Company officials see Zhafir brand machines as a new opportunity for electrics, expect enhanced capability and affordability to appeal to processors for general-purpose and high-end applications.
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Plastics association lobbies for changes to Michigan OSHA standard
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The Plastics Industry Association continues its push to amend a Michigan standard that calls for a mechanical device on horizontal injection molding machines manufactured after Aug. 28, 1973.
The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or MIOSHA, passed a requirement for the state s injection molding companies to update safety procedures on their presses during mold changes effective Jan. 1, 2017.
The trade group s proposed changes reflect current technologies used by plastics processors and avoid redundant redundancy, Marie Gargas, technical director of regulatory affairs for the plastics association, told a MIOSHA panel during a Jan. 12 virtual public hearing.
Ferris receives seventh injection-molding machine
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A seventh injection-molding machine became available in the Plastics Engineering Technology laboratory during the Fall 2020 semester in Ferris State University s National Elastomer Center. The unit was provided on consignment by Absolute Haitian, the Chinese company s American distributor. (Photo courtesy of Tom Van Pernis)
BIG RAPIDS Plastics engineering technology students at Ferris State University benefited this fall from broader laboratory learning, thanks to a departmental advisory board member Jason Holbrook s continued efforts.
The arrival of a 44-ton Haitian Zafir Zeres ZE 400/120 injection-molding machine last September came about at Holbrook’s direction, according to plastics engineering technology Assistant Professor Tom Van Pernis.