PT ZONE: Color & Appearance Testing
Auxiliaries at NPE: News in Materials Handling, Cooling, Granulating, Welding, Testing, DecoratingAuxiliary equipment takes in a broad range of functions, from materials preparation to post-mold finishing. More (+)
Auxiliaries at NPE: New Solutions from Material Preparation To Post-Mold OperationsThere will be an extraordinary range of new auxiliary equipment on display at the show. More (+)
MOST RECENT CONTENT: Color & Appearance Testing
Virtual Reality Software Saves Time & Cost in Color Formulation
2/23/2011Plastics Technology
Color is a measurable property, but it is also a subjective quality dependent on individual perception.
K 2010 Preview, Auxiliaries: Equipment of All Types Debuts This Month at K 20101/3/2011Plastics Technology
From 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.
INJECTION MOLDING: Automation and Integration Added the ‘Wow’ at K Show12/23/2010Plastics 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.
Carl Zeiss IMT Opens West Coast Tech Center9/28/2009Plastics Technology
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Carl Zeiss IMT, Maple Grove, Minn., opened its West Coast Tech Center in Irvine, Calif., last month.
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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
- 5/1/2009
- Optical Metrology Gets Upgrades
- Optical Gaging Products, Inc. (OGP) 5/1/2009
