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Why Can Colors Vary Lot to Lot

A dye lot is a record taken during manufacturing ensuring the products received coloration in the same vat at the same time. Paint and dye manufacturers assign each lot a unique identification number and stamp it on the label before shipping. Slight differences in temperature, dyeing time, and other factors can result in different shades of the same color between different dye lots of otherwise identical production. Although elements of a dye lot number kept by internal business record keeping, ...
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Why the Light Source Affects Color

Color provides an emotional impact and is sometimes synonymous with a brand. Having the precise color match for your product is a quality that consumers will rely on and expect. However, different light sources can adjust the perceived color of polymers and resins, which you need to take into consideration when manufacturing and displaying your products. Molecular Structure The polymer’s molecular structure dictates how it processes light emissions. For example, crystalline resins have a semi-opaque look because of the mixture ...
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The Advantages to the Customer of Multiple Warehouses

There are many techniques and theories when it comes to warehousing. Companies can choose between operating between single centrally located warehouses and operating multiple warehouses throughout a region or a country. In multiple warehousing systems, companies spread out to cover territories and be easily accessible to customers. It offers many benefits as compared to single centrally located warehouse systems. There is plenty of debate regarding which is the most efficient and effective. Ultimately, it all comes down to the satisfaction ...
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What is a Data Spectophotometer and Why Do I Care

Data Color Spectrophotometer Serious investment in a Data Color Spectrophotometer is required to be a major force in the plastic and resin technology field. By equipping our production facilities with the latest Data Color Spectrophotometer technology, Polymer Resources’s color lab specialists are able to engineer precise consistency between lots. Accurate color matching is essential for establishing brands, creating consistent products and taking precise samplings of existing materials. No matter the scope of the project, our specialists are capable of dealing ...
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Polyetherimide Sheet – Performance Characteristics and Applications

Polyetherimide sheets (PEI) guarantees exceptional fire resistance along with excellent mechanical and thermal properties. The amorphous Polyetherimide sheets are suitable for high temperature applications. With properties like low levels of smoke evolution during combustion and very low flammability, they are widely used in electrical and electronic insulators. It can also resist a wide range of chemicals and offers good resistance to UV and gamma radiation. There are several companies which utilizes the finest Polyetherimide sheets to custom fabricate components which ...
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