Industry U.S. has potential to be global manufacturing king May 2, 2012 by plasticsinfomart America could be the manufacturing capital of the world for the next 100 years. The old yardstick “lowest unit labor cost” in manufacturing will be swept away. The new yardstick will be “lowest unit energy cost.” America sits on the cheapest energy in the world. There are plants in Germany that have trouble competing with […] Read more »
Machinery News New SIPA linear blow moulders for wide mouth PET containers available from HBM Packaging & Plastics Technologies May 1, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Italian blow moulding machine manufacturer SIPA has released new two stage SFL WM linear blow moulders designed for wide mouth bottles and other containers up to 10 litre capacity, which are now available locally from HBM Packaging & Plastics Technologies . Two configurations of the linear blow moulders are available. SFL WM Fast linear blow […] Read more »
Breaking News Market News Oil Hovers Below $105 in Light May Day Trading May 1, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Oil prices hovered below $105 a barrel Tuesday in Asia for a second day amid light trading volume because of the May Day holiday. Benchmark oil for June delivery was up 3 cents to $104.90 a barrel at late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract lost 6 […] Read more »
Processes High-Yield Path to Making Key Ingredient for Plastic, Xylene, from Biomass May 1, 2012 by plasticsinfomart A team of chemical engineers led by Paul J. Dauenhauer of the University of Massachusetts Amherst has discovered a new, high-yield method of producing the key ingredient used to make plastic bottles from biomass. The process is inexpensive and currently creates the chemical p-xylene with an efficient yield of 75-percent, using most of the biomass […] Read more »
Processes Currier Plastics shows second-graders their future can be both bright and local May 1, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Currier Plastics made a small effort to curb the “brain drain” April 19 by showing about 60 Weedsport second-graders that its factory can offer them rewarding work in their hometown. The Weedsport Elementary School students took a tour of the Currier plant on Columbus Street in Auburn and learned about how it operates, from the […] Read more »
Breaking News Category Menu 200 new colour shades for precise and creative colour communication in plastics May 1, 2012 by plasticsinfomart RAL is expanding the RAL PLASTICS programme introduced in 2010 with 200 RAL DESIGN colours. The 160 opaque and 40 transparent polypropylene plates open up new design opportunities for the plastics sector. ‘Together with our 100 classic shades, the RAL PLASTICS colour standard now comprises 300 colour samples for precise and sophisticated colour design in […] Read more »
Breaking News Continuous metre marking of extruded cables using the ATD Jet3 white ink jet printer. May 1, 2012 by plasticsinfomart ATD Jet 3 Continuous Ink Jet (CIJ) printers have been selected by JDR to metre mark their sub-sea power cables. JDR is a leading provider of custom-designed and manufactured sub-sea power cables, umbilical systems and marine cables for a broad range of applications. Previously they had used competitor CIJ systems to identify their products so […] Read more »
Breaking News Material News The slow acting poison of plastic May 1, 2012 by plasticsinfomart LAHORE: Man-made plastic has been a boon in many ways and has countless uses, but it is also an environmental time-bomb waiting to explode. These plastics do not decompose easily and, hence, lead to countless health and environmental hazards when disposed of carelessly. Burning of plastic bags and items leads to the creation of noxious […] Read more »
