It has long been discussed that the rotational molding industry lacked sophisticated process control to assure the end user that his products were properly cured and that all were the same — batch to batch for months on end.

Well, that myth began to be unraveled in 1989 when Professor Roy Crawford and his research team from Queens University in Belfast Northern Ireland introduced the then revolutionary Rotolog. Significant research by Professor Crawford and his team revealed that rotomolded products could have predictable cure results based on the air temperature trace within the mold. They developed the RotoLog™ instrument that receives internal air temperature signals from the molds via hard-wired thermocouples and transmits the temperature signals to a PC which records the data and plots the profile of the cure and cooling curves.

Rotolog Temperature Trace 4 Channels

RotoLog tests proved that there is a repeatable temperature profile (signature) for rotomolded parts during the melting process and during the cooling process. With this knowledge it was then possible to begin research on molded products for optimum physical and cure characteristics. It was determined that if the Peak Internal Air Temperature inside the mold is identified with RotoLog and is maintained cycle to cycle, the molder will achieve the best physical properties his part — cycle after cycle.

RotoLog Temperature Cycle

Ferry purchased the rights to RotoLog in 2002 and has since brought the level of controls up to Version 4 which uses the latest Windows 7 platform for an operating system. The newest generation RotoLog 4 uses a high powered antenna to allow transmission of data over long distances within the plants. Many RotoLog users provide copies of the RotoLog trace to assure the user that the product is correct and consistent.

Ferry’s Rotolog™ 4.0 Components

RotoLog is the best instrument available for determining a precise process measurement of parts. RotoLog is generally considered a “batch instrument” to be used for developing the process for a particular part, for research and control for critical parts, and for controlling the machine based on internal air temperature. With careful management of the cooling packs (provided to maintain a cool temperature for the transmitter) the RotoLog 4 user might be able run continuously for a shift.

Recognizing that the batch management characteristics of Rotolog might be limiting to continuous operations, Dr. Paul Nugent developed the Infrared Thermometry System (IRT) in the early 2000’s with technical assistance from Ferry Industries.

IRT – InfraRed Thermometry

The Ferry IRT system provides a rotational molding machine control system to continuously scan the mold surface temperatures and automatically correct the cycle time as needed due to temperature variations from cycle to cycle. The IRT system adjusts the oven and cool cycles independently to extend or shorten the cycle automatically to assure the optimum cure each and every cycle. IRT System generates cycle reports for record keeping and quality assurance means.

IRT Trending

IRT is a system designed to assist the molder to achieve consistency in the molding process without intervention of the operator. The IRT system is a non-contact process management system — no wires or devices are attached to the molds.

IRT Cycle Chart

Advantages of the Ferry IRT System:

Assure optimum cure for optimum part properties
IRT will control the machine to heat and cool your molds over a narrow temperature range so you will not need to compromise the part properties due to anomalies in the machine cycles.

Add consistency to everyday molding
IRT will repeat the desired cycle every time, no matter if the ambient conditions change by the hour. It is not necessary to wait until a part is scrapped because of an over-cure to make manual adjustments – IRT will make these adjustments automatically.

Decrease scrap due to ambient temperature changes
Compensates for changes in the ambient temperature – IRT compensates the cycle time due to ambient temperature changes.

Provide for multi-shot molding
The IRT can be used to control when the arm backs out of the oven to receive the powder for the next shot/layer.

Saves valuable machine time
It is not necessary to lose production time pre-warming cold molds before putting them into production. Simply mount the molds on the arm, enter the IRT program for the cold mold and let IRT control the cycle time based on mold surface temperature.

Recover quickly from operator or machine-induced faults
Operator delays in processing can negatively affect the rhythm of cycles and produce parts with less-than-optimum properties. Now you do not have to depend on the machine operator to make process adjustments. Within limits, IRT will adjust the heating or cooling accordingly.

