End Markets Processes Muskegon manufacturer using 'chicken feather' material to produce plastic parts June 21, 2011 by plasticsinfomart At Great Lakes Die Cast, they are trying to make plastic office furniture parts out of agricultural waste. The company wants to save on the use of oil, protect the environment and remain cost competitive. Chicken feathers! Exactly, says company President Con Nolan. Great Lakes Die Cast Corp. has entered into a development agreement with […] Read more »
End Markets Processes Muskegon manufacturer using ‘chicken feather’ material to produce plastic parts June 21, 2011 by plasticsinfomart At Great Lakes Die Cast, they are trying to make plastic office furniture parts out of agricultural waste. The company wants to save on the use of oil, protect the environment and remain cost competitive. Chicken feathers! Exactly, says company President Con Nolan. Great Lakes Die Cast Corp. has entered into a development agreement with […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News KraussMaffei Berstorff produces extra wear protection for NFC extruders June 21, 2011 by plasticsinfomart KraussMaffei Berstorff, one of the leading extrusion line providers in the world, now offers extra wear protection for the processing unit of counter-rotating, parallel twin-screw extruders intended for processing polyolefin and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) based natural fiber composites (NFC), according to the company’s statement on June 14. Processors working with NFC face the ongoing problem […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News EU enforces new MEPS for low voltage motors June 21, 2011 by plasticsinfomart The EU’s introduction of minimum efficiency levels for Low Voltage (LV) motors, in the form of Commission Regulation EC 640/2009, has come into effect on June 16. Generally referred to as EU MEPS (Minimum Energy Performance Standard), the requirements cover most two, four and six pole motors in the power range 0.75-375kW for alternating current […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News LyondellBasell introduces two new Lupolen LDPE resins for film applications June 20, 2011 by plasticsinfomart LyondellBasell, a worldwide chemicals supplier, has launched two new low density polyethylene (LDPE) resins that offer enhanced performance for a wide range of film applications, announced by the company on June 17. Produced using the company’s Lupotech T high pressure tubular process technology, Lupolen 3420J and Lupolen 3426J feature numerous benefits compared to standard […] Read more »
Market News Oil falls 2 percent, to $93 a barrel; gas lower June 18, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Oil dropped to about $93 per barrel for the first time since February as the European financial crisis kept investors on edge about the international banking industry and the prospects for global economic growth this year. Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for July delivery lost $1.94, or 2 percent, to settle at $93.01 per barrel […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News New Dyneema-made NanoFil fishing line launched June 18, 2011 by plasticsinfomart A new NanoFil fishing line made using Dyneema Ultra High Molecular Weight PolyEthylene (UHMWPE) fiber has been launched by Berkley, a brand under global fishing supplier Pure Fishing, according to the statement released on June 16 by DSM Dyneema, inventor and manufacturer of Dyneema fiber. The new line, which will be available at Berkley outlets […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Kautex KCC15D medium scaled blow molding machine at CHINAPLAS 2011 June 18, 2011 by plasticsinfomart At CHINAPLAS 2011, Germany based Kautex Maschinenbau promoted its KCC15D, a medium-scale blow molding machine that is especially suitable for producing beverage bottles. The machine, which is designed as a double station, works with the latest extrusion blow-molding technology and is equipped with a six-fold die head in two layer DeCo configuration. A dedicated […] Read more »