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05 Industry news
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The latest compounding industry news including international acquisitions and alliances, plus new investments and plant openings.
17 Rethinking biocides for plastics

The phase-out of some established biocides means that compounders are turning to alternative antimicrobials. Jennifer Markarian reports.
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25 Monitoring colour during the compounding process

Online colour control is an emerging technology with the potential to improve compounding quality and productivity, reports Pat Toensmeier.
35 Appearance is everything: controlling colour in plastics

Ron Beck, R&D Manager at Americhem, looks at how colour works, how it is perceived, and the implications for controlling colour in plastics.
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43 Whats new in colours

Recent developments in colour control and monitoring, including the latest instruments and technologies for measuring and sharing colour data.
47 Keep it clean with the latest melt ltration systems

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Peter Mapleston reviews recent developments in screen-changers and melt ltration systems from 12 suppliers in Europe, America and Asia.
59 Innovation drives TPEs ahead

Global demand for TPEs continues to grow, fuelled by material enhancements, design innovation and regulatory opportunities. Chris Smith reports.
63 New products: polymers and additives

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PolyOne to close six Spartech units

PolyOne has announced the closure of six of the 30 manufacturing locations it acquired through its purchase earlier this year of Spartech. The company said manufacturing at the six factories, which are all located in the US and include three compounding plants, will be relocated to other PolyOne units as part of a realignment of its North American operations. The former Spartech plants that will be closed are located at Cape Girardeau in Missouri, Donora in Pennsylvania, Evanston in Illinois, Lake Charles in Louisiana, Portage in Wisconsin, and Warsaw in Indiana. Compounding is carried out at the plants in Cape Girardeau, Donora and Lake Charles. The Spartech sheet production plant in Cape Girardeau will remain in operation. The closures will result in a overall head count reduction of around 250 and will cost some US$45 million over the next 12-18 months. The company expects the move to yield a pre-tax cost saving of around US$25 million in 2015. These actions are entirely consistent with our previously announced plans to integrate PolyOne and Spartech and to accelerate our specialty transformation, said Stephen Newlin, chairman, president and CEO of PolyOne. By combining our resources, we expect to better serve our customers with a more competitive cost structure, improved product quality and on-time delivery with increasingly innovative technologies. Newlin said the company expects to deliver at least US$65 million of synergies from the acquisition of the US$1.2 billion Spartech polymer compounds, concentrates, custom sheet and packaging business, which was announced in October last year and was completed in the spring of this year. PolyOne posted revenues of US$2.9 billion in 2012. Stephen Newlin: realigning American operations
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Tosaf opens new film laboratory

Israeli compounder and additive masterbatch producer Tosaf has expanded its laboratory capabilities for the development of polymer film products at its headquarters at Afula in Israel. The new additions to the facility include a multi-layer co-extrusion blown film line, cast film line, corona surface treater and printing simulator. The laboratory has also gained a low-temperature climatic chamber and a QUV test system, allowing it to provide accelerated weathering testing of products for applications such as agricultural films. The QUV system includes a special greenhouse simulation mode, which simulates the high temperatures, humidities and UV exposure in demanding agricultural applications.
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Rich Yu invests in additives

Rich Yu Chemical of Taiwan is constructing a new polymer additives plant in the Chang Bing Industrial Zone, on Taiwans west coast. Scheduled for completion in mid-2014, it will be the companys third production plant and will double its total capacity. The facility will produce
Tosaf has expanded its lab capabilities for developing formulations for films These new and expanded laboratory lines provide strong support to our own development activities. We can now test products by simulating both harsh environments and all the major film packaging production steps that are commonly used in the food and non-food industry, said Tosaf development manager Yafit Moyal. Founded in 1985, Tosaf is a joint venture between Megides and Ravago.
a range of high-performance antioxidants, UV absorbers, nucleating agents and PP clarifiers. Rich Yu has an office and a warehouse in the Netherlands to manage its REACH registrations and its additives distribution in Europe.
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Granic continues its expansion

The Granic division of GCR is starting up a new 55,000 tonnes/year compounding line this month at its La Bisbal del Peneds plant in Tarragona, Spain. It will takes its total masterbatch capacity to 165,000 tonnes/year. The company specialises in the production of PE, PP and PS masterbatches containing 75-85% calcium carbonate or talc. It only entered the masterbatch market five years ago with the installation of its first 55,000 tonnes/year compounding line at its headquarters in Barcelona, Spain. This facility will cease production next year and the line will be transferred to the Tarragona plant. La Bisbal del Peneds is located is just 10 km from Europes largest calcium carbonate mine and 200 km from the worlds largest talc GCR is expanding capacity at its compounding plant in Tarragona, mine. The companys fourth compounding line is scheduled to be added to the plant in the first half of next year, which will take its total capacity to 220,000 tonnes/year. Granic is marketed as an eco-friendly product targeted at a wide range of film, sheet, raffia, pipe, extrusion coating, and blow and injection moulding applications. GCR also includes Ciclic, a 35,000 tonnes/year plastics recycling operation. For more details on GCR and Granic, see the profile on page 70 of this issue.
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Ter Hell to outsource Terez compounding

Germanys Ter Hell Plastic is to close its compounding plant at Herne and outsource production of its Terez range of engineering plastic compounds to external suppliers. Ter Hell Plastic head of marketing Eva Masthoff told Masthoff said the strategic move will have no impact on its customers, which it will continue to service directly. We are working with partners all over the world, she said. Our Terez products will continue to be made on the base of our knowledge; we are still the development partner. Ter Hells Terez products include a wide range of performance engineering plastic compounds, including ABS, PA, PC and blends.
Gabriel picks latest Automatik pelletizers

Austrian masterbatch producer Gabriel Chemie is the first customer for Automatik Plastics Machinerys newly-launched Primo 200 E strand pelletizer, taking delivery of three units. According to Automatik, Gabriel Chemie trialled the Primo 200 E pelletizer system prior to placing its order, reporting high pellet noise levels as key attributes of the equipment. The 200 E version of the established Primo line of single-side dry-cut strand pelletizers was launched in January and features a 200-mm cutting width, the largest in the range. quality, easy batch changes, fast retooling and low operating
Compounding World that the Herne compounding operation (pictured below) would close by the end of the year. She said the cost of updating the facility, which began production in 1980, was not considered viable by the company.
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Emerald completes expansion

US-based Emerald Kalama Chemical has completed its latest capacity expansion for its K-Flex non-phthalate plasticisers at its facility at Kalama in Washington state. The growing demand for our K-Flex platform, coupled with the success of our latest product innovations, has fuelled the need for our most recent expansion, said Shamsi Gravel, Emerald Kalamas product line manager for the Americas. Over the last several years, we have been expanding our range of products into new applications, Gravel said. The company has doubled K-Flex production capacity at the Washington site since 2011. It also commissioned a K-Flex production unit at its site at Rotterdam in the Netherlands last year.
Nordson is acquiring Kreyenborg and BKG

Nordson of the USA is acquiring the plastics processing activities of the Kreyenborg Group of Germany. The deal include two companies - BKG, which produces pelletizing systems, and Kreyenborg GmbH, which makes screenchangers and melt pumps. The two companies employ approximately 270 people and have additional operations in China, Malaysia and the USA. Revenues for the 2102 fiscal year were approximately E62 million. Jan-Udo Kreyenborg and Theodor Bruckmann are retiring as directors of the two companies following the sale of their shares. Jan Hendrik Ostgathe and Ralf Simon who already hold managing director roles will continue in these positions after the change in ownership. Nordsons president and CEO, Michael Hilton said: These businesses are highly complementary to our other recent acquisitions in the polymer processing space and fit our strategy of providing our customers with high-value, mission-critical melt stream components that will enhance the performance of their systems. Nordson, which is a leader in dispensing systems, has recently been increasing its activities in plastics processing equipment. Nordson will establish a presence in the compounding market through its acquisition of BKG Last year, the company acquired US-headquartered Xaloy, which is best known for its screws and barrels, but also makes screen-changers, melt pumps and pelletizing systems. Nordson has also purchased two manufacturers of flat extrusion dies in recent years US-based EDI in 2012, and Belgium-based Verbruggen in 2011.
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Compounding World Forum: space selling fast

More than half of the available exhibition places for the Compounding World Forum 2013 have already been sold. The new conference, which is organised by AMI and Comgoing on sale, said Kelly Cressman, AMIs conference coordinator. The exhibition area will be open to conference delegates during registration, the refreshments breaks and the evening cocktail reception. Companies that have already reserved their exhibition package include Aaron Equipment, Ametek Westchester Plastics, Asahi Kasei Plastics, Brabender Technologie, Brggemann Chemical, Excaliber Mineral, ExxonMobil/Vistamaxx, ICMA San Giorgio, Maag Automatik, Mixaco, Momentive, Pelletron, PMC, Saint-Gobain and Reduction Engineering. ExxonMobil/Vistamaxx, ICMA San Giorgio and Pelletron are also sponsoring the event. The remaining exhibition spaces are being sold on a first-come, first-served basis for $1,990, including one delegate place (which is usually priced at $990). To reserve your exhibition place, contact Kelly Cressman: kc@amiplastics-na.com, tel: +1 610 478 0800. To attend the exhibition, you need to be registered as a delegate for the conference. For more details, including the full conference programme, visit http://bit.ly/CWF2013p.
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Schulman calls off Ferro move

A Schulman has ended its attempt to acquire Ferro, following the rejection of its offer by the Ferro board and its decision not to enter into discussions. We have decided to look elsewhere for acquisition opportunities, Schulmans chairman and CEO Joseph Gingo said in the companys Q3 2013 results conference call with analysts. Gingo said that the companys strong balance sheet, solid cash flow generation and low leverage positions it to move ahead with its strategy of bolt-on acquisitions in its specialty plastics business, and that its M&A pipeline remains active and full. He cited the agreed acquisition of US thermoplastic resin and alloys supplier Network Polymers as one recent example. Gingo described Schulmans results for the third quarter sales of US$548.6 million compared to a Q3 2012 result of US$563.1 million as disappointing and the result of lingering economic weakness in Europe in particular. We continue to face inconsistent order patterns in our European markets, he said. The full analysts conference call transcript by Seeking Alpha can be read at http://bit.ly/Gingo.
Coperion supplies lines to BASF in Shanghai

