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identification marks of supplier on base of pack

Hi There!

I am looking for some direction relating to plastic manufacturers identification marks on the base (predominantly) of bottles.

We had a book (quite old) but the previous purchasing manager took is when she left!

In our business, we mainly provide private label solutions and sometimes need to tool up new bottles similar to existing - in the current climate we are looking at a different approach as bottle suppliers are quite keen to supply 'off the shelf' packs.

Only problem is identifying the suppliers via their logo on the base....

Hope you can help!

Thanks & Regards,

Terry.

Question asked by Terry Pelan 47 weeks 2 days ago. 3 replies. Read more

PVC products of combustion

I am looking for COSHH guidance on products of combution given off by PVC-insulated cables involved in fire emergencies, please.
i.e. What harm? Any exposure limits? etc.

Question asked by Philip Wicks 47 weeks 14 hours ago. 1 reply Read more

polypropylene and vinyl stickers

can anyone please tell me if there is a surface treatment that can be applied to polypropylene that would allow the vinyl sticker to adhere/stick better? Cheers

Question asked by Chris 19 weeks 1 day ago. 1 reply Read more

Recycling of food contaminated plastic film

Are you aware of any reprocessor/recycling facility that accept/would accept food contaminated plastic film from the food and drink manufacturing in the UK and more specifically in Wales?
Thank you

Question asked by Sophie Trombini 3 days 10 hours ago. No replies. Read more

Film on a reel

We run a recycling company and have many reel of plastic both LDPE , PP , PVC etc .

We want to compound this material which is on a reel ( of different sizes ) . What piece of equipment do we need to buy to process the film on a reel ?

Thank you for your help

Kind regards

Alan williams

Question asked by Alan Williams 17 weeks 2 days ago. 3 replies. Read more

Yiel calculation

what is the formula to calculate the mass of 1000 bags given the thickness,length and width

Question asked by MichaelRyan 42 weeks 3 days ago. 1 reply Read more

Methods for measuring extruded plastic sheet thickness online

We are seeking a method to measure the thickness on a continuous basis of extruded plastic sheet in PS black. Sheet is 0.2 to 2.0 mm thick - 950 mm wide.

Need to be certain that the sheet is even across the width and remains within specified thickness.

tel 07867 526768

kfreegard@axionrecycling.com

Question asked by Keith Freegard 22 weeks 6 days ago. 1 reply Read more
Question asked by Edward Smith 1 year 22 weeks ago. 2 replies. Read more

Plastic food contact using embossed lettering

I have designed dinner plate with embossed lettering around the rim. The central well is 7" and the rim is 6cm. The plate is for primary schools. I have had a feedback to remove the small lettering around the central well because it is too close to the main eating section. However, the larger text is okay. Can anybody suggest an alternative method, perhaps able to keep the inner rim lettering by using an alternative method, also advice on food contact, how far from the central well does the lettering need to be? Also, many school dinner plates are melamine or polycarbonate, can somebody suggest alternative maybe polypropylene with ABS that can with stand high temperature? Thank you

Question asked by Geraldine 1 week 5 days ago. No replies. Read more

The search for a recycled material....

We are looking for a recycled sheet material for use on insulated cladding panels. The material needs to be able to be bonded to and stable enough for external use.
Any suggestions welcome.
Many thanks

Question asked by Iain Taylor 2 weeks 9 hours ago. No replies. Read more

rubber teats droppers

can tpr tpe be usedin making rubber teats droppers used in pharma industry at present butyl rubber is used

Question asked by paresh upadhyaya 3 weeks 4 days ago. 1 reply Read more

TPE-V for glass run channel.

I am currently developing glass run channel for our new model. I use to design using Rubber material (EPDM). is there any adjustment i need to do on my design (profile, hardness etc) if i were to use TPV

Question asked by redzuan 1 year 19 weeks ago. 3 replies. Read more

Redundant material for sale

Hi,
We are an injection moulding company with some surplus materials of various types, in various quantities which we are looking to sell. The material types are: PC/ABS, POM, Nylon66, TPE, PBT and PMMA. All materials are sealed in the original manufacturers bags. Please contact me for exact gardes and more details. We are open to offers regarding pricing.
Thank you.

Question asked by pteillet 1 year 13 weeks ago. 2 replies. Read more

sourcing of plastic (clips)

iam trying to find a supplier of plastic clips that are sewn on to fabric then clipped into place to secure bus seat materials to the seat frame.this product can be cut to size when required i would really appreciate any information on this subject

Question asked by derek thomson 18 weeks 2 days ago. 1 reply Read more

contamination problem in gpps material while machine start up time.

dear sir/madam,

Im working in injection moulding company (production raw material department) in our company we moulding some parts in GPPS material while machine start up time haevly coming contamination problem from barrel and screw . we can try many pruging agent to flesh that screw and barrel but not useful result so only i ask u if any idea to you pls tell me sir.

Question asked by Srinivasan.R 3 weeks 6 days ago. No replies. Read more
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