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January 2012

LEAD FEATURE

Rajoo gets the ball rolling with new machines

COMPANY NEWS

Eastman to push growth in Asia with Solutia purchase

Sabic in Sino alliance for PC plant

BASF to close down and start new TDI plant

Keyuan to build ABS plant in China

Cabot cashes out of mining business

Panasonic to build Malaysian solar cell plant

MATERIALS NEWS

FDA-compliant resins from South America

More light from new PMMA

Cardia adds on bag supply in Chinese cities

MACHINERY NEWS

PTi expands in Asia

Coperion acquires majority stake in PELL-TEC

Pellet screening for small spots

EXHIBITION NEWS

Countdown to PlastMilan

Indian show riles up exhibitors

INJECTION MOULDING ASIA

New bushings for prototyping

Mitsui to pump up PP output in Thailand

Wetting eliminates handling problems of TPEs

TPEs allow for overmoulding

Nylon expanded into automotive use

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Pellet screening for small spots

apanese auxiliary equipment maker Kubota has introduced a Super Platon pellet screening system said to be able to detect black spots or off-colour contaminants as small as a tenth of a millimeter in a stream of resin pellets, using four high-resolution sensor cameras.

It can be installed in-line or off-line after the pelletiser and vibratory size screener to detect and remove pellets that are stained, spotted or discoloured. Furthermore, the light source is from LEDs arranged in a dome configuration, thus allowing for the screening of transparent materials.