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Can PK be colored and what are the limitations?
Polyketone is naturally a burnt orange color and is known to be more challenging to color.
These can be colored at the press or with pre-color.
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DENTAL PRODUCTS
MANUFACTURER
T O O T H B R U S H E S
• Achieve lower let-down ratios (LDRs)
• Maintain sufficient antimicrobial functionality
• Preserve clarity or retain opacity, depending on resin
• Shorten lead times to minimize inventory and production
bottlenecks
• Provided full antimicrobial functionality at
lower LDRs for 30% annual cost savings
• Designed universal carrier that enabled
additive use across a variety of resins
• Reduced lead time over previous supplier
by one week, enabling customer to better
manage inventory levels and increase
production efficiencies
WithStand™ Antimicrobial Additives
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
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SOME OF OUR FIRSTS
• Development of the industry’s first
plastisol color mixing system for
screen printing ink
• Introduction of the first automated
ink dispensing equipment
OUR SPECIALTY INKS
• Broadest range of specialty screen
printing inks, including: non-phthalate
PVC plastisol, water-based, silicone,
and non-PVC plastisol
• Ink room solutions including inventory
management software
• Strong expertise in R&D and product
development
• Demonstrated technical service and
color matching capabilities
• Highly efficient manufacturing
operations
• Global manufacturing footprint
and customer reach
OUR BRANDS
• Wilflex is a leading brand of specialty
screen printing inks with a focus on
total ink-room management, providing
the most efficient, cost-effective
environment possible
• Rutland is a leading brand of specialty
screen printing inks for the textile
industry with a strong commitment
to making the screen printing process
easier, more attractive and more
profitable for customers
• Union Ink is a brand dedicated to
providing the broadest range of
innovative and inspired screen printing
inks with the highest opacity mixing
systems in the market
• Printop is a leading brand of textile
screen printing inks in Latin America
including plastisols, water-based,
and discharge inks
• QCM is a trusted brand of cost-
effective, high quality inks for one
of the most recognizable products
in the world, the printed t-shirt
SPECIALTY INKS GLOBAL FOOTPRINT
• Five manufacturing facilities in
Kennesaw, Georgia; Pineville, North
Carolina; Lima, Peru, Shenzhen, China;
and Mumbai, India (JV)
• Warehouse and distribution facilities
in Georgia, North Carolina and Ohio in
the US, Paddock Wood and Widnes,
U.K., and Singapore
• Global presence of distributors located
in over 60 countries
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The
need for better PC color solutions has never been
greater.
This solution
offers better color consistency and better color
dispersion in transparent PC resins, helping to
retain transparent properties and preventing
contamination by keeping production lines clean.
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
• More accurate dosage on a small-scale leading
to better color consistency
• Better color dispersion in transparent PC
resin compared to pigments, helping to retain
transparent properties
• Prevents contamination by keeping cleanliness
in production lines often found with powders
• Lower inventory, easier supply chain
management
• Better cost effectiveness with lower dosage
• Prevents undesirable yellowness/greenness in
PC chips
• Supports sustainability through improved color
and material changeover time
• Liquid solution reduces dosage compared to
alternatives
PRODUCT BULLETIN
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Colorant Chromatics™ FEP Colorants
Colorant Chromatics™ PEI Color Colorants
Color Management: ColorMatrix Select
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