British Plastics & Rubber back issues from November 2007:
Conferences & exhibitions.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Applications--automotive May 14-18 Plastics-in-Motion. Conference in Prague, Czech Republic. Executive Conference Management, +1 734 73737 0507 (fax +1 734 737 0508). [email] ecm@executiveconference.com [website] www.executiveconference.com ...
Medical machines are certified safe.(injection moulding)
Nov 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] To meet the stringent requirements of medical device production Engel has set up a medical division and has gone further, probably, than any other moulding machine manufacturer in developing not just the hardware for moulding in a clean room, but the ...
Zhafir plans a revolution in machine design.(injection moulding)
Nov 01, 2007 ... IF ALL that Helmar Franz of Zhafir Plastics Machinery sketched out on a notepad at K2007 comes to fruition, his company's embryonic all-electric machine will turn conventional injection moulding machine design on its head. Zhafir is the German/Chinese subsidiary of Haitian in ...
Insert loader gives flexibility to micro moulding.(injection moulding)
Nov 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A ROBOTIC insert loading system is now available for Battenfeld's Microsystem 50 micro moulding machine. The module was developed in cooperation with X-technics of Eisenstadt in Austria to provide a standardised universal insert loader for all kinds of ...
The future's bright--the future's pink.(injection moulding)
Nov 01, 2007 ... THE latest stage in the restructuring of the Demag Plastics Group has been the introduction of a bottom-of-the-range series of commodity machines based on the general purpose Systec design. The PinkLine machines--which will be sold in more restrained livery than the garish fluorescent pink ...
More options for Husky Tandem machine.(injection moulding)
Nov 01, 2007 ... IMPROVEMENTS have been made to Husky's Quadloc Tandem injection machine. The Quadloc Tandem system allows for the simultaneous operation of two standard, single-face moulds in one machine for high volume production of matched or similar ...
Controlling nozzle flow cuts rubber cure time.(injection moulding)
Nov 01, 2007 ... AN ACTIVELY controlled nozzle introduced by Desma for its rubber injection moulding machines can reduce curing time by up to 30 per cent. The FlowControl+ makes it possible to vary the nozzle slot with a tolerance of less than 0.1 mm during the injection process and so control the shear ...
Billion goes all-electric.(injection moulding)
Nov 01, 2007 ... ANOTHER name has joined the list of European companies building all-electric injection moulding machines. Billion of France has developed the Select as the next step in an energy-saving progression from all-hydraulic, through hybrid with electric screw drive and electronic pump control to ...
Now Arburg offers Exjection.(injection moulding)
Nov 01, 2007 ... THE innovative Exjection process for moulding long thin items is now available on Arburg machines. The process, developed by IB Steiner and Hybrid Composites Products in Spielberg, Austria, was first revealed earlier this year in association with Engel. Now Arburg is co-operating with the ...
Building block machine is based on KM's CX series.(injection moulding)
Nov 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A NEW modular series of machines described as having 'an extremely attractive price/ performance ratio' has been introduced by KraussMaffei, based on its established CX series. The ClassiX machines can be configured for specific applications ...
Faster toggle for Battenfeld TM.(injection moulding)
Nov 01, 2007 ... THE clamping unit of the Battenfeld TM toggle machine has been redesigned for faster operation. The platen is supported only on the linear guides on the machine bed, and does not contact the tie bars. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The new clamp unit can be combined with the ...
Boy separates control from calculation for greater speed.(injection moulding)
Nov 01, 2007 ... THE new Procan Alpha controller from Boy is the company's second generation of touch screen control--the original came into use in 1998. It is based on a UTX (Universal Technology eXtended) computer from TQ Components which splits the computing load between the UTX itself, which handles ...
Netstal makes controls more visible.(injection moulding)
Nov 01, 2007 ... A NEW control system being implemented by Netstal is freely programmable and increases the interaction of the operator with the machine. On the aXos controller process steps are created, executed and monitored individually, and Netstal says that by displaying each process, ...
Engel and Leistritz cooperate in injection moulding compounder.(injection moulding)
Nov 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ENGEL has joined forces with compounding extruder manufacturer Leistritz to build a two-colour injection moulding compounder. The machine is a combination of Engel's 1,000 tonne Duo twin-platen machine with a second injection unit mounted ...
