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BAYER PLASTICS INTRODUCES LEDA™ COMPOUNDED RESIN TECHNOLOGY
18 December 2002 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
| Color your world with Leda'sTM seven families of compounded color effects being launched as part of Bayer Plastics' FantasiaTM color and special effects initiative for engineering resins. |
Leda uses Bayer Plastics' Makrolon® polycarbonate and Bayblend® polycarbonate/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene resins with a broad range of special effects options, color choices and customized solutions. Leda's seven families of effects, which were developed by the Color Development Lab at Bayer Plastics/ facility in Hebron, Ohio, include: SassTM - an edge glow effect using pale tints with subtle color intensification at the edges for a radiant glow.
MirageTM - an angular metameric effect using color that changes as the viewing angle changes.
AriaTM - a translucent effect creating a subtle outcome and, by using differing levels of clarity, allows you to decide how much the eye will see.
MinaTM - a metallic effect using small metal flakes to create the appearance of a metal surface.
AsterTM - a metal flake effect using larger metallic particles to produce a futuristic appeal.
DivaTM - a sparkle and shimmer effect using small shiny particleswith variable intensities and colors.
AzarTM - a fluorescent effect using high-energy colors that add vibrancy to any application. 'With Leda, coloration and special effects are added into our clear or black resins, which means our customers have fewer procedures and need less equipment and labor when making parts,' said Michael George, Color Development Laboratory Supervisor, Bayer Plastics. 'This, along with the Color Development Lab's ability to match exact color requirements, makes Leda an exciting option for our customers.' Introduced to the market in September 2002, Fantasia is the industry's most complete, one-stop solution for color and special effects. To meet customer's wide range of design, processing and cost parameters, Fantasia includes five separate technologies for adding visual and tactile effects: AuraTM - A proprietary color infusion technology.
LedaTM - Compounded color effect options for resins.
ImagioTM - High quality see and feel coatings.
FariaTM - Film-insert molding technology.
MilenaTM - Colors for optical media.
'Never before could a customer choose so many color and special effect technologies from one supplier,' said John Skabardonis, Bayer Plastics Makrolon® Polycarbonate Marketing Manager. Fantasia's broad range of color and special effects are designed to give a unique look and feel to the product. The look depends on the interaction of light with the product's shape. To most effectively illustrate this, Bayer has designed a marketing tool for customers that includes a wide-range of three dimensional spoons to showcase many of the see-and-feel effects and the capabilities of each of the five technologies.
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Bayer Corporation, headquartered in Pittsburgh, is part of the worldwide Bayer Group, an international health care, nutrition and innovative materials group based in Leverkusen, Germany. Bayer employs 23,300 in North America with net North American sales of 8.8 billion euros in 2003. Bayer’s three operating business areas – HealthCare, CropScience and MaterialScience, improve people’s lives through a broad range of essential products that help diagnose and treat diseases, protect crops and advance automobile safety and durability.Bayer MaterialScience AG is one of the world's largest producers of polymers and high-performance plastics. The main customers for Its innovative developments in coatings, adhesives, insulating materials and sealants, polycarbonates and polyurethanes are the automotive and construction industries, the electrical/electronics segment and manufacturers of sports and leisure goods, packaging, and medical devices. |
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