Material News Volvo uses carbon fibres composite for new generation batteries in car panels October 28, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Volvo Car Group has developed lightweight structural energy storage components that could improve the energy usage of future electrified vehicles. The material, consisting of carbon fibres, nano structured batteries and super capacitors, offers lighter energy storage that requires less space in the car, cost effective structure options and is eco-friendly. The project, funded as part […] Read more »
Recycling News New solid waste strategy for sorting Moncton apartment wastes October 28, 2013 by plasticsinfomart MONCTON : Even after being re-educated to sort wastes into green and blue bags separately, the Moncton homeowners still fail to implement the recycling requirement, as per the reports of Andrew Wort, the RecycleSENB general manager. The waste sorting scheme that was being implemented in households and apartments for years requires the wastes to be […] Read more »
Recycling News CarbonLITE to set up $40 million plastic bottle recycling plant in Texas October 28, 2013 by plasticsinfomart WASHINGTON: The California-based CarbonLITE Industries LLC has announced building of its second post-consumer PET recycling plant in the USA. The construction of the Abilene, Texas facility is scheduled to begin by year-end. The company expects to complete the construction works in less than a year and start production from the new facility in late 2014. […] Read more »
Processes New pharmaceuticals packages protect proteins and prevent falsification October 26, 2013 by plasticsinfomart The medicinal products market is changing. Sensitive biopharmaceuticals require more robust packages. Falsification has to be prevented with special seals and codes. And additional package features are necessary so that patients can safely administer medication themselves. Pharmaceutical companies and the packaging sector are faced with huge challenges. When the medicinal products market was still dominated […] Read more »
Industry Moton-colortronic to set up new office in Brazil October 25, 2013 by plasticsinfomart One of the new showings from moton-colortronic at K 2013 is the ULTRACOLOR medical gravimetric batch dosing and mixing station for plastic granules, additives and regrind. As its name told, ULTRACOLOR medical is specially designed for pharmaceutical and medical technology applications, which requires high standards in terms of freedom from contamination, mixing precision and repeatability. […] Read more »
Category Menu Jenoptik's new laser welding system achieves strong welding with short cycle times October 25, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Jenoptik has introduced the new VOTAN W laser welding solution that can achieve strong welding seams without any marks at the A-surface in short cycle times. The core element of the laser welding machine is a laser line consisting of eight independently on/off switchable diode lasers. With the arrangement of multiple laser lines, components with […] Read more »
Industry Koch’s new Navigator system increases automation in material feeding October 25, 2013 / March 7, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Creating customer-focused solutions and increasing automation were the two key themes for Werner Koch Maschinentechnik GmbH at K 2013. A new fully automatic material feed system Navigator was developed as a result. Koch-Technik’s fully automatic material feed system Navigator increases the level of automation in plastics processing. This patented system, which combines flexibility and ease […] Read more » plastics processing
Industry From A to B – but how? October 25, 2013 by plasticsinfomart IHK-Netzwerk Automotive visits RAMPF / Fascinating presentation on mobility in the future Grafenberg, October 25, 2013. There’s no doubt that people will still use cars to get from A to B in the future. However, what’s less certain is what these cars will look like, how they will be pow-ered, and whether we will still […] Read more »
