Production capabilities
The MCMS system is capable of
producing a wide variety of
shapes, colors and sizes:

A two-color product is defined as an

“in the bag” product in which each
component can be either of two colors
(for example, red squares and triangles
with orange squares and triangles).
The product is divided into two or four
equal flows using two or four heads.
The blend of colors is constrained
by the number of MCMS heads used

(50/50, 33/66, 25/75).

A three-color product is defined as an “in the bag” product in which each component can be either of three colors (red squares with orange triangles with green circles). The product is divided into three or four equal flows using three or four heads. The blend of colors is constrained by the number of MCMS heads used (50/25/25, 33/33/33).

The MCMS allows for production
of a marbled product—a single
component consisting of a random
mix of two different colors.

A four-color product is defined as an “in the bag” product in which each component can be either of four colors (red squares with orange triangles with green circles with red triangles). The product is divided into four equal flows using four heads. The blend of colors is constrained by the number of MCMS heads used (25% per color).

A marbled product, shown at left, is a single component that consists of a random mix of two different colors. Currently, only a two color marbled option is available.

A bi-color product, shown at right, is a single component that consists of two different colors, meshed with a specific design. Designs are currently under way to accommodate the expansion outside of the standard 50/50 blend of bi-color products further to tri-color and quad-color components. ■

With a bi-color product, a single component has two different colors meshed with a specific design. The MCMS currently accommodates a 50/50 blend.