German compounding machinery maker Coperion has delivered and installed the complete turn-key compounding lines for BASFs latest expansion of its engineering plastics facility in Shanghai, China. Built around Coperions ZSK twin-screw extruders, the BASF project includes feeding, compounding and pelletizing equipment, dryers, coolers, and full conveying and packaging equipment. Coperion also handled the design and planning of the plant, including the electrical, compressed air and water cooling systems. The project was managed by Coperions Modular Turnkey System (MTS) team, which includes engineers from its sites in Stuttgart in Germany, Ferrara in Italy and Shanghai in China, where much of the engineering was carried out. As reported in last months competence of our Shanghai production site, and from the close and constructive cooperation we are receiving from the experienced engineers at BASF, said Christian Bohnet, chief project manager for compounding plant at Coperion. The new Coperion lines installed at BASFs Shanghai facility
Compounding World, Coperion has recently added a new facility for assembling modular lines at its Shanghai site. Going forward, we will benefit from the continually improved efficiency and
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TPEI plans factory expansion

US compounding equipment maker Technical Process & Engineering Inc (TPEI) is to invest more than US$1.6 million in an expansion of its manufacturing operation at Leighton in Pennsylvania, USA. TPEI is planning a 6,000 ft2 (560 m2) expansion to its existing 22,000 ft2 (2,000 m2) facility. It will expand its workforce by around 16. Founded in 1975 as a spare parts manufacturer, TPEI produced it first continuous mixer in 1985. It now offers complete compounding lines for the processing of a wide range of thermoplastic and rubber materials, delivering throughputs from around 25 to 7,500 kg/hr.
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Techmer PM acquires TP Composites

US colour and additive masterbatch maker Techmer PM has acquired TP Composites, a custom compound manufacturer based at Aston in Pennsylvania, USA. TP Composites will be renamed Techmer Engineered Solutions (TES). All management and personnel will be retained and the company will continue to operate out of its facility at Aston. TP Composites is a great fit for our engineering compounds business, which we continue to develop with our long-time partner Mitsui Plastics, and is another key step in our growth initiative for the TES business, said John Manuck, chairman & CEO of Techmer PM.
Oxford Polymers adds its fourth compounding line

US-based technical compounder Oxford Polymers is commissioning a new US$500,000 compounding line at its plant at New Britain in Connecticut, USA. The investment includes a Crown Machine 72-mm twin-screw compounder plus materials handling, pelletizing and downstream systems. According to Oxford Polymers president Nicholas DeFelice, the line is in the late stage of commissioning with first production trials due to begin this month. We are at the final stage of debugging right now, he said. The new line the companys fourth large compounding line - will provide an additional 8 million lbs/year (3,600 tonnes/yr) of capacity, depending on product, and will take total capacity at the site to around 25 million lbs/yr (11,500 tonnes/yr). DeFelice said aside from the capacity gain, the additional line will also allow it to further optimise its production. With four lines we can specialise little bit more. It gives us more flexibility if the lines are specifically configured for colour mixing or glass feeding. The investment follows the installation of a 70-mm diameter line less than two years ago and underlines growing demand for Oxford Polymers engineered compounds. Last year we grew around 20% and this year we are on track to do the same, said DeFelice. Oxford supplies recycled PET from bottles for Pilots B2P pen Weve hit a nice sweet spot as a high-quality supplier. 80% of our sales are specified sales and we are driving into markets that are really into that: automotive, consumer goods items. The company has also won business from its decision four years ago to offer recycled products. Its highest profile application in this area to date is the B2P pen for Pilot, which uses post-consumer PET bottle waste.
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Compounding World app hits 5,000 downloads

The iPad/iPhone and Android apps for Compounding World magazine have exceeded 5,000 downloads in just 18 months since their launch. We continue to be delighted by the response to the In total, the five different apps for AMIs four plastics industry magazines and its conferences business have now been downloaded more than 25,000 times across the Apple and Android platforms. Our magazines are still mostly read online using computers, but more and more people are discovering the benefits of reading them on tablet computers and smartphones, especially as our apps mean that the magazines can still be read when youre offline, said Beevers. The apps for Compounding World, which are sponsored by Leistritz, provide free access to the current edition of the magazine as well as more than 20 back issues. The iPad/iPhone app can be found in iTunes or Apples App Store by searching for AMI Plastics. Alternatively visit: http://bit.ly/CWiPad. The Android app can be found in the Google Play Store by searching for AMI Plastics or by clicking on this link: http://bit.ly/AMIAndroid.
Compounding World apps, which are helping to grow the truly global audience for our magazine, said Andy Beevers, head of business publishing at AMI. European downloads account for 37% of the total, the Americas represent 33%, Asia stands at 26%, and The Middle East and Africa are at 4%.
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Colloids helps Duo cut costs

UK-based polyethylene packaging producer Duo UK has cut rejects while reducing its masterbatch usage by 5% through a partnership with its supplier Colloids. Duo supplies up to 125 million mailing bags each year to customers in the mail order and industrial sector, many of which demand high levels of opacity; the company guarantees a minimum 97% level. However, it was not entirely satisfied with the consistency it was achieving across its range. We produce products for likes of ASOS, J D Williams and F+F at Tesco, so providing a quality product is incredibly important, but in order to ensure our competitiveness and meet our environmental responsibilities, we also need to minimise wastage, said Duo UK operations director Dale Brimelow.
Colloids carried out trials across seven colours of PE film and measured the opacity levels in correlation with Duos own opacity meters to achieved the required 97% level across seven thicknesses between 40 and 100 microns. It then developed a bespoke opacity chart which detailed the required masterbatch addition level for each colour and thickness so the company could avoid over-dosing. As a result, Duo says that it has reduced masterbatch usage by 5% and cut spool rejects by 20%. Duo is celebrating its 25th year in business this year and has just announced a E1.3 million investment in a new co-extrusion line, printing equipment and planning software.
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Antimicrobials | additives feature
Rethinking biocides for plastics
Antimicrobials continue to play an important role in protecting plastics from damage by microbes, including bacteria, algae and fungi such as mould and mildew. However, the types of chemistries that are used for biocides compounded into plastics are undergoing major changes with the phase-out in Europe of the traditional workhorse biocide, OBPA (oxybisphenooxyarsine), due to concerns about the toxicity and ecotoxicity of arsine chemistry. Supply of OBPA to the EU market ended as on 31 January 2013 under the Biocidal Products Directive (BPD). Although there are several alternatives, none are equivalent to OBPA. Depending on the microorganism, the alternatives may not always be effective or may require different levels of active ingredient to be effective. Formulations using alternatives may need to be modied to ensure that they are stable and provide maximum cost efciency. Suppliers and their customers have been preparing for years for the potential need to replace OBPA, but it is still a major undertaking. Although OBPA supply is currently allowed in the United States, its use is coming up for a re-registration eligibility decision (RED) with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2014. This re-registration is being backed by OBPA supplier Troy Corporation. Its customers in all regions except Europe can continue to
The phase-out of some wellestablished biocides means that compounders are turning to alternative antimicrobials both to protect plastics and to reduce hospital acquired infections. Jennifer Markarian reports
use OBPA without any service interruptions, says David Faherty, the companys vice president. However, the leading suppliers of OBPA, Akcros and Dow, are not supporting the RED. Akcros and Dow formed a strategic partnership on biocides in North America in November 2012. Under the agreement, Akcros is the exclusive channel partner for Dow Microbial Controls OBPA and isothiazolinones for the polymer markets in the US and Canada, promoting grades under the Intercide brand. Akcros plans to continue to supply OBPA as long as permitted into 2014 and as stock allows, says Dean Nichols, biocides
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Other important biocide properties include heat stability, UV stability, and interaction with other additives in a formulation. To achieve the performance and especially the price/performance of OBPA is quite challenging, says Dr Heinz Katzenmeier, head of innovation at Sanitized. While no single substance is ideal for all applications, properties can be optimized for a specific applications requirements.
Improving stability
Sanitized recently introduced two new products for PVC with improved stability in specific applications. Sanitized PL 12-32 has high water resistance and UV stability, making it suitable for outdoor applications. Sanitized PL 12-33 has high thermal stability to withstand high processing temperatures while retaining transparency; it is targeted for indoor applications, such as flooring and furnishings. Both formulations are designed to reduce initial discoloration and yellowing in use. Sanitizeds new PL 12-32 has high water resistance and UV stability for outdoor PVC applications product manager for Akcros. Several chemistries can be used as alternatives to OBPA in plastics. The primary options are the wellestablished isothiazolinones, which include n-octylisothiazolinone (OIT), dichloro n-octyl-isothiazolinone (DCOIT), and others, such as butylbenzisothiazolinone (BBIT). Other alternatives include Folpet, zinc pyrithione, silver and iodo-propynlbutyl carbamate (IPBC). Katzenmeier says that these combinations of active ingredients are fully able to replace OBPA in the relevant applications. Another new product, Sanitized PL 25-36, is a clear solution with no dispersed particles that is compatible with various polymer matrices, such as PU or PVC. The patent-pending product causes no turbidity and is designed for applications where high clarity is demanded, such as PVC curtains or indoor flooring. A field test at the University of Manchester is currently underway with PVC flooring containing PL 25-36 to demonstrate efficacy under real conditions, and results to date have exceeded expectations, says Katzenmeier. In addition to efficacy and stability, formulators must consider potential interactions with other additives, such as heat stabilizers, antioxidants, and light stabilizers, says Nichols. He adds that Akcros, which produces a wide variety of additives for PVC, has carried out extensive development work to solve interaction issues. One of these solutions is a new isothiazolinonefriendly stabilizer for flexible PVC. Initially these products are available in the EU, but similar products are being rolled out for the US market, says Nichols, who notes that Akcros is also developing stabilizers that are friendly to other biocides. Katzenmeier notes that Sanitized has built up an empirical database that is used to check for expected interactions between recommended antimicrobials and the stabilizer used by a customer. Sanitized has also started a publicly funded project with an academic institution that will scientifically investigate these complex interactions. Some bio-based plasticizers, such as soybean-oil derivatives, levulinic ketals, glycerol esters, and
Evaluating alternatives
When choosing a biocide, formulators need to look at the spectrum of efficacy against various types of microbes and at the cost to dose at the level needed for efficacy. One measure is minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), which shows inherent activity of the biocide against a particular microorganism. Another measure, not shown by MIC, is the availability of the active ingredient on the plastic surface, which depends on several factors, including the dosing level and the biocides migration rate through the finished plastic part. The migration rate is affected by the water solubility of a biocide. Although it is necessary for the active ingredient to migrate to the surface to be effective, if it migrates too quickly it can lose efficacy over time. Highly water-soluble actives may show visually impressive zones in agar plate tests, but are more prone to leach out of plastics more quickly than often desired, especially in exterior and high-moisture applications, notes Nichols. Conversely, low watersoluble actives, such as silver and DCOIT, dont show such zones in agar plate tests, which, Nichols warns, can lead to improper conclusions that they cannot be effective.
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isosorbid diesters, are more susceptible to microbial attack compared to conventional, phthalate-based plasticizers. Users who switch to natural plasticizers may require higher levels of biocide, or, in some cases, may need to introduce biocides to products that previously may have been only moderately or even unsusceptible to microbiological attack, comments Nichols. In addition, says Katzenmeier, the tendency of some bio-based plasticizers to cause discoloration is higher, and the whole system including plasticizer, stabilizer and antimicrobial additive must be fine-tuned to achieve good performance in terms of antimicrobial efficacy as well as low discoloration. It is generally understood in the industry that when a formulation is changed, the impact on all properties, including susceptibility to microbiological activity, must be considered, adds Nichols. Microbiological laboratory tests can be used to determine differences in susceptibility.
Lise Moloney, director of business development for healthcare at Sciessent, in a February 2012 article in Compounding World on Specifying silver antimicrobials for medical devices (http://bit.ly/sciessent). We continue to see interest in all the major device-related infection areas: central venous catheters and accessories to central lines (like connectors), urinary catheters, endotracheal tubes and wound dressings and closures, reports Moloney. I think the biggest use and greatest success of antimicrobials in FDA-cleared devices has been in central venous catheters, where the pathogenesis of catheter-related bloodstream infection is wellunderstood and accepted. The need to prevent microorganisms from colonizing the external and internal surfaces of the catheter is critical to preventing these infections. Data published in 2012, for example, found a 90% reduction in catheterrelated bloodstream infections using Agion-treated umbilical venous catheters in pre-term infants. There is also an increasing interest in antimicrobials for surfaces in patient-care areas. Adoption in these applications has been slower because it is harder to demonstrate the direct benefit of treating these types of surfaces and to achieve regulatory clearance for claims against human pathogens than it is with indwelling medical device, says Moloney. Purchasing groups and infection-control practitioners want to know what the benefit will be before they switch to an antimicrobial product.We will see greater demand and acceptance for these products as more data is generated to show a link between surfaces in the healthcare environment and patient outcomes, predicts Moloney. Other areas of growth for silver antimicrobials, outside of healthcare, include food and water products, she adds. BASF, which offers Irgaguard silver-ion antimicrobials for industrial applications, supplies fully compounded polymer systems containing medical-grade, silver-ion releasing HyGentic additives for medical
Silver solutions
Silver-based antimicrobials, primarily those that release silver ions, are effective against bacteria but require higher concentrations to be effective against fungi and algae, thus they are not seen as cost-effective alternatives to OBPA for traditional plastic protection. The use of silver-ion antimicrobials is, however, growing in medical applications. Awareness of hospital acquired infections (HAIs) has led to increased use of antimicrobials in medical devices and other surfaces in healthcare settings, such as masks, gowns, equipment and furnishings. Silver has a long history of efficacy against bacteria, and has been found to be effective against antibioticresistant organisms, such as MRSA. This was covered by
EU labelling requirement changes

The Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR, Regulation (EU) 528/2012 ) will replace the Biocidal Products Directive (BPD) on 1 September 2013. As in the previous directive, the approval of active substances takes place at Union level and the subsequent authorisation of the biocidal products at Member State level. This authorisation can be extended to other Member States by mutual recognition. The new regulation also allows for Union-level authorisation. The BPR includes a requirement (Article 58) that articles treated with biocides must be labelled as such and must include the chemical names of the active substances and what function they have. In addition, the regulation requires that claims must be substantiated. While some documents note an implementation date of September 2016, this date applies to yet-unregistered active ingredients, and the labelling requirements are expected to go into effect 1 September 2013 for treated articles made in or imported into the EU. For details, visit: http://bit.ly/biocide
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applications. Grades include HyGentic SBC (styrene butadiene copolymer), HyGentic PA (glass-filled nylon) and HyGentic SA (acrylic modified polystyrene); custom formulations can also be developed in a wide range of plastic materials. BASF is currently developing products that provide added functionality beyond antimicrobial performance, says Stephen Zlock, business development manager for medical device materials at the company. For example, a polyurethane compound with both anti-thrombotic and antimicrobial performance for vascular access devices is in advanced development. PolyOnes WithStand antimicrobial additive solutions, available since 2010, are targeted for medical devices, medical packaging, and other healthcare applications. Last year, PolyOne launched Smartbatch HC additive concentrates, which combine WithStand antimicrobials and OnColor HC colorants for healthcare applications. Last year Clariant added Sanitized MedX silver antimicrobials, which can also be combined with pigments, to its line of Mevopur masterbatches for medical applications. Targeted applications include catheters, surgical instruments, and preservative-free pharmaceutical packaging. Plastics Color Corporation (PCC) recently introduced silver-ion based MicroBlok antimicrobial compounds targeted for medical device, medical packaging, appliance and other consumer markets. Fred Jhaveri, PCCs global technical manager, says that the additive inhibits the growth of bacteria which may cause stains, odours and product deterioration. supplies, healthcare environments, housewares and others. RTP Company uses various organic and inorganic antimicrobial additives in its masterbatches and ready-to-use compounds to meet the needs of specific application requirements. Earlier this year, Sabic launched nine new antimicrobial compounds featuring silver technology. The company says that they have been tested for log reduction values according to ISO 22196-2007. Five of the grades provide a high antimicrobial effect with log reduction values above 4, representing more than a 99.99% reduction in pathogens. The other four compounds have a lower antimicrobial effect with log reduction values below 4, representing a 99.0 to 99.99% reduction in pathogens. The new grades are based on the four Sabic resins that are most commonly used in medical devices: Lexan EXL copolymer, Lexan PC, Xenoy PC/PBT, plus PP resins with and without glass fibre reinforcement. The company says that its optimised antimicrobial compounds offer advantages over adding antimicrobial masterbatch to a base resin, including more uniform distribution of the active ingredient. It also says that its expertise in colour and effects means that it can provide precise control over clarity, a property that can be impacted by antimicrobials. Target applications include fluid and drug delivery systems, surgical instruments, monitoring and imaging devices and durable medical equipment such as
RTP is using NanoBioMatters BactiBlock, which combines silver-ion technology and a nanoclay carrier
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NanoBioMatters BactiBlock additive is a silver-ion based technology in a nanoclay carrier. The antimicrobial has been used in Europe commercially since 2010 and received EPA registration for use in the US in 2011. The primary difference between BactiBlock and other silver-based solutions is the clay carrier, which has a synergistic effect and works as an efficient delivery system with long-term durability, says Paul Kennedy, business development manager for North America at NanoBioMatters. The ionic silver is linked to the clay surface, which creates a uniform distribution of the active species and prevents platelet agglomeration to ensure additive dispersion throughout the polymer matrix. Several BactiBlock grades are available for a range of polymers and applications. Last year, compounder RTP Company announced that it would use BactiBlock in antimicrobial compounds targeted for applications including furniture, athletic equipment, personal-care items, office
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hospital beds and operating tables. Other potential applications outside of healthcare include consumer electronics, automobile interiors, business equipment, or any other surface where there is a desire to reduce the potential transfer of pathogens. Americhem introduced nShield masterbatches in 2012 for inhibiting odourcausing bacteria growth in fibre and plastics for applications including synthetic turf and automotive interiors. Americhem says that the additive is non-migratory and resists discoloration for long-lasting aesthetic appeal. Troys Faherty says that the company has seen some migration away from silver and that it has introduced alternatives, with more in development. Troys Micropel 1000, for example, is designed to impart surface antibacterial properties and offer comparable performance to silver but in a more cost-efficient manner, says the company. Foster Corporation supplies custom formulations of medical-grade polymers containing either silver or polymeric-based antimicrobial compounds that reduce bacterial infection in catheters and sustained bodily fluid contact applications. Last year, Foster announced a partnership with Biosafe to develop and market Biosafes polymeric additive technology based on cationic quaternary ammonium salt, which is seen as a cost-effective alternative to silver additives for infection-resistant medical devices.
selecting and applying antimicrobial additives at the Compounding World Forum 2013, which is being held in Philadelphia, PA, USA on 10-11 December. In addition, Dr Larry Acquarulo, CEO of Foster Corporation, will give a paper at the event entitled Adding functionality and value to medical compounds with novel reinforcements, fillers and additives. For more information on the conference, visit http://bit.ly/CWF2013p. Dr Manish Nandi and Lynn Colucci-Mizenko of Sabic will discuss a multi-pronged approach to meeting HAI challenges with specialty engineered thermoplastics at the Medical Grade Polymers 2013 conference, which takes place in Boston/Woburn, MA, USA, on 17-18 September. For details, visit http://bit.ly/MGP13. Click on the links for more information:
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Colour monitoring | process feature
Online colour control is an emerging technology with the potential to improve the quality and productivity of compounding, reports Pat Toensmeier
Monitoring colour during the compounding process

