspection, coordinate measuring, and color sensing, new testing and measuring instruments at the NPE show in Chicago were easier to use and more compact, yet often packed higher performance than earlier versions—and sometimes with a more attractive price tag.
NPE 2009 News Flash5/1/2009Plastics Technology
Injection MoldingHybrid Press Has Electric ClampNew injection presses that combine servo-electric and hydraulic movements to achieve high performance with energy efficiency will be discussed by Arburg Inc., Newington, Conn.
New Weather Testing Instruments at NPE4/22/2009Plastics Technology
Atlas Material Testing Technology, Chicago, will present the newly redesigned and upgraded Suntest XLS+. Adding a digitally controlled specimen spray turns this flatbed lightfastness tester into a full-fledged weathering instrument.
Vision System for 100% QC Of Caps and Closures4/22/2009Plastics Technology
A new vision system is designed to give 100% real-time quality inspection of caps and closures.
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OVERVIEW:
Color & Appearance Testing
The process of evaluating the accuracy of color in plastics is evolving from art to science. There is still a tremendous amount of reliance on the human eye, but advances in instrumentation such as spectrophotometers and colorimeters are helping compounders and processors to reproduce color with higher degrees of accuracy.
Product Announcements
- AUXILIARIES: Upgraded Color-Matching Software
- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc. 9/30/2011
- AUXILIARIES: Versatile, Compact, Benchtop Spectrophotometers
- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc. 7/27/2011
- PET Wall Measurements Control Bottle Blowing
- 11/1/2009
- Laser Measures Embossing Depth In-Line
- Bytewise Measurement Systems 5/1/2009
- Optical Metrology Gets Upgrades
- Optical Gaging Products, Inc. (OGP) 5/1/2009
