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K show packs 'em in
With record-breaking visitor attendance reported for the first few days, K 2007 in Dusseldorf, Germany, was the place to be in the past two weeks. A total of 3,000 companies from around the world came to show their latest technology, unveil new machinery and raw materials, and boast of their latest deals.
Among them was Brampton Engineering (Brampton, Ont.) which signed a deal for its first-ever 11-layer blown film line. The customer was not identified.
"Our competitors are now trying to develop an efficient and flexible nine-layer die to compete with our SCD-3," said BE's president, Bud Smith, "but no other machine manufacturer can match our experience and performance in the seven eight, nine and 10-layer market. We have approximately 75 seven to 10 layer lines producing film in the global marketplace, of which 15 are nine-layer and two 10-layer."
Ryka Molds Inc. (Mississauga, Ont.) announced a new arrangement with Australia's Ritemp Technologies Pty. Ltd. to use Ritemp mould cooling technology on its blow moulds. Launched in North America at NPE 2006, Ritemp simplifies the mould cooling circuit and reduces power and water consumption, replacing conventional cooling circuits with sealed cooling chambers that completely envelop the mould's working surfaces.
And there is new representation for Arburg injection moulding machines in Canada. A deal between Dier International (Unionville, Ont.) and D Cube (Montreal) means the two agencies jointly handle products manufactured by Motan Inc., Rapid Inc., Thermal Care Inc., Arburg Inc., and Erema. D Cube will manage sales in Quebec and the Atlantic provinces, while Dier International will handle Arburg and Erema in Ontario, and continue selling the other brands across Canada except in D Cube's sales territory.
Full reports on announcements and new technical developments from K 2007 will be featured in our November print edition.
www.k-online.de
Record numbers of visitors headed for the K show this year.
SMS sells its last Battenfeld unit
After postponing its press conference twice at K 2007, film machinery manufacturer Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering Co. (Gloucester, Mass.) was finally ready to announce this week that it has new owners. And it is reverting to its old name, Gloucester Engineering Co. Inc.
Mousam Ventures, a private equity firm, has joined forces with eight Gloucester managers to buy the company from Germany's SMS, which in the 1990s bought all the Battenfeld companies. The film machinery producer was the last component of that buyout that SMS retained.
John Sharood is now chairman
of Gloucester Engineering, and Dick Murphy is vice-chairman. President is Carl Johnson, who was CEO of Battenfeld Gloucester, a company he joined in 1995. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Gloucester Engineering has 305 employees, and generates annual sales of about C$95-million.
In 2002, Sharood and Murphy led a management buyout of EGS Gauging Systems Inc. from Eurotherm International Inc. Sharood had worked at Eurotherm International, and had a background in industrial controls at several companies, including GE Power Controls. Murphy was a co-founder of Aeonic Systems, which became Eurotherm Gauging, then finally EGS. The two sold EGS Gauging last year to Thermo Electron Corp., after which they started Mousam Ventures, with Gloucester Engineering being their first acquisition. Sharood says Mousam Ventures is more like an operating company than a venture capital firm, and has no plans to re-sell Gloucester Engineering at a later date.
www.bge.battenfeld.com
IPL adds capacity in two plants
IPL Inc. (St-Damien, Que.) is expanding capabilities at two of its plants. It is adding a second 3,500-ton injection press at its headquarters, and putting in three presses at its facility in Edmundston, NB. This equipment will be mainly used to meet increased demand for IPL's waste management products, most notably the 360-litre and 240-litre wheeled carts.
The investment in St-Damien is worth $4.2-million and will create about 10 new full-time jobs. In Edmundston, $1.2-million is being spent, one of the presses adding capacity and the other two replacing older machines.
"The addition of this new equipment highlights the success garnered by our new, highly technical, waste management products," says Serge Bragdon, president and CEO. "IPL is a leader in the growing market for environmental products. This investment ensures that we will be able to respond more rapidly and accurately to any request that would result from new business opportunities stemming from our innovative technical solutions."
www.ipl-plastics.com
Hamilton Avtec hosts Conair open house
Hamilton Avtec Inc. (Mississauga, Ont.) held an open house on October 18 to showcase the Conair line of auxiliary equipment it now represents. Pictured here (L to R) are Conair's Jim Davis; Richard Hamilton, president of Hamilton Avtec; and Francois Laferriere, who represents Conair and other Hamilton Avtec products in Quebec.
www.hamiltonavtec.com
Seminar to cover manufacturing innovation
Ontario's Ministry of Economic Development and Trade has teamed up with Canadian Tire to sponsor a special event on innovation in manufacturing. The seminar includes sessions on innovation, industrial design and new design processes.
