Category Menu Porsche Plans Plug-In Hybrid April 11, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Porsche plans to roll out a powerful plug-in hybrid next year that will accelerate from 0 to 60 in 5.2 seconds and hit a top track speed of 167 mph. Known as the Panamera S E-Hybrid, the new vehicle will be one of raciest hybrids to date, but will nevertheless operate at times without burning […] Read more »
Category Menu Dutch Architect Plans to 3D Print a Building April 11, 2013 by plasticsinfomart The advent of 3D printing continues to revolutionize the way we approach the creative process. If being able to draw up and print out your very own paper or plastic molds isn’t enough, how about printing your own building? That’s what Janjaap Ruijssenaars plans to do for the next two years. The Dutch architect is […] Read more »
Recycling News Belgian smelter inks pact towards recycling metals from electronic PCBs April 11, 2013 by plasticsinfomart LONDON : Belgium-based secondary smelting company-Metallo-Chimique NV, has inked pact with Itrimex Ltd to use the circuit board recycling technology to recover metals from scrap electronic printed circuit boards (PCBs). Recycling of end-of-life electronic scrap has been a burning issue in the European countries for a long time. The joint venture is expected to commercialize […] Read more »
Material News Aquapurge develops purging compound for blowmolders April 11, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Aquapurge has launched a new purging compound, targeting the global blowmolding sector. John Steadman, technical director for Aquapurge, said that the company’s Poly Clear HMEX is “by far the most universal and most effective purging compound that Aquapurge has developed for both continuous and accumulator blowmolding of polyolefins.” Aquapurge has been creating purging compounds for […] Read more »
Product News DuPont Packaging Awards looks back at 25 years of packaging innovation April 11, 2013 by plasticsinfomart DuPont is asking for your vote. In light of the 25th DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation, DuPont is asking the industry to vote on the past packaging breakthroughs that embody how packaging has changed our lives. From hundreds of past winners, DuPont identified six breakthrough groups that range from aseptic packaging that has enabled our […] Read more »
Machinery News Liquidmetal Technologies reports growing losses April 11, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Liquid metal injection molding is a potentially disruptive technology for the production of precise, small parts for medical devices. Series production costs are much lower than machining, an advantage that grows as volumes rise. Considerable strength derives from the material’s amorphous atomic structure. One major medical OEM had 150 senior engineers take time in the […] Read more »
Industry Nissei sets up second overseas production base in Thailand April 11, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Japanese machine builder Nissei Plastic Industrial (Nagano) has completed construction of a plant in Thailand for manufacturing injection presses. Full-scale operation is slated to commence in May, with output targeted at Thailand, elsewhere in Southeast Asia, and West Asia, as well as utilizing FTA (Free Trade Agreement) and EPA (Economic Partnership Agreement) to strategize global […] Read more »
Industry Optical system removes black pellets with ease April 11, 2013 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart A new optical pellet screening system employs a combination of LED illumination, cameras, and air blowers to detect and remove pellets with black spots from a stream of resin pellets with a resolution (spot size) of 0.03 mm. The Super Platon KP-10000T from Kubota (Tokyo) was recently installed at an Asian elastomer compounder. The Super […] Read more »
