End Markets Processes LightManufacturing Launches First Solar Thermal Energy Solution for Plastics Molding October 4, 2011 by plasticsinfomart SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–California-based LightManufacturing LLC introduces solar thermal technology and turnkey manufacturing systems for molding plastic. The company’s unique “Solar Rotational Molding” systems, launched in June, promise to transform rotational molding from a smokestack industry that emits over 3.6 billion pounds of greenhouse gasses a year into a sustainability model citizen — and […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Canadian Plastics Recycler Wins Award October 4, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Polymer Research Technologies (PRT), a polyurethanes recycling company based in Vancouver, B.C., beat out 178 competitors to win the top award of $130,000 in the 11th Annual British Columbia Innovation Counsel- New Ventures Competition. PRT’s technology takes pre- and post-consumer polyurethane waste and recycles it into a non-toxic, high-quality and low-cost polyol product, called Recyclopo. […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News ThinStream technology allows label die-cutting as thin as 12 microns October 4, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Avery Dennison, a pressure-sensitive label material manufacturer based in the US, announced on September 28 that it has, in collaboration with printing solutions supplier Gallus Group, developed a new die-cutting technology ThinStream, which allows the die-cutting of labels with a liner as thin as 12 microns. The ThinStream technology separates the face stock from the […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Efforts to ban non-biodegradable plastic bags hit a speed bump October 4, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Only one facility to test for key breakdown element exists in country Dubai: A lack of testing facilities in the UAE to check if degradable plastic bags contain the key breakdown ingredient could be slowing down the nationwide effort to ban non-degradable plastic by the end of the year. Only one laboratory exists in the […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Recycled Plastic Bottles Used As Sneaker Fabric October 4, 2011 by plasticsinfomart New Balance’s upcoming sneaker, newSKY, is partly made out of a material called Eco-fi, which is created using post-consumer plastic bottles. This is used for the upper of the new sneaker and it is manufactured from 95% PET plastic bottles, with eight bottles needed to make one pair. The plastic bottles are chopped into flakes […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Danville recycling goes mobile October 4, 2011 by plasticsinfomart A new addition to Danville Public Works’ fleet of vehicles will debut during the River District Festival on Saturday — a mobile recycling trailer wrapped in scenes from around the city. Tom Spicer, the city’s director of sanitation, said the trailer will parked at Newton’s Landing from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. the day of […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Plastic Engineering Expands Injection Molding Capabilities Through New Partnership October 3, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Latest studies have shown that manufacturing cost savings in Mexico exceeded the values in India and China. The low landed costs in Mexico are attractive when compared to other emerging countries. The region is an ideal location for manufacturing short- to medium-run products with a high amount of engineered content. The new Mexican collaboration helps […] Read more »
End Markets Processes Minimizer Recognized for Excellence in Thermoform Engineering October 3, 2011 by plasticsinfomart For the past 4 years Minimizer has been quietly working on an industry-changing fender: Minimizer Chrome Poly. The launch of this new fender occurred Thursday, August 25 at The Great American Truck Show in Dallas, Texas. The new Minimizer Chrome Poly fender has the shine and mirror finish of traditional chrome metal but with the […] Read more »