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Massive fire destroys Windsor, Ont. plastics recycler

bharat@vin.co.in (Administrator) — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:07:48 +0000

A huge fire has destroyed a Windsor, Ont. plastics recycling plant.

The blaze occurred at the 15,000-square-foot headquarters of plastics scrap recycler Sprucewood Industries.

The fire broke out just after 3 p.m. on May 21. The plant was occupied at the time, but no one inside was injured. A Windsor firefighter was taken to hospital with heat-related injuries, news reports said, but was released.

Bunting Introduces New Conveyor System

bharat@vin.co.in (Administrator) — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:06:40 +0000

Bunting Magnetics Co., Newton, Kansas, has introduced a new line of high-intensity separation conveyors at the WasteExpo show in New Orleans, May 21-23, 2013. Bunting produces precision magnetic products for the recycling, food, printing, automobile, plastics and electronics industries.

Recycled Plastics in the Garden—It’s All About The “Green”

bharat@vin.co.in (Administrator) — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:05:43 +0000

Our lawns and gardens seem to be all about the “green” …

We spend a lot of green on our lawns and gardens—nearly $30 billion a year. We grow a lot of greens—nearly a third of us grow food in our gardens. And many companies now make outdoor gardening products with recycled plastics—this contributes to sustainability and makes our lawns and gardens a bit greener.

Self-lubricating polymers bolster machine output

bharat@vin.co.in (Administrator) — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:04:31 +0000

Can-making equipment is nothing if not specialized. Yet the subsystems found on these machines offer a number of design lessons that can be applied more broadly by any engineer working to improve the performance and reliability of high-speed equipment.

Ford Cutting Back on Summer Shutdowns to Meet Demand

bharat@vin.co.in (Administrator) — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:03:35 +0000

For the second consecutive year, Ford is shortening its traditional 2-week summer shutdown for a majority of its U.S. assembly plants to meet demand for its products.

Twenty-one facilities, including six assembly plants, will see only one week of summer hiatus this year, resulting in production of an additional 40,000 units.

S. Carolina firms merge to become Blue Ridge Thermoforming

bharat@vin.co.in (Administrator) — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:02:36 +0000

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Two South Carolina thermoformers have merged and are moving operations to Greenville.

The combined operation will be based in the former PFC-Systems Inc. plant, which had specialized in heavy-gauge thermoforming for a range of industries. PFC merged with Blue Ridge Packaging, which focused on thin gauge thermoforming in Simpsonville.

Phase 2 Construction Gets Underway At National Composites Centre

bharat@vin.co.in (Administrator) — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:01:21 +0000

Construction on the second phase of the NCC got underway, with a turf cutting ceremony attended by the Business Minister Michael Fallon. He was joined by a group of major business leaders and academics who are part of this collaborative project.

Polymer Breakthrough Inspired by Trees and Ancient Celtic Knots

bharat@vin.co.in (Administrator) — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:00:21 +0000

Scientists at the Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials (NFB) in the National University of Ireland Galway have just published their breakthrough polymerization method in Nature Communications. Their new polymerization technique allows for the easy creation of new complex, multi-functional, branched compounds.

Axion Develops New Recycled Polymer

bharat@vin.co.in (Administrator) — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 +0000

The U.K.-based company Axion Polymers has developed a variant of its high-grade recycled polymer, Axpoly r-PS01, that comes from plastics from refrigerators that will be used to make toys and other applications.

Composites Help Disintegrate Spacecraft Fuel Tanks

bharat@vin.co.in (Administrator) — Thu, 23 May 2013 04:56:00 +0000

Carbon fiber composites are nothing new in aerospace. They're being used increasingly in aircraft, satellite launchers, and spacecraft. What is new is their use in a satellite's fuel tank that has been designed to burn up on re-entry.