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The Basics of Plastics
The first in our series of day long seminars is now finalized for April 10th at the Rogers Campus in Brampton. It is designed to give a complete introduction to plastic processing, including materials, moulds, moulding and extrusion etc. The moderator is Paul Waller (President Plastics Touchpoint Group). The full day is only $195.00 (includes lunch). The registration and complete agenda can be viewed by clicking https://www.exporeg.com/plastics2008/
Space is limited to 45 attendees so book now to guarantee your place.
Industry battles bisphenol-A scares
The safety of bisphenol-A (BPA), a primary feedstock in polycarbonate and epoxies, has become a favourite target of certain environmentalist groups, the way PVC became one in the 1990s. The industry has had to mobilise to hit back against suspect or small scale studies of levels of bisphenol-A that are being touted as signs of dangerous levels of toxicity.
The American Chemistry Council (ACC), the work of which is supported by the Canadian Plastics Industry Association, believes the "Toxic Baby Bottle" report issued this month by environmental groups in the U.S. and Canada provides no new relevant information regarding the safety of
BPA.
"Migration data are comparable to what has been reported elsewhere and reviewed as part of comprehensive safety evaluations conducted by government bodies worldwide; all of these evaluations support the conclusion that polycarbonate bottles can continue to be safely used," ACC says in its statement. "Additionally, recent studies from several European research groups with expertise in testing the safety of consumer products, like baby bottles, support the conclusion that bisphenol A is not a risk to human health at the extremely low levels to which consumers might be exposed. In contrast, the
test conditions used in the new reports, which involve heating bottles at 80 deg C (176 deg F) for 24 hours, are of little relevance as baby bottles are not used under these extreme conditions."
Polycarbonate baby bottles, it adds, have a decades-long safety track record, supported by an extensive body of scientific evidence that has been evaluated by many independent scientific and government bodies worldwide.
www.americanchemistry.com, www.bisphenol-A.org.
NPE, ANTEC combine as one event
NPE2009 will combine with the Society of Plastics Engineers' annual technical conference, ANTEC. NPE2009 is held from June 22 through June 26 next year at Chicago's McCormick Place.
SPE executive director Susan Oderwald says that three months ago, SPE and the Society of the Plastic Industry, which owns NPE, reported plans for SPE to present a "massive" technical conference at the show.
"The program to be organised by SPE at NPE2009 will in fact be ANTEC itself, with absolutely all of the technical presentations, seminars, workshops, and forums that annually attract plastics professionals from around the world," she adds. "The hundreds of events on our program will add a wealth of knowledge and discovery to what is already present on the exhibit floor, creating a unique opportunity for scientists and engineers to interact with our industry's sales and marketing professionals."
At ANTEC 2007, more than 3,500 engineers, scientists, technicians, technical sales and service personnel, industry managers, and academic specialists attended 650 presentations of peer-reviewed papers. This year's ANTEC 2008 will take place May 4 through 8 in Milwaukee, Wis., at
the Midwest Express Center.
SPI expects NPE2009 to attract 2,000 exhibiting companies and 75,000 visitors from well over 100 countries.
In addition to ANTEC, visitors to NPE2009 will have access to an extensive educational program developed by SPI and focusing on business and management issues, multi-exhibitor pavilions for emerging technologies and special processing sectors, a theatre for new-product demonstrations, and a design competition. ANTEC 2009 will take place in the new McCormick West building, which includes extensive, state-of-the-art meeting facilities. Completed in mid-2007, the building has 250,000 sq ft (23,200 sq M) of meeting space divided among 61 rooms, plus 470,000 sq ft (43,700 sq M) of gross
exhibition space.
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Changes
AZEK Building Products, Inc. (Scranton, Pa.) is acquiring Composatron Manufacturing of Toronto. Composatron manufactures coextruded wood composite core and vinyl capstock residential railing systems under the Premier and Trademark brands.
www.azek.com.
