Industry Toray to acquire automotive parts manufacturer Dome Carbon Magic March 25, 2013 by plasticsinfomart In a further move to expand its carbon composites business Toray Industries Inc has announced that it will purchase Dome Carbon Magic Ltd (DCM), a Japanese producer of carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) parts for racing cars, from Dome Co Ltd. DCM, which employees 65 people, has been producing a number of CFRP parts for […] Read more »
Industry NEW PRE-NIP CHILLER SPREADERS FROM PEARL TECHNOLOGIES ELIMINATE BLOCKING, INCREASE OUTPUT 10% – 20% March 25, 2013 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart SAVANNAH, NY (March 24, 2013) – Blown film processors can increase output by as much as 10% to 20% plus reap additional benefits with new Pre-Nip Chiller Spreaders from Pearl Technologies, Inc. Offered to processors who experience blocking or have low ceiling heights, pre-nip chiller spreaders from Pearl are custom designed to mount at the […] Read more »
Industry US-based Custom Bioplastics to market the new Bio-buddy dog waste bag using Cardia’s Biohybrid technology March 25, 2013 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Cardia Bioplastics Limited and the US-based Custom Bioplastics LLC announced the launch by Custom Bioplastics of the new “Bio-buddy dog waste bag” developed using Cardia’s new Biohybrid technology. The new “Bio-buddy dog waste bag” is now being manufactured and marketed into the US and online by Custom Bioplastics, an established manufacturer of blown and cast […] Read more »
Industry AkzoNobel plans to further invest 65 million euro to expand Surface Chemistry capacity in China March 25, 2013 by plasticsinfomart AkzoNobel has announced a 65 million euro plan to expand the capacity of its Surface Chemistry manufacturing sites in Boxing and Ningbo, China. More than half the money is being invested in the company’s facility in Shandong province, which was taken over as part of the acquisition of Boxing Oleochemicals in January 2012. As well […] Read more »
Product News DuPont's Surlyn resin chosen to produce L'acqua di Fiori's cupcake-shaped perfume cap March 25, 2013 by plasticsinfomart L’acqua di Fiori has chosen DuPont’s Surlyn resin for its new collection, the Cupcake Me line for “tween” consumers (girls aged 8-12 years) in Brazil. The packaging creation was planned by L’acqua de Fiori marketing team and Abner Brito, the company’s designer. To stick to the traditional American cupcake image, the designer has chosen a […] Read more »
Category Menu Competitors Gear Up For DARPA Robot Challenge March 23, 2013 by plasticsinfomart The stage has been set for competitors to vie for a $2 million prize from the Department of Defense to develop a robot that could perform a number of physical tasks that might be required to respond to a disaster or an emergency as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Robotics Challenge, which […] Read more »
Category Menu ConnectSmart App Monitors Solar Inverters March 23, 2013 by plasticsinfomart You can expect to see a continuing wave of mobile apps for monitoring all types of industrial equipment over the next couple of years. One example available now is the Danfoss SolarApp, which lets users directly access live production data (through a smartphone or tablet) for installations of its new DLX UL PV solar inverters. […] Read more »
Breaking News Robotic Hands Mimic Humans March 23, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Early robotic hands were developed in part to mimic human grasping, but mostly to function in industrial environments where speed and force of operation were primary objectives. More recently, some robot hand R&D has focused on closely emulating the human ability to pick up; manipulate; and move small, delicate objects in unstructured environments outside the […] Read more »
