**Warning - I'm fighting a flu and this isn't my best podcast.**

Keeping my voice going using a hot cup of tea, I talk about why you should use a purging compound in your plastic processing plant.  Fresh Start Polymer Solutions is a Canadian company that currently offers two formulations.  Both are compounded and warehoused in Canada.  The developers behind the product are Canadian, too!  And you know that I (the guy who sells it) is certainly Canadian.  

Why not give a solid Canadian product a try?  

Contact [email protected] to arrange your trial sample.

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Let's take a moment to remind ourselves of the tremendous economic potential that is Canada!  The plastics industry is a key component of that power.  We have skilled labour, world leading R&D and production, technology, and infrastructure to support our industry, manufacturing in general, and most importantly - Canada as a whole.

Be proud of who we are and let's expand our horizons!

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In this episode, Kurt revisits his first Tech Tip Friday from May 2024.  

Two considerations for draft angle are discussed - part depth and texture.

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Today's TTF is a quick overview of the article "Standard Solution" in the February 2025 issue of Canadian Plastics.  The CSA Group has created standard R117:24 to assist in defining what recycled plastics really are.

Credit to CP editor Mark Stephen and his guest Michael Leering of CSA Group.

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Join Kurt as he interviews Chloe Linsmeier (Marketing Manager) and Brent Berquist (Senior VP of Sales and Marketing) of Advanced Blending Solutions in Wallace, MI.

ABS is a specialist engineering and fabrication company that builds conveyance and blending equipment.  "From the silo to the extruder".  We discuss the company's history, product offerings, gravimetric vs volumetric metering systems, and finally, ABS's green initiatives.

If you'd like to contact Chloe, she can be reached at [email protected]

In Canada, please contact Paul Carter.  Paul can be reached at [email protected] or via cell at 647-473-0243.

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This short PSA is simply about looking after yourself and making sure you take time to rest and recharge.

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In this episode, I offer my take on tariffs.  Their function, why a country would want to impose them, a brief history of tariff agreements and free trade agreements.  Most importantly, what's behind the current US administration's desire to implement punitive tariffs against their two biggest trading partners.

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In today's episode, Kurt discusses what material density is, and why it should matter to you and your molding operation. 

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In today's episode, Kurt discusses the implementation and use of check lists to support shop floor operations such as mold changes and PMs of tools or equipment.  The inspiration came from a book summary on the app Headway.

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In this "Encore Presentation", Kurt interviews Dharmendra Khanolkar of ExCista Corporation and they discuss the Silaplast molding additive.

Silaplast is more than just a mold release agent.  Use it to left med void and sinks in parts, too.  Dharmendra (or "DK") discusses the product range and the many applications for the Silaplast product.

Contact Simcoe Plastics ([email protected]) for more information on this innovative product.

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