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2007-11-01 Manufacturing News
Masterbatches Frosted Glass
Look for PET Packaging
Ampacet has extended its line of masterbatches that gives packaging of
PET bottles the look of frosted glass with a series of lower luster grades.
The new masterbatch grades from Ampacet, Tarrytown, NY, USA, give polyethylene
terephthalate (PET) bottles a better matte finish that creates a strong
similarity to etched glass for use with the packaging of cosmetics, alcohol,
high-end beverages and other upscale products.
Ampacet’s frosted masterbatches are added during the extrusion process,
which eliminates the need for the costly spray painting that had been
used to gain a premium frosted effect before in stretch blow molded bottles
and thermoformed packaging.
"This new frosted masterbatch further reduces gloss to levels that
closely mimic the look of the painted frost effects now found in PET packaging,”
said Doug Brownfield, strategic business manager. “They offer a
way to gain this look in PET and other resins, such as acrylic, polycarbonate
and nylon, without the need for spray painting and other secondary steps
after processing. They also offer a variety of appearance options. For
instance, the frosted effect can be varied from translucent to opaque,
and it can be tinted to yield the soft blue and green tones of vintage
glass.”
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Ampacet delustered frosted
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Ampacet’s frosted masterbatches are built around its Formula X*
PET packaging technology, which eliminates the need for pre-drying and
so allows for feeding at the extruder throat and lower energy demand.
This technology also improves productivity by reducing such molding issues
as screw slippage and feed-throat clogging.
* Formula X is a registered trademark of Ampacet Corporation, a global
masterbatch leader and offers the broadest range of custom color, special
effect, black, white and specialty additive masterbatches for extrusion,
molding and a multitude of other processes and applications.
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