Application Name
Masterbatch
About Application:
Masterbatches are made using higher
concentrations of pigments, fillers or other
functional additives in carrier polymer resin.
The highly concentrated mixture is then mixed in
larger quantity of resin. The advantage of
making masterbatch is the ease of dispersion and
processing. However making masterbatch is quite
challenging task. Masterbatch manufacturers face
challenges in achieving uniform and homogeneous
distribution of fillers and pigments. Since
these additives do not melt in extrusion
process, hence homogenizing and processing
becomes difficult. It also increases the load on
extruder motor and hence energy consumption of
the machine increases. This affects the cost of
processing with double effect as along with
increasing energy cost it also decreases output as retention time in the machine increases. Moreover blockages and clogging makes
it compulsory for processors to stop the machine
for cleaning and maintenance and also hampers
the consistency. The reproducibility of color
without visible specks on the compounded
material determines the quality of the
masterbatch.
