Plastics in the News - New Technology

Modern Plastics
June 01, 2008 - With the DM2, Kuhman says the design applies thermal energy from the previously melted material to complete melting rather than using shear or external heat from the barrel heaters. RMG’s technology is more than 30 years old but relatively new to plastics processing, with Rex promoting it to the industry for just over three years. “Energy costs are higher, but so are resin prices,” Strickley explains. ...
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Washington Post
May 29, 2008 - Two more green buildings, another youth center and an aquatic center are in the works. Residents and businesses in Bethesda have also launched their own set of green initiatives. The goal is to have as many as 35 recycling bins for glass, plastic and metal beverage containers, said Dave Feldman, Bethesda Green's implementation director. ...
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RFID Journal
May 29, 2008 - S.L.R. has been responsible for designing the software that tracks and manages the tagged pallets. Smartflow and S.L.R. are not the first companies to market a plastic pallet. Smartflow and S.L.R. estimate companies can save 25 to 50 percent from using the RFID-equipped plastic pallets. ...
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Washington Post
May 29, 2008 - Working in groups of four from early April, students assembled the Sea Perches, which are about a foot long and a foot high, out of plastic pipes, plastic film canisters and cable. Ratcliffe and other engineers from Carderock helped fine-tune the robots and make sure all parts were working. The students learned about ship design and saw how sound waves can be used to measure distances. ...
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New York Times, A1
May 22, 2008 - The fair, the design world’s annual four-day American showcase that ended Tuesday, included more than 600 exhibitors from 38 countries at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. Khouja, 29, an architect and designer for Knoend, an eco-design company in San Francisco (knoend.com) who prefers to describe his Beans, which will cost between $150 and $250, as body props. Chairs matter in design probably more than any other domestic object. ...
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New York Times
May 21, 2008 - When cooled, the plastic looks like tiny pellets. With so much wasted plastic and so many toothbrushes, Mr. “I really believed I could make a quality, well-designed product using recycled plastic,” said Mr. ...
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New York Times
May 21, 2008 - “It’s one thing to have a green business,” Mr. Sayan dedicated himself to becoming the greenest businessman he could possibly be. “We wanted to be green but the best.” This highlights a quirk in Green II. ...
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Print Week
May 19, 2008 - Robert Horne Group has strengthened its presence in the UK plastics market with the acquisition of Vink Plastics UK. The Robert Horne Group is based in Northampton and distributes paper, plastics and board merchant and is a part of PaperlinX. The group includes The Robert Horne Paper Co, Robert Horne Business Papers, Glenmore Business Papers, Robert Horne Sign & Display and Robert Horne Industrial Plastics. ...
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