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Canadian Plastics JUNE 2014 VOLUME 72 NUMBER 3
Photo Credit this page & cover: Ryan Ketterman, Ketterman Photography
LOOKING BACK...
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During the height of the Cold War, the August 1961 issue of Canadian Plastics reported on the plastic material that was used to help safeguard Canada’s first nuclear power reactor, which had just been built by Canadian General Electric and the Atomic Energy Commission in Rolphton, Ont. The reactor’s many hundreds of thousands of square feet of concrete, steel, and wooden walls were given protection from chemical attack by a one-sixteenth of an inch thick coating of reinforced thermosetting resins. “These linings were applied by spraying the resin and reinforcement onto the surface, or by the hand ‘lay-up’ method using glass cloth and a mat,” our report said. "Proper substrate preparation is most important for this type of application."
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cover story 10 CPIA LEADER OF THE YEAR: Mark Daniels, ambassador of recycling By day, Mark Daniels works for Hartsville, S.C.-based plastic bag maker Hilex Poly. After hours, he works for the plastic bag industry in general, speaking out about the benefits of the bags and fighting efforts to ban them. PLUS: We profile some of the industry's best and brightest, as selected by the CPIA.
features 14 ROBOTS & AUTOMATION: Aye, robots The newest crop of robot automation for injection molding machines has arrived. From linear and six-axis robots to sprue unloading to automated work cells, here's a look at some of what's available.
18 RECYCLING: Taking out the trash It's not complicated: better quality regrind equals better prices on the open market. No wonder that, in the land of post-consumer plastics, decontamination is king.
22 DRYERS: The drying game
* Percentage of Canadians with access to plastic bag and film recycling. (See pg. 18)
in every issue 5 Editor’s View: The watertight case for fracking 6 News: • Athena Automation keeps on building • Negri Bossi sold to U.S. joint venture • ABC Group sells U.S. subsidiary to China’s biggest fuel tank maker • People 30 Technology Showcase
Today's processors have to select the right dryers from a bewildering variety of options. But don't sweat it — it's all about determining how much drying is needed for the job and which dryer types are up to the task.
31 Plastics Data File
26 DOING IT BETTER: Protoplast is on a roll
38 Technical Tips: A deeper look at scientific molding (part 2)
With a recent aquisition that takes it into new territory and some newly won industry awards to its credit, this family-run injection molding firm in Cobourg, Ont., is having a very good year.
36 Advertising Index 36 Classified Ads
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