Extrusion International USA 3-2019

26 Extrusion International 3/2019 EXTRUSION INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRY NEWS 365 Days Injury-Free celebrated Davis-Standard announced the company’s manufacturing facility in Fulton, N.Y., recently celebrated 365 days without a lost time accident or OSHA recordable injury. This is a tre- mendous milestone credited to Davis-Standard’s high stan- dards and safety practices for all employees. Dan Guthrie, Davis-Standard COO, said that attention to work area details, participation in safety training meetings, weekly area inspec- tions, sharing toolbox talk points and a holistic team approach to improve safety for all site employees was key to reaching this milestone. “Maintaining an injury-free workplace at all of our locations is our first initiative and top priority,” said Guthrie. “This mile- stone at our plant in New York is significant in achieving this objective. I commend our employees as this is not easy to do, evenwhen you have standards of excellence in place. We look forward to celebrating this milestone at every Davis-Standard manufacturing facility worldwide.” Davis-Standard, LLC www.davis-standard.com First All-Plastic Twin Drum for Transport of Highly Aggressive Chemicals launched RIKUTEC Group, a leading blow molding technology spe- cialist, has introduced the industrial packaging industry’s first all-plastic Twin Drum which meets the highly stringent demands of the Packaging Group 1 regulations as specified by the ADR European agency for safe storage and transport of highly aggressive chemicals. The blow molded “tank in a tank,” which requires no secondary container, also meets UN-sanctioned approvals in Europe and U.S. Department of Transportation regulations. The 200-liter Twin Drum effectively stores and transports highly aggressive chemicals in an ultra-clean environment for a range of industrial markets including the pharmaceu- tical and semiconductor industries. The unique all-plastic drum delivers numerous advantages over competing metal and plastic-metal drums including corrosion resistance, high pressure resistance, and 100% recyclability. Another advan- tage is that the Twin Drum can be filled and dispensed by using QC-Dip tubes which prevents any contamination of the contents. The Twin Drum successfully withstands the 45-degree “on rim” drop test (three times) from 2.8 meters (9.2 ft) and ab- sorbs the impact and energy from falls for the highest safety performance for transport. The Twin Drum is a 320 kPa (46 psi) pressure-rated container for packaging group 1(X) rated high-density materials up to 1.9 kg/dm. The Twin Drum consists of a two-layer inner drum made of high-purity, totally virgin high-density polyethylene (HDPE) with no additives or stabilizers. The two-layer outer drum is made of UV-stabilized HDPE, providing safe 110% secondary containment. The two tanks are inserted together and a hot plate welder joins the two tanks together with an HDPE cap. All three drum structures are manufactured on RIKUTEC’s patented multilayer coextrusion blow molding machine in a cleanroom environment at the company’s Westerwald, Ger- many plant. For the industrial packaging market, RIKUTEC provides highly- rated engineer- ing expertise and a range of in-house ca- pabilities at its German site. The new Twin Drum is com- mercially avail- able through- out the world. It has been sold to customers in Europe and Asia and was re- cently launched in the U.S. RIKUTEC Group www.rikutec.com Fulton, N.Y. operating team