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Conair and Hamilton Avtec Team Up To Deliver Equipment, Service in Canada
To provide Canadian processors with advanced processing solutions, combining the world's top brand of auxiliary equipment with dedicated local service, Conair has joined together with Hamilton Avtec, one of the most respected suppliers to Canada's plastics industry. The new team begins serving customers in September, 2007.
"This is an important step for us to better meet the requirements of Canadian processors," said Chris Keller, Conair president. "We are now able to supply a full line of auxiliary equipment, the best technology, and the fastest service and support available to Canadian processors."
Hamilton Avtec will stock popular models of Conair equipment in their modern Mississauga, Ontario, manufacturing facility. This means quick delivery of equipment that is customized to the special requirements of Canadian processors. Hamilton, with more than 25 employees, will continue to deliver localized, specialized support in the fields of installation, service, parts, engineering and manufacturing, along with Conair experience, quality and technical superiority.
"This move is in line with our 40 year commitment to the Canadian plastics industry," commented Hamilton Avtec President Richard Hamilton. "Shifting to Conair equipment means we now have the full breadth of auxiliaries that just happen to be the best quality and the latest technology available. We now have the resources, people and variety of equipment to help our plastics processing customers promptly and effectively. You will now find the engineering, manufacturing and field service assistance needed to solve even your toughest productivity problems economically."
Both companies are well-known industry names with long histories of serving processors in the United States and Canada. Founded in 1956, Conair supplies loaders and material handling equipment, dryers, blenders, granulators, heat-transfer systems and temperature-control equipment, as well as downstream extrusion systems for pipe, profiles and tubing. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, Conair serves thousands of customers around the world. Hamilton Avtec has been in business since 1965, developing, manufacturing, distributing and supporting a wide range of plastic material conveying, blending and conditioning machinery.
For Conair equipment and support, anywhere in Canada, customers can call Hamilton Avtec directly at 905-568-1133, or call Conair at 412-312-6000.
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CDS holds open house
CDS (Lachine, Que.) held an open house last week to display its full range of downstream extrusion equipment. The company believes it is now the largest supplier of such machinery in North America. This month marks its 10th year in business.
CDS' team at the open house: (L to R) Peter Robinson, die & tooling design manager; Antonio Pecora, account manager; Barry Reynolds, vice-president, sales; Antonia Pecora, president; Alan Benlolo, marketing coordinator. |
Wittmann Canada opens new, larger HQ
Wittmann Canada Inc. has moved into its new 40,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility in Richmond Hill, Ont. This more than doubles the company's manufacturing capacity.
"The recent acquisition of the M-Tek line of blenders and material handling equipment, combined with Wittmann's already extensive product line and the significant increase in staff to 50, resulted in the immediate need to move to a larger facility," says Rob Miller, president, Wittmann Canada Inc. "Expansions in every department will allow us to substantially increase our ability to supply complete turnkey systems and grow the position we have held as the market leader in the Canadian plastics industry."
The facility, he states, will be the only one of its kind in Canada serving the plastics industry with complete in-house systems design, engineering, manufacturing, installation, training and spare parts.
"As the absolute Canadian leader in automation technology and auxiliary equipment manufacture for the plastics industry, this new facility will allow us to provide the most complete product offering, making us not only unique in Canada but globally," adds Miller. "The new 3,000 sq ft training and demonstration area, combined with the largest spare parts inventory and 24/7 service, allows us to provide unparalleled customer support."
The address of the new plant is 35 Leek Crescent, Richmond Hill, Ont., L4B 4C2;
905-887-5355; fax 905-887-1162.
Wittmann is a global manufacturer offering plastic processors worldwide a complete range of innovative automation technology and auxiliary equipment, from autonomous work cells to centrally managed and controlled system solutions. Products include sprue pickers, robots, end-of-arm-tooling (EOAT), degaters and complete automation work cells; fully integrated materials handling systems with dryers, blenders, vacuum loaders and receivers, railcar unloaders, silos, pumps, central filters, tilt tables and surge hoppers. Wittmann also offers beside-the-press and central granulators and water products including flow and mould temperature controllers.
www.wittmann-canada.com
Wittmann Canada's new headquarters building in Richmond Hill, Ont.
