Advantages of Dispersions

• Multiple ingredient dispersions reduce suppliers, paperwork, inventory, raw material codes, regulatory reporting, laboratory testing, etc.
• Multiple ingredient dispersions reduce the number of materials to be weighed by the customer, thereby increasing efficiency.
• Multiple ingredient dispersions reduce mix times on single pass mixes and allow multiple pass mixes to be reduced to single pass.
• Dispersions incorporate better in rubber or plastic compounds, increasing uniformity and reducing scrap.
• Preweighed dispersions reduce worker exposure to chemicals.
• Dispersions reduce dust resulting in a cleaner plant environment.

Economic Advantages

• Purchasing - Reduced number of materials purchased resulting in less paperwork, more efficient sourcing, and lower freight costs.
• Inventory - Reduced complexity, fewer individual raw materials resulting in a more efficient warehouse and easier tracking of first-in first-out inventory.
• Raw Material Maintenance - Reduced materials testing, MSDS filing, COA filing and raw material specifications.
• Compound Staging Area - Fewer raw materials resulting in fewer weigh-up errors, less clean-up, reduced labor costs. No loss of chemicals from dust and better dispersion results in the potential to reduce the amount of chemicals used.
• Mixing - Faster mix cycles, reduced energy consumption. The lower melt point of dispersions allow for a melt dispersion into the compound as opposed to mechanical dispersion.
• Processing Line - The use of dispersions results in more consistent, homogeneous compounds from the mixer which in turn results in more consistent product from the processing lines.
• Final Product - Improved appearance, high quality and less scrap.

Lower Melt Point With Dispersions

Combining individual ingredients and wetting them out with a plasticizer/binder system lowers the melt point below the mixing dump temperature. This allows for a melting dispersion into the rubber as opposed to mechanical dispersion.

Quality Advantages

• Purchasing - Reduced number of suppliers and items purchased allowing for closer control over quality issues.
• Raw Material Maintenance - Fresher materials because our dispersions come in sealed batch inclusive bags that protect from moisture.
• Compound Staging Area - Fewer raw materials resulting in reduced weigh-up errors.
• Mixing - Faster mix cycles, reduced energy consumption, and better dispersion are due to a lower melt point achieved when the chemicals are mixed together with a binder.
• Processing Line - The use of dispersions results in more consistent, homogeneous compounds from the mixer, resulting in more consistent processing.
• Final Product - Better appearance, high quality and less scrap.

Environmental Advantages

Dispersions allow for reduction in:

• the number of raw materials in the plant
• air-borne dust
• worker contact with chemicals
• chemical loss
• packaging waste through use of batch inclusive bags in returnable containers
• regulatory reporting

Most dispersions are treated, reducing chemical health hazards:

• For example, ZDMC (zinc dimethyldithiocarbamate) is a severe inhalation hazard. After a dispersion is made of ZDMC, the ZDMC is in a form that is no longer an inhalation hazard.

The net results of the above allows for less regulatory reporting and potentially healthier work force.