Forewarned is forearmed.(injection moulding)
Nov 01, 2007 ... AN ON-LINE monitoring service that predicts problems with its customers' machines before they happen has been started by Husky. SmartService is built on Husky's ServiceLink and SmartLink technology, and uses on-machine sensors for active trend analysis. Real-time data ...
RPC buys Dutch moulder.(injection moulding)
Nov 01, 2007 ... RPC Group has bought Dutch injection moulder Raytec, which makes glue sticks, adhesive dispensers, tape dispensers, cartridge guns and similar packs. Raytec had sales in its last full year of ...
Hot runner systems get 10 year warranty.(injection moulding)
Nov 01, 2007 ... A 10 year extended warranty is now being offered on Mold-Masters' hot runner systems to supersede its previous 3/5 year warranty periods. The company reckons this is 10 times the industry average. It says it is able to offer this guarantee because of its ...
Melt Flipper comes to Europe.(injection moulding)
Nov 01, 2007 ... BEAUMONT Technologies is stepping up its presence in Europe and in thermoset rubbers with the appointment of two distributors. Beaumont discovered and developed the melt rotation technology that it guarantees to optimise mould balance and cavity fill patterns in hot and cold runner ...
Servo-electric valve gate heads hot runner innovations from Mold-Masters.(injection moulding)
Nov 01, 2007 ... A SERVO-ELECTRIC valve gate actuator for use in clean rooms has been introduced by Mold-Masters. The E-Drive unit can control up to 32 pins and has a 0.1 seconds open/close time--'the shortest in the industry'. Drive is transmitted from the motor to the valve pin plate by a ...
Mould-mounted controller and hot runner innovations.(injection moulding)
Nov 01, 2007 ... A MOULD-mounted hot runner controller has been introduced by Husky for low cavity-density hot runners including the company's Pronto types. The Altanium six zone controller can be used for Husky hot runners and other makes. Mould mounting saves floor space and reduces costs, ...
Feedback controller balances hot runner moulds.(injection moulding)
Nov 01, 2007 ... A COLLABORATION between hot runner controller manufacturer Gammaflux Europe and injection moulding process control specialist Priamus System Technologies has resulted in a system that delivers uniform balanced filling in multi-cavity hot runner moulds. The new integrated process ...
Collapsible cores have positive control of the segments.(injection moulding)
Nov 01, 2007 ... HASCO Z3600 collapsible cores for demoulding internal threads and contours are now offered in sizes from 12 to 200 mm with different stroke dependent lengths. The Z3600 core is able to de-mould approximately 12 per cent of the interior diameter of the article radially. Segments ...
Tunnel gates for miniature parts.(injection moulding)
Nov 01, 2007 ... NEW tunnel gate inserts produced by i-mold provide' virtually invisible' gating for miniature parts weighing between 0.1 and 5g. The inserts are suitable for multi-cavity moulds and are said to be applicable to all kinds of material, filled, reinforced or flame retarded, as well ...
Steam heat and cold water make parts look better and easier to mould.(injection moulding)
Nov 01, 2007 ... NEW technology for surface improvement in injection moulding has been introduced by Oxford Moulding Technology through Gas Injection Worldwide--both companies chaired by gas injection pioneer Terry Pearson who founded Gas Injection Ltd and later merged it with Cinpres. The new ...
Gas injection can slash cooling times.(injection moulding)
Nov 01, 2007 ... COOLING during injection moulding is improved with two developments from German industrial gases specialist Linde. A gas inner cooling process builds on conventional gas injection to reduce part cooling times by up to a claimed 30 per cent. it is intended for parts with hollow ...
Schads cut their expectations from Husky sale to give other shareholders more.(injection moulding)
Nov 01, 2007 ... A SPECIAL shareholders meeting on December 6 will decide whether to approve the sale of Husky to private equity company Onex. The Canadian manufacturer of injection moulding machines and hot runner systems was put up for sale in March this year and the board recommended an offer by Onex at ...
PET preform tooling is designed for interchangeability.(injection moulding)
Nov 01, 2007 ... MORE flexibility is claimed for new low volume interchangeable PET preform tooling from Husky. Flex Mold is a modular, low cavity density preform mould that reduces the number of components that need to be replaced when changing from one preform to another. The bodies of the cavities can ...