Maintaining colour control during compounding is time-consuming and labour-intensive. The conventional process of taking samples, creating plaques, running laboratory tests and adjusting colour when it goes off-spec can easily take two or more hours, which limits the number of times it can be done during production. As a result, there is growing interest in online colour control for the potential advantages it provides in speed, productivity and savings. At least two companies, assisted by one university and several manufacturers of compounding lines, are promoting developments in this area. The suppliers of these systems are Equitech International in the US and ROC Rapid Optical Control of Germany. Equitech supplies the Equispec Online Color Spectrophotometer (OCS), a closed-loop control system that works by inserting reection or transmission bre-optic probes into the melt, typically through a standard transducer port located right after the die. The reection probe analyses opaque resins and the transmission probe measures transparent polymers. The system can be congured to measure colour every 5 seconds, says the companys sales manager, Bob Furlan.
ROC provides the ColorControl System, a remote unit with several components that collect pellets, transport them pneumatically to the unit for measurement, analyse them with an image-processing spectrophotometer in a test cycle of 2.5 minutes, and restores colour to spec in as little as 30 minutes, says Peter Dietrich, board member of the company. Colour correction in both systems is done with miniature feeders that dose the necessary amounts of colour to bring a compound in spec. Though the technologies differ, the companies cite similar advantages from the use of their equipment. The main benet is the time it takes to detect and begin correcting off-spec colour minutes compared with 2-3 hours using conventional procedures. Other advantages include precision analysis. Both systems have software that correct for process-related inuences on colour, whether thermochromatic, as with the Equispec OCS, or stress whitening and other cutting defects caused by pelletizing, as with ColorControl. The ability to rapidly detect and x colour problems means that less compound is lost to waste, reducing scrap and material cost. Fast detection and resolution
Teknor Color uses a special pre-production process to predict how well masterbatches will turn out
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A KraussMaffei Berstorff twin-screw compounder fitted with three Equitech colour spectrometers. Two are side-by-side in the die plate: a reflection probe (foreground) and a transmission probe. A second transmission probe is on the side of the die plate
of colour problems improve productivity, which means that compounders complete runs faster and thus free machine time for more jobs, increasing revenue and profitability, and perhaps even the need to invest in a new line to expand capacity. Reducing the time required to compound materials lowers energy use and contributes to reductions in electricity and other process-related expenses. Both systems can also be used as diagnostic and process-control tools for compounding lines. The companies say that their equipment develops data about feeder stability, screw wear, temperature profiles, screw speed and other parameters. Colour measurement with both systems can, moreover, be done with one operator, which cuts back on labour expense. KraussMaffei Berstorff in the US promotes the Equispec OCS system to customers, and has installed demonstrators on some of its compounding lines. The system is about as accurate as you can get, says Martin Mack, vice president of research and development for the compounding machine maker. He says that interest in online colour measurement and control is growing among compounders. There is a learning curve involved with the system, as with any technology, he acknowledges. But once compounders understand the operation and are comfortable with it, they see the positive impact of online control. Online monitoring opens up every inconsistency in colour, no matter how slight, and sometimes surprises operators, he adds. Masterbatch compounders in particular find both systems extremely sensitive to variations, especially when transitioning from one colour, such as yellow, to another one, like blue. In a case such as this, both companies say that traces of yellow that would be undetectable to the eye can be measured with the
Equispec OCS or ROC ColorControl for as long as 30 minutes after a changeover. The systems also perform well when compounding recyclate, a material that can have a lot of inconsistency when loaded into a hopper. The closed-loop monitoring and control of the Equispec OCS detects colour shifts immediately in compounded recyclate and automatically corrects them to assure uniform pellets. The ROC ColorControl does this as well, though after colour measurement of pellets. Even polymerization lines use systems from both companies for colour control, including transparent resins such as polyethylene terephthalate, polystyrene and polycarbonate. With the transparent materials the benefit is in making certain no yellowing or other discolorations occur. The advantages are also economic. Dietrich points to one major resin producer that installed two ColorControl systems on its compounding lines in Europe. The company, which he declines to identify for reasons of confidentiality, substantially improved colour control, along with the productivity and profitability of operations. Two other European resin producers that use the system were able to increase compounding capacity 40-60% entirely through the productivity gains of the technology, he says. Clearly, there are compelling reasons to consider online colour control, though many compounders, notably those that specialize in masterbatches and other small runs, are currently unconvinced. One is John Wood, technical manager at Teknor Color in the US. Wood believes that online colour control is practical for large-run compounding, but doesnt think it suits the tight tolerances, specialty colours and small volumes that Teknor specializes in with its masterbatches. You would need larger production runs than we do for it to be effective, he
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(nm) for reflected colour, and 230-820 nm for transmission. It uses a xenon flash lamp that generates up to 250 pulses in 500 milliseconds. Colour data is stored in the PC-based computing system, which runs Equicolor for Windows software. Stored data lets users develop process archives and run trend histories. The computer has a 12.1-inch touchscreen, Ethernet port, and comes with OPC tags that allow communication to the process control system. Colour control is maintained by the use of special gravimetric feeders, which selectively add colours to a compound based on the closed-loop data to correct imbalances. Furlan says the closed-loop control is a huge benefit for its immediate feedback. He declines to discuss specifics about system price, but says the return on investment for most compounders could be as little as 4-6 months. ROCs colour control technology samples compounds in pellet form. The measuring unit is set up in a clean, air-conditioned location, which can be up to 300 metres (1,000 ft) from the compounding line owing to the length of its pneumatic transport line. The process begins with collection of a small amount of pellets. Samples are continuously collected over a programmed period of time, typically 1-20 minute. The pellets are automatically homogenized within the ContiSampling unit, after which 35 ml (about 1,000 pellets) are sent to the ColorControl unit in a special transport carrier. Each sample represents the average production for a specific period of sampling time. Because the ColorControl operates in a stable measurement environment, the pellets are the only variables. Since pellets and colour are solidified, no changes to colour development need to be calculated. At the ColorControl unit, pellets are unloaded onto a vibratory table, which spreads them out for analysis. When the vibration stops pellets are analysed by the image-processing spectrophotometer, in a process that takes 2.5 minutes. Before every measurement cycle the instrument is calibrated for white and black balance. Afterwards, the software analyses images. Every measured pellets colour is based on up to 1,500 pixels. Each pixel contains a full-spectrum colour wavelength ranging from 500-700 nm in 10-nm intervals. This data, expressed as CIELAB L-a-b values, is used to determine if the colour is in spec. Dietrich says that the self-calibrating software is programmed to filter out stress whitening on the edges of pellets and cutting defects from the pelletizer, along with the surface of the table. The repeatable measuring accuracy of strand- or underwater-cut pellets is high,
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formulation, Dietrich says. ROCs experience shows that 8-12 SPCs correct 90% of colour-control problems. The amount of colour used to bring a run back on spec, moreover, is small: 0.5-2 kg (1.1-4.4 lb) per hour for a line running 900-1,000 kg (1,980-2,200 lb) of compound hourly. Importantly, an operator monitors the effect of a correction in real time. Each ColorControl unit can be used on up to six compounding lines simultaneously. CEO Jens Dietrich stresses the economic benets of the ColorControl system. He cites major savings in manpower and electricity (since stop time is drastically reduced owing to fast colour measurement results), and signicant increases in productivity. Operators also acquire skills through use of the system that enable them to more precisely monitor, Equitechs reection probe accesses melt through a standard adapter opening and is used to analyse the colour of opaque resins with an average of less than 0.1 CIE-Lab points. This degree of precision cannot be achieved with most standard laboratory test processes, he adds. Once an operator receives the measurement results, he corrects off-spec colour by using the ColorDosage system, which comprises six small gravimetric extruders per production line, each containing singlepigment concentrates (SPC) with concentrations of 1-60%. The SPCs represented by the six feeders are usually black and white (for the L value), red and green (for the a value), and blue and yellow (for the b value). Other concentrates can be used depending on Click on the links for more information: adjust and control production. ROC has found that with the system, compounders achieve greater product acceptance rates by customers, due to fewer colourquality errors. ROC works with pelletizing systems maker Gala Industries and the University of Darmstadt in Germany in testing the technology. Dietrich says that 26 compounding lines running 100,000 tonnes/year currently use the system. Online colour control is an emerging technology for compounders. While it requires more promotion throughout the industry and a clear understanding by users of its benets, the competitive advantages and bottom-line protability the technology provides should be an easy sell. The technology may, in fact, become a requirement as compounders look to expand business by enhancing their capabilities.
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Applied Market Information and Compounding World magazine are pleased to announce the Compounding World Forum, taking place December 10-11, 2013 at the Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue, in Philadelphia, PA, USA. This new conference features a high-level program brought together by the editorial team of Compounding World, exploring and developing many of the magazines most popular themes in a live event. It will provide an excellent opportunity for discussion and networking between the international panel of speakers and delegates. The conference will cover business strategies and new materials technologies, as well as providing practical advice on getting the most from compounding lines. The primary focus will be on the production of technical compounds based on engineering thermoplastics, performance polyolefins and thermoplastic elastomers. Key end-use markets that will be addressed include the automotive, medical, electrical/electronic and consumer goods sectors. A wide range of polymer and additives technologies will be covered including electrically and thermally conductive compounds, antimicrobial formulations, fillers and reinforcements, flame retardants, bio-based materials, and anti-counterfeiting techniques. Strategic business and production issues will also be addressed, including growing a compounding business in a global marketplace, improving sustainability, clean compounding for medical markets, and responding to emerging regulations. In addition, leading experts will discuss how to get the very best from compounding lines with a wide range of practical tips and advice.
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Understanding colour | materials feature
Ron Beck, R&D manager at Americhem, looks at how colour works, how it is perceived, and the implications for specifying, controlling and measuring colour in plastics
Appearance is everything: controlling colour in plastics

