Archive for the ‘Plastics’ Category
Monday, August 9th, 2010
Capitol Vial Inc., a division of Thermo Fisher Scientific, now uses modular conveyors to eliminate new conveyor purchases. The company supplies flip top vials to the pharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostic testing, drug testing, water testing, food, dairy and confectionary markets, producing five million vials per week. Currently the firm uses approximately ...
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Thursday, April 29th, 2010
The benefits of hot-melt extrusion in pharmaceutical and medical applications took centre stage on 15 April, when equipment builder Coperion held an in-house "congress" at its facility in Stuttgart, Germany. Approximately 100 guests from the pharmaceutical industry attended the event, which provided an overview of what the company describes as ...
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Sunday, March 28th, 2010
VTC TPE Group presented its new easy-flow grades of oil-free thermoplastic compounds for medical applications at last week’s MEDTEC Europe event in Stuttgart, Germany.
Part of its Mediprene OF series, the new grades are currently available in hardnesses of 60 to 90 Shore A. Harder and softer formulations can be accommodated ...
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
From the Wire: Scientists have published the first report on a new way of preventing potentially harmful plasticisers — the source of long-standing human health concerns — from migrating from one of the most widely used groups of plastics. The advance could lead to a new generation of polyvinyl chloride ...
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Friday, November 20th, 2009
Borealis inaugurates its international Innovation Headquarters in Linz, Austria on 20 November 2009. This is the culmination of approximately one and a half years of construction and an investment of euro 50 million. A provider of innovative plastics, the company now offers customers “ … direct access to cutting-edge plastic ...
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