Color Science & Weathering

May 14 - May 16, 2024
1 College Ave, Williamsport, PA 17701, United States

This two and a half-day course focuses on the coloring of plastics and the fundamentals of weathering.

Day One: The Coloring of Plastics review the critical parameters and considerations for coloring plastic materials.

Day Two: Color Science includes the introduction to color, appearance assessment, objects interaction with light, illuminants, the human observer, color order systems, spectrometers, samples, tristimulus systems, color difference, equations, metamerism, statistics, and industrial color control.

Day Three (Half Day): Weathering of Plastics is designed to teach the fundamentals of weathering, weathering technology, and evaluation methodologies for plastic materials.