Rapid buys in France and builds in India.(reclamation & recycling)
Nov 01, 2007 ... SWEDISH granulator manufacturer Rapid is expanding with the purchase of Moditec of France and the start-up of manufacturing in India. Moditec specialises in slow speed screen-less granulators and has been collaborating with Rapid for the past seven years in this field. Moditec ...
Uprated Erema deals with start-up scrap.(reclamation & recycling)
Nov 01, 2007 ... EDGE trim from oriented PET and PP film production is normally fed straight back into the main extrusion process, but scrap from start-up, slitting and other secondary processes can account for between 10 and 20 per cent of the overall raw material requirement and also needs to be fed back ...
Granulators designed for bottle scrap.(reclamation & recycling)
Nov 01, 2007 ... NUGA of Switzerland has introduced the CentriCut 44 sl range of compact granulators for direct connection to blow moulding machines. PE and PP bottle scrap is reground, mixed with virgin material and fed back to the machine. Scrap is forced into the granulator by a horizontal ...
Secure cabinet allows a granulator to run in a clean room.(reclamation & recycling)
Nov 01, 2007 ... A DUST protection cabinet has been produced by Hosokawa Micron to enable its granulators to work in a clean room. The cabinet is kept under negative pressure to prevent particles escaping and negative pressure is also applied to the discharge of ...
Summit starts up a recycling division.(reclamation & recycling)
Nov 01, 2007 ... SUMMIT Systems has set up a dedicated recycling division, and company owner Mike Jordan has relinquished his position as managing director to run it. The division has been founded on a distribution agreement with B+B Anlagenbau of Germany which makes machinery for washing, ...
Fan-assisted drying saves energy and prolongs system life.(reclamation & recycling)
Nov 01, 2007 ... IMPROVEMENTS to the air flow through its recycling machines have been made by Erema to overcome problems with retained moisture. The company says that when processing damp material, the moisture brought into the cutter/compactor often cannot be transported away fast enough. It remains in ...
Quieter pipe grinding.(reclamation & recycling)
Nov 01, 2007 ... THE Herbold Meckesheim SMP pipe and profile grinders and PU pulverisers have been improved with reduced noise and power levels, and ...
Options match granulators to most applications.(reclamation & recycling)
Nov 01, 2007 ... FOUR beside-the-press compact granulators have been introduced by Wittmann. The MAS models are built with different rotor styles to match the product being reclaimed, from soft to medium-hard. The hoppers are adjustable to fit the application without using tools and are made to ...
Edge trim feeding saves energy.(reclamation & recycling)
Nov 01, 2007 ... AN edge trim granulator with feeding equipment that takes in the strips directly without use of compressed air, so saving energy, has been introduced by Hellweg of Germany. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The roll intake system provides simple handling and operation, ...
Recyclers try to scale the WEEE waste mountain.(reclamation & recycling)
Nov 01, 2007 ... THE requirement of the WEEE Directive on manufacturers, local authorities and consumers to separate electrical products from other forms of household waste and recycle the materials in them is creating substantial quantities of plastics scrap for reprocessing. But recyclers handling it are ...
Reclaim plant handles PET and HDPE in parallel.(reclamation & recycling)
Nov 01, 2007 ... A PLANT for PET and HDPE bottle recycling has been installed by Amut and will shortly go into operation at the Intercontinental Recycling site in Skelmersdale, Lancashire. Two dedicated washing units have been installed for the treatment of PET and HDPE bottles which have come ...
Nampak goes into bottle-to-bottle recycling of HDPE.(reclamation & recycling)
Nov 01, 2007 ... A multi-million [pounds sterling] HDPE milk bottle recycling plant is to be built in the North East of England by Nampak. The plant will reprocess HDPE supplied by waste management companies from domestic waste and the reprocessed material will be used in Nampak's own UK manufacturing ...
First HDPE Vacurema for Teesside plant.(reclamation & recycling)
Nov 01, 2007 ... THE VACUREMA vacuum-vented PET extrusion system from Erema is now available for HDPE milk bottles and the first user will be Waste Exchange Services at Wilton on Teesside. The Vacurema has ...
