Plant monitoring for managers

Processors are used to buying software that was developed in Europe or Asia, but a new entry comes from Turkey. Istanbul-based Doruk Otomasyon offers ProManage, a production monitoring program it says is unique in the plastics industry, and it was showing it at the recent Expoplast show in Montreal.
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Meeting the new European REACH standard

The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) is organising a free webinar to inform Canadian companies about their obligations under the rapidly approaching deadlines related to REACH (Registration, Evaluation, and Assessment of Chemicals).
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Battenfeld on track in global sales

After the first six months under new ownership, the Austrian injection moulding machine manufacturer Battenfeld is reporting positive results.
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BPA goes back on the suspect list

Bisphenol-A, a primary feedstock in polycarbonate and epoxy can linings, has come under fresh attack.
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