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Industry News
22 January 2014
Burr Oak Tool breaks ground
for assembly facility
BURR Oak Tool Inc held a ground
breaking ceremony for its new assembly
facility in Sturgis, Michigan, USA, in
October.
The multi-million dollar investment
is expected to create approximately
50 new jobs immediately, and many
additional employment opportunities
over the next two to five years.
The new facility will be located at
Dresser Industrial Park in Sturgis,
with expected completion in March.
The expansion is required to meet the
growing worldwide demand for Oak-
designed machines, especially the new
FP-1400 and FP-1000 fin lines and the
Triumph hairpin bender.
For almost 70 years Burr Oak Tool
has designed customised production
machinery for the heat transfer and tube
processing industries.
Oak machines are used in over 70
countries.
Burr Oak Tool Inc – USA
Fax: +1 269 651 4324
Website:
Technical innovations in
masterbatch and additives
COLLOIDS Ltd, UK, has been producing
masterbatches and concentrates for
the thermoplastics industry since 1967.
The company offers custom-designed
solutions alongside a comprehensive
range of standard products.
The company has announced a
number of technical innovations in
masterbatch and additives. The Pace®
series includes masterbatches based on
solvent black (nigrosine) and/or carbon
black, as well as formulations offering
improvements in frictional properties or
heat stabilisation.
The E-Tec® range features anti-static,
dissipative and conductive compounds
for applications where varying degrees
of permanent electrical conductivity are
required.
An enhanced range of special effects
for film augments the company’s
seasonal colour palettes, ensuring
customers’ products stand out.
Lead-free film, with a doubling of the
grades available, covers the extremes
of opacity and both light and colour
fastness, all approved for EU food
contact applications.
The all-new Sustain line is bio-
based for environmental sustainability
(typically corn starch or cane sugar) and
available in either universal or polymer-
specific masterbatches (polyamide,
polyethylene and polyesters including
PLA).
The Sustain range is fully recyclable
and will not impact on quality if mixed
with fossil derived polymers of the
same type, unlike biodegradable
polymers.
Backed by ISO/TS 16949:2009
accreditation, Colloids continually
strives to improve performance in both
service and products, supported by
a skilled R&D team and extensively
equipped laboratory facilities. The
company is also accredited to the ISO
14001 Environmental Management
System standard, and committed to
developing technologies in areas such
as bioplastics, polymer recycling, energy
recovery and responsible disposal.
Colloids Ltd – UK
Fax: +44 151 545 4741
Email:
Website:
Burr Oak Tool’s ground breaking ceremony