Industry Machinery News LA TECNOLOGIA NEGRI BOSSI IN MOSTRA ALL’INTERPLASTICA 2013 January 22, 2013 by plasticsinfomart From 29th January to 1st February the Milanese company will exhibit at Interplastica in Moscow , international exhibition held concurrently with Upakovka-Upak Italia – the trade fair dedicated to the world of packaging. The hybrid injection machine JANUS 220 will take the stage at Interplastica, with handling being carried out by a side entry 811 […] Read more »
Industry Sipa & Canada’s Athena Automation Enters into Common Agreement to Boost Business January 21, 2013 by plasticsinfomart According to the latest plastic news from European plastic industry one of the renowned names in the Italian blow moulding machinery industry, SIPA has entered into an agreement with Athena Automation to boost and expand their business operation across the European region. Viewing the long term relationship of these two parties experts and professionals are […] Read more »
Machinery News Ready and waiting when the machine calls January 21, 2013 by plasticsinfomart A machine standing still can soon become expensive. Recognizing and solving the problem quickly and competently is then called for. To do so, ENGEL links the injection molding machines at its customers’ factories with more than 300 service engineers and its worldwide production plants via the ENGEL e-service.24 service package. This ensures the shortest response […] Read more »
Market News Asian export PET prices take small dip January 21, 2013 by plasticsinfomart In China, overall export PET prices recorded slight decreases of $10/ton while export prices on FOB Korea basis moved down by $20/ton during this past week, as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. However, the decrease amounts were larger on producer by producer basis as some issued $30-40/ton decreases on their offer levels. These decreases […] Read more »
Market News Oil falls, trading muted on US public holiday January 21, 2013 by plasticsinfomart BANGKOK (AP) — Crude prices fell as energy investors stood on the sidelines Monday ahead of apublic holiday in the U.S. Benchmark oil for February delivery was down 27 cents to $95.22 per barrel at midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 7 cents to finish at $95.56 per barrel on the Nymex […] Read more »
Recycling News Water recycling technology to help two TX power plants reduce water usage January 21, 2013 by plasticsinfomart TREVOSE, PA: GE (NYSE: GE) today announced that its zero liquid discharge (ZLD) wastewater treatment technology will be installed at two new 758-megawatt natural gas-fueled, combined-cycle power plants in Texas. In recent years, Texas has been experiencing a drought and by using GE’s ZLD technology, the two power plants, located in Sherman and Temple, will […] Read more »
Category Menu Condition Monitoring Moving Broader Adoption January 21, 2013 by plasticsinfomart One of the primary conclusions of the Design News Machine Controller Reader Survey from October 2012 is that there is an opportunity to unify different and new machine functions on a single controller. To explore interest in what machine controller functions users might be more likely to implement in new designs, the survey asked respondents […] Read more »
Material News Lithium-Ion Batteries Emerge as Possible Culprit in Dreamliner Incidents January 21, 2013 by plasticsinfomart A succession of problems has plagued Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, but investigators are now most concerned about incidents involving overheating of lithium-ion batteries. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials grounded Boeing’s high-tech Dreamliner after battery electrolytes reportedly leaked from a lithium-ion battery onboard an All Nippon Airways flight on Wednesday. The liquid reportedly traveled through an electrical […] Read more »
