[Watch On-Demand] Overcoming Siloed R&D Efforts: How Penn Color & Uncountable Accelerate Innovation
Webinar Summary
For years, siloed data and disconnected R&D workflows slowed innovation at Penn Color, making it difficult to deliver the high-performance color and additive solutions their customers demanded. Traditional tools weren’t enough to unify their data, streamline collaboration, or accelerate product development.
Four years ago, Penn Color launched a transformative R&D initiative aimed at breaking down data silos, addressing fragmented processes, and improving the quality and accessibility of lab records. The goal? Bring innovation to market faster and more efficiently.
In this C&EN webinar, hear from Kyle T. Smith, Continuous Improvement Engineer, and Philip Adams, Business Director for Coatings & Inks at Penn Color, along with Brendan McSherry, Director of Enterprise Accounts at Uncountable. Together, they share how Penn Color navigated the search for the right partner, why previous solutions fell short, and how Uncountable’s Unified Laboratory Informatics Platform became a game-changer for their R&D.
Gain exclusive insights into how Penn Color now leverages exhaustive data collection, advanced processing, and improved cross-functional collaboration to explore more design options—faster—for both standard and custom products.
Recording Details
- Duration:
- 60 Minutes
- Agenda:
- Introduction
- The Current Landscape: AI in R&D
- Penn Color’s Journey with Siloed Data
- Finding The Right Solutions Partner: Uncountable
- Penn Color Product Case Study: Astrad
- Q&A (recorded)
- How to Access Recording:
- The webinar recording will be available via email after submitting the form. Please check your spam folder if you do not see the email in your inbox within 10 mins of submission. If you're still unable to locate the email, please reach out to marketing@uncountable.com
- The webinar recording will be available via email after submitting the form. Please check your spam folder if you do not see the email in your inbox within 10 mins of submission. If you're still unable to locate the email, please reach out to marketing@uncountable.com
Featured Speakers
- Kyle T. Smith | Continuous Improvement Engineer | Penn Color
- Philip Adams | Business Director, Coatings & Inks | Penn Color
- Brendan McSherry | Director of Enterprise Accounts | Uncountable
Key Takeaways
- Overcoming R&D Challenges: Learn how Penn Color addressed siloed data, fragmented workflows, and incomplete lab records to enhance innovation.
- Selecting the Right R&D Technology Partner: Understand the criteria Penn Color used to find a solution that met their needs and why previous attempts fell short.
- Enhancing Collaboration & Efficiency: Discover how Uncountable's Unified Laboratory Informatics Platform improved cross-functional collaboration and accelerated product development.
About Uncountable's Featured Customer: Penn Color
Penn Color: Penn Color designs and manufactures color concentrates and functional additives. Our products are available in the form of thermoplastic masterbatches specifically formulated for a wide variety of usages, including injection molding, blow molding, compression, extrusion, casting, calendering, and spinning … for commodity, engineered, and high-temperature resins. Our products are also available as liquid dispersions for water-based, solvent-based, and energy-curable inks & coatings, used for rolling, spray painting, flexo, gravure, screen, and digital printing. We serve the most diversified portfolio of end applications for Transportation & Infrastructure, Building & Construction, Consumer Packaging, and Consumer & Industrial Durable Goods. To learn more, visit www.penncolor.com
