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Plastics Engineering magazine - An Official Publication of SPE
Booming growth of e‐commerce food shopping and deliveries intensifies search for compatible packaging-Story by Geoff Giordano
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| May 5-21 |
ANTEC® 2021 - All Day Virtual Conference |
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| May 7 |
Virtual Interview Practice Workshop |
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| May 18 |
Scientific Molding, Presentation by: Stephen L Silvey, Silveys' Plastic Consulting |
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| May 21 |
SPE Virginia Section Meeting |
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| June 1 |
Non-Halogenated Flame Retardants Workshop |
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| June 8 |
Non-Halogenated Flame Retardants Workshop |
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| June 9 |
SPE Eastern New England Section Golf Outing |
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WEBINAR: A Walk Through Kistler’s Innovation – From the Sensor to Data Driven Decision Making in a Connected Production |
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| June 10 |
Medical Plastics Symposium 2021 |
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| June 15 |
Non-Halogenated Flame Retardants Workshop |
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'Infinitely recyclable' plastic could help solve our waste crisis
Singularity Hub
The world is drowning in plastic, and part of the reason is that it’s incredibly hard to recycle most of the waste we create. According to new research though, “infinitely recyclable” plastics present an economically viable alternative to the plastics we’re currently using.
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Bergen International Chemical Foaming Agents for Injection Molding allow:
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Demand outpaces supply of recycled content plastic packaging
Packaging Digest
As interest in the circular economy grows, more companies have been setting goals to increase the recyclability and recycled content of their packaging. AMERIPEN – the American Institute for Packaging and the Environment, a policy-based trade association for the U.S. packaging industry, commissioned a study to better understand the relationship between company packaging goals for post-consumer recycled content and current supply and demand.
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Hydrocracking our way to recycling plastic waste
University of Delaware via ScienceDaily
Researchers have developed a new method to convert single-use plastic waste into ready-to-use molecules for jet fuels, diesel and lubricants. It requires 50% less energy than other technologies and doesn't add carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. And their process can treat a variety of plastics, even when they are mixed together.
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With Kautex packaging die heads 100% color change can be
achieved while saving up to 75% in time and materials.
RapidXchange technology allows to reduce the purging process by up to 75% through rheologically optimized flow channels.
The groundbreaking results were achieved in comparison with uncoated heads in mono-layer applications.
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Imerys proudly presents an eleven part webinar series with varying subjects focusing on our advancements in the plastics industry and the benefits Imerys minerals can bring.
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A shortage of plastic pipette tips is delaying biology research
Smithsonian Magazine
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, a toilet paper shortage rattled shoppers and led to aggressive stockpiling and an increased interest in alternatives like bidets. Now, a similar crisis is affecting scientists in the lab: a shortage of disposable, sterile plastic products, especially pipette tips, Sally Herships and David Gura report for NPR’s The Indicator.
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New recycling technologies could keep more plastic out of landfills
Science News for Students
It feels good to recycle. When you sort soda bottles and plastic bags from the rest of your garbage, it seems like you’re helping the planet. The more plastic you put in the blue bin, the more you’re keeping out of landfills, right?
Wrong. No matter how much plastic you try to recycle, most ends up in the trash heap.
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Infinitely recyclable plastic on the horizon with next-gen polymers
Triple Pundit
We humans are addicted to an almost indestructible substance that is all around us. Globally, humans create 380 million tons of plastic annually. Despite the recycling symbol on the bottom of any such package, the vast majority of plastics end up in landfills, waste incineration plants or our oceans. Numerous problems have long plagued what manufactures call recyclable plastic — but there is hope on the horizon.
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As resin cost increase the need for purging is even more important. Why waste prime/virgin resin and subject good resin to a degrading heat history. Our goal is help you get your machines cleaned quickly and efficiently with minimal downtown in your production.
Phoenix Plastics Purge Benefits:
Increase productivity
Reduce machine downtime
Allow for faster changeovers
Avoid lost time pulling screws
Reduction of scrap and material waste
Removes traces of contamination and build up in the barrel
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How many times have you been told the impossible isn't possible? That new ground can't be broken? At SkyCorp, the sky is the limit. Every idea you dream up, we want to help you accomplish. Meet with our team today and book into one of our SkySessions.
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Researchers develop 3D-printed material to replace ivory
Canadian Plastics
Most of us love the look and feel of ivory, but we hate the source: the tusks and teeth of animals, which has led to widespread animal slaughter over the centuries.
And while the ivory trade was banned internationally in 1989 to protect elephant populations, there is still a demand for the hard, white material, both to restore ivory parts of old art objects and also to create new objects with the same look and feel. Substitute materials such as bones, shells and plastic have all be used, but the results vary.
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Many industry participants anticipate a price correction as resin reactors continue to ramp up production, and at least one producer has officially lifted its force majeure on polypropylene. Meanwhile, Nova Chemical declared force majeure on polyethylene resins this week.
