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Canadian Plastics - May/June 2009

Leader Of The Year Dave Birkby: A Lifetime In Plastics Pays Off
Over the past three decades, Dave Birkby has worked his way from being a technologist with Shell Canada to heading up Calgary, Alta.-based PET bottle and preform supplier Westbridge PET Containers. De...

Canplast: The Awards Go To...
Canplast awards have been given out by the cpia on a continuous basis since 1977, to honour those that contribute time, energy, and expertise to improving the competitive and environmental performance...

Npe2009 Preview: Npe2009 The Insiders Predict...
Unless you've been hiding out in a resin bin lately, you'll know that the NPE2009 trade show is right around the corner. Taking place between June 22 to June 26 at Chicago's McCormick Place, the trien...

Npe2009 Preview: Conferences, Competitions, And Pavilions
NPE2009 is expected to draw some 75,000 industry professionals. Here's a brief look at some of the many events that await them.

Product Design: Designing For Success
When it comes to crafting products that stand out from the competition, too many plastics manufacturers in Canada are flying - and designing - blind. But it doesn't have to be this way. There's a slew...

Hot Runners: The Rise Of Unitized Systems
These days, if you're not using hot runners to make plastics parts, you're just not cool. And unitizing hot runner systems to reduce machine downtime, increase production, and avoid the pitfalls of mu...

The Big Chill
During economic downturns, many processors look to their operations for cost reductions and efficiencies. When it comes to chillers and temperature control units, suppliers are coming up with new, inn...


DEPARTMENTS
Design Ideas
Earth: Thermoplastic Drill Component Handles The Pressure
Wind: Sheet Panels Designed To Weather The Storm
Fire: Clear View Under Heat
Editorial
"Made In Canada" - Worth Bragging About
Executive's Corner
Preparing For The Harmonized Tax In Ontario
What manufacturers should be doing before the new HST system is introduced
Ideas And Innovations
New Strides In Recycling Natural Plastic Bottles
News
Windsor Manufacturers Harness The Winds Of Change
Canadian Plastics Processors Impressed By Plast 09
Arburg Holds Technology Days Event
Pcs Company Comes To Canada
Alphamarathon Sells 10-Layer Blown Film Line In China
Plast-Ex Gets New Home In 2010
People
Technology Showcase
Auxiliary Equipment
Injection Molding
Extrusion
Controls
Testing & Monitoring Equipment
Hot Runners
Software
Materials
View From The Floor
Adsorbing Reading