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Innovations Give to Rotational Molding www.canplastics.com SEPTEMBER 2018 Innovations give NEW SPINS to rotational molding Ontario rotomolder TECHSTAR Making PLASTICS ROBOTS & turns AUTOMATION safer than ever REVITAL POLYMERS wants to recycle your black plastic Cutting-edge AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS CPL_Sept2018issue_AMS.indd 1 2018-08-27 8:56 AM The POWER of Performance NWB-DC+ Portable Dryer Sold & Serviced in Canada by NOVATEC continues to lead the charge in reliable Maguire Products Canada, Inc. drying technology and industry-first innovations. 905-879-1100 TOTA [email protected] • Most sold T L C ES O S W T www.maguirecanada.com • Easiest-to-use smart controls O L • Web-enabled access –5– YEAR warranty O F I P O H NOVATEC products are made in the USA. Supported worldwide. W N E R S www.novatec.com © Copyright 2018 NOVATEC, Inc. CPL_June2018_Novatec.inddCPL_Sept2018issue_AMS.indd 1 2 2018-05-032018-08-27 1:248:56 PMAM contents SEPTEMBER 2018 VOLUME 77 • NUMBER 4 The POWER of Performance FROM THE ARCHIVES The April 1994 issue of Canadian Plastics broke the news about a cutting-edge pro- cessing technology that combined paint- ing of plastic parts with injection molding. Launched at the NPE1994 trade show, the injected paint technology, or IPT, was developed by the EPIC Group, which was made up of 25 companies in six major research areas related to engineering polymers, including H.B. Fuller Evode, Battenfeld GmbH, DSM, Caradon Rolinx, and toolbuilders Clearplas and Mouldflow. The IPT process involved parts being in- 10 jection molded and painted in the same Cover Photo Getty Images mold, and parts ranging from two to 12 mm wall thicknesses had been produced at the show. “Battenfeld cites auto trim, fascia, bumpers, and body panels as likely applications, as well as stereo and TV housings, outdoor furniture, and fixtures,” our report said. Number of the month: 22 26 9* * The number of founders of rotational cover stories: rotational molding molder Techstar Plastics in 1978. (See pg. 13) 10 New technologies add new spins Rotomolding is a small industry, which means development can be limited and progress slow. And it also means that innovations can get overlooked because no one’s paying attention. So in case you missed in every issue them, here are some new offerings in machines, software, and materials. 4 Editor’s View: The straws that break our 13 Techstar Plastics is prospering in Port Perry industry’s back? As they hit a milestone, the owners of this well-known Ontario rotomolder look back on four decades of stress and success. 5 Ideas & Innovations: Solar-powered rotational molding units step into the light features 16 ROBOTS & AUTOMATION: Guardians of the factory 6 News: Industrial automation is more common, and faster, than ever before, • Hamilton Plastic Systems is reborn in the U.S.A. which means more potential danger than ever before. Keeping in • W. Amsler moves to expanded compliance with new safety standards by using the latest protective facility in Bolton, Ontario measures for the robot cell and the operator can prevent disaster. NWB-DC+ Portable Dryer • Dri-Air Industries founder Charlie Sears passes away 20 AUTOMOTIVE: The acceleration of innovation The automotive industry is one of the world’s fastest-changing sectors, Sold & Serviced in Canada by NOVATEC continues to lead the charge in reliable • Supplier News and People and when it comes to new part applications, it’s all about getting the most Maguire Products Canada, Inc. drying technology and industry-first innovations. 27 Technology Showcase from the latest resins. 905-879-1100 TOTA 29 Classifieds [email protected] • Most sold T L C ES O 22 PACKAGING: Ontario firm pops the lid on a new concept in peelable IMLs S W T www.maguirecanada.com • Easiest-to-use smart controls O 29 Advertising Index KBS Impact can save container weight and costs with its peelable in-mold L label, which acts as a tamper-evident seal to replace traditional threaded • Web-enabled access –5– 30 Technical Tips: flip-top closures and induction heat-sealed liners. YEAR Rotational molding design warranty guidelines (part 1) O RECYCLING: ReVital Polymers wants your black plastic trays and containers F I P 24 O H NOVATEC products are made in the USA. Supported worldwide. W N E R S The City of Toronto says that recycling black plastic isn’t worth the trouble. This Sarnia, Ont.