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www.machineryupdate.co.uk MACHINERY UPDATE 5 PPMA matters Plastics debate needs to move beyond bans Rulmeca half page (270x87) Machinery Update_Layout 1 03/03/2017 10:54 Page 1 Rulmeca WE’VE BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 50 YEARS Conveyor rollers Andrew Mint CEO PPMA GROUP OF ASSOCIATIONS (INCORPORATING PPMA, BARA AND UKIVA) Welcome to the latest issue of Machinery Update where, amongst our regular sections and four exhibition reviews, we include a two page analysis of how the plastics debate is impacting our sector (see pages 12-13). Plastics are the new enemy, right? Well I don’t fully buy into that argument and not just because I spent nearly 20 years in the polymer business. No one should defend excess waste and environmental contamination, but the mass media and public perception of ‘just use less plastics’ is, as we all know, not such a black and white argument. At the risk of being beaten by the environmentalists, I am going to make a very controversial comment: plastic is a marvellous material! Polymer technology (which effectively creates all plastics) has transformed the lives of virtually everyone on this planet, ensuring we have safe medicines and food to name but two applications. Our lives would be poorer without plastics, and making them the modern-day demon is not a solution. It is incumbent on all of us to swim against the tide in the current emotive plastics debate The media’s ‘anti-plastic’ campaign is undoubtedly successful – my own daughter recently berating me for drinking plastic bottled water, for instance. Hopefully the recently announced world-leading UK Plastic Pact (see page 7) will go some way to moving the debate beyond calls for an out and out ban. However, there is virtually no positive reporting on the innovations happening in this area, and the wonderful progress being made in research of alternative substrates. For me, the key is progressive further R&D on sustainable polymers. This however, is not necessarily a quick fix that Joe Public wants. So, how does the development of new materials impact machinery manufacturers? The answer is simple, in that we need to work with the plastics manufacturers to ensure that the wonderful machines we build and sell can handle the next generation of plastics materials in the same way as they can now. Most sustainable/bio-degradable polymers are naturally derived (starches, celluloses, natural biopolymers) and these materials are generally more hygroscopic than their synthetic counterparts and so they are likely to absorb more water. This could maybe lead to a drop in production line speeds, which is clearly not desirable for anyone. Only by working alongside the plastics manufacturers and converters at an early stage can we minimise this risk. n Rulmeca offers a comprehensive range of high quality rollers and components for conveyors, constructed from aluminium, mild steel, stainless steel and high resistance technopolymers. Rulmeca drum motors provide the ideal drive solution for belt conveyors and associated material handling equipment. They are versatile, energy efficient and hermetically sealed for hygienic operations and wash-down applications (IP66/IP69) in food processing, packing operations and logistics. Contact our experienced Rulmeca team to discuss the most suitable product for your application. Call Rulmeca UK on 01536 748525 www.rulmeca.com Rulmeca UK LTD Brunel Road, Earlstrees Road, Earlstrees Ind. Estate, Corby, NN17 4JW E. uk@rulmeca.com Moving ahead. DrUM MoTors
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