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Is it Ever Safe to Use Plastic Drums/Containers in Hazardous Areas? (.pdf)
. Standards and practical advice. If, for economic or material compatibility issues, manufacturers. must use plastic portable containers over metal options, they. The main issue with filling non-conductive plastic containers. should ensure their container suppliers provide them with drums. whether...
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Joining Plastic
There are several techniques for joining plastic parts. Equipment cost and labor for each method vary considerably. Most techniques have limits on the sizes and types of plastic that can be joined. The simplest way to join plastic parts is to design a fastening element (hinge, latch, detent...
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On a roll with plastic solar cells
from inexpensive plastic. The substrates of choice for many of these efforts include polycarbonate (PC), polyethylene (PE), and polyethyleneter aphthalate (PET), the same kind of polymer used for ordinary soft-drink and food containers. The light-sensitive material goes on via processes...
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Even containers gotta vent
vent materials. The product's chemical properties dictate the choice of membrane. Caps and closures typically integrate vents through the insertion of a plastic molded component or liner with membrane attached. Induction liners are made with an aluminum foil seal that can be high-frequency induction...
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Induction's new gig: Capless sealing
Packagers of unique containers have a new option for hermetic sealing. Induction sealing is often used to hermetically seal containers for freshness and to thwart tampering. But until recently, the process was limited to plastic containers with circular openings and threaded caps. Advanced sealing...
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Safety Guides New Syringe Designs
user.Changing the final container and delivery style of a product is a significant product development activity. Assuming the new AD injector is made of plastic and stainless steel, numerous studies will have to be performed to achieve product registration, including: Product compatibility, leachability...
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Trash in, cash out
Machine vision spots treasure in trash and makes possible single-stream recycling. Recycling was a somewhat onerous process when first introduced in North America and Europe. Participants presorted glass, paper, plastic, and metal into separate, color-coded containers and placed them curbside...
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Omega Design Saves a Bundle with Kerk RGS
Recognized as an industry leader for over 30 years, Omega Design Corporation manufactures a broad range of high-quality container handling and packaging equipment systems. The list of equipment produced by the Exton, Pennsylvania-based Company is impressive: plastic bottle unscramblers, puck...
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Case Study: MeadWestvaco Corporation uses MISUMI Configurable Components and Experiences a 50% Cost Savings
, Inc. offers a range of press and plastic die components, cutting tools, and gauges. MISUMI is known globally for factory automation components that are configurable, which enables the engineer to specify components through various design parameters. Furthermore, MISUMI is known for never requiring...
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Fast fillers fail safely
Elmar Industries, Depew, N.Y., is one of the largest manufacturers of automated filling systems in the world. It produces over 100 different machines which are used to put liquids and particulates into plastic, glass, composite, and metal containers, ranging in volume from 1/2 oz. (15 ml) to 5...