Environment County Recycling Program Expanding Reach July 9, 2016 / February 28, 2017 by plasticsinfomart A State grant will help officials purchase new equipment for the Armstrong Recycling Center in Rayburn Township and also hopefully revitalize recycling in some local communities. Newly-promoted Recycling Coordinator Andrew Harvey said the more-than $236,000 grant from the Department of Environmental Protection will go toward much-needed equipment and education. County Recycling Program Expanding Reach “That […] Read more »
Design Toyota First To Industry with Plasma-Coated Polycarbonate Rear Quarter Window July 8, 2016 / February 28, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Toyota’s special edition 86 GRMN sports car is the first production vehicle to feature a rear quarter window in polycarbonate (PC) material with a plasma-coat solution designed to deliver the highest level of durability performance. The vehicle, exclusive to Japan, exhibited earlier this year at Tokyo Auto Salon 2016. The car’s rear quarter window is […] Read more »
Industry Appointment of Michael Roney to the Azelis Board of Directors July 6, 2016 / February 27, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Azelis, the global speciality chemicals distributor, is pleased to announce that Michael James Roney has joined its Board of Directors. Roney was formerly Chief Executive Officer of Bunzl, the international distribution and outsourcing group, listed on the London Stock Exchange FTSE 100 index, with operations spanning 29 countries and 4 continents. Appointment of Michael Roney […] Read more »
Processes UK companies partner to promote use of plastic waste as a fuel July 6, 2016 / February 24, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Recycling Technologies is industrializing a process to convert residual plastic waste into its Plaxx fuel. Recycling Technologies’ Plaxx fuel is created from residual mixed plastic waste that is not amenable to direct recycling and would otherwise go to landfill. The U.K.-based company is working with another U.K.-based firm, Ricardo, to characterize the use of this […] Read more »
Plastics Industry BLENDING: Next-Generation Controls for Gravimetric Blenders July 6, 2016 / March 10, 2017 by plasticsinfomart New Maguire 4088 controller has option of a removable touchscreen interface with embedded loading software. Compatible with previous Maguire control systems. A new-generation controller for what’s reported to be the world’s most widely used gravimetric blender has far greater data processing capability than the previous controller, substantially enhancing communications with other devices in an Industry […] Read more »
Design Fashion Designer Jasna Rok Showcases Collection Based on Smart Plastics and Smart Textiles July 5, 2016 / February 28, 2017 by plasticsinfomart At the upcoming FashionTech Conference in Berlin and the Fashion Week in Amsterdam, fashion designer and start-up Jasna Rok will present their “Fashion On Brainwaves” to the public. Part of the collection is based on smart plastics and smart textiles developed at CMST, an imec-associated lab at Ghent University. Using this state-of-the-art technology, the designers […] Read more »
Plastics Industry Wittmann introduces new large and small robots for injection molding machines July 4, 2016 / March 10, 2017 by plasticsinfomart The Wittmann Group is introducing new W853 pro and W863 pro robots for large injection molding machines. These robots are best used with machines in the clamping force range of 1,300 to 2,400 metric tons – ideal for handling automotive components, white and brown goods, as well as technical parts. Based on the same […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News IBM Research Scientists Find New Way To Recycle Plastic June 30, 2016 / February 28, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Plastic from baby bottles, CDs and eyeglass lenses is tougher to recycle than soda bottles so it often end up in landfills leaching toxic chemicals instead of being transformed into something new. But a discovery by scientists at IBM’s Almaden Research Center in San Jose is giving this type of hard plastic, called polycarbonates, a […] Read more »
