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LEADER OF THE YEAR: Emmie Leung goes from bag lady to leading lady

Emmie Leung has risen from driving a rented van for her one-woman curbside recycling company to being the CEO of Emterra Group, which sells reprocessed plastics all over the world. And this recycling trailblazer can now add another feather to her cap: she’s the CPIA’s new Leader of the Year. PLUS: Profiles of the other CPIA award winners.

EXTRUSION: An Xmas wish list

The holidays are coming, which means the biggest shopping month of the year is right around the corner. So if you’re an extrusion shop owner and want to treat yourself, consider these new technologies.

MOLDMAKING: Additive Metal Manufacturing wants to make you more competitive

This Concord, Ont.-based engineering and design consulting firm is rewriting the book on mold heat removal by 3D printing inserts with complex cooling channels that can dramatically cut cycle times. And it might just be the kick in the pants that Canada’s plastics processors need to start kicking butt globally.

MATERIALS: Developments from Fakuma

If you think Germany’s annual Fakuma trade show is mainly about injection molding, you’re not wrong. But even the best new I/M machines can’t make parts from nothing, which is why material suppliers exhibit at the shows in droves. Here’s a look at some of the innovative resins unveiled at Fakuma 2018 for injection molding (and extrusion too).

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