Plant & Process Supplies

Look to PlasticsToday's Product Watch for updates on recent developments in the world of plastics processing machinery. New for rotational molders is the Carrossel independent-arm rotational molding machine from Rotoline Industrial Equipment Ltda. (Chapeco, Brazil), an affiliate of Reduction Engineering Inc. (Kent, OH). The company will introduce the machine at the Brasilplast exhibition this month (May 9-13) in São Paulo, Brazil.

The Dyna-Purge division of Shuman Plastics Inc has selected this week's Plastec West Show in Anaheim, CA to announce its New & Improved Dyna-Purge M purging compound. Why change a workhorse the company says is the most widely used commercial purging compound in the industry? Because "Improved" means 36% faster using 22% less material—at least.

Hydraulic oil through the floor drain leads to a financial penalty for polluting. Ryno drain plugs help processors comply with environmental regulations by providing a quick yet reliable means of ensuring that any spilled or leaking liquids cannot enter floor drains.

Cognex Corporation (Natick, MA) has debuted its next-generation DataMan handheld industrial ID scanner series designed for factory floor use. The rugged DataMan 8000 Series offers advanced 1D and 2D code reading via patented IDMax technology regardless of size, quality, printing method or surface.

Processors looking for a way of efficiently handling inventory on the shop floor might like to consider the innovative PC Series Mobile Powered Workstation from Newcastle Systems (Woburn, MA).

Want to weigh a hopper or even a processing machine? The new VLM3 A series dual-ended-beam weigh module from Mettler Toledo (Columbus, OH) can help.

Application of a water-based sealer designed to seal microporosity in steel and chrome-plated molds is reportedly capable of increasing mold release capacity by up to 12 times.

Supplied by Henkel Corp. (Rocky Hill, CT), Frekote Aqualine RS-100 increases the number of mold releases by as many as six times on steel molds and up to 12 times on chrome-plated molds in comparison to traditional sealers.

Pre-engineered single-girder crane kits in either top-running or under-running configurations allow installers to do their own onsite crane assembly. The kits are shipped complete with all necessary components except the steel beams, which can be purchased locally to save on freight cost.

A red indicator dye incorporated into Mold Shield rust preventive from Slide Products (Wheeling, IL) assists processors in keeping track of where they’ve applied the dry mist. Moreover, the non-silicone, ultra-dry formula will not penetrate into moving mold parts, including ejector pins holes, slides, and cams. As a result it prevents marking of plastic parts when molds are put back into service.

Lifting, weighing, transfer, and data collection functions are combined in a scale designed for installation on forklift trucks. The NTEP-certified Alliance Rice Lake CLS-420 Fork Lift Scale from Alliance Scale Inc. (Canton, MA) has a capacity of 5000 lb, features an onboard weigh indicator with 1-MB memory, and uses wireless communications to provide data to a central computer system in real time.