-based recycler begs to differ. www.novatec.com Visit us at www.canplastics.com September 2018 Canadian Plastics 3 © Copyright 2018 NOVATEC, Inc. CPL_June2018_Novatec.indd 1 2018-05-03 1:24 PM CPL_Sept2018issue_AMS.indd 3 2018-08-27 8:56 AM editor’s view Canadian Plastics magazine reports on and interprets develop ments in plastics markets and technologies worldwide for plastics processors, moldmakers and end-users based in Canada. www.canplastics.com The straws that break our EDITOR M ark Stephen 416-510-5110 Fax: 416-442-2230 industry’s back? [email protected] NATIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGER t’s official: The first step toward retailers and municipalities are no Catherine Connolly 289-921-6520 actually criminalizing a big seg- doubt aware of the first point, why are [email protected] ment of our industry was taken in they targeting straws? There’s a sym- I ART DIRECTOR July, when the city of Santa Barbara, bolic aspect, for sure: By banning plas- Andrea M. Smith Calif. passed an ordi- tic straws, we can all feel good about ACCOUNT COORDINATOR nance allowing restau- keeping marine life safe without hav- Tracey Hanson rant employees to be ing to give up anything vital. 416-510-6762 punished with up to six But as other plastics industry mem- [email protected] months of jail time or a bers have already suggested, it’s possi- CIRCULATION MANAGER US$1,000 fine for offer- ble there’s a bigger goal in sight — one Aashish Sharma 416-442-5600 ext. 5206 ing plastic straws to their that involves using the so-called “gate- [email protected] customers. way drug” strategy. For the uninitiated, VP PRODUCTION/GROUP PUBLISHER You’re aware, I’m a gateway drug is a drug such as alco- Diane Kleer sure, that plastic straw bans have been hol or marijuana whose use can lead to [email protected] spreading like wildfires throughout other, more addictive drugs. Same PRESIDENT & CEO North America, the UK, and Europe as thing here. In this analogy, straw bans Mike Fredericks more and more major retailers and represent the first illicit puffs that the PRINTED IN CANADA municipalities disavow them. The bans “dealers” — environmentalists, image- ISSN 008-4778 (Print) ISSN 1923-3671 (Online) began in earnest in June, when a dis- conscious corporations, and left-lean- Publication Mail Agreement #40065710 turbing eight-minute video of a research ing politicians — exploit to push us all team removing a plastic straw stuck in a into the equivalent of the final stage of 2018 SUBSCRIPTION RATES 6 issues Canadian Plastics, plus Dec. 2019 Buyers’ Guide: sea turtle’s nose went viral; the video raging opioid abuse: the comprehen- CANADA: 1 Year $75.50 plus applicable taxes; has 40 million views on YouTube and sive global ban of all single-use plastic 2 Years $121.00+ taxes USA: US$132.50/year counting. products. FOREIGN: US$151.00/year Two points, I think, are worth mak- Sounds farfetched? I hope it is, but ing. First, if the goal of banning plastic umpteen municipal plastic bag bans CIRCULATION [email protected] straws is to reduce the pollution that have been enacted worldwide since Tel: 426-442-5600 ext. 3539 can harm marine life, then the wrong the sea turtle video went viral, and in Fax: 416-510-6875 or 416-442-2191 Mail: 111 Gordon Baker Road, Suite 400, end-product is being targeted. Weigh- mid-August both Chile and New Zea- Toronto, ON M2H 3R1 ing in at just one sixty-seventh of an land announced national bans on plas- Occasionally, Canadian Plastics will mail information on ounce, plastic straws account for 0.15 tic bags. behalf of industry related groups whose products and ser- per cent of the average North Ameri- Total bans such as these are the real vices we believe June be of interest to you. If you prefer not to receive this information, please contact our circulation can’s annual use of plastic, almost threat to our industry. In North Amer- department in any of the four ways listed above. none of which winds up in the oceans ica and Europe, at least, virtually every Annex Privacy Officer [email protected] because our laws generally prohibit it. molecule of a single-use plastic prod- • Tel: 800-668-2374 And of all the plastic that does wind uct can be recycled; with regard to No part of the editorial content of this publication June up in the ocean worldwide — over- plastic in the oceans, meanwhile, by all be reprinted without the publisher’s written permission ©2018 Annex Business Media. All rights reserved. Opin- whelmingly from China, Indonesia, means let’s insist in trade talks that ions expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those Thailand, the Philippines, and Viet- those five countries listed above stop of the editor or the publisher. No liability is assumed for nam — only about 0.02 per cent is their dumping. Which makes plastic errors or omissions. plastic straws. Which means that even bans unnecessary other than as virtue- All advertising is subject to the publisher’s approval. Such approval does not imply any endorsement of the products if all the billions of plastic straws man- signalling. The time to reverse this or services advertised.
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