PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2013

NEWS 11 PET planet insider Vol. 14 No. 10/13 www.petpla.net PROVEN COST SAVINGS PERFORMANCE moldmasters.com Mold-Mastersand theMold-Masters logo are trademarksofMold-Masters (2007) Limited. © 2013Mold-Masters (2007) Limited.All rights reserved. Rely on our global support network for fast service and parts. North America 1-800-387-2483 | Europe 49 (0) 7221 5099-0 Asia 86 512 86162882 ALWAYS INNOVATING. + More efficient use of platen real estate increases the cavitation for a given machine size: s 72 vs. 48 Cavity with a 38mm finish in a 300T s 96 vs. 72 Cavity with a 28mm finish in a 300T s 128 vs. 96 Cavity with a 28mm finish in a 400T + Proprietary iFLOW and iCOOL technology reduces cycle times while improving balance, lowering injection pressure and increasing dimensional repeatability + Tooling solutions to revitalize, recapitalize and rev up existing systems Get 50% more output from the same machine 96-CAVITY MICRO PITCH MOLD FOR 300T MACHINES Visit us at Hall 1 / A39 Contact us today at: mpeteurope@moldmasters.com Garrett replaces Rosenau at PolyOne Specialist polymer mate- rials, services and solutions provider, PolyOne Corporation, has announced the appoint- ment of Michael A. Garratt as Senior Vice President, President of Performance Products and Solutions. Mr. Garratt replaces industry vet- eran and respected PolyOne leader Robert M. Rosenau, who has decided to retire after a 37-year career. Mr. Garratt joined PolyOne from Marmon Utility, a Berkshire Hathaway company, where he served as president. He was formerly COO of Excel Polymers and previously worked with The Dow Chemical Company and DuPont Dow Elastomers. www.polyone.com Ferromatik Milacron India’s holds an ‘open house’ Ferromatik Milacron India demonstrated its ‘High Per- formance - New Generation’ injection moulding machine technologies and solutions during an ‘open house’ event at its Vatva, India facility, which ran from September 2 - 4, 2013. The event attracted over 800 visitors from the plastics moulding industry and various suppliers and partners took the opportunity to exhibit a range of solutions demonstrating improvements in cycle time and energy efficiency. On display were a two-component injection moulding machine – the first example of an Indian-built machine of this type; a 32-cavity PET production system, including peripheral equipment and associated conveying solution; an in-mould labelling system for thin wall containers; and a 550 t all-electric injection moulding machine – the largest built in India, to date. During the open house Ferromatik unveiled its new hydraulic injec- tion moulding machines, which range from 100 to 450t. Fer- romatik Milacron India is part of US company, Milacron LLC. www.milacronindia.com