Did you ever wonder, where the trash you produce ends up? Few days ago we figured out the answer. It gets burned. Well, part of it, as trash produced by inhabitants of Helsinki and Uusimaa region contains around 45 % of recyclable materials (metal, cardboard, paper, biowaste) that is collected separately and recovered as material. The burnable waste we produce ends up heated to approximately 1000’C to avoid production of…
As part of the course “Introduction to Materials Processing” the students were able to visit three factories, Volar Plastics, Motoplast and Orion. The companies specialised in Thermoforming, Rotational Moulding and Injection Blow Moulding respectively. The following was observed: Volar Plastics (Thermoforming) Initially moulds are CNC cut from aluminium onsite. The plastic sheet is then heated, layered over the mould and a vacuum is formed between the plastic and mould, producing…