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Basics of Plastics seminar draws strong response
The first Basics of Plastics seminar was presented last Thursday by Plastics in Canada magazine in conjunction with the Plastics Touchpoint Group (Thornhill, Ont.). The seminar drew 30 attendees to learn the elements of plastics materials and their applications, as well as an outline of the primary processes the industry uses.
Seminar leader Paul Waller, president of the Plastics Touchpoint Group, presented the various sections of the day's program, which was held at the Rogers campus in Brampton, Ont. The photo shows Paul outlining the film extrusion process.
As a result of the strongly positive feedback from those who attended, the one-day Basics of Plastics seminar will be repeated this fall. Watch this enewsletter for the announcement of the date.
www.plasticsincanada.com
Plast-Ex Summit lineup broadens
Economist Bill Empey has joined the lineup of speakers for the Plast-Ex Summit, being held on May 22 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. The Summit, a high-level conference aimed at senior management, aims to examine the current range of challenges facing the plastics industry in Canada, and the opportunities the new business landscape presents.
Empey, who is managing partner with consultancy Prism Economics and Analysis in Toronto, began working for what was then the Society of the Plastics Industry of Canada in 1988. His initial project was done on the impact on the industry of the Free Trade Agreement. He has since performed several management studies, including one that led to the formation of the Canadian Plastics Sector Council.
The Summit includes networking opportunities, dinner and lunch, and a Blue Jays baseball game. The registration form is now available online, at www.plastexsummit.ca
Bill Empey
Bill began working with the plastics industry in l988 when he was asked by Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) to evaluate the impact of the Canada – U.S. Free Trade Agreement. Since that time Bill has completed many assignments for the industry. Much of his work focuses on labour markets, human resources and related issues. Bill works with the Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) and the Canadian Plastics Sector Council (CPSC) tracking market conditions and assessing the impact of policy.
Blachford buys JemPak stearates business
H. L. Blachford Ltd. (Mississauga, Ont.) has bought the metallic stearates division of JemPak GK Inc. (Concord, Ont.). This acquisition will expand the range of stearates which Blachford currently markets.
Blachford will relocate the stearate manufacturing equipment strategically throughout its three North American sites. The transition of the JemPak GK stearate business over to Blachford will begin immediately and will be structured to ensure that clients are not negatively affected.
www.blachford.com
Exatec expands PC glazing facility
Polycarbonate glazing systems supplier Exatec (Wixom, Mich.) has broadened the range of coating technologies it offers. Exatec, which is owned by SABIC Innovative Plastics (Pittsfield, Mass.), is expanding is main facility in Wixom to offer enhanced process development and prototype capabilities, notably for panoramic roof systems. The expansion includes a full-scale plasma system for continuously coating PC windows, an upgraded wet coating lab, and a new Engel injection moulding press.
Exatec was founded in 1988 as a 50-50 joint venture between GE Plastics, which SABIC bought last year, and Bayer MaterialScience. Subsequently, GE bought Bayer's share, and SABIC IP now owns the entire venture.
www.exatec.de
Quebec plastics firms form new federation
Quebec plastics companies have a new organisation. The Federation of Plastics Businesses and Composites Alliance (FEPAC) was formed at a meeting at the Hôtel Universelle, Drummondville, Que., on April 9, when 50 firms active in the industry voted to join.
The formal launch of FEPAC will be in June, with the first annual meeting slated for November. The goal, according to Bernard Poitras of Plastique Micron, the group's moving spirit, is to build up to include 75 per cent of the province's plastics industry, a membership level which would exceed that of any other industry group in the industry nationwide.
The bulk of the members are plastics processors. A few had quit the Quebec division of the Canadian Plastics Industry Association earlier this year, complaining that a move towards autonomy was happening too slowly. The CPIA board had agreed to such autonomy, but wanted the process to occur in agreed upon stages.
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Changes
Kiefel Inc. (Wrentham, Mass.) a supplier of blown film machinery and equipment, has appointed Auxiplast Inc. (Ste-Julie, Que.) its sales representative in Quebec and Eastern Canada. It will represent Kiefel in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland. In addition, Kiefel has expanded the territory of Scherer Plastics Systems LLC (Haslett, Mich.) to include Wisconsin and Northern Illinois in addition to its current territory of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Ontario.