Save time by preventing cycle redundancy in cooling
IRT will automatically adjust the cooling cycle time to compensate for delays or excessive time in the precool station. IRT will terminate the cooling cycle when the prescribed mold surface temperature is met.

Maintain dimensional stability
Cooling cycle stages i.e.; fan-water-fan-water-internal temperature, can be engaged or terminated based on the mold surface temperature, thus assuring consistent cycles on a continuous basis.

Shot-weight problems
IRT will compensate cycle times for over or under shot-weights to assure correct heating and cooling times by extending/decreasing the cycle time. This will assure optimum part properties and may save incorrectly weighed product from the scrap bin.

Ferry has the RotoLog and IRT Systems to enable the molder to control his process cycles and assure his customers of technically consistent products.

4445 Allen Rd. • Stow, OH 44224 USA • P: +1.330.920.9200 • F: +1.330.920.4200 • www.ferryindustries.com • E: sales@ferryindustries.com

David Hickmott of Advantage Plastics wanted to add the finishing touch to his company’s range of Blueline leisure boats. The solution had to be easy to apply, robust, and most importantly, visually sharp and striking.

After researching the various options available, he chose the INMOULD graphics system from PSI Brand. By using graphics that are moulded into the plastic during the moulding cycle, Blueline Boats ensured their brand signature would withstand a lifetime of use and still look sharp, with no peeling or fading.

“We were previously using a brass plate / plaque system with spray-in colour, but it wasn’t quite giving us the finish that our product deserved. We were fascinated with what PSI Brand could offer. By removing the plate from the mould and using a permanent graphic solution the results are more detailed and vivid because there’s no need to spray colour and the system itself is much more cost effective.

Our Blueline range of boats have earned a reputation for quality, safety, and durability. The sharp and vivid look gives our distributors and retailers extra confidence in presenting this product to market,” says David Hickmott.

Find out for yourself just how easy PSI Brand’s INMOULD graphics are to apply. Call them toll-free, and they will send samples to try before your next project. You will be surprised how easy they are to work with.

Phone. +64 6 833 6043
Email. sales@psibrand.com
Web. www.psibrand.com

The Global Standards for Plastics Certification is the only recognized method of apprenticeship certification in the world for the plastics industry. It provides universal recognition of plastics workers’ knowledge and capabilities, as well as demonstrates economic benefits to companies.

The certification process combines comprehensive, face-to-face instruction; interactive training; process simulation; and focused, on-the-job exercises for employees at their facilities. Training is customized to include modules specific to a company’s procedures
and operations.

The PIRC has partnered with Polymer Training and Innovation Center at the City of Wolverhampton College in the United Kingdom. The City of Wolverhampton College is the new global center for administration and control of the GSPC. “Our second partner is Paulson Training Programs, headquartered in Chester, Conn., which provides training software, manuals, and other materials required to facilitate the training process,” said Hank White, director of the PIRC.

Paulson Training Programs provides a broad range of in-plant interactive courses, worldwide e-learning solutions and expert-led seminars to help injection molders, extrusion companies, blow molders, thermoformers, part designers, and many other plastics professionals in the industry grow and compete on a global scale, using high-quality training solutions while utilizing the latest technology.

In its role, the Plastics Innovation & Resource Center will handle all administrative activities required to support the training for North American companies and to ensure that qualified employees receive GSPC certification.

The PIRC will provide train-the-trainer workshops to key leaders at participating companies, provide verification services for ready candidates, and track the results of training by conducting pre- and post-training assessments.

Originally developed in the United Kingdom as an apprenticeship qualification, GSPC has evolved to become the most rigorous and comprehensive certification system available to the plastics industry.

The program was brought from Europe, where it has been used by more than 500 companies, to Indiana, where 30 companies participated. Pennsylvania became the second state to use the GSPC when the PIRC piloted the program five years ago. Since then, 20 Pennsylvania companies have participated.

Those companies reported positive impact in terms of morale, camaraderie, speaking a common language, and communication between management and hourly employees.

