Color Masterbatch Making Extruder

• Fiber ( Carpet, Textiles, Upholstery, etc . )
• Film ( Shopping bags, casting film, multiple layer film, etc . )
• Blow Molding ( Medical & Cosmetic container, Lubricant & Paint container, etc . )
• Extrusion Molding ( Sheet, Pipe, Wire & Cable, etc . )
• Injection Molding ( Automotive, Electronic, Construction, House wares, Furniture, Toys, etc . )

There are more than 20,000 color for PP base carpet, BCF&CF yarn. So it is better to make Mono Color Masterbatch first, then produce Tailor-Made Masterbatch for the final product.

For Mono Color Masterbatch:

• One extruder for one type of color (such as from light red to dark red).
• Most of pigments need premix process for better dispersion. Need separate room and dust collecting system for mixer. And PP in powder form is necessary for one time compounding. You just need PP in pellet form, if you do twice compounding process and the first time compounding with split feeding system.
• It is better to use the triple screw extruder for the better dispersion and more output, due to 40% extra free volume and one more screw for mixing.

For Tailor-Made Masterbatch:

• It is clean production with high degree of automation.
• Just need high torque and high screw speed for more output.
• Fast cleaning type strand die plat for change of color, without heater, just need 2 minutes to change the die plate for different color.

Two Types of Process:

1) Mixer + Twin Screw Extruder + Water Cooling Strand Pelletizing
2) Loss-in-weight Feeding + Twin Screw Extruder + Water Cooling Strand Pelletizing

• PBT has less viscosity than PP, so it need special screw design
• PBT in powder form is necessary for premixing process, and need separate room and dust collecting system for mixer
• Strong vacuum system for removing moisture and minimum IV drop
• It is better to use the Triple Screw Extruder for the better dispersion and more output
• The clearance between twin screws & the clearance between screw and barrel should be minimum. So small extruder is better

• PSF is always made from recycle PET
• The dispersion inquiry is less than the Color Masterbatch for POY
• The most popular formula: bottle flakes (with the size less than 10mm) compounding with 25-40% carbon black powder by split feeding and water cooling strand pelletizing
• Split feeding by two loss-in-weight feeder, with minimum dust pollution
• Prefer to use Under Water Strand Pelleting System for more output: the strands go into the pelletizer automatically by the water flow, even the strands break during changing the filter. So there will be almost no waste during the manufacturing process.

• Effect pigments are used in the decorative area of plastics as well as in the functional area and have become an essential part of modern product designs. Social developments and associated colour trends are constantly being researched. Selected colours are refined by special effect pigments and make the end product unique and worthy.
  The main type of Special Effect Masterbatch:
  · Pearlescent effect
  · Metallic effect
  · Fluorescent effect
  · Marble/Granite effect
  · Phosphorescent (Glow in Dark)
  · Fragrance
• The Effect pigments have a layer structure and with particle size up to 170 micron. It is sensitive to shearing, so the best process is thus split-feed — feeding into the fifth barrel of extruder by side force feeder
• Need special kneading elements with more effect of distribution than dispersion
• Need less shearing force but more mixing

Micro pellets are pellets with a size of ≤ 1mm, made by using underwater pelletizing system

Advantages
Due to their small particle size micro pellets spread much more uniform and distribute finer as the conventional raw polymer. In contrast, conventional master batches with “normal” sized pellets must be used in higher dosages to achieve the desired effect. Therefore, using micro pellets, less colorants are required, which lead to significant cost savings as master batches are extremely expensive compared to crude polymers, Master batches in shape of micro pellets are easier to handle, better to dose and dust free.