From roofing to road cones.(reclamation & recycling)
Nov 01, 2007 ... ADVANCED Roofing, which makes road cones, signs and barriers, is seeking to set up the UK's first dedicated PVC single ply roofing membrane recycling scheme following a successful trial with the help of a Recovinyl recycler. It is believed that about 1.5 per cent of PVC roofing materials ...
The global view of plastics recycling is far from uniform.(reclamation & recycling)
Nov 01, 2007 ... THE attitudes to plastics recycling in Europe, the USA and China have been compared in a study by European Marketing Group and its affiliates EMG-China and USA Strategies. A report produced earlier this year shows that each region's approach to recycling is radically different. ...
European PET recovery grows, and more is recycled at home.(reclamation & recycling)
Nov 01, 2007 ... PET recycling in Europe is at record levels, according to the latest report from analyst PCI--PET Packaging, Resin and Recycling. In the report PCI says that post consumer PET bottle collection grew 18.5 per cent in 2006 over 2005 to reach a recovery rate of 36.8 per cent of ...
WRAP produces specifications for reclaimed tyre rubber.(reclamation & recycling)
Nov 01, 2007 ... IN a move to open up potential markets for rubber from scrap tyres, Government-funded recycling adviser WRAP has published two Publicly Available Specification (PAS) documents in collaboration with the British Standards Institution and the tyre recycling industries. The ...
Project plans to research MDF and recycled plastics in WPC.(reclamation & recycling)
Nov 01, 2007 ... A RECLAMATION project in the plastics sphere, but coming from the other direction, has been started by the Waste & Resources Action Programme. WRAP is investigating whether recycled medium density fibreboard can be used in place of virgin wood flour in the manufacture of wood plastic ...
Public/private switch saves Yorkshire recycler.(reclamation & recycling)
Nov 01, 2007 ... INTERVENTION by Recycling Action Yorkshire has prevented the closure of a plastics recycling facility handling nearly 1,300 tonnes a year of waste plastics. Intruplas was part of the Green Business Network, a social enterprise, operating alongside a composting facility as part ...
Get listed in Yorkshire's product guide.(reclamation & recycling)(Buyers guide)
Nov 01, 2007 ... RECYCLING Action Yorkshire wishes to know of products containing recycled material for inclusion in its Recycled Product Guide. The aim is to expand the availability of such products in Yorkshire and the Humber region. The Guide is an on-line ...
Polymer Training sale brings new recycling training.(reclamation & recycling)
Nov 01, 2007 ... POLYMER Training, the former British Polymer Training Association, has been bought by recycling machinery manufacturer Next-tec of Stafford. The move enables Next-tec to ...
TPVs save costs by processing faster.(engineering materials)
Nov 01, 2007 ... A FAMILY of Santoprene TPVs that can be processed 20-30 per cent faster than other grades has been introduced by ExxonMobil Chemical. The new MS00 materials have potential to replace thermoset rubbers and TPEs in thick, chunky applications such as plugs, bumpers, grommets, gap fillers, ...
Merquinsa expands TPU slate.(engineering materials)
Nov 01, 2007 ... AN aliphatic TPU for extrusion and a clear grade for moulding have been introduced by Merquinsa. The new extrusion grade Pearlthane 92F family is based on proprietary technology and provides a weatherable elastomer for calendering, and cast and blown film extrusion applications ....
Exxon improves the productivity of butyl rubber production.(engineering materials)
Nov 01, 2007 ... A NEW technology for making butyl rubber has been implemented at ExxonMobil Chemical's Notre Dame de Gravenchon plant in France which the company is describing as 'possibly the biggest breakthrough in butyl process technology since the invention of halobutyl'. It is the result of a ...
Fully fluorinated silicone liquid elastomers.(engineering materials)
Nov 01, 2007 ... MOMENTIVE Performance Materials of the USA has introduced fully fluorinated silicone liquid elastomers which combine the physical and chemical properties of fluorosilicones with the processing and productivity advantages of an addition-cured, platinum-catalysed liquid silicone rubber. The ...