The program has also shown many tangible results for measurements such as improved production capabilities and increased quality, as well as a decreased scrap rate and fewer customer complaints.

Data relating to business improvements include:
• 100 percent of the employee-turnover metrics improved
• 100 percent of the customer-complaint metrics improved
• 80 percent of the quality metrics improved
• 75 percent of the production output/efficiency metrics improved
• One company reported a cost savings of more than $70,000
• One company reduced customer complaints by 5 percent
• One company reduced monthly scrap rates by more than $1,200 a month
• One company raised production output from 56 percent to 81 percent
• One company reported throughput efficiency increased by $1,000 per month

In addition to GSPC training and verification, services offered by the PIRC include project and process development, materials analysis, CAD design and technical support. Training is offered on company sites and on campus, where participants have access to modern equipment valued at more than $2 million.

“We are very glad that Pennsylvania College of Technology continues to support the GSPC Verifications for our employees,” said Dana Musser, of East Penn Manufacturing. “The program has become interwoven in our training program and ensures that each new employee has a standard and complete knowledge base.”

To learn more about the Plastics Innovation & Resource Center at
Penn College and its services, call 570-321-5533.

Penn College is one of only five colleges in the nation offering degree programs accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET. For more information on the plastics degree programs, visit the School of Industrial and Engineering Technologies or call toll-free 800-367-9222.

How would you like to receive 400 employee suggestions, reclaim 25,000 square feet of work area, decrease inventory 20 percent and decrease labor simultaneously in eighteen months? And that’s just for starters! Do I sound like a salesman selling you another improve-your-manufacturing seminar for only $995.00? Lets take the journey and its free!

In April of 2012, we laid out a plan to adopt Lean Enterprise at our largest rotomolding facility (150,000 square feet). We developed a “standard” high level Lean Six Sigma action plan with what were pretty common goals:

o Reduce costs
o Improve quality
o Increase throughput
o Improve flexibility & decrease lead times

Additionally, we wanted to make sure that we would create an environment to enable and sustain gains by:

• Thinking long-term
• Developing a continuous improvement, problem-solving culture
• Fully utilizing workforce skills and to stimulate ideas/suggestions
• Improving operational stability

In order to effectively manage this major change effort, an assessment was conducted that included reviewing operational and cultural issues, performing SWOT analysis and conducting a detailed analysis of driving and restraining forces. This was extremely enlightening and eye opening as we got to analyze issues related to a facility and workforce many of which had been rotomolding since the mid 1960’s at the site and in some cases our employees like yours could be characterized as pretty set in their work habits!

While we followed the typical steps of education, establishing metrics and implementing work space organization, issues specific to rotomolding needed to be addressed – the most challenging of which was the overall flow of the plant. The challenge the team faced with respect to both custom and proprietary rotomolded product was separating out and slightly sub optimizing the uncommon from the common products based on secondary operation characteristics. The team became to realize that there are tradeoffs in every course of action – in this case we sacrificed some efficiency in less than 5 percent of the products by relocating their operations in order to gain efficiency on the remaining products. As a result, equipment, processes and workers that had uncommon characteristics were segregated to isolated, but well organized and laid out areas. These processes included operations such as post foam molding and CNC routering. These secondary operations were moved and are to be serviced and worked into overall plant flow via new-dedicated material handling team members.

The main production area was reorganized from previous cells to two continuous flow lines. While it may seem that the decision to remove the previous dedicated cells is counterintuitive, the cells themselves were a constraint as they limited secondary operations to the pace of the machines and secondary operations. Removal of this constraint was an “aha” moment for the group and allowed implementation of a well-defined continuous flow layout.

Additional plant reorganization addressed other typical rotomolding Achilles’ heels, – those of resin, mold and component storage. A dedicated resin storage area was created for mixed powder, and single hoppers for storage and discharge of materials were selected. The new hoppers were then rotomolded (of course) and placed in service. With respect to mold storage additional storage racks that used vertical space in a more efficient manner were purchased and installed. This freed up space and allowed better organization and more efficient retrieval of the stored molds.
The group tackled component storage by moving the storage area closer to the point of use, and by using a standard Kanban system to reduce overall component inventory.

