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80^th ANNIVERSARY: How we got here

Canadian Plastics is turning 80 this summer, and what a long, strange trip it’s been. Here’s a look at our industry from World War II to COVID-19, and everything in between, as seen in the pages of our back issues.

ROBOTS & AUTOMATION: Thermoforming automation reaches for more

As thermoformers look for faster production rates with higher capacities while also grappling with labour shortages, automation has become a necessity. And virtually all automation suppliers now have enhanced equipment offerings

SIZE REDUCTION: Sizeable question

Whether to use a granulator or a shredder is a size-reduction question that’s been confronting (and sometimes confounding) plastics processors for decades. Here’s guidance from some experts.

RECYCLING: Soil strategy

Not-for-profit industry stewardship organization Cleanfarms is working to help Canadian farmers recycle their agricultural plastic.

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