300 Ton Engel Injection Molding Machine, Model ES2000/300, 1997 Vintage
Item #: 63914 Model: ES2000/300 Year: 1997 Manufacturer: Engel Size: 300 Description: Used 300 Ton Engel Injection Molding Machine, Model ES2000/300, 1997 Vintage. Clamp Force...................................................300 ton Barrel Size............................................
Continue reading65MM Qingdao Deerma Conical Twin Screw Extruder
Item #: 63668 Model: SJ-650 Year: 2010 Description: Used 65MM Qingdao Deerma Conical Twin Screw Extruder , 2010 Vintage, Omron Temperature Controllers, 4 Barrel Zones, 2 Die Zones, 37KW(50HP0 AC Motor and AC Drive, Includes Hopper and Color Feeder, 2010 Vintage. Now Available
Continue readingArlington Plastics Machinery Enters the New Biomass Reduction Market
Arlington Plastics Machinery, a seller of plastic processing equipment for over 25 years, is branching out to sell the Virtus line of equipment for the size reduction and processing of Biomass. Virtus features a German engineered line of granulators, shredders and briquetting presses designed for...
Continue readingIllinois Bans Microbeads
Illinois became the first state to ban microbeads in the manufacturing of personal care products. Other states will be following and many manufacturers were working on removing them from their products. More information can be found in Plastics News.
Continue readingNAFTA Article in Industry Magazine
The recent article on NAFTA that quoted David Pietig from Arlington Plastics Machinery has been picked up by the industry magazine Surplus Record for their June issue. While it won't be on their online edition, you can still see it on the AP website. The article is quite good and worth a read.
Continue readingPlastic Filtration Information
Screen Changers and other filtration methods are extremely important in keeping contaminants out of the final plastic product. An article in Plastics Engineering magazine spells out the differences and uses for the different types. If you'd like to see Arlington's current inventory, click below...
Continue readingRecovering and Recycling Food Packaging
Those that recycle food packaging have found ways to make a profit even though there challenges to this process. This helps keep plastic out of the landfills as curbside collections increase for residences. There is an interesting article in American Recycler that can be found.
Continue readingEuropean Plastics & Rubber Machinery
In this month's issue of Pipe & Profile Magazine, there is an article discussing European plastics and rubber machinery and their recovery from the recession. It signals good things for the plastics machinery market. Article begins on page 11. Click title of magazine above to view the publicati...
Continue reading2013 Plastics Processing Machinery Sales Up
While the GDP growth numbers that just came out show stagnant growth for the US economy, there were some good numbers in machinery sales from last year. According to an article in Injection World, "Shipments of plastics machinery in the US remained strong in the final quarter of 2013, according to...
Continue readingCanadian Growth in Recycling
According to the Canadian Plastics Industry Association, Canada's plastics packaging recycling rate grew 10% in 2012. More information can be found in Recycling International magazine or on www.plastics.ca. This really shows Canada is taking an interest in plastics recycling and their efforts shou...
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