A rotomolder’s Lean journey is by definition continuous. Future steps to be discussed in another article will include these important elements:

• Building the culture to sustain and improve upon previous gains
• Converting space reclaimed to additional capacity
• Minimizing the footprint of component storage
• Optimization and implementation of standard work processes
• Implementation of Total Productive Maintenance
• Improving process flow and stability
• A continued focus on maximizing throughput to further lower costs
• Implementation of pull systems for components and work-in-process

The best is yet to come!

I would like to thank J. R. Ryan of TBR Associates for his contribution to this project and this article.

New Texas Floatem Water Poker Table Deals In Buoyancy, Durability

Ashtabula, OH – Now avid poker players can go all in – to the pool! Custom rotational plastic design and rotomolder Meese Orbitron Dunne Co. (MOD), Ashtabula, Ohio (www.Rotomolding.com) has introduced Texas Floatem. Designed to enable poker and other card games to be played while in a swimming pool, the new Texas Floatem features a one-piece, rotationally molded plastic (HDPE) card table that floats on the water yet keeps the cards and chips safely corralled. Waterproof and UV-resistant, the Texas Floatem pool game balances strength and durability to last year after year while achieving proper buoyancy for enjoyable gameplay.

Sized to accommodate up to six poker players, the Texas Floatem water game is designed with a molded-in cup holder and recessed chip rack for each player and comes with a deck of waterproof playing cards and plastic poker chips. To capture the visual appeal of a traditional poker room table, the Texas Floatem includes a green Plexiglas sheet that fits neatly into the center and stays in place even amid waves and splashing in the pool. Texas Floatem is available exclusively via the Frontgate catalog and Frontgate.com.

For more information, contact Jay McMellen, 4920 State Road, Ashtabula, OH, 44005; 1.800.772.7659; FAX 440.992.4667; jmcmellen@modroto.com; www.Rotomolding.com.

YOU (and your organisation) are invited to join the 67.67 challenge.
The aim is to support the 67 minutes of Community Upliftment drive for MANDELA DAY.
“Be the first to challenge your peers!”

In support of Mandela Day, 18 July 2013
The overarching objective of Mandela Day is to inspire individuals to take action to help change the world for the better, and in doing so build a global movement for good. Ultimately it seeks to empower communities everywhere.
“Take Action; Inspire Change; Make Every Day a Mandela Day .”

World Water Day 2013
United Nations has named 2013 the International Year of Water Cooperation.
In keeping with the theme, we launched this campaign on World Water Day, 22 March 2013
to run up until Mandela Day.

WHAT IS A HIPPO WATER ROLLER?
A Hippo Water Roller, designed in 1991, is a South African conceived water carrying device made purposely with rural conditions in mind – appropriate technology for improved access to water.

The Hippo Water Roller is an innovative design allows 350% more water (90 litres / 24 gallons) to be placed inside a ‘rolling wheel’. The barrel-shaped container with its steel handle alleviates the suffering caused by carrying heavy buckets of water (20 litres / 5 gallons) on the head.

This simple but effective technology is an appropriate solution for communities who lack access to water. Extensive field-tests over 20 years and various awards have proven the effectiveness of the Hippo Water Roller. Approximately 42,000 units have been distributed to date primarily with the aid of sponsoring funding.

THE CHALLENGE
The Hippo Water Roller Project is challenging sponsors to support this worthy cause by purchasing Hippo Water Rollers for this campaign.

Our goal for 2013 is to distribute at least 4,489 Hippo Water Rollers. (67 x 67)

HOW TO GET INVOLVED
We appeal to corporate companies to use their CSI (corporate social responsibility) and Marketing budgets to purchase Hippo Water Rollers for one or more communities (i.e. 67 x Hippo Water Rollers per community).

