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December 1, 2020
Paradise, CA Believes HDPE Pipe Is the Answer to Rebuild Water System
Paradise, CA Believes HDPE Pipe Is the Answer to Rebuild Water System
Paradise, CA is set to begin replacing its damaged water supply pipes with HDPE
Paradise, California, which was destroyed by the Camp Fire in November 2018, is in the process of rebuilding the town’s water service lines with 315,000 feet of new 1” and 2” diameter HDPE pipe. The town manager says HDPE pipes provide the corrosion protection needed along with the flexibility to withstand shifting soil conditions and earthquakes. HDPE piping is also easy to work with, allows for fast installation as building permits are granted, and will allow the town to upsize the service lines as needed.
In the summer of 2019 there were stories that suggested that melted plastic pipes were the cause of benzene levels in the town’s drinking water. In response, Dr. Bryan Hauger re-published open literature data in October of 2019 showing a direct linkage between burning wood and the generation of benzene. In October of 2020, in a strong defense of plastic pipe, the Plastic Pipe Institute (PPI) responded to the stories by publishing the results of its own study that show no benzene is produced by burning polyethylene. It has since been concluded that the benzene pollution originated from the burned environment surrounding the damaged pipes. Kevin Phillips, Town Manager for the Town of Paradise, points out that even the copper and galvanized steel pipes in the service laterals had the same benzene pollution, helping to prove the cause was not the polyethylene pipes. To help prevent future pollution events from happening, the town is also installing backflow protection.
To read Dr. Hauger’s October 2019 blog post, click here.
To read more about Paradise’s new HDPE system, click here.
In the summer of 2019 there were stories that suggested that melted plastic pipes were the cause of benzene levels in the town’s drinking water. In response, Dr. Bryan Hauger re-published open literature data in October of 2019 showing a direct linkage between burning wood and the generation of benzene. In October of 2020, in a strong defense of plastic pipe, the Plastic Pipe Institute (PPI) responded to the stories by publishing the results of its own study that show no benzene is produced by burning polyethylene. It has since been concluded that the benzene pollution originated from the burned environment surrounding the damaged pipes. Kevin Phillips, Town Manager for the Town of Paradise, points out that even the copper and galvanized steel pipes in the service laterals had the same benzene pollution, helping to prove the cause was not the polyethylene pipes. To help prevent future pollution events from happening, the town is also installing backflow protection.
To read Dr. Hauger’s October 2019 blog post, click here.
To read more about Paradise’s new HDPE system, click here.
December 2, 2020
Trex and Albertsons Team Up to Recycle Pharmacy Bottles
Trex and Albertsons Team Up to Recycle Pharmacy Bottles
Trex has teamed up with Albertsons to keep plastic pharmacy bottles out of the landfill
Albertsons Companies and Trex have teamed up to prevent thousands of pounds of plastic bulk medication dispensing bottles from ending up in the landfill each year. Albertsons operates 1,700 pharmacies around the country and collected over 54,000 pounds of the plastic bottles. Trex then recycles the bottles into wood composite decking. Other pharmacies around the country are also joining in the recycling program including Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, and ACME.
This new effort is an addition to the NexTrex® plastic film recycling program Albertsons already participates in with Trex. The program recycles plastic film from grocery bags and other films. To date, Albertsons has collected over 200 million pounds of the recycled plastic film which is transformed into the wood-alternative, composite decking Trex is famous for. To read more about this new program, click here.
Our team has a great wood plastic composite extrusion expert. Look no further for your next consulting project.
This new effort is an addition to the NexTrex® plastic film recycling program Albertsons already participates in with Trex. The program recycles plastic film from grocery bags and other films. To date, Albertsons has collected over 200 million pounds of the recycled plastic film which is transformed into the wood-alternative, composite decking Trex is famous for. To read more about this new program, click here.
Our team has a great wood plastic composite extrusion expert. Look no further for your next consulting project.
December 3, 2020
Arris Composites’ New Composite “Additive Molding” Process
Arris Composites’ New Composite “Additive Molding” Process
Arris Composite’s new “additive molding” process combines 3D printed carbon fibers with injection molding
Berkeley, California start-up, Arris Composites, has developed a new composite “additive molding” process to create lighter but stronger parts with lower costs. This new process could pave the way to replace many metal automotive parts with composite additive molding parts.
The new additive molding process combines the strength of carbon fibers with the speed of injection molding in a 3D printing technology. The process allows other materials, such as metal parts or wiring, to be incorporated as well. Conventional carbon fiber cloth has holes between the intersecting fibers, decreasing strength, and also has “orphan” strands of fiber when the part’s shape is cut out. This new Arris process first 3D prints the carbon in the shape of the part, eliminating waste and increasing strength. It then goes into the mold to be injection molded, eliminating internal voids that can happen between the layers of carbon fiber cloth.
You can read more about this new process here. If you need help solving your composite issue, let Bryan Hauger Consulting’s team of composite consultants help you succeed. Visit the composite team’s website here.
The new additive molding process combines the strength of carbon fibers with the speed of injection molding in a 3D printing technology. The process allows other materials, such as metal parts or wiring, to be incorporated as well. Conventional carbon fiber cloth has holes between the intersecting fibers, decreasing strength, and also has “orphan” strands of fiber when the part’s shape is cut out. This new Arris process first 3D prints the carbon in the shape of the part, eliminating waste and increasing strength. It then goes into the mold to be injection molded, eliminating internal voids that can happen between the layers of carbon fiber cloth.
You can read more about this new process here. If you need help solving your composite issue, let Bryan Hauger Consulting’s team of composite consultants help you succeed. Visit the composite team’s website here.
December 4, 2020
Altair Inspire Mold Enables Injection Molding Simulation
Altair Inspire Mold Enables Injection Molding Simulation
Altair Inspire Mold allows users to simulate injection molding
www.injectionmoldinggroup.com/injection-molding-experts.htmlAltair recently released its new Altair Inspire Mold, a computer simulation program that allows users to simulate injection molding. Simulation allows designers to make better design decisions to reduce costs and save time while also ensuring the parts are easy to manufacture.
Altair Inspire Mold helps reduce costly mold reiterations, in addition to the added time those reiterations cost. The program also helps prevent defects like warping and short shots before costly mistakes like these arise. The software has an easy to use interface with fast 3D technology and access to data for 60 materials to make development fast and easy. To read more about the new Altair Inspire Mold, click here.
Our injection molding team is ready to assist with your next consulting project.
Altair Inspire Mold helps reduce costly mold reiterations, in addition to the added time those reiterations cost. The program also helps prevent defects like warping and short shots before costly mistakes like these arise. The software has an easy to use interface with fast 3D technology and access to data for 60 materials to make development fast and easy. To read more about the new Altair Inspire Mold, click here.
Our injection molding team is ready to assist with your next consulting project.
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