Tooling federation exhibiting at EuroMold
The Canadian Machine Tool, Die & Mould Federation will have a presence at the EuroMold show that includes a rotating exhibit area, plus a literature/poster display area in the information booth. EuroMold, held at the Exhibition Centre in Frankfurt, Germany, from December 5 to 8, is the world's leading trade show for the TDM sector and is expected to attract approximately 60,000 visitors and about 1600 exhibitors.
Negotiations are under way for a well-positioned booth exceeding 12 square metres, with one rotating exhibit area and an information/literature display section. The Federation will promote the resources and capabilities of the Canadian TDM sector and offer a resource for individual companies wanting to develop sales and distribution at this global trade event.
Companies can participate as rotating exhibitors on the booth, provide literature for distribution by booth staff, and/or provide a poster for display on the booth. The maximum poster size is 24x36 in. Participants must manufacture product in Canada containing not less than 60 per cent Canadian content based on FOB factory price.
Services available include overall project management; a fully furnished turnkey rotating exhibit area; translator and/or association staff on hand during the show, and a clearly visible Canadian identity on the booth. Professional exhibiting services are offered through an official show contractor, including design, construction, on-site assembling and dismantling of the pavilion.
The allocation of days will take place October 30, 2007. For further information, contact Sally Damstra of the CPIA, at sdamstra@cpia.ca, or 905-678-7748, ext. 280.
www.euromold.com/english
Tech Blend adds extra space
Tech Blend and Co. LP (St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.), a producer of black concentrates for thermoplastics, has announced a $2.5-million expansion of its facilities. An additional 60,000 sq ft extension to its current plant will be constructed, mainly for warehousing and distribution purposes. Construction is slated to be completed by the end of 2007.
"We didn't have sufficient warehousing space so we have been using outside warehouses," says director of sales Kevin Greene. "We couldn't even receive all the new materials we need properly. We are finally at the volumes where we can justify this expansion."
"The new building incorporates the latest state of the art technologies for energy recovery and conservation of both the existing plant and new building" adds Manouk Djoukhadjian, president and CEO. "This significant investment was made to further improve our customer services and meet the needs of our growing business in North America and other parts of the world where we have established business relations."
Tech Blend claims to be the largest Canadian manufacturer of black concentrates for the thermoplastics market. Its markets include pipe, films, agricultural and construction films, geo-membranes, automotive, packaging, material handling and storage.
The company opened in 1999. It is an ISO 9001 certified company.
www.techblend.com
Lorenz breaks ground on new plant
Lorenz & Son., the raw materials conveying equipment builder, is also establishing a new plant. The 10,000 sq ft building, for which ground has just been broken, is expected to be completed by November this year.
www.lorenz.ca
Breaking ground in Cobourg.
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Changes
A private equity partnership between 3i, a British-based private equity and venture capital firm, and Mold-Masters Ltd. gives the Georgetown, Ont.-based hot-runner manufacturer a boost in its international expansion plans. The investment will enable the company to accelerate its international expansion in Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America and consider acquisition opportunities in both the hot-runner segment and beyond.
www.moldmasters.com
Plastics Machinery Inc. (Newmarket, Ont.) now represents the full range of drying equipment manufactured by Dri-Air Industries Inc. (East Windsor, Conn.) PMI is also handling spare parts and service.
www.pmiplastics.com, www.dri-air.com
A US federal advisory panel has found no strong evidence of health hazards from bisphenol A, a feedstock for polycarbonate. Some research links the chemical to reproductive abnormalities and other health problems in animals, but the National Toxicology Program's expert panel has found little if any reason for concern, with possible exception of developing foetuses and young children. The NTP, a division of the National Institutes of Health, will review the findings and open them for public comment before making a final determination.
ntp.niehs.nih.gov
KraussMaffei Corp. (Florence, Ky.) has sold its 120,000-sq ft North American HQ, and the supplier of injection presses, extruders and polyurethane processing equipment is leasing it back from the new owners, Indianapolis Churchman Holding LLC. The buyer paid US $6.65-million for the building. KraussMaffei says it has no plans to change other aspects of its business on this continent.
www.krauss-maffei.com
Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.) has sold the films business of AT Plastics to British Polythene Industries plc. (Greenock, Scotland). This business unit makes films for agricultural, horticultural and construction applications, and has plants in Edmonton and Westlock, Alta. The deal is effective immediately, and terms were not disclosed.
