Color concentrates and functional additives for plastics manufacturing
Penn Color manufactures color concentrates, pigment dispersions, thermoplastic compounds, and finished inks for plastic resins across molding, extrusion, and printing processes. The company is mid-cycle through an ERP and MES implementation—a data-heavy migration that dominates their active project list and directly addresses their stated pain around process standardization and production-floor visibility. Manufacturing and R&D account for the majority of hiring activity, with a manufacturing-heavy org pursuing operational maturity through systems consolidation.
Penn Color is a privately held manufacturer of color additives and functional compounds serving transportation, construction, packaging, and consumer durable goods. Founded in 1964, the company operates across multiple geographies (U.S., Thailand, Netherlands) and produces thermoplastic masterbatches, liquid dispersions for inks and coatings, and finished ink systems. The product line spans commodity through high-temperature resins, with end-use applications in injection molding, extrusion, blow molding, and digital printing. The organization runs 501–1,000 employees and is actively scaling manufacturing capacity and process standardization through ERP/MES deployment.
Oracle ERP, MES (Manufacturing Execution System), Workday, Tableau for analytics, Microsoft Office suite, and quality/process tools including Lean Six Sigma, SPC, and FMEA. The company is currently executing a major ERP and MES implementation.
The company operates in the United States (headquarters in Hatfield, Pennsylvania), Thailand, and Netherlands. Active projects include multi-site continuous improvement and process standardization across these locations.
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