DuPont Engineering Polymers has selected ThyssenKrupp Materials North America as its authorised distributor for Vespel polyimide stock shapes in Canada. The distributor serves customers from four strategically located warehouse/sales offices, in Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton and Vancouver.
www.tkmna.thyssenkrupp.com
Kureha PGA LLC (Belle, W. Va.) has broken ground for a new polyglycolic acid (PGA), plant. This polymer will be sold and distributed under the Kuredux trade name. Kuredux PGA is a high-strength polyester resin that offers a gas barrier to carbon dioxide and oxygen with controllable hydrolysis.
The facility, located at DuPont's site in Belle, is expected to begin production in early 2010. The first phase of construction will create about 50 new jobs.
www.kureha.co.jp
Arburg's annual Technology Days at its Lossburg, Germany, HQ, attracted 4,100 existing and prospective customers from 44 nations this year. The three-day event showcases the company's injection moulding technologies.
www.arburg.com
Instrumentation and extrusion systems supplier Control Solutions Inc. (Brampton, Ont.) has a new website: www.controlsolutionsinc.ca
NDC Infrared Engineering (Irwindale, Cal.) has named Mario Lopez vice-president, global customer care. Lopez will be responsible for leading the customer care organization in North America, Europe and Asia and directing his efforts to establishing a strong partnership with NDC customers.
www.ndcinfrared.com
Mario Lopez
Henkel (Madison Heights, Mich.) has reorganised its automotive division into groups that encompass the total vehicle, including: automotive coatings, focusing on core coating technologies; body assembly, focusing on an integrated approach to customer needs in NVH, structural and sealing solutions; chassis and exterior components, focusing on the traditional frame and chassis segment with additional focus on steering and ride control, jobbers and coaters, wheels, brakes and exterior accessories; and powertrain, focusing on engine and axle assemblies, transmissions, and powertrain control modules.
www.henkelna.com/automotive
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Coming Events
2008
April 17: One-day seminar on Implementing Scientific Moulding, with Bill Tobin, a joint activity of WJT Associates and SPE Ontario. At the Delta Toronto Airport West Hotel, Mississauga, Ont. (Contact: Paul Waller at 905-738-9742 or paul@plasticstouchpointgroup.com)
April 23-24: Mold Expo 2008 and Conference at Rock Financial Showplace, Novi, Mich. (Contact: 513-527-8800 or info@moldmakingexpo.com)
May 4-7: UV&EB Technology Expo & Conference 2008, at McCormick Place, Chicago. (Contact: Mickey Fortune at 240-497-1243 or mickey@radtech.org).
May 12-13: Tenth International Conference on Progress in Biofibre Plastic Composites. At the Toronto Airport Renaissance Hotel. (Contact: Guida Williamson at 519-249-0545 or www.biocomposites-toronto.com)
May 22: The Plast-Ex Summit 2008 is a look at the urgent issues facing the plastics industry in Canada. Co-sponsored by Plastics in Canada magazine and the Canadian Plastics Industry Association. At the Rogers Centre, Toronto. (Contact: Nick Passingham at 416-764-1527 or nick.passingham@plastics.rogers.com).
May 22: Plastic Film Manufacturers Association of Canada, 27th annual golf tournament. At Richmond Hill Gold Club. (Contact: Marilyne Berman, 905-678-7748 or mberman@cpia.ca).
May 26 - 29: Aseanplas 2008 incorporating Aseanrubber 2008, Southeast Asia's main international trade fair for plastics and rubber. At Singapore Expo. (Contact: Messe Düsseldorf North America at 312-781-5180 or info@mdna.com).
June 5: Canadian Plastics Pioneers 12th annual reunion and citation awards dinner. At the Donalda Club, Don Mills, Ont. (Contact: Tom Thomas at 416-498-4016 or tom.thomas@rogers.com)
June 16: Windsor Chapter of CAMM dinner meeting. (Contact: Diane Deslippe at 519 255-7863 or info@camm.ca). September 30-October 2: Interplas 2008, Britain's national plastics show, at the Birmingham NEC, UK. (Contact: Graham Earl at 020 8910 7890 or graham.earl@reedexpo.co.uk).
October 20-21: Expoplast 2008, Quebec's triennial plastics show, at the Palais de Congres in Montreal. (Contact: Tom Sockett at 905-678-7748 or tsockett@cpia.ca)
October 22-23: Rotoplas '08, the international rotational moulding event, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Ill. (Contact: Maria at 630-578-3266 x225, or mariap@cmservnet.com)
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Coming Soon From Plastics In Canada Magazine - June issue
Precision Parts - Moulding to Tight Specifications
Extrusion Report - Innovations in Blown Film
Spotlight on Granulators and Shredders
Product Review of Printing & Decorating
Product Review of Welding Systems
Raw Materials Report
Processor Profile
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