Research and Development and Custom Encapsulation

Custom Paintballs, Projectiles, and other Softgel Products

Nelson has a long history of performing research projects for customers and performing custom encapsulation of your liquid, paste, or gel product.


One of the most popular uses of our custom encapsulation abilities is producing custom paintballs with special fills and single-use packaging and product sample packaging. A few examples of the products we have engineered include:


• A single-use gun oil capsule utilizing the #6 twist off capsule from chart. Large firearms manufacturers use it in their packaging

• A single-use quicklock adhesive capsule using the #8 snip tube, from chart, for a medium-sized
  adhesives companies product samples.

• A Specialty chemical in a .68 caliber round capsule with an after-process heat-resistant coating
  applied for use in furnaces and boilers.

• An herbicide in a .68 caliber projectile for use in eradication of invasive species plants.


Nelson's encapsulation provides a much-less-expensive container for product samples compared to comparable-volume plastic tubes or envelopes, and allow for easier use and more precise application. Since the capsule is biodegradable, there are no disposal concerns-the capsule can be left where used and within weeks it has gone back into the environment in a natural state.


Some of the products we have encapsulated for others include:

• Adhesives

• Oils

• Greases

• Dye concentrates for dispersion in aqueous (water), glycol, and solvent bases.

• Lubricants

• Penetrants

• Scents

• Solvents

• Herbicides

• Herbicide custom blends

• Pesticides

• Pesticide custom blends

• Specialty Chemicals

• Custom Designed Paints



Nelson is a EPA-registered Pesticide Producing Establishment, #86199-MI-001

In addition to EPA registration, our company also manufactures paints, coatings, and solvents in full compliance with all occupational safety and environmental laws, We have the chemical knowledge and expertise, formulating expertise, softgel manufacturing knowledge and expertise, general manufacturing experience and marketing talent to help you bring your product from concept to the marketplace.

The Nelson staff is dedicated to providing a creative, cooperative approach to finding solutions that meet our clients' needs, and we offer a very fast turnaround of your project.

At Nelson, our teams of highly qualified individuals generate an open communication channel to produce a flexible, multi-faceted problem solving process. From the beginning stages of researching the viability of a new encapsulation idea, to implementing improvements on your already existing products, Nelson Paint Company will work with you to bring your ideas to the market.

We are willing and able to provide innovative thinking and additional processing of your product to meet your unique requirements..


The general steps for a custom encapsulation run are as follows:

1. An NDA (either the customers or Nelson's) is executed, if desired by the customer.

2. The customer discusses the project goal and Nelson determines the feasability.

3. If the project is viable and the customer wishes to continue, a project quote is provided.

4. The trial research and Development project is encapsulated.

5. Full Scale production can then be pursued.



We communicate clearly with the customers to ensure their satisfaction and understanding at the processes at play with successful encapsulation of unique products into a softgel product. Some projects are easily accomplished, some are more difficult


For further information on our custom encapsulation capabilities, please contact us atpaintballsales@nelsonpaint.com