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One of the most flexible jobbing 2Vi to 30 mils can be produced. high spots in the stock's texture shop operations in the area of cal- Vinyl stock can be combined into low areas to achieve a two- endered vinyls is that of Monsanto with either a woven or knit fabric, tone effect A rich, highly textured Canada Ltd. The company pro- depending on end use; or the fab- two-color effect can be achieved duces unsupported sheet and film; ric can be coated to produce an by using a color which differs coated fabrics; expanded fabrics; expanded product, an operation from that of the stock, laminations of many types both which requires two passes through The six-head machine is able to heat or adhesive bond'd; embossed the calender: one to apply the blow print up to five colors in perfect solid colors, or an almost infinite coat and the other the protective register and apply a finish coat in range of- printed colors combined finish coat. one operation, with embossing. This operation can be fairly crit- One of the largest markets for Furthermore, the company has a ical since the blow coat must be Monsanto's coated fabrics is the highly developed resin and lacquer applied in a narrow temperature automotive field for which it pro technology, which, in combination range which will permit calender- duces head liners, upholstery and with laboratory, testing, and pilot ing to be carried out, yet will pre- trim fabrics. Other transportation plant facilities, keep it in the fore- vent it from expanding until re- applications include farm vehicles front of this comparatively short quired to do so. and mobile homes. In the latter in run, highly competitive industry'. The blowing operation is pfer- stance, wall panelling consisting of When its new high intensity formed in a "Jet Zone" from Sir- chipboard sandwiched between two mixer is brought onto line in the rel and the only one of its kind!in vinyl skins is the fastest growing near future, Monsanto will have operation here. In addition to pro- application. . achieved an almost complete re- ducing a small-celled uniform Use of wall coverings and up- vamping of its production facili- foam, this equipment also does an holstery fabrics for home and corn- ties. The new mixer, used to com- embossing operation. mercial applications are growing bine pigments and plasticizer prior Another additionis the 90-ft. steadily, as are decorative finishes to mixing with resins in the Banbu- laminator/embosser from Lembo ^or furniture. Manufacturers of ry, gives 95 percent mixing effi- Corp. of Canada Ltd., Midland, handbags, footwear, luggage, out- ciency, at a considerably faster Qnt. This machine has a double erwear, window shades, table output than the former system em- drum laminator __ the only one cloths, baby carriages, baby pants, ployed. now in Canada -- capable of pro- 8^ bags, book bindings and the A weighed batch system has ducing composites having up to novelty trade are a few of the oth- been retained for this operation, four webs using either heat or ad- er users for this range of materials, bagged batches of pigment and hesive bonding. This operation can Nylon scrim is heat sealed to vi- plasticizer being fed into the Ban- be followed up with embossing and nyl for lawn furniture and is also bury from a horizontal conveyor valley printing on the same machi- use^ >n the making of tarps. automatically on demand. Bagged nery. An.unusual footwear application resin is fed into the Banbury man- Lembo has also supplied a two- >s the laminating of a metallic ually. Control of heat in additional headed and a six-head printing/ foil/translucent-colored vinyl com- plasticizer, as well as feeding the finishing machine. posite to second grade leathers for amount required into each batch, The two-head machine is used to production of high style patent batch temperature, feeding of apply a color and a finish coat leather shoes, batch to holding mixer, mixing where registry is not required. Its A new development from Mon time, etc., are all controlled auto- most extensive use is for applying santo is Cerex, a light, spun bond- matically from a central panel. toning to a solid color in order to ed nylon material designed for ap- Two inverted "L" calenders from produce an exact match for any plications where extra strength and Canada Machinery Corp. Ltd., sample, then apply finish lacquer dimensional stability is required. Galt, Ont., are on stream, both ca- as a protective wear coat and to The backing is available in weights pable of producing coated fabricsgive the desired "hand". ranging from Vi to 2 oz./sq. yd. in up to 66 in. widths directly on Pearlized coats can be applied Also new is an ABS/vinyl laminate the calenders -- an operation with this equipment, and it is also currently used by one manufactur- unique in Canada. Between the used for "Spanishing" -- using er as a vacuum formed snowmo- hines, gauges ranging from rubber rolls to squeeze color from bile shroud. DSW 587672 31 STLCOPCB4093008 ..-4 ' i j Monsanto's embosser/laminator can handle up to four web laminations, plus embossing and valley printing. Monsanto's new two-head Lembo printing/embossing machine used for color-tone finishing; embossing and Spanishing. ` 1 4 Six-headed printer/finisher enables Monsanto to print up to five colors in register plus apply finish coat. 32 -ogresslve Plastics DSW 587673 STLCOPCB4093009