We also appeal to NGOs, staff volunteer groups, other support groups and individuals to boost this campaign by making a commitment online and to challenge your peers to do the same.

The Hippo Water Roller Project will coordinate and distribute the Hippo Water Rollers on your behalf to the 67 communities within South Africa (sponsors are welcome to attend) and will provide photos and stories of each handover.

WHO BENEFITS?
We will select 67 communities around South Africa (sponsors may also nominate) who are situated in water-stressed areas, or who lack adequate or reliable water infrastructure. Families who are fortunate to own a Hippo Water Roller are able to enjoy the benefits immediately through improved access to water which is a basic human right.

Predominantly women, children and the elderly benefit most while many men are starting to assist using the Hippo Roller. Community leaders often prioritise child-headed homes and the elderly looking after orphaned children.

YOUR SPONSORSHIP
The cost of providing one Hippo Roller per family is: R1,467.67
- including VAT: ($145)

(This includes; identification of individual communities & beneficiaries; distribution & project costs for each handover ceremony)

‘For the cost of one good cappucino per day – for 67 days – you can transform a family’s life.’

A wise man once told me that ‘one good experiment was worth a thousand expert opinions’. It struck a chord but there is a necessary follow-on ‘…and make sure that you measure and record what you tried’. How many times have you encountered situations where people tell you that they have tested or tried something years ago but cannot provide data or facts to support what they are doing now? Rotomolding myths or fireside tales of things that worked or didn’t work persist and there are many to choose from – but which are true? Some of the mysteries can be illuminated by simple bench tests and, while it’s sometimes tough between travel and projects, I now have some very interesting tools for producing and analyzing materials including a bench-top extruder, a small rotomolder, and a rheometer for viscosity tests.

There are all sorts of questions to explore, try some of these for size; send me some more suggestions if you like.

Surface Enhancer: The drug of choice for rotomolding operators everywhere that makes everyone addicted to its apparent cure-all properties. The problem is that it is expensive and often used when it is not necessary – spray it on one insert, you may as well spray it on all of them! Try analyzing problems from a more fundamental perspective before adding a band-aid – improving heat flow, powder flow, and part design will usually form the basis of a solution. Help operators to break the habit!

Bubbles in the Cross-Section: Is the classic guide used by molders since the 60s and 70s to make sure that you don’t err on the side of overcure still valid? Well the truth is that rotomolding materials are far more stable than ever and that the process window is wider than it was for those first delicate grades of polyethylene. With the advent of process control where we can measure internal temperatures, we should be aiming squarely for the mid-point of the process window: bubble free and with best physical properties. Bubbles in the inside 1/3 of the cross-section is an old fashioned notion – let’s determine cycles through temperature like all other major plastics processes.

Humidity: Often cited as a culprit for all sorts of molding ills – has anyone produced a definitive study connecting humidity with porosity, lumpiness, or bad cure? There is an effect to be sure (although dry air may actually be more dramatic). Perhaps swirling is affected but I’d love to see a well conducted study or at least some good quality long-term data vs. properties.

High Initial Process Temperature: Does this really reduce external surface porosity? It might reduce cycle time a little but does it also promote greater variation in wall thickness due to larger differentials across the mold surface? A two step process can have benefits for controlling your process but look to the end of the process when the material is molten and/or reacting for that touch of finesse.

Faster is Better: And while speaking about high oven temperatures, is it really ideal to go as fast as you can? The legend of 1000°F cycles at toy makers endures but was never more than a number on the control panel and you may find that you do more harm than good to your molds, grease, and operators. A balanced approach that considers part strength, equipment longevity, and overall productivity will usually produce better results, but I could be wrong…

Pinholes on Threads: Do we have to live with this or is there a permanent solution? Even with super high flow cross-link materials this can still be a problem: is there more to it? Of course, and molders everywhere know the answer to be a combination of powder quality (flow and particle size), flow properties of the resin, whether heat reaches the right area, design of the profile, and how much release agent is used. A simple matter which everyone knows how to fix, right?