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And so is the perception of colour. By denition colour is what we see the physical modication of light by an object as observed by the human eye and interpreted by the brain. With all of these variables at play, one thing is clear. Not all people see, or feel, colour the same. Polymer engineers have a unique challenge when picking just the right colour that will broadly appeal to their end users. Colour is a powerful tool that is proven to affect mood, initiate action or even cause physiological reactions. Through our eyes, our brains take in information about colour and integrate it into a concept or feeling. In fact, colour can be mood altering and has been used as a therapeutic tool as far back as ancient civilizations in Egypt, China and Greece. Much goes into choosing just the right colour to convey a message or feeling about a plastic product. However, much more goes into how to actually achieve that colour. In this article, we will examine the physics of colour, discuss the factors that dene appearance and take a closer look at best practices in colour measurement
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Figure 1: Three examples of light energy with their spectral power distribution: Illuminant A (Incandescent) has a colour temperature at 2,856 K; Illuminant D65 (Daylight) has a colour temperature at 6,500 K; and Illuminant F2 (Fluorescent) has a colour temperature at 4,200 K
materials feature | Understanding colour
using the same pigment. This is because the two materials have completely different refractive indexes. Diffuse reection, on the other hand, dictates how an object selectively absorbs (or hides) some colour. Start with a white pigmented lm and gradually add colour. For a while the lm will not change in appearance, effectively absorbing the colour. The moment in which the colour begins to be visible is known as the percolaFigure 2: When a green pigment is added to an object it will only reect the green colour, while other colours are absorbed Well begin by looking at the four elements of colour: light, object, human eye (observer), and human brain. Light: Light is a continuum of electromagnetic energy and can be broken into two categories. The rst is source, a device serving to illuminate, while the second is illuminant, a theoretical source of visible light with documented attributes that are used as a basis for comparing colours. Illuminants can represent average incandescent light, direct sunlight, daylight, and more. For example, Illuminant D65 is the standard daylight illuminant that represents average illumination conditions throughout the world. The D stands for daylight and 65 is the temperature, which happens to be 6,500 degrees Kelvin. Illuminant D65, and its counterparts, are represented by a set of tables that can be used to simulate conditions and to view objects, and colour, in controlled lighting. Further, Illuminant F2 represents average illumination conditions for cool white uorescent light (See Figure 1). Object: Now, well move on to what objects do to light. For starters, all objects interact with light in the same ways: G Specular reection refractive index, which is responsible for gloss; G Diffuse reection scattering of light, which is responsible for opacity and hiding; Figure 3: Colour perception is an extremely complex process involving the interaction of the eye, optic nerves and brain G Absorption of light mainly responsible for colour; G Transmission how light passes through the object. Every material reacts with light in these ways. But its to what extent light reects, diffuses, absorbs and transmits with the object that gives it its appearance. Light absorption has a great impact on the colour of a plastic object. For example, when a green pigment is added to an object it will only reect the green colour and all other colours are absorbed by the object (Figure 2). Specular reection is to what extent the light scatters. Imagine you have an object made of polypropylene and an object made of polyester and you use the exact same pigment in both. You will likely nd that the two objects are completely different colours, despite
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tion point. For polymer engineers, this is an important moment. Slight changes in the objects make-up or the pigment can change the percolation point, creating a teetertotter effect when a product is produced. One time the colour is there, the next time it isnt. This is caused by the scattering of light. Light absorption is what truly provides visible colour, which is what is reected back from an object when it is exposed to a light source therefore, the type of light source directly impacts the appearance of the object. Human Eye: Perception of colour is the result of an extremely complex process. While we still do not fully understand how it works, we do know that it involves the interaction of three separate areas: the eye, the optic nerves and the brain. There are two kinds of light-sensitive cells in the eye rods and cones. Rods control sensitivity to light and are responsible for night vision. They are so sensitive that during daylight they turn off. This is why you might feel blind when you enter a movie theatre from a brightly lit street. When the light level falls below their overload threshold, they slowly regain their sensitivity, a process that takes about 30 minutes to complete. Where rods are colour blind, cones step in and are responsible for distinguishing colour. Approximately 7 million cones are packed into the area of the retina called the fovea. They are not nearly as sensitive to light as rods, but are able to distinguish between colour wavelengths.
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It is generally accepted that there are three types of cone receptors with each responding to a different range of wavelengths: one is sensitive to the blue region of the visible spectrum, another is sensitive to wavelengths in the green region and the third responds to wavelengths in the red region. Designers are familiar with these colour spectrums as the RGB colour model, which can be used to create an array of other colours. Between the light sensing abilities of rods and the colour distinguishing abilities of cones, the perception of colour begins. Human Brain: All visual data processing is done in an area of the brain known as the visual cortex located at the rear of the skull. Here, all of the signals coming through the optic nerve bundle are sorted and organized. The rst thing it looks for are edges, or discernible differences in colour or brightness. Once it has detected edges, it organizes the edges into patterns. Then, it searches its memory banks to see if any of these patterns are identiable. This is how you can determine if you are looking at a red apple or your Aunt Helen who you havent seen in 15 years. Unlike a shape, a colour cannot be dened. It has no pattern with edges that can be catalogued and later recognized. While the brain has difculty remembering precise colours, it is excellent at comparing colours. If you examine two colours side-by-side, the brain can easily tell whether they are identical. If they are not identical, the brain again has a problem with accurately quantifying the degree of the difference. The brain analyses the signals it receives from the eye, searches for edges, and then considers each
Figure 4: How Many Colours Do You See? Answer: There are only three colours white, green and pink. There seem to be two different shades of pink, but they are really the same. This shows how surroundings can greatly impact appearance
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and metamerism. The latter is a phenomenon in which two objects have a given relationship under one set of viewing conditions and a different relationship under another. This happens because the two objects are spectrally different. Preventing metamerism is dependent on making sure the two examples have the same spectral curve. Figures 5 and 6 illustrate and explain metamerism.
Measuring colour
Figure 5: An example of metamerism There are two ways to measure colour. One is by a visual examination, relying on the human eye. The other is via instruments and equipment. Samples must be pre-qualied to: represent the batch; be free from contamination; be in the same form as the target; and be reproducible within acceptable limits of repeatability. Then, a single sample is chosen as the standard by which all others will be judged. Visual examination: Because visual colour measurement depends on consistent judgment, the observer would need to provide repeatable judgments. Examination by instrument: First and foremost, you must understand the instrument, how it works and its specications. Choose an instrument that gives you the best mix of functions to meet your design needs: Figure 6: Why metamerism happens G Spectral data, including absolute coordinates and metamerism; G Geometry; individually. It is the brains ability to detect edges that makes visual examinations of product designs so valuable. Our optical system can discern specs, streaks and blotches that no spectrophotometer could ever detect. The spectrophotometer would simply average the specs into the overall colour. It also allows us to evaluate surface textures and recognizes specular reections. With all of these factors considered light, object, the human eye and the human brain do all people see colour the same? We most denitely do not. We all have different spectral response curves even with normal colour vision. Then there are also other factors, such as individual colour deciencies and colour blindness that make our perceptions of colour vast and unique person-to-person. What we see is not all about colour. Its all about appearance. Colour, gloss, scattering, light sources, surroundings and temperature all impact appearance. For example, Figure 4 shows the impact of surrounding colours. For one to understand how the human observer sees and evaluates colour, one must have a clear understanding of the light source, how the object modies light, and how the human observer responds to light
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RAL App receives updates

Germany-based RAL and Switzerlands Colorix have updated RALs iColours App, which is available for the iOS and Android smartphone platforms and allows users to colour images of objects taken using the smartphones built-in camera in any of 2,328 RAL colours. New features in the App include the ability to save a project or to share them via Facebook or Twitter. The App has also been updated to include the latest issue of the RAL Design fan deck RAL D2 and box RAL D8. The full colour palette, which also includes the RAL Classic and Effect collections are listed with corresponding L*a*b*, sRGB, CMYK and brightness values. RAL iColours is compatible with the ColorCatch 3 colorimeter from Colorix, billed as the first colorimeter to be designed specifically for use with Apples iPhone.
X-Rite adds compact spectrophotometer

X-Rite has launched its new Ci4200 bench-top spectrophotometer for improving colour quality assurance programs in industrial settings. The new instrument is an easy-to-use, 31-point spherical spectrophotometer that can quickly assess the colours of plastics and other materials. The Ci4200 accurately measures colours in the 400 to 700 nm range, with an option to include calibrated UV illumination. With a correlated 60 gloss configuration, the instrument gives specular and aspecular measurements. It has a small footprint and can be rotated to measure test surfaces presented horizontally or vertically. X-Rite says that the spectrophotometer produces simultaneous SCI/SCE measurements in 2 seconds and the resulting data is compatible with its hand-held spherical devices.
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PolyOne enhances colour selection

PolyOne has introduced its InVisiO portfolio of colour and design services to assist product development teams and brand managers identify and respond to trends in colour and effects. The three key elements of the programme include Insight, Vision and Intelligent Operations. Insight is focused on colour forecasting and trend prediction. Vision looks at how texture, colour and special effects interact within a design. Intelligent Operations includes the support tools for identifying colorant type and assisting with prototyping, tooling and process optimisation. InVisiO colour and design services have been expressly developed to allow brand managers and creative teams to easily tap into leading-edge trends through an all-inclusive range of specialty colour development and design support services, says Fernando Sanchez, global marketing director for PolyOne Color and Additives. The InVisiO services are pitched at markets including packaging, healthcare, electronics, appliances and consumer goods. They are provided via PolyOnes global network of 12 Innovation Centres.
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Konica Minolta launches in-line system

Konica Minolta Sensing has launched a new non-contact, in-line measurement system to provide real-time analysis of colour for quality and process control. The NC-1 provides high-speed monitoring at up to 20 readings per second, quickly detecting when colour is out of specification. The system is designed to withstand harsh production environments, and target markets include closed-loop applications in the plastics industry. By using multi-directional illumination
and non-contact sensing, the system can be used with textured, uneven, and multi-dimensional materials. It can measure reflected light for solid and semi-solid products, and transmitted light for clear plastics and films. The NC-1 is capable of controlling up to five colour sensors per controller, extending measurements across wide line applications.
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Peter Mapleston reviews recent developments in screen-changers and melt ltration systems from 12 leading suppliers in Europe, America and Asia
Keep it clean with the latest melt ltration systems

