Industry BASF completes second REACH phase June 3, 2013 by plasticsinfomart BASF announced it has completed the second phase of registration for Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) under EU chemical law. The second phase of registration for chemicals with a production volume between 100 and 1,000 metric tons per year ends on May 31. In this phase, BASF submitted around 550 substance dossiers […] Read more »
Recycling News BPF urges incentives to drive UK recycling industry June 3, 2013 by plasticsinfomart The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has launched on May 30 a new proposal that aims “To encourage and incentivize the use of recycled plastics in UK manufacturing”. The paper has its origins in the BPF’s Recycling Group (BPFRG) and its principles are shared across the whole Federation. The proposal sets out the importance of securing […] Read more »
Industry Minimal set-up times and increased productivity through the use of the HASCO clamping fixture A8001 June 3, 2013 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart The user-friendly HASCO clamping fixture A8001 permits the cost-efficient clamping of standard system plates (K-plates and ejector plates). Set-up times during the clamping process can be considerably shortened, and productivity of the processing machines can be clearly boosted. Precision bored positioning holes permit both rapid and secure variable clamping of different mould sizes with very […] Read more »
Market News Oil below $92 as China factory output stays slow June 3, 2013 by plasticsinfomart BANGKOK (AP)–The price of oil remained below $92 after a private survey showed a worse-than-expected dip in China’s manufacturing for the month of May. Benchmark oil for July delivery fell 12 cents to $91.85 per barrel at midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contact fell $1.64 to close […] Read more »
Recycling News California Senate votes against imposition of plastic ban June 3, 2013 by plasticsinfomart NEW YORK: The California Senate has turned down the bill for imposition of plastic ban by an18-17 vote. This is the eighth time the Senate has failed to pass the bill. The bill 405 is said to have the full support of the environmentalist groups and Grocer’s Association. The bill required 21 votes to be […] Read more »
Industry Clariant achieves a further milestone in the manufacture of second-generation bioethanol June 3, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Expanded raw material base for manufacture of cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues An important step toward international commercialization of sunliquid® technology Sustainable biofuel reduces CO2 emissions by 95% without competing with food production Muttenz, June 3, 2013 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is demonstrating the international potential of its process for manufacturing […] Read more »
Industry Machine Vision Using Ethernet Powerlink June 1, 2013 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart New connectivity between vision systems and automation solutions based on Ethernet Powerlink communications is creating simplified system architectures that enable higher performance application possibilities. According to B&R Automation, the In-Sight 7000 series from Cognex is the first vision system with built-in support for the Powerlink protocol. This means users no longer need a parallel network […] Read more »
Category Menu Advantech, Aerotech Release Automation Control Panels June 1, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Both Aerotech and Advantech have released control panels optimized for laboratory and industrial animation, respectively.Aerotech’s Ensemble LAB control platform is a full-color touchscreen display aimed at the laboratory and light industrial markets, featuring an intuitive tabbed interface to provide access to set-up and operation screens with one finger press, the company said. Meanwhile, Advantech’s TPC-1771H […] Read more »