Foaming Control: Perhaps this is an oxymoron if ever there was one. Adding blowing agent creates a complex interaction during a molding cycle where you are making the material more fluid by heating it and forcing it to expand at the same time while trying to stop the process before it goes too far and collapses back on itself. Fun if you can see the reaction (temperature control vs. rheology anyone?) and can understand the effect of material selection vs. your blowing agent activation profile. Sound complicated? Maybe, but it doesn’t have to be if you can observe the reaction on a small scale and set the necessary parameters.

Crosslinking is Easy: Not. As many molders have recently found out, the search for a better cross-link formula which is healthier and more environmentally friendly is not so easy. Polyethylene powder may look simple but there are more additives and interactions going on than meet the eye of the rotomolder. However, it is possible to run tests that can compare the effectiveness and reactivity of different materials – even help you to identify ideal processing conditions before you have ever molded a part.

Batch-to-Batch Variation: Ever been told by a material supplier that the grade you are using hasn’t changed but you are looking a growing pile of scrap and wondering if they really know what they are doing? You are not alone. A simple comparison of basic material properties such as viscosity and elasticity can show so much and it is amazing how different some batches can be from others. Let me know if you need data to confirm what you can see with your own eyes…

Oh, the joys of rotomolding.

Paul Nugent is a consultant who travels extensively across six continents assisting clients in many roles from training to expert witnessing. He received his Eng. degree in Aeronautical Engineering and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from The Queen’s University of Belfast. Paul developed the Rotolog system, the first complete computer simulation (RotoSim) and authored a book entitled Rotational Molding: A Practical Guide.

The Global Standards for Plastics Certification is the only recognized method of apprenticeship certification in the world for the plastics industry. It provides universal recognition of plastics workers’ knowledge and capabilities, as well as demonstrated economic benefits to companies.

The certification process combines comprehensive, face-to-face instruction; interactive training; process simulation; and focused, on-the-job exercises for employees at their facilities. Training is customized to include modules specific to a company’s procedures and operations.

The PIRC has partnered with Polymer Training and Innovation Center at the City of Wolverhampton College in the United Kingdom. The City of Wolverhampton College is the new global center for administration and control of the GSPC. “Our second partner is Paulson Training Programs, headquartered in Chester, Conn., which provides training software, manuals, and other materials required to facilitate the training process,” said Hank White, director of the PIRC.

Paulson Training Programs provides a broad range of in-plant interactive courses, worldwide e-learning solutions and expert-led seminars to help injection molders, extrusion companies, blow molders, thermoformers, part designers, and many other plastics professionals in the industry grow and compete on a global scale, using high-quality training solutions while utilizing the latest technology.

In its role, the Plastics Innovation & Resource Center will handle all administrative activities required to support the training for North American companies and to ensure that qualified employees receive GSPC certification.

The PIRC will provide train-the-trainer workshops to key leaders at participating companies, provide verification services for ready candidates, and track the results of training by conducting pre- and post-training assessments.

Originally developed in the United Kingdom as an apprenticeship qualification, GSPC has evolved to become the most rigorous and comprehensive certification system available to the plastics industry.

The program was brought from Europe, where it has been used by more than 500 companies, to Indiana, where 30 companies participated. Pennsylvania became the second state to use the GSPC when the PIRC piloted the program five years ago. Since then, 20 Pennsylvania companies have participated.

Those companies reported positive impact in terms of morale, camaraderie, speaking a common language, and communication between management and hourly employees.

The program has also shown many tangible results for measurements such as improved production capabilities and increased quality, as well as a decreased scrap rate and fewer customer complaints.

