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Canadian Springs starts deposit program
Italy's Piovan acquires Universal Dynamics
Future Design celebrates 30 years
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Canadian Springs starts deposit program
Bottled water firm Canadian Springs plans to start selling its half-litre bottles of water with a deposit of 25 cents per bottle. The firm sells most of its water directly to homes and institutional customers, but also will be offering the deposit system to retailers that choose to participate.
"This 500-millilitre deposit program is a model for environmentally responsible packaging management that will result in the return of almost all Canadian Springs 500-millitre bottles," company president Richard Stephens said in a news release. Canadian Springs is part of Aquaterra Corp. (Mississauga, Ont.)
To date, PET single-serve water bottles have been either recycled through municipal recycling programs or, too often, simply discarded. Canadian Springs hopes this waste stream can be captured more effectively through a deposit system.
www.canadiansprings.com
Italy's Piovan acquires Universal Dynamics
Universal Dynamics Inc. (Woodbridge, Pa.) has been bought by Piovan SpA (Santa Maria di Sala, Italy) from its owner, German-based automotive supplier Mann+Hummel GmbH. The US firm makes conveyors, dryers, loaders, feeders and granulators, as does Piovan, which is one of Europe's larger suppliers in the field.
Piovan also produces chillers, mould drying equipment and temperature controllers. Piovan's headquarters are in northeastern Italy, near Venice.
It already has plants in Brazil and China. It also maintains a sales and service operation in Mississauga, Ont.
The intent after the sale is to maintain the Una-Dyn brand, as well as the plant in Pennsylvania. The two companies have not yet announced what changes in management, if any, may result.
Mann+Hummel GmbH purchased Una-Dyn from its US founders in the mid-1990s.
www.piovan.com, www.unadyn.com
Future Design celebrates 30 years
Future Design Inc. (Mississauga, Ont.) is celebrating its 30th year in business. It's also the time when founding president Robert Krycki is moving on to the position of chairman, while Gary Gould comes in as president A veteran of GN Packaging Equipment, Gould will handle the day-to-day sales and production operations at Future Design.
Pictured here are Gould (left) and Krycki, by one of Future Design's Saturn air-rings.
www.saturn2.com
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Changes
Guill Tool & Engineering, Inc. (West Warwick, RI) has appointed Ontor (Toronto) as its exclusive distributor for Canada, except for BC. Guill is a designer and manufacturer of custom extrusion tooling for all types of applications, including blow moulding, food and packaging.
RoMark Technologies (a division of Ontor Ltd.) is a manufacturer's agency started in 1997 by Lawrence Rosen. The company is focused mainly on primary and auxiliary extrusion equipment. In British Columbia, Guill Tool is represented by Equipment Resources NW Inc.
www.ontor.com, www.guilltool.com
Ontor's Toronto headquarters
Global specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer Co. (Exton, Pa.) has named Michael Rose global strategic account manager. In this position, Rose is responsible for coordinating and growing sales, developing sales strategy and internal resources for Sartomer's global accounts. He will report to Al Tuccio, vice-president, Americas.
www.sartomer.com
RKC Instrument America (South Bend, Ind.) has appointed Yoshifumi Unno president. He joined RKC as a sales engineer 23 years ago and has held various positions in both Japan and China. He replaces Ken Saiki who will return to the home office in Japan. RKC Instrument manufactures temperature and process controls.
www.rkcinst-usa.com
Incoe Corp. USA (Troy, Mich.) has appointed Gunnar Gramatzki the new general manager of its European business unit based in Rödermark, Germany. He is assuming responsibility for expanding market share throughout the region. The Rödermark facility provides manufacturing, sales and technical support in the region and has grown steadily since opening in 1978.
www.incoe.com
Huronia Precision Plastics Inc., (Midland, Ont.) has closed its injection moulding plant and has been moved into receivership. About 80 jobs have been lost. The court-appointed receiver is Zeifman Partners Inc. (Toronto), which has previously handled other plastics plant closings, including that of Hunjan Plastics.
www.zeifman.ca
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Coming Events
2008
October 7-10: Ausplas 2008, Australia 's leading plastics show. At Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre. (Contact: Robert Damcevski, 61-3-9699-4699 or rob@exhibitionmanagement.com).
