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Colt's Plastics
You take care of the inside, we'll take care of the outside.
Established in 1920 as a unit of Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co., the operation now known as Colt's Plastics produced molded plastic parts with Coltrock, its own brand name molding compound. By the mid 1930's Colt's Plastics Division focused on the needs of the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries with the development of a line of 'featherlite' jars used to package powders, creams, lipsticks and travel beauty kits.
In 1955, the company was sold by Colt but retained the Colt identity in its new name: Colt's Plastics Company, Inc. The new company continued to play a key role in cosmetics packaging innovation--Colt's Plastics todayincluding the first all-plastic aerosol dispenser--and unique packaging for Elizabeth Arden (which formed the basis for the Colt-ainer® line of jars) and Yardley.
Today, the company's primary focus is on the needs of the cosmetic, pharmaceutical and personal care product industries, although Colt's continues to mold pistol grips for certain special edition guns.
These include design, decorating, quality control and the understanding of its customers needs. Colt's has the experience and understanding of materials technology to work with its customers at a technical level to assist in their selection of the material that will protect the shelf life of the product and maintain its quality over time. At its Dayville headquarters, Colt's Plastics employs about 120 people. Its production and decorating capabilities include:
- 27 fully automatic rotary compression molded machines, with 5-10 stations per machine (molding tonnage equivalent to 200 conventional machines)
- 21 injection molding presses
- 12 silk screen machines (flat and/or roll)
- 8 hot stamp machines (flat and/or roll)
highly automated UV -curable vacuum-metalizing system complete in-house mold making capabilities, including design
The unique requirements of cosmetic packaging materials technology and Colt's expertise in packaging design and its understanding of its customers needs are reflected in the range of materials with which the company works, including: urea and phenolic materials, polypropylene, polystyrene, styrene acrylonitrile, PETG and other related materials.
