Features
Driving into China
by Mark Stephen, editorIn a famous scene from the classic western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Paul Newman convinces Robert Redford to pull up stakes for Bolivia by telling him, “If we were in business during the California gold rush, we’d have…
LIGHTEN UP!
by Mark Stephen, editorThe war against overweight is being waged on many fronts — low-fat foods, sugar-free drinks, and gruelling P90X-style workout regimes. But what about an overweight blow molded bottle?
Plastics recycling in Canada: It’s Getting Better
by Mark Stephen, editorAt present, the post-consumer plastics industry in Canada is in a bit of a good news/bad news situation.
Copol International Ltd.
by Canadian PlasticsMost of us probably know Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island for a few specific things: the Cabot Trail, the coal industry, and maybe the Rankin Family.
Farnell Packaging Ltd.
by Canadian PlasticsIntegrated converter Farnell Packaging Ltd. isn’t just located in Dartmouth, N.S. — it developed almost literally alongside the city. Dartmouth was incorporated as a city in 1961, the same year in which the company was created by…
A Discrete Question
by Mark Stephen, editorA
A Matter of Control
by Mark Stephen, editorUnderperformance is a drag. Ever go to the movies and watch an actor clearly phoning in his lines, or to a concert and listen as the singer goes through the motions? Irritating, right? Now imagine that you’re a plastics part molder, with…
New adventures in Part Designing
by Canadian PlasticsPneumatic tube carrier makes hospital life easier WHAT: A new medical grade carrier assembly has been designed to lift the workload of hospital staff that use these carriers every day in the course of caring for patients. To be an…
The Canadian Plastics Industry Association picks a FRESH CROP of Honorees
by Canadian PlasticsPLASTICS INNOVATOR AWARD
LEADER OF THE YEAR – Paul Cohen: Film Buff
by Mark Stephen, editorFor someone who prefers to fly under the radar, Paul Cohen has a habit of making the kinds of contributions that get noticed.
Cyber attack, atom bombs and your PLC software
by Jim Anderton, Technical EditorI suppose it had to happen eventually: computer viruses have morphed from nuisances into real hazards to business data and our personal identities. For plastics processors, the silver lining
Fibre towing cables lighten up seismic research
by Canadian PlasticsUnderstanding earthquakes can take you to strange places — like the middle of the ocean, where seismic research vessels constantly deploy measuring devices, sometimes on the ends of towing cables tha…
Ultra-white alternative to black and grey data cables
by Canadian PlasticsWire manufacturers have long been trying to offer halogen-free, flame re ant cables made for high-end, direct current chargers and data cables i ny colors other than black and grey.
Renewably sourced wire jackets can take the heat
by Canadian PlasticsYou knew it was coming: renewably sourced polymers have broken into the wire and cable industry.
Software (November 01, 2010)
by Canadian PlasticsThe new Freedom eWARE software suite from e-tekx, a division of MAG IAS, is the first all-encompassing manufacturing data reporting platform to provide performance, utilization and availability feedback from any industrial asset on the…
Materials (November 01, 2010)
by Canadian PlasticsTwo new low-smoke, zero halogen, flame retardant TPEs from Polymax Elastomer Technology are designed as an environmentally friendly and safe alternative to PVC or halogenated flame retardant TPE for wire and cable jacketing…
Hot Runners (November 01, 2010)
by Canadian PlasticsSynventive Molding Solutions has redesigned its QCVG16 quick-couple actuator for simpler installation and maintenance, and also made it available for use with the company’s entire global product line of valve gate hot runner systems.This new…
Blow Molding (November 01, 2010)
by Canadian PlasticsW. Amsler Equipment Inc. has expanded its custom line of filling equipment for a broad range of liquid filling applications including beverage, edible oil, household cleaners and pharmaceuticals.The company’s rotary monoblock filling lines…
Auxiliary Equipment (November 01, 2010)
by Canadian PlasticsThe new Versatron case packer with “soft catch” technology from Standard-Knapp is designed for high-speed packing of fragile containers, in particular challenging packaging applications with reduced and/or lightweight materials.Unlike many…
The Color of Control
by Mark Stephen, EditorEfficient plastics processing is all about control. Part parameters, temperature set points, cycle times — they should all combine to make the perfect finished part, every time. The obverse is that if something — anything — is off, the part…