Fisher Automation, USA announces the posting of its new web site. This site deals with the planetary cutting of plastic tubes and pipes. Fisher’s latest machine can handle tubes up to 8″ in diameter yielding clean, square, and virtually scrap free cut lengths. This machine comes equipped with a dead stop assembly for extremely accurate cut length control. The site is located at: http://members.aol.com/cutatube/
The extrusion sector forms the largest category of plastic processing units (65,0%) in the country. India has around 14.000 units, mostly in the small-scale sector. Product applications include films, pipes, profiles and rods, filaments, wire products, cables, sheets and other formed products. Films account for the largest share (nearly 60,0%) of total capacity while pipes account for another 20,0%. Demand in the films category is estimated at over 0,86 million tons per annum by the year 2001-2002. This translates into a growth of nearly 12,0% per annum. Major growth drivers in this category include the increased preference for films in the dairy industry. Fibers, filaments and pipes, the second largest category, is projected to grow at nearly 14,0% per annum to reach a demand level of around 0,6 million tons per annum by the year 2001-2002. Future demand hinges on the increased consumption of fertilizers and the impetus given by the withdrawal of the Jute protection order. Growth drivers in this category include increased spending by the government on the infrastructure and irrigation sectors. Increase in the volumes of gas distributed by pipelines would also be a major growth driver in the future.
Plas Mec Srl, Italy has recently developed a new batch dryblending system for PVC powder which promises faster, more efficient cycles. Called the CombiMix the high-intensity mixing chamber is shorter and fatter than in standard mixers, which means the blade tips travel faster while mixing the same volume of PVC powder, so frictional heat develops faster. The cylindrical cooling mixer is water-jacketed not only on the sidewalls, but also on the lid and end caps for faster cooling.
Akcros Chemicals, UK intends to push environmentally compatible stabilizer systems by introducing a new patented stabilizer grade called “P24D” (Pyrrolidin-2,4-dion). According to the company “P24D” shows better stabilizing effects than DBM- und DHA-systems, can be dosed easily and contributes to color uniformity with calcium-zinc-stabilizer for PVC-U and PVC-P.
Software marketleader for web applications Parsytec AG, Germany has acquired 30 per cent of Nanosystems Meßtechnik GmbH & Co. KG. in order to enter the field of plastic surface control. Nanosystems was founded in 1987 and is specialized in surface inspection systems and components. Nanosystems has a turnover of EURO 2,5 million compared to Parsytec with EURO 18,5 million.
