Silvergate Gets A Taste For Carrying Liquids In Solid Masterbatch!

14/02/13

Silvergate Plastics has made technological advancements by developing masterbatches for products that not only look and smell good but taste great too! By embedding a liquid additive into a solid masterbatch, Silvergate can offer a range of flavour enhancements to plastic products.

Silvergate now provides masterbatches that appeal to three senses – touch, smell and taste. Silvergate was asked to provide a free flowing, dry masterbatch for use in a soft touch polymer that would be used to manufacture fresh flavoured dentures! Embedding a liquid additive into the solid carrier enhanced the end product without compromising its performance or physical properties. Tony Bestall, Managing Director, outlines the benefits to this process:

"We have been developing this type of technology for some time and, by utilising our skills in creating a material that can actively absorb liquids, we were able to create a masterbatch that works effectively for this application. We can now provide an extremely effective solution to the problem of adding liquids to plastics without the inherent handling difficulties.”