The seminar is free but participants must fill out an application form to help in the selection and matchmaking process. One feature of the day is that participants will be given one-on-one meetings with Canadian Tire buyers. Other partners in the event include the Rotman School of Business as well as several of Ontario's design schools.
The event is scheduled for November 16 at the Design Exchange in Toronto.
Further information is available from Hilary Sturdevant at hsturdevant@cpia.ca or 905-678-7748 ext. 225.
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Changes
Portuguese conglomerate RAR Sociedade de Controle (Holding) SA will buy out the 40 percent stake of its Canadian partner, CCL Industries Inc., in their European packaging joint venture, ColepCCL Embalagens e Enchimentos SA. CCL has agreed to sell its share in the pan-European venture to RAR of Oporto for 100 million euros ($142 million) cash. The deal is due to be completed by the end of November.
www.colepccl.com
Thermal Care (Niles, Ill.) has appointed Steve Buck president. He previously worked for Federal Signal Corp. for 21 years. in many business development and general management assignments.
www.thermalcare.com
Basell Holdings NV has announced the closing of its 440-million lb resin plant in Varennes, Que. It will shut down in April. The company described the plant as a standalone site with small capacity, and operating costs that are no longer competitive. Earlier this year, Basell North America announced plans to close a 385-million lb PP plant in Sarnia, Ont.
www.basell.com
Michael Wecker is the new CEO of Battenfeld of America Inc. (South Elgin, Ill.) He was previously senior sales manager with Husky Injection Molding Systems in the US.
www.battenfeld.com
Clariant Masterbatches will now handle sales of some specialty resins and polymer additives from Dupont and Basell in Canada. The DuPont and Basell materials were originally produced by Hoechst AG. The business will be managed from Clariant's Milford, Del., facility.
www.clariant.com
Swedish-based Rapid Granulator AB is purchasing Moditec srl, of Marennes, France. The acquisition follows Rapid's strategy of becoming a world leader in slow-speed grinders. The French firm makes single and twin-shaft granulators, its slow-speed brands being the Goliath Plus and Titan Plus. Moditec will continue to operate under its own name. www.rapidgranulator.com
Rhodia has named François Hincker vice-president of the company's Engineering Plastics business unit. Hincker also becomes a member of the Rhodia Polyamide Executive Committee.
www.rhodia-polyamide.com
Paratherm (West Conshohocken Pa.), has created a new technology position and hired a new sales manager. Jim Oetinger, who formerly headed the sales and technical functions at the hydraulic and heat-transfer fluids firm, is now director of technology, and Rich Clements is the sales manager.
www.paratherm.com
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November 13: Sustainable Packaging Technical Conference & Exposition, co-hosted by the Packaging Association of Canada and Wal-Mart. At the Toronto Congress Centre (Contact: Joanna Griffin, 416 490-7860, ext. 222 or jgriffin@pac.ca).
November 15: Dinner meeting of SPE Ontario, featuring Rafic Moubaric, Experco Composites, Inc., on Development of Composites in Canada. At the Delta Toronto Airport West Hotel. (Contact: Joe DeRose at 416-410-2286 or jd@axispsi.com)
November 29: First Quebec Forum on Lean Plastics & Composites. At Hôtel des Seigneurs, St-Hyacinthe, Que. Organised by Quebec region, CPIA. (Contact: Maryse Lavigne at 450-641-5923 or mlavigne@acipquebec.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 905-678-7748, ext. 280 or sdamstra@cpia.ca. Show website is www.euromold.com).
December 7: Annual Christmas Dance of SPE Ontario. At the Delta Meadowvale Hotel, Mississauga, Ont. (Contact: Penny Perdis at 905-820-5938 or pennyperdis@sympatico.ca)
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February 12: Plastic Film Manufacturers Association of Canada's Triple M Technical Conference, with table top exhibits. February 12, 2008 in Toronto under your Coming Events (Contact: Marilyne Berman at 905-678-7748 or mberman@cpia.ca).
April 6-9: The International Card Manufacturers Association (ICMA) Annual Expo will be held at the Loews Royal Pacific Resort in Orlando, Fla. (Contact: Stacy Flint at 609-799-4900, ext. 62, or SFlint@icma.com).
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