Features
Bendable, conductive polymer film for consumer electronics also has healthcare potential
by Canadian PlasticsPurdue University researchers are working to use a new polymer film, which could make smartphones more bendable, to create tailor-made sensors that could non-invasively monitor glucose levels, heart rate or other biomedical metrics.
Techflow Design & Manufacturing is moving on up
by Canadian PlasticsThis Ontario-based blown film machinery and plastic extrusion equipment maker has a good reason for expanding into a new, larger facility in Mississauga: business is booming.
Here’s a first: BASF is making products with chemically recycled plastics
by Canadian PlasticsThe German chemical maker is breaking new ground in the circular economy with plastic waste as a source of raw materials.
Using sunlight to make polymers
by Canadian PlasticsResearchers at Rice University are developing a way to use sunlight to grow functional synthetic polymers using photosensitive quantum dots as a catalyst.
As sales go up, MAGUIRE CANADA doubles down on service
by Canadian PlasticsThe Vaughan, Ont.-based auxiliary equipment supplier uses its crack service team – and backup service provider M.T. Innovations – to get the job done.
ADDITIVE METAL MANUFACTURING wants to make you more competitive
by Canadian PlasticsThis Concord, Ont.-based engineering and design consulting firm is rewriting the book on mold heat removal by 3D printing inserts with complex cooling channels that can dramatically cut cycle times and consolidate manufacturing processes. And it might just be the kick in the pants that Canada’s plastics processors need to start kicking butt globally.
EMMIE LEUNG: CPIA’s Leader of the Year
by Canadian PlasticsFrom bag lady to leading lady: Emmie Leung has risen from driving a rented van for her one-woman curbside recycling company to being the CEO of Emterra Group.
New technology lets processors get smart with artificial intelligence
by Canadian PlasticsA new machine learning solution developed by Montreal-based AxiPolymer Inc. is designed to make it easier for large-sized plastics processors to embrace artificial intelligence.
Rotogran International is getting very big in granulation
by Canadian PlasticsBooming sales, a recent relocation into a bigger plant, and a deep dive into making larger granulators all signal the start of a new era for this Southern Ontario-based size reduction equipment manufacturer.
Canada dry
by Canadian PlasticsThe infamous Canadian humidex signals danger to resins, which will all absorb at least some moisture if left unprotected. Which is why keeping them dry is the best defense. These latest technologies are up to the challenge.
Ontario firm pops the lid on a new concept in peelable IMLs
by Canadian PlasticsCreated by Mississauga, Ont.-based packaging design firm KBS Impact Inc., the lids can save container weight – and costs – by using a peelable in-mold label that that acts as a tamper-evident seal.
Techstar Plastics: Prospering in Port Perry
by Canadian PlasticsAs they hit a milestone, the owners of rotational molder Techstar Plastics look back on four decades of stress and success.
Hamilton Plastic Systems is being reborn in the U.S.A.
by Canadian PlasticsMississauga, Ont.-based auxiliary equipment maker Hamilton Plastic Systems is reinventing itself by expanding its product offerings and making a deep dive into the American marketplace.
“Infinitely” recyclable plastic invented
by Canadian PlasticsA new type of plastic developed by scientists at Colorado State University can – in theory, at least – be recycled over and over again.
Brampton Engineering and Polytarp Products make a dynamic duo
by Canadian PlasticsPolytarp Products got its start – not to mention its name – by making tarpaulins, and then became famous supplying plastic film for the construction industry. But it has reinvented itself over the past 10 years as a go-to supplier for high-barrier food packaging – and blown film machinery maker Brampton Engineering has been there every step of the way.
PET Technologies is crossing the pond
by Canadian PlasticsAfter almost 20 years of selling its blow molding machines and blow molds into Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, Austria-based PET Technologies has now set its sights on North America.
HDPE bottle made from 100 per cent ocean-bound plastics surfaces
by Canadian PlasticsSporting a silver metallic, pearlescent-effect finish, the world’s first HDPE bottle molded from 100 per cent ocean-bound plastic has just hit the market.
Integrity Tool & Mold and KraussMaffei partner for big projects
by Canadian PlasticsCustom machinery and a collaborative approach helped Integrity bring more business back to its Windsor, Ont. HQ and expand its facility in Queretaro, Mexico.
Fanta reborn in new spiral PET bottle
by Canadian PlasticsSeven decades after the Coca-Cola Co. introduced its popular Fanta product, the bottle style was starting to look tired. Which is why Coca-Cola partnered with Sidel, a division of packaging supplier Sidel Group, to rejuvenate the Fanta brand in a new “spiral” PET bottle redesign.
Montreal start-up wants to fast-track your R&D
by Canadian PlasticsAxiPolymer Inc., a new product development firm that specializes in the polymer industry, is on a mission to help small and mid-sized plastics companies design and develop innovative products.