The American Chemistry Council (Arlington, Va.) has named Mitzi Emrich as director for Progressive Bag Affiliates. This new group brings together manufacturers of plastic bags (former members of the Progressive Bag Alliance), plastic resin manufacturers, and recyclers to promote the environmentally responsible use and recycling of plastic bags. In this role, Emrich will lead and manage the group, while working with company members to carry out ACC's mission.
www.americanchemistry.com
Blown film bag producer PCL Packaging Corp. (Oakville, Ont.) is soliciting offers to purchase its plant, the sole one remaining after it disposed of three other plants. The plant employs about 120 and runs 10 extrusion lines.
www.pclpackaging.com
Film extrusion equipment manufacturer Alpha Marathon Technologies Group Inc., (Woodbridge, Ont.) has gone into bankruptcy. Its first creditors meeting is this Friday, February 15 in Mississauga, Ont. The trustee in bankruptcy is MSI Spergel Inc. of Toronto.
www.alphamarathon.com, www.spergel.ca
Advanced Electron Beams (Wilmington, Mass.) has entered into a sponsored research agreement with the Department of Plastics Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. The UMass department will explore the effect of low energy electron beams on polymers and plastics.
www.aeb.com.
Conair (Pittsburgh, Pa.) has named Wesley Sipe general manager of its team of engineers and customer service specialists tasked with marshalling global technology and resources to speed new product development and provide customers with the highest possible level of support and service. In his new role, Sipe has responsibility for all sales, engineering, product development and service for chillers, temperature control units and integrated heat-transfer systems produced in North America.
Sipe has also become part of a new Conair Global Heat-Transfer Council, comprised of representatives from Conair operations in the US, Europe, India, East Asia and Latin America. Each organisation contributes to a multi-faceted perspective on global heat-transfer product development and commercial opportunities. Conair recently formed a joint venture in India, Nu-Vu Conair Pvt. Ltd., which manufactures chillers and mold-temperature control units in that country. The company also began manufacturing operations in China.
www.conair.net
Wesley Sipe
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Events
2008
February 21: Society of Plastics Engineers, Ontario section monthly dinner meeting, with Marion Axmith of the Vinyl Council of Canada, speaking on Green Building Products. At the Delta Toronto Airport West Hotel. (Contact: Joe DeRose at 416-410-2286 or jd@axispsi.com).
February 21: CTMA dinner meeting, at the ISCAR Technical Centre, Oakville, Ont., featuring technical presentations and demonstrations of the latest strategies for hard machining, high speed machining, tool holders, special machining and more. (Contact: 519-653-7265 or info@ctma.com).
February 28: CTMA Western Ontario Chapter Meeting, featuring a plant tour and dinner meeting at Polymer Technologies Inc., Cambridge, Ont. (Contact: Julie McFarlane at 519-653-7265 or info@ctma.com).
March 12: Space draw for Expoplast 2008. (Contact: Tom Sockett at 905-678-7748 or tsockett@cpia.ca).
March 20: Society of Plastics Engineers, Ontario section, annual University Night. At McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Contact: Leonardo Simon at 519-888-4567 or lsimon@uwaterloo.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).
April 8-11: Plastimagen 2008, Mexico's premier plastics show, at Centro Banamex, Mexico City (Contact: Guadalupe Olvera Arellano at 52-55-1087-1650 or golvera@ejkrause.com).
April 10: Basics of Plastics, an introduction to the elements of the plastics industry. At the Rogers campus in Brampton, Ont. (Contact: Edward Mason at 416-764-1514 or edward.mason@plastics.rogers.com)
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 Center, Toronto. (Contact: Nick Passingham at 416-764-1527 or nick.passingham@plastics.rogers.com). 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).
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 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)
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)
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Plastics in transportation and non-passenger vehicles
Blow moulding report – Developments in PET equipment
Spotlight on Raw materials handling equipment
Raw materials report
Processor profile
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