Illinois 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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Arlington Helps Customer Find Unique Machine
Recently, we had a customer, Piper Plastics, come to us with a specific problem. They were looking to begin a new injection molding project using an expensive engineered resin. The complex mold would require several calibration runs to perfect the part. With the high resin cost, they could not aff...
Continue readingEquipment Purchasers Regularly in Your Area
Our purchasing team is continually traveling to look at equipment to purchase. You may have equipment available to sell, but don't have the time to get the information on it or you aren't even sure if it's worth anything. With a brief phone call to Arlington's purchasing department, you can recei...
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Injection Molding Industry Analysis
This article highlights the top original equipment manufacturers, their machinery strengths, and what industries they focus on servicing. Milacron www.milacron.com Machinery Strengths Injection Molding, Vertical Injection Molding, Extrusion, Blowmolding, Robots, Dryers Market Strengths...
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