Dow powers new GLS TPEs.(engineering materials)
Nov 01, 2007 ... GLS is building on Dow's Infuse olefin block copolymers to produce a new Dynalloy range of injection and blow moulding TPEs. The company says it has expanded the existing property and application range of OBC technology with a silky soft touch, a wider range of flow characteristics in ...
TPEs comply with mad cow disease regulations.(engineering materials)
Nov 01, 2007 ... NEW thermoplastic elastomer compounds from Teknor Apex enable manufacturers of medical and other regulated products to comply with regulations aimed at preventing the transmission of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). The company claims its newest Uniprene and Monprene compounds are ...
Better processing and more flexibility for cables from EPM.(engineering materials)
Nov 01, 2007 ... NEW Vistalon EPM rubber 722 from ExxonMobil Chemical Company is said to improve the cost-effectiveness of processing and cable flexibility in medium- and low-voltage wire and cable applications. This metallocene-based product provides better processing than conventional EPDM materials ...
Long-cut additive pellets for LFT materials.(engineering materials)
Nov 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] RTP Company has introduced colour and additive masterbatches in long-cut pellet format for use with long-fibre reinforced thermoplastic materials. Because the masterbatch pellet geometry is similar to that of LFT, blending is improved while separation ...
New copolyester brings heat resistance.(engineering materials)
Nov 01, 2007 ... A NEW polyester from Eastman moves PET into competition with polycarbonate for products needing to operate at higher temperatures such as dishwasher-proof house wares, and where bisphenol A is giving polycarbonate a bad press. Tritan copolyester is 'a result of unique chemistry based on a ...
On-line monitoring of semi-finished material stocks.(engineering materials)
Nov 01, 2007 ... A FREE e-mail-based service giving instant access to live information on price and stock availability, spot prices for popular product ranges and the capability of instantly ordering products with guaranteed immediate dispatch has been introduced by Global EPP for its cast and ...
Ultra-stiff thermoplastics for injection moulding.(engineering materials)
Nov 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] LATI has developed a new line of injection mouldable ultra-stiff compounds. They combine high modulus carbon fibre with PA66, PPS, PPA and PEEK thermoplastics, and are intended as replacements for metal alloys as well as many composites. These ultra-stiff ...
Rhodia pushes nylon 66 performance limits.(engineering materials)
Nov 01, 2007 ... HIGH TEMPERATURE, high flow and improved flame retardant nylon 66 and 6 grades have been introduced by Rhodia. Technyl HP (Heat Performance) is a PA66 intended for under-bonnet applications that have previously needed polyphthalamide and retains its properties at elevated ...
Nylon seals electronics against oil and water.(engineering materials)
Nov 01, 2007 ... A GRADE of nylon intended as an injection moulded primer for over-moulding metals has been developed by BASE Ultramid Seal-Fit is a transparent, non-reinforced copolyamide that has very good adhesion to both metals and to plastics such as nylons and PBT. BASF is pitching the ...
New PFA raises the temperature stakes for cable covering.(engineering materials)
Nov 01, 2007 ... A HIGH temperature fluoropolymer for applications such as automotive cable covering has been introduced by Solvay Solexis. The new Hyflon MFA F series--a methyl perfluoroalkoxy--is intended to replace fluorinated ethylene propylene, compared with which it offers temperature resistance of ...
BASF doubles filled nylon 66 flow.(engineering materials)
Nov 01, 2007 ... THE High Speed easy-flow technology introduced by BASF three years ago on its Ultradur PBT has now been applied to highly-filled nylon 66. The first three are Ultramid A3WG8 High Speed (40 per cent glass), Ultramid A3WG10 High Speed (50 per cent glass) and the optimum-warpage Ultramid ...
Solvay adds implantable and high-heat wear-resistant plastics.(engineering materials)
Nov 01, 2007 ... NEW families of plastics for medical implantation and high temperature wear resistance have been added by Solvay Advanced Polymers. The new materials for implantable medical devices are trade-named Solviva and incorporate grades of the company's PEEK, self-reinforcing ...
Electrically conducting PEEK uses nano technology.(engineering materials)
Nov 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ENSINGER has developed electrically conductive polyetheretherketone rod and sheet stock that incorporates carbon nanotubes. The new TECAPEEK ELS nano material replaces Ensinger's TECAPEEK ELS product, which will now be withdrawn from the market. The new ...