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• WalMart food-bag consolidation wipes Glad, Hefty from shelves February 04, 2010
• Silgan closing Port Clinton, Ohio, plant February 02, 2010
• Massive Toyota recall centers on plastic friction device February 03, 2010
• Yazaki to make fuel tanks in Georgia February 03, 2010
• PVC and PET prices rise in January February 04, 2010

Parkinson tenter clip aids film handling

Model 475DJ TDO tenter clips ride on two horizontal chain tracks in the TDO. The clips grip each side of the material and convey it along a tenter frame through an oven.

Improvements in the clip include a high-strength 4¾-inch pitch chain, and a dual jaw with a low profile. This allows for increased holding power of the film, the company said.

Another feature, the “snap latch design,” allows the clip to remain open after releasing the material. That greatly increases the life of the clip assembly.

Parkinson Technologies is based in Woonsocket, R.I.

Tel. 401-762-2100, ext. 312, e-mail jdaponte@parkinsontechnologies.com.

Amana system cuts sheet in single action

In-PlasticT is good for sizing, making display cases, signs and lettering applications, said the company in Farmingdale, N.Y.

Users of computer numerically controlled machines can cut and chamfer the top and bottom of both sides of a plastic sheet in a single action.

Amana Tool makes cutting tools for the woodworking, plastics and aluminum industries.

Tel. 631-752-1300, fax 631-752-1674, e-mail tools@amanatool.com.

E-commerce site offers US products

The owner, Todd Moon, began working in the plastics industry in the early 1980s, at Plastic Products Co., an injection molder in Lindstrom, Minn. Later he worked at Northern Supply Co. in St. Paul, Minn.

Overnite Supply is based in Spicewood, Texas. The Web site is www.overnitesupply.com.

Tel. 800-248-2779, fax 800-460-1123.

Infrared oven built for medical devices

The heating chamber measures 4 inches wide by 14 inches long by 1 inch high. Removable exterior panels allow for easy access to the heating and cooling chambers.

The oven has both a supply and a return conveyor. The stainless-steel construction meets medical industry requirements, the company said.

Wisconsin Infrared Systems is based in Easy Troy, Wis.

Tel. 262-642-4200, fax 262-642-3775, e-mail infrared@wisoven.com.

Moisture analyzer tailored for plastics

The HR83 determines the moisture content of plastics directly on the production line, during the manufacturing and drying processes. It takes just three steps and does not require the use of chemicals. The test can be done by untrained workers, giving a simple pass/fail analysis.

Tel. 800-638-8537 or 614-438-4936, fax 614-985-8027.

Pelletron offering ‘stimulus package’

Pelletron also is working with its vendors to provide discount pricing on its accessory equipment for a limited time.

Tel. 717-293-4008, fax 717-293-4011, e-mail info@pelletroncorp.com.

Trumpf marking laser easy to use, compact

The laser is user-friendly, compact and requires very little maintenance.

A convection-cooled laser head eliminates unwanted airflow used to the work area, and makes for a quiet machine.

Trumpf is based in Farmington, Conn.

Tel. 860-255-6112, fax 860-255-6424, e-mail melanie.mcmillan@us.trumpf.com.

Techno’s CNC router boasts precision

The routers come in sizes ranging from 4 feet by 8 feet through 6 feet by 20 feet. The company in New Hyde Park, N.Y., also makes special sizes and customized designs.

Features include precision ball-screw drives on all three axes, THK-brand rails and bearings, and a high-speed, closed-loop servomotor and drives.

Tel. 516-328-3970, fax 516-358-2576, e-mail cncinfo@technocnc.com.

Brush MoldMAX tube reduces mold scrap

The Mayfield Heights, Ohio-based company said MoldMAX V, a copper nickel silicon chromium alloy, is available in a tube shape with up to 7 inches of outside diameter and wall thicknesses as low as two-tenths of an inch. Other forms available include rounds, plates and parts that are finished-machined to customer drawings.

Tel. 216-486-4200, fax 216-383-4005.

Controller system is highly adaptable

The Vario EC/PLC is designed for extruder control and temperature control for water- or air-cooled machines.

The system offers a 12-inch touch-screen display that is easy to use. All software is pre-configured.

Other standard features include trends of all parameters, a data logger for 15 points of recording, product recipes, a pre-set timer for startup of heating of temperature zones and cold-start protection to prevent screw and barrel damage.

Remote diagnostics is done via Ethernet Modbus TCP/IP.

Tel. 860-599-1097, e-mail plastics@westinstruments.com.

Pallmann offers new pulverizing system

Pallmann said rotomolded PP parts can be used in vehicle-engine compartments and to make pressure vessels. But PP is difficult to pulverize.

The PolyGrinder pulverizes the material under ambient temperatures. The company is based in Zweibrücken, Germany.

Tel. 49-6332-802-0, fax 49-6332- 802-401

e-mail marketing@pallmann-online.de.

Sepro Axess 7 targets small injection units

The three-axis servorobot has a standard horizontal stroke of 38 inches, which can be extended on request to a maximum of 72 inches. Also standard is a vertical stroke of 32 inches and a demolding or strip stroke of 16 inches.

The Axess has a payload capacity of 6.6 pounds.

Tel. 412-459-0450, e-mail jhealy@seproamerica.com.

Pad Print improves midsized unit: KP-08

“The new KP line offers customers improved base stability, a more efficient cup-drive system and a simpler automation pad cleaner,” said Julian Joffe, CEO of the East Dorset, Vt., firm.

The KP-08 prints one to five colors with 90-millimeter ink cups or can be configured as a one- or two-color unit with 130mm cups. It can be customized with a linear or elliptical conveyor, a rotary table or to print in 360 degrees.

Tel. 800-272-7764 or 802-362-0844.

Moretto SpA unveils X drying technology

Dryers in the X Technology range are:

PET-Pro drying system, which includes an XD Dryer 600 combined with the Crossed Thermal Exchanger (CTX), a stainless-steel hopper and an optional Flowmatik Uni System. The combination of equipment is specially designed to recover energy spent during the use of PET.

The X PET-Pro CTX is located on top of the hopper so the hot exhaust air can be transferred to the processing air before it moves into the heating unit, Moretto said.

Moretto also said the Flowmax PET system is its latest innovation for large-scale PET drying.

Massanzago, Italy-based Moretto demonstrated the new developments at the 2009 Drinktec show in Munich.

Tel. 49 163 550-1471, fax 49 6007 99 1875, e-mail behne@pr-portfolio.de.

Aero pad printers offer 2 or 4 colors

The pad printers are electro-pneumatically driven and controlled by a programmable logic controller sporting a touch-screen interface for easy operation and setup. Each color station can operate independently of the others.

The machines are compact for mobility. They can be installed directly into automated systems,  table- or bench-mounted, or used on an optional machine base or according to the company.

ITW Trans Tech is based in Carol Stream, Ill.

Tel. 630-752-4000, e-mail sales@itwtranstech.com.