Melt ltration plays a vital role in keeping compounding equipment running consistently and protably for a wide range of applications. These can include giant lines run by polymer makers with outputs of several tonnes per hour, more modest masterbatch compounding lines with frequent formulation changes, or recycling equipment handing post-consumer material full of contaminants. Filtering of melts in high-volume polyolen compounding and pelletizing operations is an important process task that serves two purposes, says Klaus Kapfer, head of Coperions business unit Extrusion Systems, Polyolens. One is to remove contaminants that are introduced along the process chain: these can include catalyst residues, polymer gels, metal shavings from piping, feeding and extrusion equipment, and even such things as fragments of paper from carelessly opened additive bags which enter the feed system. Depending on the polymer type and grade, the screen mesh size can vary from 20 up to 320 mesh, or even ner for very special applications. Coarse screens are installed to protect the expensive die plate from getting clogged with foreign particles to prevent subsequent improper extrusion and pelletizing. The second purpose is a function in the processing
task, Kapfer explains. Passage through a pack of screens will provide elongational ow of the polymer melt, and such ow will deform and eventually break up the elongated particles or viscosity inhomogenities into individual droplets. These droplets are then mixed into the polymer melt stream. Screen pack changers have to cater not only for ever-increasing capacity requirements, but also for increases in polymer melt viscosity, says Kapfer. Larger screening areas are needed to accommodate higher line capacities in polymer plants. Increasing only
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Nordson Xaloy offers SPC Extended Area systems with cylindrical screens to handle very high throughputs
screen-changer diameters will lead to significantly diverging and converging flow, with serious implications for flow stagnation; the screen area needs to be extended in the flow direction and elongated screen candles are used. Larger screening area has also been accomplished by routing the flow now from outside to inside of the individual screen candles. Today, screen pack changers with screening areas as high as 21,000 mm are in use, Kapfer notes. Such large areas can be achieved with a dual bar design with two screen holder cavities each. Another supplier of filtration equipment for large compounding operations, Nordson Xaloy, says that it has supplied several big producers with its SPC1200EA and SPC1500EA units for lines with outputs from 3 to 30 tonnes/hour. The design is based on a heavy one-piece body, with candles to provide the necessary extended filter area. Cylindrical screens create a low pressure drop, resulting in higher throughputs and longer on-line time between screen-changes, says accounts manager Walter Pieters. He also notes that fast screen changes between the production of different batches can yield important cost savings on such big lines.
ADG Solutions, which is the exclusive North American importer of Fimic equipment, says it now offers filter screens with a size of only 200 microns, and should have a 150-micron screen available later this year. Company president Sandy Guthrie says that this ultra-fine filtration enhances product quality, while the large surface area of the screen compared to that of other screen-changers facilitates polymer flow and ensures a high level of productivity. Another new option is the model SCF-700 screenchanger, which extends the applicability of the Fimic system to recycling operations requiring throughput rates from around 2,700 to over 4,500 kg/hour. The Fimic screen-changer can handle scrap with up to 3% loadings of contaminants without a slowdown or stoppage of the process, and even contaminants close to 2.5 cm in diameter do not pose a problem, according to Guthrie. Purgings average less than 1.13 kg per cleaning cycle and there is minimal discharge of good material along with contaminants, he says. The self-cleaning cycles are subject to automatic PLC control. In each cycle, as molten polymer enters the screen-changer, contaminant accumulates on the screen-plate until back pressure reaches a preset level. This actuates a rotating blade which sweeps the screen and purges the contaminant through a central discharge port. Typically the screen does not need to be touched or changed more often than every week or two, depending on the material being processed. Guthrie cites a recently commissioned installation recycling highly contaminated material with very low melt index. He says the Fimic system is efficiently handling highly contaminated HDPE with a fractional melt index of 0.012 to 0.015 something that apparently other filtration systems were unable to do. Contaminants include dirt, wood, and pieces of aluminium. Austrian company Ettlinger says that operators employ its ERF melt filtration system to efficiently process recycled plastics whose contamination levels reach 18%, a task that it says used to be accomplished using more elaborate means. The filters are available in two variants, with throughput volumes ranging from 1,000 to 2,200 kg/hour depending on the type of material, level of contamination, and filter mesh. Melt passes through a rotating filter drum, and the particles trapped in the melt are removed by an angled
Fimic offers filter screens with a size of 200 microns to increase product uniformity and cleanliness
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the goal was to combine the best properties of the KC machine, the external puller and instant operation, with the best properties of the KCN, the better flow channel and RDW screen use, into one machine, says Whaley. Our target was the growing TPE/TPO market and its need for continuous filters that offer constant and uniform control of extrusion pressure. The KCH uses a dedicated PLC to monitor extrusion pressure and quickly react by moving the screen to keep the extrusion pressure constant and uniform. With the same machine and the same screen, the KCH has demonstrated the ability to process polymers from TPEs as low as 25 Shore A scale through to acrylics with hardness up to 125 Rockwell R, all with leak-free, uniform pressure operation. In compounding, uniform extrusion pressure is paramount to quality mixing as well as rate control in the extruder, Whaley says. Because the KCH can move the screen very slowly across the melt stream, there is no pressure disruption throughout the entire production run. The unit also can be adapted to match the configuration of a twin-screw extruder to maximize the flow area. With the twin-screw configuration, the flow path is minimized, making the 8-o cross-section transition through the screen-changer such that the dwell time between screw tips and die is very short. Also highlighting the advantages of screen changes that can keep the compounding process constant is Melt Filtration Products. Its new AutoScreen Max is designed to provide compounders with uninterrupted extrusion during screen changes. It incorporates AutoScreens Extrusion Pressure Control (EPC) system that automatically maintains a selected melt pressure
delta. This feature keeps the melt pressure entering the pelletizing die within a selectable pressure range, regardless of changes in material bulk density or contamination levels. The result is a continuous, stable and uninterrupted compounding process. The AutoScreen Max has a small footprint and requires no hydraulics or pneumatics, plus there are no breaker plates or screen packs to replace.
Parkinson Technologies says that its Key Filters KCH continuous belt filter offers several advantages for compounders
New technologies lined up for K2013

Berhalter will use the K 2013 exhibition in Dsseldorf to introduce its new back-flush screen-changer, based on its existing Becoscreen system. Berhalter claims that, unlike other back-flush systems, the new screen-changer is designed to keep output constant during a cassette change. The company does not want to explain how it works before the big show, but it will say that the new screen-changer is characterized by its high scavenging efficiency, long screen life and constant process, pressure and volume flow during backwash. In Becoscreen screen-changers, juxtaposed sliding cassettes serve as the filtration medium. Cassettes with the filter inserts are introduced on one side and
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enable material colour and grade changes to take place as fast as possible. However, in order to take account of these additional requirements, Gneuss has developed special versions, with the design individually tailored so that inlet and outlet configurations are exactly matched to the extruder and the die, he says. For example, the inlet of the screen-changer can be designed effectively as an extension of the extruder The pre-flood system on Berhalters Becoscreen screen-changer redirects the flow of material into the awaiting cassette removed for cleaning on the other. The material flow is directly through the screen-changer, without division of the melt into multiple channels. This way, Berhalter says, there are no dead spots. Berhalter claims the Becoscreen is the only system on the market that can bring a 100% clean filter medium into the melt stream at each change. The function of our continuous screen-changer is not restricted, the company says. This is made possible by a pre-flood system, which redirects the flow of material into the awaiting cassette. The Becoscreen is said to work completely maintenance-free and leak-free, and can be used for almost all polymers. Econ will present a screen-changer with what it says is a brand new sealing technology at K2013. Again, it is not giving many details away prior to the show, but does say that high availability of the screen area (at least 75% is always in the melt flow, while 25 % is being back-flushed) leads to less back pressure and reduced energy consumption. The pistons are leak-proof, even with low viscosity materials, while blockages are prevented even with highly viscous material due to the prevention of abrasion and deposits. Blockages resulting from thermal expansion are also prevented. Dead volume is minimal, so quick material changes are possible. Econ also claims that the risk of spattering hot melt has been reduced, improving safety. screw barrel with the screws running inside it and the outlet side can be directly integrated with the strand die. In this way, the volume of material inside the screenchanger is minimised and colour / material or material grade changes can be carried out extremely quickly. For extreme cases where the types of materials processed mean that there is no alternative to periodically cleaning inside the screen-changer manually, Gneuss has devised a version in which all parts in contact with the melt can easily be removed for cleaning (for example in a pyrolysis cleaning furnace). It is even possible to supply the screen-changer with a second set of clean parts so that these can be ready for swapping, Prangnell notes.
Chinaplas unveilings
Chinaplas in May was the scene for several new product introductions. Exhibiting on home soil was leading Chinese screen-changer producer Anji. It announced two new product lines for compounding lines: a drum screen-changer with a very high filtration area, and a single-plate unit with back-flush. The first of these features what company representative Cao Wang calls a unique design of flow channels to achieve a greatly increased filtration area in the range of 1,800-5,650 cm2 in a compact design. Two drum-type filters with large filtration areas ensure continuous production during screen changing. A built-in static mixer improves product stability, while a superior sealing system is claimed to eliminate polymer
Fine-tuning rotary screen-changers

Gneuss Kunststofftechnik continues to cater more for Gneuss continues to fine-tune its RSFgenius rotary melt filtration systems to allow faster material changeovers the high end of the market with its RSFgenius and SFXmagnus rotary melt filtration systems. Although they have been on the market for many years now, Gneuss continues to fine-tune them. Technical sales manager Andrew Prangnell says that with compounders in western Europe and the USA tending to develop more specialised, high quality compounds for technical applications, there is an increasing need in these areas for very flexible production with small charges and fast turnaround times. This means that the screen-changer, in addition to carrying out its basic functions, needs to be designed to
leakage. A back-flush system is optional.
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Maag has developed filtration units with arched filters to maximize the surface area
The new single-plate screen-changer with back-flush is an improved version of an existing Anji unit. A special sealing system design is said to enable automatic compensation on the sealing gap during screen changing to eliminate polymer leakage. Wang says that Anji, which holds around 20 Chinese patents on screen-changers, has compounding customers all over the world, although not surprisingly China is still its most important market. Our customers are demanding even higher efficiency and production quality, says Wang. Trends we see in screen-changers include larger filtration area, more automatic operation, and minimum polymer flow fluctuation during the screen changing process, and also self-cleaning capability. Normally, our customers will take screen-changers with automatic control system and a larger filtration area to reduce the labour cost and increase productivity. Also at Chinaplas was Maag, with a system combining a SSC 076 screen-changer and an Extrex 45-5GP gear pump. Maag describes its screen-changers and melt pumps as work horses optimized for the application requirements for which they are built. SSC continuous single-piston screen-changers have two screen cavities and operate without any mechanical seals. The SSC 076 has a screen diameter of 76 mm, Click on the links for more information: and a filter area of 45 cm2. It can handle throughputs of up to 300 kg/h. Other SSC models have filter areas of up to 572 cm2, for maximum throughput of 4.7 tonnes/hour. Earlier this year, Maag announced that it had supplied an innovative screen-changer filter design for the worlds largest PET production line based on Uhde Inventa-Fischers MTR Melt-to-Resin process, which is located in the Middle East. Maag developed tailor-made filtration units with arched filters to maximize the filtration surface area while maintaining a compact footprint. The patentpending design guarantees a very low melt residence time, especially for high viscosity resin applications.
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3E SP. Z O.O.
Type: Custom, Proprietary Products Polymers processed: PS, ABS, LDPE, HDPE, PP, PMMA, PC, ASA. Polymer throughput: Less than 50 tonnes Markets served: Automotive, Electrical, Alarm Cases. Services offered: Pad Printing, Silk Screen Printing Number of machines: 4 Minimum lock: 120 Maximum lock: 268 Minimum shot: 5 Maximum shot: 600
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ACAR S.A.
Type: Custom Polymers processed: PVC Polymer throughput: No Polymer consumption available Markets served: Electrical, Sockets and Plugs.
ACE LUXE
Type: Custom, Proprietary Products Polymers processed: ABS, PC, Elastomers. Polymer throughput: Between 1001 - 1500 tonnes Markets served: Telectron Services offered: Assembly Number of machines: 13 Minimum lock: 270 Maximum lock: 850 Maximum shot: 2500
A KAYSER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS POLSKA SP. Z O.O.

Type: Custom Polymers processed: PS, HDPE, PP, PA Polymer throughput: Between 251 - 500 tonnes Markets served: Automotive, Very Small Car Components (Fuel & Air Ducts; Filters & Valves). Services offered: U/S Welding, Friction Welding, Assembly Number of machines: 15 Minimum lock: 60 Maximum lock: 200 Minimum shot: 15 Maximum shot: 427
3E SP. Z O.O.
ul. Okrna 1B 19-300 Ek Tel: 087 620 1630 Fax: 087 620 1630 E-mail: a.sznelinska@3E.net.pl Website: www.3E.net.pl Contact: Mr. Z. Hodyk, Plant Manager Parent company: Privately Owned Processes operated: Injection moulding
A. SCHULMAN POLSKA Sp. z o.o.

ul. Nowa Biaa 37 09-411 Biaa k/Pocka Tel: 024 364 0012 Fax: 024 364 0011 E-mail: aschulman@pl.aschulman.com Website: www.aschulman.com Contact: Mr. A. Rozalski, General Manager Parent company: A. Schulman Inc., OH Processes operated: Compounding
AC-WYTWRNIA CZCI SAMOCHODOWYCH S.C.

