William B. Bradbury
PMS Consolidated
Inducted 1987
William Bradbury (1908 – 1983) pioneered the color compounding and color matching techniques widely used in today’s plastics industry. He is credited with developing hermetically sealed, poly-lined unit bags for dry colorant packaging, dustless colorants, and universal color masterbatches. His patents include Freez-dri colorant, PoMaS polyester marine anti-foulant, the Micronizer color meter, and other blending devices.
Bradbury’s early apprenticeship began in 1942 with Union Carbide and Gering Plastics. In 1950, he founded PMS Consolidated (formerly Plastics Molders Supply Company), the nationwide network of plastic colorant laboratories and related production facilities, an idea that was an innovation conceived by him to optimize regional servicing of the rapidly expanding plastics industry. PMS became the largest independent manufacturer of colorant dispersions for the plastics industry.
Bradbury was a leader in the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) from 1957 until his death. He established the William B. Bradbury Fellowship, an annual plastics research grant to deserving graduate students designated for recognition and financial assistance by the Plastics Institute of America.
Areas of Expertise:
Plastic processing, Plastic management, Plastic sales