{"id":68140,"date":"2019-11-05T07:38:08","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T06:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=68140"},"modified":"2019-10-30T14:24:22","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T13:24:22","slug":"nissei-moulds-pla-champagne-glasses-at-k-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/nissei-moulds-pla-champagne-glasses-at-k-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Nissei moulds PLA champagne glasses at K 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Nissei\u2019s theme at last week\u2019s K show was \u201cInjection for Innovation\u201d. The company lived up to the promise, showcasing, among other things, long-stemmed PLA champagne glasses, representing both an eco-friendly and a technological innovation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-68143 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/wImage.php_.png\" alt=\"wImage.php\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" \/>As a part of the plastics injection moulding machinery producer\u2019s ongoing efforts towards achieving zero-waste production and reducing the carbon footprint of manufacturing, the company exhibited a moulding system from its well-known PLA bioplastic line.<\/p>\n<p>The technologies used in this system allow for the practical application of plant-based eco-friendly PLA materials, while pushing the material\u2019s application envelope.<\/p>\n<p>While promoting the 3Rs of sustainable practice &#8211; Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle \u2013 Nissei has also been actively exploring the use of plant-based biodegradable plastics to tackle the important issues of microplastics and plastic debris in the oceans as well as plastic waste in general.<\/p>\n<p>Biobased, biodegradable resins can be composted and returned to nature. One such material is PLA, which has considerable potential to replace petroleum-based plastics in various applications. However, it also has a number of drawbacks, including a low heat resistance around 60 degrees Celsius), low shock resistance, poor fluidity &#8211; leading to short shots &#8211; and poor mould releasability. This makes it difficult to process and limits its applications in deep or thin-wall parts.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, top-down pressure \u2013 new legislation \u2013 in the form of, for example, a French law requiring all disposable tableware to be made from 50% or more biologically-sourced compostable materials by the year 2020, in order to reduce marine plastic debris. Other countries have implemented regulations designed to reduce the use of plastics bags and disposable containers.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Nissei developed practical thin-wall container moulding technologies that would enable the replacement of conventional disposable containers with containers made of 100% PLA. The technology involved mixing supercritical carbon dioxide into the molten PLA to improve the fluidity of injected material. This made it possible to produce highly transparent injection moulded thin-wall PLA containers with wall thicknesses of 0.65mm.<\/p>\n<p>In the practical application of the technology, Nissei collaborated closely with Mr. Michio Komatsu, a renowned engineer possessing abundant knowledge and patents in PLA moulding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nissei\u2019s theme at last week\u2019s K show was \u201cInjection for Innovation\u201d. 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