October 14: Plastic Film Manufacturers Association of Canada on-line fund-raising auction begins, featuring hockey tickets, raw materials, purge compounds and other essential supplies. (Contact: www.cpia.ca/pfmac/auction/).
October 16: SPE Ontario, tour of the Materials Interconnect Laboratory at the RIM Campus in Waterloo, Ont., followed by dinner. (Contact: Joe DeRose at 416-410-2286 or jd@axispsi.com)
October 20-21: Expoplast 2008, Quebec's triennial plastics show, at the Palais des Congrès in Montreal. (Contact: Tom Sockett at 905-678-7748 or tsockett@cpia.ca)
October 22: APAC international business development conference, at the Palais des Congrès in Montreal. (Contact: Tom Sockett at 905-678-7748 or tsockett@cpia.ca)
October 22-23: Rotoplas '08, the international rotational moulding show and conference, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Ill. (Contact: Maria at 630-942-6589, or mariap@cmservnet.com)
November 5: The Basics of Plastics introductory seminar on industry practices and processes. With Paul Waller of The Plastics Touchpoint Group. At the World Trade & Convention Centre, Halifax. (Contact: Nick Passingham at 416-764-1527 or npassingham@plastics.rogers.com).
November 5-6: Canadian Waste & Recycling Expo. At the International Centre, Mississauga, Ont. (Contact: Arnie Gess, 403-638-4410 or arnie.gess@cwre.ca).
November 11-14: Iran Plast 2008. The Middle East's largest trade show will be held once again at Tehran Permanent Fair Ground. (Contact: Iran Plast secretariat at 0098-2188511438 or info@Iranplast2008.ir)
November 18: One-day seminar on Blown and Cast Film Optimisation and Troubleshooting, sponsored by SPE Ontario and featuring Paul Waller of The Plastics Touchpoint Group. At the Delta Toronto Airport West Hotel. (Contact: Penny Perdis at 416-802-9565 or pennyperdis@sympatico.ca).
November 18-19: Canadian Association of Mold Makers' Trade Fair, at Caesar's Windsor. (Contact Diane Deslippe at 519-255-7863, or info@camm.ca).
November 25: The Basics of Plastics introductory seminar on industry practices and processes. With Paul Waller of The Plastics Touchpoint Group. At the Rogers Inc. campus, Brampton, Ont.. (Contact: Nick Passingham at 416-764-1527 or npassingham@plastics.rogers.com).
December 2: The Basics of Plastics introductory seminar on industry practices and processes. With Paul Waller of The Plastics Touchpoint Group. At the Rogers Campus, Brampton, Ont. (Contact: Nick Passingham at 416-764-1527 or npassingham@plastics.rogers.com).
December 5: SPE Ontario Annual Christmas Gala, at the Delta Meadowvale Resort And Conference Centre, Mississauga, Ont. (Contact: Penny Perdis at 905-820-5938 or pennyperdis@sympatico.ca)
2009
January 10-13: Arabplast 2009, at Dubai World Trade Centre - Dubai International Exhibition Centre, Dubai, Arabic Emirates. This show features approximately 540 exhibitors, and draws 14,500 visitors. (Contact: Stefan Egge at 416-598-1524, or messduesseldorf@germanchamber.ca).
January 27- 30: Interplastica 2009, at ZAO Expocentr in Krasnaja Presnja, Moscow, Russia. This show features 530 exhibitors, and draws 24,000 visitors. (Contact: Stefan Egge at 416-598-1524, or messduesseldorf@germanchamber.ca).
February 4-9: Plastindia 2009, at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. This show features 1,300 exhibitors, and draws 80,000 visitors. (Contact: Stefan Egge at 416-598-1524, or messduesseldorf@germanchamber.ca). TOP
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Processor profile – A visit to an innovative moulder, extruder or other manufacturer of finished plastic items
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