Type: In House Polymers processed: PS, ABS, LDPE, HDPE, PP, PVC, PA Polymer throughput: Less than 50 tonnes Markets served: Automotive, Car Components. Services offered: Tool Design, Tool Manufacture, Pad Printing, Assembly, Machining Number of machines: 6 Minimum lock: 25 Maximum lock: 90 Maximum shot: 500
ABA PPH SP. Z O.O.

Type: Custom Polymers processed: LDPE, HDPE, PP Polymer throughput: Between 251 - 500 tonnes Markets served: Medical/Pharmaceutical, Caps and Closures, Medication Measuring Spoons. Services offered: Printing on Closures.
3P SYSTEM SP. Z O.O.

ul. Aleja Jana Pawa II 94 Supno 05-250 Radzymin Tel: 022 786 6149/763 2820 Fax: 022 786 5357 E-mail: 3psystem@3psystem.com.pl Website: www.3psystem.com.pl Contact: Mr. W. Gobiowski, Chairman Parent company: Privately Owned ISO registration: ISO 9001v2000 Processes operated: Sheet extrusion
ABA PPH SP. Z O.O.

ul. Poznaska 132 62-052 Komorniki Tel: 061 810 7785 Fax: 061 810 8276 E-mail: biuro@aba.pl Website: www.aba.pl Contact: Mr. S. Zielaskowski, Owner Parent company: Privately Owned ISO registration: ISO 9001v2008 Processes operated: Injection moulding
AGD PASTERSKI SP. J.

Type: Proprietary Products Polymers processed: PS, LDPE, HDPE, PP, PET Polymer throughput: Between 101 - 250 tonnes Markets served: Household, Chopping Boards; Brushes. Number of machines: 20
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A I B. SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA S.K.A.

ul. Przemysowa 22 44-190 Knurw Tel: 032 335 7900/10 Fax: 032 335 7905 E-mail: firma@aibsc.com.pl Website: www.aibsc.com.pl Contact: Mr. M. lczka, Co-owner Parent company: Privately Owned ISO registration: ISO 9001. Processes operated: Profile extrusion
ABET SP. Z O.O.

ul. Klonowa 3 05-806 Komorw k/ Warszawy Tel: 022 759 1140 Fax: 022 759 1140 E-mail: info@bet.com.pl Website: www.bet.com.pl Contact: Mr. A. Bieluszko, Owner Parent company: Privately Owned Processes operated: Injection moulding
Type: Custom Polymers processed: PS, LDPE, PP Polymer throughput: Less than 50 tonnes Markets served: Household, Clothes Hangers. Services offered: Hot Foil Stamping Number of machines: 10 Maximum lock: 20 Minimum shot: 30 Maximum shot: 200
AGFOL PRZETWRSTWO TWORZYSZ SZTUCZNYCH S.C.

Type: Custom, In House Polymers processed: LDPE, HDPE, PP Polymer throughput: Less than 50 tonnes Markets served: Household, Furniture Components; Components for Candle Lamps. Number of machines: 3 Minimum lock: 100 Maximum lock: 160 Minimum shot: 80 Maximum shot: 240
Type: Custom, Proprietary Products Polymers processed: PS, ABS, PP, PA, PC, PET Polymer throughput: Between 101 - 250 tonnes Markets served: Electrical, Electrical Connectors Services offered: Assembly Number of machines: 11 Minimum lock: 60 Maximum lock: 160 Maximum shot: 200
ABEX SP. Z O.O.

ul. 1 Maja 14a 78-400 Szczecinek Tel: 094 374 0114 Fax: E-mail: abex@abex.pl Website: www.abex.pl Contact: , Parent company: Privately Owned Processes operated: Injection moulding
A KAYSER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS POLSKA SP. Z O.O.

ul. Skona 16 Batorowo 62-080 Tarnowo Podgrne Tel: 061 665 0300/308/314/315 Fax: 061 665 0317 E-mail: polen@kayser-automotive.com Website: www.kayser-automotive.de Contact: Mr. R. Jakubiak, Managing Director Parent company: A Kayser Automotive GmbH, Germany ISO registration: ISO 9001v2000 Processes operated: Injection moulding
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Market trends | TPE
Innovation drives TPEs ahead

The signicant growth in global demand for thermoplastics elastomers (TPEs) is being driven by a number of important factors. When discussing market trends with some leading TPE compounders and suppliers, several common themes emerge. These include growing demand for applications in automotive components and consumer goods, particularly in Asia. Changing regulatory and environmental demands are also opening up new opportunities. In addition, innovations in materials technology are enabling TPEs to substitute other polymers and rubbers in increasingly demanding applications. While there is excitement about the prospects for TPEs overall, there are signicant differences in the scale and types of opportunities in the different regions of the world. For example, Sachin Sakhalkar, director of strategic marketing and business development for the Thermoplastic Elastomer Division of Teknor Apex, emphasises that the growth has to be viewed on a regional basis. Its important to note that there are signicant differences from region to region. We believe that Asia-Pacic will continue to lead in TPE growth. For example, the automotive industry is very strong in the Asia-Pacic region, and half of the overall TPE market is accounted for by automotive, he says.
Global demand for TPEs continues to grow, fuelled by material enhancements, design innovation and regulatory opportunities. Chris Smith reports
Coming from a background in custom compounding, Teknor Apex works in a wide range of application areas and its TPE division supplies all major end-use markets. Salkahar says the company currently sees the most promising growth prospects in the transport, medical and consumer sectors. A key factor in the growth in TPE applications has been substitution of thermoset rubbers. To take one example, our Sarlink TPEs are well established as replacements for EPDM rubber in sealing applications, but more of this replacement business remains to be captured, says Sakhalkar. While substitution of traditional rubbers will continue to present opportunites for TPEs, he also sees substitution of thermoplastics as a developing trend. Much of the future growth will involve TPEs replacing other thermoplastics or even making possible altogether new applications, as in some of the soft-touch products, he says. Teknor Apex also sees considerLeft: The Vapur closure is moulded in Thermolast K TFBNB, a 45 Shore A grade
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Main image: Kraiburgs Thermolast K TPE is used to produce the closure for US-based Vapurs Anti-Bottle water bottle
July 2013 | COMPOUNDING WORLD
TPE | Market trends
service. Earlier this year, the company announced it is working with Shell to incorporate the latters Risella X synthetic process oil into its TPEs. Produced from natural gas, the chemical structure of Risella X is said to differ from mineral oil-based alternatives and the process oil is claimed to display improved compatibility with the TPE matrix. At the moment we are in an early phase creating samples, says Goldman, who adds that the chemistry is expected to be particularly beneficial in the formulation of non-polar TPEs. We expect a positive influence on the hardness and haptics of our products. TPE suppliers put a great deal of effort into developing products for specific applications, but they also benefit from changes beyond their direct control. Goldman cites the example of the move in the automotive industry from toughened to laminated glazing, which is more susceptible to damage during encapsulaAbove: Phillips used a GLS TPE formulated to meet demanding fatty food contact regulations for the seals in its Avent breast milk storage containers able opportunity in high performance TPEs delivering the performance currently expected of TPVs. Sakhalkar says the company will introduce a number of new SBC grades to its Sarlink TPV product line over the coming months. These will include grades for automotive applications such as glass encapsulation, corner mouldings, airbag covers and mats. Environmental issues are also likely to play a growing part in TPE selection in the future, according to Sakhalkar. We are engaged in developing TPEs based on renewable resources. The challenge is to produce compounds that provide cost-performance profiles comparable to standard TPEs. We expect to reach that goal, he says. tion. The companys high flow grades allow mould pressures to be kept low to avoid unacceptable breakage rates, he says. While Hexpol TPE sees the European market going through a period of consolidation over the next few years, this is compensated for by activity elsewhere in the world, according to European sales coordinator Sven M Drewen. Asia-Pacific, the US and South and Central America are all forecasting good growth, he says. With an increasingly sophisticated consumer market in Asia, demand is rising for TPE compounds that provide the right combination of functional performance attributes as well as soft-touch aesthetics, says Drewen. While there is some evidence of re-shoring in certain sectors, we feel Chinas economy will continue to be a global driver. Hexpols history is in the rubber industry, so its decision to invest in TPEs through the acquisition of first Elasto (formerly Vita Thermoplastic Polymers) and then Mller Kunststofftechnik could be viewed as acceptance that the days of traditional rubbers are numbered. However, Drewen says the company sees the two materials as essentially complementary. We were very aware of the rubber versus TPE debate. However, we quickly realised with the Elasto acquisition, and further when Mller Kunststoffe joined our family, that TPEs are used in a diverse variety of applications that would never be made from rubber, particularly in the consumer, packaging and medical sectors. Likewise there are many applications where TPE
Regional attractions
While the growth expectations for the major world regions differs, Kraiburg-TPE head of corporate marketing Lars Goldman says each has a specific attraction to the company, which supplies into almost all end use markets. All three regions have their driving forces and are of similar interest, he says. In Europe the demands for Right: The Happy Ears earplugs are moulded in a Mediprene TPE developed for medical industry requirements by Hexpol TPEs Elasto division
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quality 2-K component parts will still increase and in the other regions the demand for TPE will grow in general. Both customer demands are very interesting for us. Goldman says there is a clear requirement from customers for materials with higher levels of mechanical performance and temperature or oil resistance. While demand for these special grades may currently be relatively small, it is an area Kraiburg believes it is well positioned to
Market trends | TPE
Drewen says rst generation polyolen TPEs were able to replace rubber at service temperatures between -50C and 130C and in non-oily and non-fatty environments, then second generation products lifted the limits to 200C and to oily and fatty environments. But the mechanical properties will never reach the level of thermoset rubber so there will be always a need for a smart part design if you want to make use of the benets of TPEs, he says. We continue to work on the advancement of properties, be it temperature resistance, compression set or new processing techniques. But growth is also being driven by trends in product design and end-use application performance, he says. Drewen cites the increased use of TPEs in packaging caps and closures applications, where manufacturers are looking to innovate by including soft-touch areas to their packaging, as just one of many examples of this design innovation trend. new attributes to designers. TPE use in entirely new applications remains a strong driver for growth. As designers in consumer and packaging industries look to differentiate themselves in the market place they look to TPEs to enable new solutions, from haptic and appearance to functional performance, says Page. Novel TPE formulations continue to expand the boundaries of possibilities. New smart materials are being developed including shape memory TPEs that are able to x a deformation semi-permanently, and retake their original shape after exposure to hot water, he says. And the performance of vibration damping and barrier materials has been expanded with low compression set TPE products that increase the number and type of applications they can be selected for. Click on the links for more information: Above: High ow TPEs can minimise glass breakage during encapsulation of laminated automotive glazing elements
Regulatory impact
Regulatory change can also act as a driver for TPE growth. TPEs are being selected to replace traditional materials in packaging and healthcare applications for improved regulatory compliance, patient and consumer safety and design exibility, says Charles Page, global marketing director with PolyOnes GLS Thermoplastic Elastomers business. For example, GLS was able to fulll Philips Consumer Lifestyles requirements for its breast pump application, including compliance with the US Food and Drug Administrations rigorous 21 CFR 177.2600 standard governing the use of TPE materials intended for repeated contact with fatty foods, he says. Page says that TPEs also continue to rise to the performance requirements of industries such as the automotive industry, where higher efciency levels have driven up temperatures under the hood, and to deliver
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Polymers and additives | products
flame retardants
Addivant extends halogen-free options

