Arlington's Appraisal Annex
Welcome to the first post in Arlington’s Appraisal Annex. This blog will be posting issues surrounding the appraisal of plastics machinery and equipment. We will be giving insight into what is tending in the used machinery market with up-to-date information on what we see from a “boots o...
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Injection Molding Machinery Outlook
The industries to watch for growth in plastics machinery sales include medical and packaging and one to watch in general is automotive. Auto makers have introduced fewer new models which means that they are updating current models rather than going through complete redesigns. This...
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Top 10 Marine Debris Items
1. Cigarettes 2. Plastic Bags 3. Food Wrappers/Containers 4. Caps & Lids 5. Plastic Beverage Bottles 6. Cups, Plates & Utensils 7. Glass Beverage Bottles 8. Beverage Cans 9. Straws & Stirrers 10. Paper Bags.
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Lot Catalog Now Posted! WESTECH BUILDING PRODUCTS, LIVE ONSITE & WEBCAST AUCTION
Featuring Blending Tower Mixaco HM1200 High Intensity Mixer with Cooler, 440 HP (2014)REliance HCM4200 High Intensity Mixer, 300 HPWeight Hoppers, Loaders, Controls, Spare PartsSilos, Vac Pumps, Chillers, Air Compressors Extruders (Main and Co) (3) 100-MM Maplan TS-100 Extruders (1997)(2) 98-MM They...
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MATTEL (MABAMEX) INJECTION MOLDING AND BLOW MOLDING AUCTION
Featuring: (70+) Plastic Molding and Blow Molding Machines to 1,000 Ton Capacity - TOSHIBA, CINCINNATI, MILACRON & BELKEN • Lots of Support Equipment • Toolroom Equipment • Spares / MRO Crib • Compressors • Dryers • Chillers • Packaging Equipment • Conveyor • Forklifts • Pallet Racking • D...
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Recycling Road is Paved with Good Intentions
Large companies are committing to recycled content, other companies are cleaning ocean of plastics, everyone is trying to use less or better plastic compounds (bio) for the environment. Do we have the infrastructure to handle all our recycling efforts? Recently in Canada, a report...
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First Statewide Styrofoam Ban
For the first time ever, an entire state is banning the sale or distribution of polystryrene food and beverage containers. Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) can take millions of years for the microplastics it becomes to decompose and recycling it is an expensive endeavor. As we keep an eye on this in...
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Robots in the Workplace
In the plastics industry, we are seeing an increase in the use of robots. Multiple reasons make robots a desirable choice over humans. Robots can be more efficient than employeesHighly skilled employees are hard to find for employersMinimum wage hikes make the robot more lucretiveA...
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Ocean Plastics Problems and Solution
Members of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste have already pledged $1 billion to work on the problem of ocean plastics. The alliance is also looking to increase that number to $1.5 billion. The global organization is looking to inject itself into the waste management process in hopes of finding...
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Industry 4.0 Protocols for Plastics Machinery
Global manufacturers are making a press for standardization among plastics equipment and its connectivity. It will be a challenge and take some time to implement, but the end will hopefully be one that allows all machines to work together and have a "plug and play" option to connect to softwar...
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