Category Menu Machinery News New Agfa flat-bed printer allows printing on rigid substrates September 27, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Agfa Graphics, a printing solutions provider under the Agfa-Gevaert Group, has added the new :Anapurna M2540 FB flat-bed printer to its product range, the company announced on September 21. Equipped with the quick-change vacuum bed technology, six colors and white ink, the new wide-format UV-curable ink-jet printer was to accommodate the growing market needs for […] Read more »
End Markets Processes TRANSFORMING TRASH September 27, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Visiting the dump may not be high on your list of priorities this weekend, but maybe it should be. That’s because this Saturday will be a celebration of everything that the Monterey Regional Waste Management District does — which is not just waste disposal, but a wide range of programs that help residents reuse, recycle, […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Synthesizing plastic from beef by-products. Stop laughing. September 26, 2011 by plasticsinfomart They look a bit like brown poker chips on steroids, but the chocolate-colored discs created by University of Alberta researcher Dr. David Bressler and his lab actually represent an unlikely new source for bio-plastics. Using the discarded parts of beef carcasses that were removed from the value-added production process after bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) rocked […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News New Plastics For Baby Bottles, Shopping Bags, And Much More September 26, 2011 by plasticsinfomart With most of the plastics that define modern life dating to the1930s-1960s, a new breed of these ubiquitous materials are starting to gain a foothold in products ranging from teapots to potato chip bags to plastic plant pots that biodegrade right in the soil. That’s the topic of the covers story in the current edition […] Read more »
End Markets Processes Polymer Logistic's products perfectly packaged, factory to display September 26, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Most shoppers have seen Polymer Logistics products thousands of times and never given them a second thought — the essence of functionality. CEO Jim Vangelos started the Riverside company, providing reusable packaging for shipping and display, out of his living room in Arroyo Grande in 1996, with “no customers, no contracts, just ideas.” But Vangelos […] Read more »
End Markets Processes Polymer Logistic’s products perfectly packaged, factory to display September 26, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Most shoppers have seen Polymer Logistics products thousands of times and never given them a second thought — the essence of functionality. CEO Jim Vangelos started the Riverside company, providing reusable packaging for shipping and display, out of his living room in Arroyo Grande in 1996, with “no customers, no contracts, just ideas.” But Vangelos […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Mold changing in less than one minute September 24, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Austria-based plastics processing machine manufacturer Engel has included an automatic mold changing system, Engel famox, in its product range, claiming that it can change molds in less than a minute. Engel said the new system suits the need of modern manufacturing that requires the production of a larger range of models in a shorter lifecycles. […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Aldan awards recycling contract to Suburban Waste September 24, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Residential curbside recycling moved closer to reality when borough council unanimously awarded a $9,900 contract to Suburban Waste for once-weekly collection, beginning in January. According to borough Solicitor Gary Seflin, bid specifications called for collection on Fridays. The contract is for residential collection only. However, Seflin said Suburban is required to pick up recyclables from […] Read more »