Addivants Polybond range of polymer modifiers are claimed to allow halogen-free polyolefin compounds to be used in place of PVC in flame retardant wire and cable applications. Addivants LLDPE-based range of Polybond polymer modifiers are used in conjunction with halogen-free flame retardants such as alumina trihydrate (ATH) or magnesium hydroxide to improve flame retardance characteristics and enhance physical properties, according to the company. Polybond 3149 is a general purpose LLDPE-based polymer modifier, while the 3249 and 3349 grades are better suited to applications requiring higher elongation values with reduced gel formation during mixing. The new formulations complement Addivants existing Polybond PP and HDPE polymer modifiers. Addivant was formerly the antioxidant and UV stabiliser business of Chemtura, which was acquired by SK Capital in May this year.
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compatibilisers stabilisers
Wacker enhances biopolymers

Wacker has developed a new vinyl acetate-based binder product line designed to improve compatibility and enhance physical properties in bioplastic polymer blends. The Vinnex binder system is said to offer compatibility with a wide variety of biopolymers, including PLA, PHA, PBS and thermoplastic starch. Typical improvements in material performance are claimed to include higher impact strength, improved flexibility, and better melt strength. The company says some Vinnex products are already certified compliant with EU and US FDA food contact regulations. Wackers Vinnex vinyl acetate binder system can enhance the properties of bioplastics blends
Teijin is targeting hydrolysis

Japans Teijin has introduced a new carbodiimide antihydrolysis agent that is said to generate no isocyanate gas and is suitable for use in a variety of polyester, polyamide and polyurethane polymers. The new additive is based on a product already used in Teijins Biofront heat-resistant PLA bioplastic. It is said to provide hydrolysis protection at lower addition levels than current products while thermal stability to at least 300C simplifies processing.
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nucleation
Ferro improves polyolefin foams

The Specialty Plastics Division of Ferro has introduced a new nucleating agent for polyolefin foams under the trade name of Innovex.
Samples quantities are available now, although Teijin says it will not have commercial quantities until 2015. The additive is said to already comply with current Japanese and European harmful substance regulations.
The new masterbatch is designated LD-0392NU and uses proprietary Ferro technology, which is claimed to enhance the cellular
structure and the thermal and mechanical compression behaviour of low density polyethylene foams.
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products | Polymers and additives
polyamide compounds
Interstuhl finds a perfect surface

German office furniture maker Interstuhl is using BASFs Ultramid SI polyamide 66 compound the SI stands for Surface Improved to manufacture the sleek seat back frame moulding for its MOVYis3 office chair. Interstuhls requirements for this application were demanding; it wanted a polymer that could be easily processed using gas-assisted moulding, provided high mechanical strength, and delivered a high quality cosmetic finish direct from the mould. Analysis of the seat back design using BASFs Ultrasim software resulted in the selection of Ultramid B3EG4 SI. This 20% glassreinforced grade uses a special additive pack that results in very high quality aesthetic finish with no need for painting or post-mould treatments. Interstuhl produces the seat back frames in black or white, with colour provided by the customers choice of fabric. However, Ultramid SI resins can also be coloured The Interstuhl seat back is moulded using BASFs improved aesthetic Ultramid SI PA 66 using masterbatches. BASF offers three other Ultramid SI grades, including 30% and 50% glass reinforced compounds, plus a flame retardant grade for use in seating for public places such as airports and railway stations. The standard fire resistance tests for chairs for public places include setting fire to a paper cushion placed on the seat of the chair and igniting a Crib 5 test specimen of 20 standardised stacked wooden sticks soaked with 1.5cm3 of propanol. Either test is considered to have been successfully passed if open flames have extinguished within 10 minutes and all glowing or smoke within 60 minutes. Seat shells made of the flame-retardant Ultramid SI grade perform very well in these tests, says BASF. In addition, because the flame retardant system contains no red phosphorous, it is possible to produce light coloured grades.
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clarifiers
Roquette re-enters clarifiers market

French plant-derivatives producer Roquette is to resume production of sorbitolbased polymer clarifiers and is introducing Disorbene 3, a bis-DMBS third generation sorbitol clarifier that will be sold as a direct equivalent to Milliken Chemicals Millad 3998. The new product will be manufactured at Roquettes facility at Lestrem in France and will be distributed directly by the company. The company says that Disorbene 3 matches Millad 3988 in terms of quality and granulometry (particle size distribution).
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According to Thierry Laurent, who heads up Roquettes plant-based chemicals business unit, polypropylene producers in Europe will welcome its decision to re-enter the clarifier business as it presents them with an alternative source of supply. Roquette has in the past supplied first and second generation clarifier products and until 2004 had a distribution agreement with Ciba, which supplied Roquette-manufactured products under the IrgaClear name. Milliken, meanwhile, has
announced that it has filed lawsuits against a number of Asian producers that it claims are infringing its patents relating to third generation DMBS clarifiers. The company says that while some of its manufacturing patents have recently expired it still holds IP covering specific areas, including certain blends. While Milliken has made it clear it will take steps to enforce its Millad 3998 intellectual property, the company has also told
NX8000 fourth generation nonitol-based clarifier, which maintains solubility at lower processing temperatures and is less dependent on polymer orientation. Millikens market manager for plastic additives for the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East and Africa) Sami T K Palanisami says that more than 200 PP grades are available worldwide already using the NX8000 product and the company estimates the product already accounts for 70% of the clarified PP market.
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RTP applies laser marking expertise

Cable tie manufacturer Hellermann Tyton is using a specially formulated lasermarkable ABS compound from RTP Company to produce the tension knob in its latest application/tensioning tool. Hellermann Tyton opted to use laser marking technology after detailed project discusHellermann Tyton has selected a laser-markable ABS compound from RTP for this tension knob sions with its manufacturing partner, US-based moulder New Berlin Plastics. The tie manufacturer had considered printing the numbers directly on the plastic, using in-mould decorating, or attaching a printed adhesive sticker to the part. However, New Berlin advised none of these was suitable for this application. Laser-marking the numeric scale was a much better solution, avoiding the time consuming challenge of printing, the high scrap rates that would have been associated with in-mould decoration, and the physical challenge of precisely affixing a small, 0.25 masterbatch antimicrobials inch [6 mm] wide sticker, says New Berlin director of engineering Mike Miller. He adds that the company worked with RTP to develop a laser-markable compound which met the tensile strength and white-on-black printing requirements of the application. It developed a special glass-reinforced compound based on its RTP 600 ABS Series, matching it with an RTP 6042 Series TPE for production of the over-moulded grip. The laser-marked numbers are very durable and will hold up for the life of the product, says Miller.
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Tosaf adds anti-fog solution

Tosaf has launched a new anti-fog/anti-drip masterbatch for greenhouse films. The AF0406PE grade has been specially developed for hot climates and its effectiveness has been successfully demonstrated in extensive field experiments. Compared to existing anti-fog solutions, AF0406PE is claimed to offer significant benefits due to its long-lasting and consistent effectiveness. Tosaf says that it has received positive feedback from customers who are very satisfied with its long-term, stable performance.
Infinity battles bacteria
Infinity Compounding launched its new line of Inhibit antimicrobial concentrates and compounds at the MD&M East show last month. The new grades are based on silver functionalized clay and are claimed to prevent the growth of bacteria, fungus and other microorganisms in a variety of applications. The silver/clay platelets are designed to release their antimicrobial effect to the surface of a moulded or extruded part at a controlled rate for several years. Current tests of the products efficacy against staphylococcolour or surface appearance. Concentrates up to 25% nominal additive loading are available in many engineering resins, including PP, PE, ABS, PC, PC/ABS, PA, PBT, POM, PEI, PES and PEEK. With the ability to add antimicrobial functionality to any structural, lubricated, electrically active or coloured custom compound, we are able to help our customers achieve a fully functional antimicrobial product, says Tim Carroll, the companys vice president. Infinitys new Inhibit antimicrobial formulations are effective against staphylococcus aureus
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cus aureus indicate very strong antimicrobial activity at loadings as low as 1% by weight with no effect on
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This Reduction Engineering brochure features the S3500 Series strand pelletizers that are designed to substantially reduce maintenance and cleaning times. Four models are available with capacities up to 11,750 lb/h (5,330 kg/h).
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ICMA: compounding systems

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Head ofce location: Date founded: Ownership: No. of employees: Sales 2012: Plant locations: Capacity/production 2012: Prole: Barber del Valls (Barcelona), Spain 2001 Privately owned 95 50-100 million Barber del Valls (Barcelona), La Bisbal del Peneds (Tarragona) 110,000 tonnes/85,000 tonnes GCR, formerly Gestora Catalana de Residuos, is a family owned business that includes three business units: Ciclic (plastics recycling), Granic (compounding) and Irtion (technology). The company installed its rst 55,000 tonnes/year compounding line in Barcelona in 2008, and commissioning a second line of the same size at a new plant in Tarragona in 2011. The third 55,000 tonnes/year line becomes operational this month and a fourth will be commisioned next year. By the end of 2014, GCRs compounding capacity will be 220,000 tonnes/year, in addition to 35,000 tonnes/year for plastics recycling. Granic PE, PP and PS masterbatches (with virgin or recycled carrier resin) contain 75-85% calcium carbonate or talc and are used in lm, sheet, rafa, pipe, extrusion coating, and blow and injection moulding applications. Granic is marketed as an eco-friendly product. The claimed benets include 100% recyclability, CO2 emission reduction, energy saving, material cost saving and improved mechanical properties. In addition, Granic works with really low MFI, is compatible with degradable agents and is price stable given the high ller content and therefore low dependency on oil.
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