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A handle and frame for a portable stretch-film dispenser from Tyco Plastics, Minneapolis, must have impressed judges at the Society of Plastics Industry conference. Film dispenser gets top honors in plastics design competition. A handle and frame for a portable stretch-film dispenser from , Minneapolis, must have impressed judges at the Society of Plastics Industry conference. They made it the Single Part winner in the Structural Plastics Div. (SPD) competition. The contest recognizes innovative designs that use plastic parts to bear loads, provide support, or enclose a product. The Precisionrap's ABS handle and frame are made by , Cobourg, Ont. Canada, using structural web
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