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ROTATIONAL MOLDING: New technologies add new spins

Rotomolding is a small industry, which means development can be limited and progress slow. But it also means innovations can get missed because no one’s looking. Here are some of the latest offerings in machines, software, and materials.

Techstar Plastics is prospering in Port Perry

As they hit a milestone, the owners of one of Canada’s best-known rotomolders look back on four decades of stress and success.

ROBOTS & AUTOMATION: Guardians of the factory

This is a golden age for industrial automation: there’s more of it than ever before, and the robots are moving faster than ever before. But it also means more potential danger than ever before. Keeping in compliance with new safety standards by incorporating the latest protective measures for the robot cell and the operator is the best practice.

AUTOMOTIVE: The acceleration of innovation

The automotive industry is one of the world’s fastest-changing sectors, moving at a speed that makes Trump’s Twitter fingers look slow. And when it comes to new part applications, it’s all about getting the most from the latest resins. Here are just a few examples of what’s possible right now.

PACKAGING: Ontario firm pops the lid on a new concept in peelable IMLs

Packaging design firm KBS Impact Inc. can save container weight – and costs – by using a peelable in-mold label that acts as a tamper-evident seal to replace traditional threaded flip- top closures and induction heat-sealed liners.

RECYCLING: ReVital Polymers wants your black plastic trays and containers

The City of Toronto says that recycling black plastic isn’t worth the trouble. This Sarnia, Ont.-based plastics recycler begs to differ.

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