Data relating to business improvements include:

• 100 percent of the employee-turnover metrics improved
• 100 percent of the customer-complaint metrics improved
• 80 percent of the quality metrics improved
• 75 percent of the production output/efficiency metrics improved
• One company reported a cost savings of more than $70,000
• One company reduced customer complaints by 5 percent
• One company reduced monthly scrap rates by more than $1,200 a month
• One company raised production output from 56 percent to 81 percent
• One company reported throughput efficiency increased by $1,000 per month

In addition to GSPC training and verification, services offered by the PIRC include project and process development, materials analysis, CAD design and technical support. Training is offered on company sites and on campus, where participants have access to modern equipment valued at more than $2 million.

“We are very glad that Pennsylvania College of Technology continues to support the GSPC Verifications for our employees,” said Dana Musser, of East Penn Manufacturing. “The program has become interwoven in our training program and ensures that each new employee has a standard and complete knowledge base.”

To learn more about the Plastics Innovation & Resource Center at Penn College and its services, call 570-321-5533.

Penn College is one of only five colleges in the nation offering degree programs accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET. For more information on the plastics degree programs, visit the School of Industrial and Engineering Technologies or call toll-free 800-367-9222.

The new 2013 board members begin their terms on May 1, 2013. Thank you to all of the candidates on the election slate for their willingness to serve as volunteer leaders and to the Nominations Committee and Nominations Committee Chair Eric Anderson, FIDSA, for their hard work
in making this election a success.

After researching the various options available, he chose the INMOULD graphics system from PSI Brand. By using graphics that are moulded into the plastic during the moulding cycle, Blueline Boats ensured their brand signature would withstand a lifetime of use and still look sharp, with no peeling or fading.

“We were previously using a brass plate / plaque system with spray-in colour, but it wasn’t quite giving us the finish that our product deserved. We were fascinated with what PSI Brand could offer. By removing the plate from the mould and using a permanent graphic solution the results are more detailed and vivid because there’s no need to spray colour and the system itself is much more cost effective.

Our Blueline range of boats have earned a reputation for quality, safety, and durability. The sharp and vivid look gives our distributors and retailers extra confidence in presenting this product to market,” says David Hickmott.

Find out for yourself just how easy PSI Brand’s INMOULD graphics are to apply. Call them toll-free, and they will send samples to try before your next project. You will be surprised how easy they are to work with.

Phone. +64 6 833 6043
Email. sales@psibrand.com
Web. www.psibrand.com

New Clariant Color Dispenser IQ-S16 is one of the most compact machines now available on the market with simultaneous colorant dispensing mode. With a footprint of 0.53m³, it saves on shop space without losing performance and accuracy. As with all Clariant dispensers, it is amongst the fastest and most reliable on the market, which makes it ideal for busy retail environments.

Clariant’s dispensing technology allows a dispensing speed of 1.1l/min with accuracy down to 1/384 fl.oz. It is based on stainless steel piston pumps powered by a single motor that controls the entire system. The easy-to-use machine offers low cost operation and ownership. It is virtually calibration free, and as colorant is dispensed directly into paint without the need for tubing. It keeps maintenance time and costs to a minimum.

Color Dispenser CD3001 is designed to serve the majority of paint stores which are looking at design and good price. It offers the same performance and productivity advantages as Clariant’s more compact model, the IQ-S16.

All Clariant machines are designed to handle all kinds of low VOC water based and universal colorants to support the sustainability requirements of the paints industry. The fully automatic colorant dispensers can be equipped with up to 16 easy-to-mount canisters with a standard capacity of 3 liters each, to match optimum refill cycles.

Dr. Gerd König, Vice President Global Marketing & Sales Coating Business / Business Unit Pigments, Clariant comments: “The new Clariant POS Dispenser Machines offer a smart solution to paint stores and retail environments, based on four decades as a pioneer in tinting machine technology.”

For more informtion, contact Kai Rolker,
phone +41 61 469 63 63, email kai.rolker@clariant.com
or Stefanie Nehlsen, phone +41 61 469 63 63, email stefanie.nehlsen@clarient.