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November 1, 2019
P&G is Doubling Recycled Content for European Cleaning Brands in 2020
Proctor & Gamble plans to replace all virgin plastic in the supply chain for European brands
The consumer goods behemoth, Proctor & Gamble Co. is more than doubling the amount of recycled plastic in its packaging for household cleaning brands in Europe by 2020. A couple of their brands called Fairy, Flash, and Viakal will increase the use of recycled plastic to 9,000 metric tons of post-consumer resin and post-industrial resin replacing all virgin plastic in the supply chain. P&G says that this amount of waste is equal to the amount that 6.5 million Europeans generate per day.
P&G vice president for home care products, Elvan Onal says, “We are proud of this significant milestone across our cleaning products as we know with our immense scale, we can create a positive impact.” In total, 300 million bottles of cleaning products will be converted annually to either 100 percent recycled or partially recycled plastic. The move is a key milestone for their 2030 goals which is a 50 percent reduction in virgin plastic consumption in all packaging by 2030. They are also minimizing their footprint through Life Cycle Assessment of products which have led to the optimization of home cleaning products to work at low temperatures, which lowers their environmental footprint.
To read more about P&G’s sustainability goals for the future, click here.
P&G vice president for home care products, Elvan Onal says, “We are proud of this significant milestone across our cleaning products as we know with our immense scale, we can create a positive impact.” In total, 300 million bottles of cleaning products will be converted annually to either 100 percent recycled or partially recycled plastic. The move is a key milestone for their 2030 goals which is a 50 percent reduction in virgin plastic consumption in all packaging by 2030. They are also minimizing their footprint through Life Cycle Assessment of products which have led to the optimization of home cleaning products to work at low temperatures, which lowers their environmental footprint.
To read more about P&G’s sustainability goals for the future, click here.
November 2, 2019
Strategy Plastics Invests $34M in South Carolina Expansion
Strategy Plastics Invests $3.4M in new equipment and facility
Injection molding firm Strategy Plastics has expanded in a move that’s expected to create 81 new jobs with a $3.4 million investment. The firm's new operation in Williamston, South Carolina has just recently opened. The transition will allow Strategy Plastics LLC to continue to grow and achieve greater efficiency along with diversifying its customer base. Owner Chad Giles says, “As a company that’s proud to hire locally, this transition will have a positive impact on the local economy.”
Strategy Plastics is not only an injection molding firm but they also provide custom molding, engineering, project management, parts assembly, testing, dimensional analysis, and off-shore tooling. They now operate 17 injection molding machines ranging from 35 to 720 tons at a 40,000-square foot site. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster added in the release that expansions of companies already doing business in South Carolina “continue to be a driving force behind our state’s strong and growing economy.” This has emerged South Carolina as a leader in advanced manufacturing.
To read more about Strategy Plastic’s expansion click here.
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Strategy Plastics is not only an injection molding firm but they also provide custom molding, engineering, project management, parts assembly, testing, dimensional analysis, and off-shore tooling. They now operate 17 injection molding machines ranging from 35 to 720 tons at a 40,000-square foot site. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster added in the release that expansions of companies already doing business in South Carolina “continue to be a driving force behind our state’s strong and growing economy.” This has emerged South Carolina as a leader in advanced manufacturing.
To read more about Strategy Plastic’s expansion click here.
To visit the page for our Injection Molding team, click here.
November 3, 2019
The University of Maine Created the World's Largest 3-D Printer
The University of Maine has Created the World's largest 3-D printer
The University of Maine demonstrated the largest 3D printer ever made by creating the largest 3D-printed boat. The 25-foot, the 5,000-pound boat was printed at the university's Advanced Structures and Composite Center. The founding director of the composite center, Habib Dagher says, "It's one example of how the massive printer can create larger prototypes to assist companies in product development." The massive boat is just one example of what the printer is capable of.
The printer is currently 70 feet long and will add another 100 feet with an extension. It can gobble up 500 pounds of plastic polymer pellets per hour. The University has even bigger aspirations for this monumental invention. A $20 million research collaboration with Oak Ridge lab will focus on using bio-based thermoplastics reinforced by cellulose-based materials to create a stronger material that's both durable and recyclable. Dagher says, "If it works according to plan, the printer will be able to quickly produce items like molds for boats or concrete casks that can be recycled afterward." The printer itself costs $2.5 million with additional funding going towards installation, commissioning, and material testing. This printer is capable of a lot and will continue to advance even further.
To read more about the largest 3D printer and its potential capabilities click here.
The printer is currently 70 feet long and will add another 100 feet with an extension. It can gobble up 500 pounds of plastic polymer pellets per hour. The University has even bigger aspirations for this monumental invention. A $20 million research collaboration with Oak Ridge lab will focus on using bio-based thermoplastics reinforced by cellulose-based materials to create a stronger material that's both durable and recyclable. Dagher says, "If it works according to plan, the printer will be able to quickly produce items like molds for boats or concrete casks that can be recycled afterward." The printer itself costs $2.5 million with additional funding going towards installation, commissioning, and material testing. This printer is capable of a lot and will continue to advance even further.
To read more about the largest 3D printer and its potential capabilities click here.
November 3, 2019
Ocean Cleanup System Passes Garbage Collection Test
Ocean cleanup system has fixed it's major flaws and is ready to be improved
The Ocean Cleanup's marine sweeper is doing its intended job in the Pacific Ocean which is collecting garbage and plastics as small as 1 millimeter. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is an extremely large accumulation zone of plastics and garbage. System 001 is a HDPE floater pipe with a detached polyester screen that captures plastic debris at a depth of 10 feet. The system started with some major flaws like the inability to contain "prominent" plastic, inconsistent speed, and an "overtopping" issue. All of the serious issues with system 001 were all very fixable which gives Ocean Cleanup the confidence to design and initiate a successful system 002.
Reijnder de Feijter, a hydrodynamic engineer working on the project says, "This thing is ocean powered. It does it all by itself, and that from an engineering point is a big success. We're very confident moving forward toward a full fleet of cleanup systems, hopefully as soon as possible." Ocean Cleanup is currently financially comfortable but will need to scale up soon. They have raised $40 million from online donations but the operating costs come to about 15,000 to 20,000 euros per day. To control the operating costs, an economic metric needs to be utilized to optimize the number of vessel hours needed for every ton of plastic collected. Once the system is running at full capacity and the plastic are being harvested and recycled, the system could potentially operate with the money generated from the plastic collected.
To read more about Ocean Cleanups' efforts to remove plastic from the ocean click here.
Reijnder de Feijter, a hydrodynamic engineer working on the project says, "This thing is ocean powered. It does it all by itself, and that from an engineering point is a big success. We're very confident moving forward toward a full fleet of cleanup systems, hopefully as soon as possible." Ocean Cleanup is currently financially comfortable but will need to scale up soon. They have raised $40 million from online donations but the operating costs come to about 15,000 to 20,000 euros per day. To control the operating costs, an economic metric needs to be utilized to optimize the number of vessel hours needed for every ton of plastic collected. Once the system is running at full capacity and the plastic are being harvested and recycled, the system could potentially operate with the money generated from the plastic collected.
To read more about Ocean Cleanups' efforts to remove plastic from the ocean click here.
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