Celanese is keeping AT Plastics´ Specialty Polymers business, which produces specialty resins and compounds.
www.celanese.com
Stretch blow moulding machinery manufacturer W. Amsler Equipment Inc. (Richmond Hill, Ont.) is restructuring its sales force. Bob Milne has joined the company full time as the US sales coordinator, and will oversee five manufacturers' representatives in the US. Heidi Amsler has recently joined the company as sales manager, and a new Canadian sales representative is being hired.
www.amslerequipment.net
Dr. Patricia Hubbard has joined PolyOne Corp. (Cleveland, Ohio) as director of technology for the engineered materials business.
www.polyone.com
PFB Corp. (Calgary) has appointed Bruce Chorlton vice-president of corporate development. He will be working on PFB's Insulspan SIPs and Advantage ICF Systems building products. SIPs are sheets of expanded polystyrene (EPS) sandwiched between oriented strand boards, and the Advantage ICF System is a series of interlocking EPS forms filled with concrete and typically used in foundations and walls. Both products are made without HCFCs, resist mould and provide long lasting insulation values.
www.pfbcorp.com.
Crownbrook Debco (Nazareth, Pa.), which is backed by the private equity firm Crownbrook Capital LLC, has made its second acquisition in the post-industrial plastics recycling sector by acquiring Nicos Polymers and Grinding, Inc. The acquisition is part of Crownbrook Debco's stated goal of creating a plastics recycling entity with a national footprint.
www.debcoplastics.com
X-Rite Inc. (Grand Rapids, Mich.) has bought Carlstadt Mich.-based Pantone Inc., whose Pantone Matching System is used widely for identifying and matching colours.
The US $180-million purchase closes later this year.
www.xrite.com
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Coming
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August 30: Canadian Plastics Industry Association Annual Golf Classic, at Cardinal Golf Club, Kettleby, Ont. (Contact: Erin Cimino at 905-678-7748 or ecimino@cpia.ca).
September 19: CTMA opportunity to network at the Elm Hurst Inn in Ingersoll, Ont. The evening includes a business meeting, presentation of highlights from the Wage & Business Survey, a keynote speaker, a cocktail reception and dinner. (Contact: Julie McFarlane at the CTMA at 519-653-7265 or info@ctma.com)
September 24-26: Polyurethanes 2007 Technical Conference, on the theme Step Into The Future. At The Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center, Orlando, Fla. Sponsored by the Center for the Polyurethanes Industry of the American Chemistry Council. (Contact ACC at 703-741-5103 or visit www.americanchemistry.com/polyurethane). October 8-10: Automotive TPO Global Conference 2007, organised by the Society of Plastics Engineers. At the Best Western Sterling Inn, Sterling Heights, Mich. (Contact: Pat Levine at 248-244-8993 or p.levine@yahoo.com)
October 15-18: Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show. At the Direct Energy Centre, Toronto. (Contact: Ken Tomihiro, 416-848-1665 or ktomihiro@sme.org).
October 24-31: K 2007, Germany 's international plastics super-show, at Dusseldorf Trade Fairgrounds. Nearly 3,000 exhibitors showing the latest plastics technology. (Contact: Stefan Egge at 416-598-1524 or messeduesseldorf@germanchamber.ca)
December 5-8: Euromold is the world's largest mould, tool and die event, held at the Exhibition Centre, Frankfurt, Germany. (For exhibiting, contact Sally Damstra at sdamstra@cpia.ca or 905-678-7748, ext. 280. Visitor info at www.euromold.com/english). TOP
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