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Riverdale Global Showing Latest Innovations and New Satellite Location in Wisconsin

NPE 2024: Live demos of updated RGS controller are among the highlights at its Wisconsin facility that will house the ‘new’ color R&D lab.

Lilli Manolis Sherman
Contributing Editor, Plastics Technology Magazine

More Efficient, Precise Blending and Drying Solutions

NPE2024: ABS debuts new blending, drying and repelletizing products in Orlando, plus a new color analyzer.  

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'Dual Action' Purging Compound Accelerates Color Changes

Shuman Plastics’ Dyna-Purge Division launches Dyna-Purge L, extending its “3X technology.”

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Updated Controller for Sealed Gravimetric Liquid Color and Additives System

NPE 2024: Riverdale Global’s new RGS controller features and intuitive set-up procedure

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IMM Cells Display Communications, Energy Measurement and Energy Recovery

NPE2024: Wittmann will feature five injection molding machines incorporating its range of robotics and auxiliaries, with all products employing industry 4.0 communications, energy measurement and a brand-new red color.

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How to Start a Hot-Runner Mold That Has No Tip Insulators

Here's a method to assist with efficient dark-to-light color changes on hot-runner systems that are hot-tipped.

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Tosaf’s Investments in North America Result in 40% Increase in Production Capacity

Backed by a global presence, Tosaf provides localized additive and color solutions, and services for the plastic industry in North America.

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Reduce Downtime and Scrap in the Blown Film Industry

The blown film sector now benefits from a tailored solution developed by Chem-Trend to preserve integrity of the bubble.


Additive Masterbatch for Permanent Etching on Black and Dark Plastics Products

Ampacet’s new ColorMark reveals color in dark plastic surfaces exposed to laser light  

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Flake Sorter for Simultaneous Separation By Color, Polymer, Transparency

Tomra has introduced a new model of the Innosort Flake for sorting flakes of mixed waste plastic for recycling.

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Techmer Buys Advanced Color Technologies

Deal will expand Techmer’s in colorants and additives in synthetic fibers. 

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Additive Masterbatches for Monomaterial PE Film Applications

Ampacet’s Biax4CE portfolio of additives and white color concentrates designed for MDO-PE and BOPE applications.  

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DSM Launches an AI Powered Color & Mechanical Properties Prediction Tool

Called Lucidiris, this prediction tool can reduce time to market when developing colors of high-performance materials for a variety of applications.  

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Novel System Produces Color on Demand

Ampacet’s FluxQF technology features a quick-dispersion universal carrier with novel machinery that provides automated color blending in quantities down to 50 lb.

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Get Color Changes Right In Extrusion Blow Molding

Follow these best practices to minimize loss of time, material and labor during color changes in molding containers from bottles to jerrycans. The authors explore what this means for each step of the process, from raw-material infeed to handling and reprocessing tails and trim.


Understanding the ‘Science’ of Color

And as with all sciences, there are fundamentals that must be considered to do color right. Here’s a helpful start.

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Sorting Mixed Plastics by Color and Type

Steinert will demonstrate plastic sorting technology at K 2022.

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SPE’s Automotive Division Names 2022 Hall of Fame Winner

First mold-in color weatherable grille used on the 1987 VW Golf to be celebrated at the 51st annual SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Competition & Gala.

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High-Dispersion Rotor for Compact Processor

Billed as ideal for processing fiber grade, high color carbon black, and color concentrates.  

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Coke Makes Bottle Changes to Boost Recycling

Sprite bottles will be clear, while Dasani bottles will be made with recycled plastic.

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Specialty Purging Compounds Optimize Color and Material Changeovers

Selecting of the correct purging compound can speed up material and color changeover time and reduce scrap. You’ll even save on material.

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Injection Molder Changes Up Color Changes

An injection molder of trash cans, pallets, totes and other plus-size components, Rehrig Pacific’s machine fleet is composed of larger tonnage presses whose size makes material changes at the feed throat a potentially dizzying exercise.

Tony Deligio
Executive Editor, Plastics Technology

Color-Measurement for Extrusion, Molding

System helps processors control the cost of quality due to color variations, using real-time color data for QC analytics and color optimization.  

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Colorants with Synthetic Leather Look for HDPE Blow Molded Packaging

  Ampacet’s Synthetic Leather color palette projects luxury look of leather.  

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Fleet Management Dashboard Ensures Color Measurement Device Performance

X-Rite’s new intuitive cloud-based platform X-Rite Link provide real-time insights into color measurement device health.

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Sleek and Sustainable Jaguar F-Pace Contrast Roof Produced with AERO’s Game Changing Sustainable Material Technology

AERO’s single-stage durable film technology includes adhesive/primer, color, and self-healing clear coat.

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Teknor Apex Acquires Lanier Color, Expands Into PVC Colorants

Teknor broadens portfolio with PVC color concentrates and specialty compounds for building and construction.

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Chroma Color Further Expands Business with Latest Acquisition of J.Meyer & Sons

The acquisition of the German-based company expands Chroma’s offerings of color concentrates and masterbatches for the medical and pharmaceutical markets.

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