Packaging by
RICHARD W. LAHEY
Packaging Section of W P B Chemicals Bureau highly commended for work in handling container problems . . . Packaging Section of the bureau closing September 3 0 . . . Glass carboy approved by ICC THE valuable assistance rendered by the Chemicals Bureau of the WPB during the most difficult period that our industry has encountered is well known to all. With out this help it would have been impossible to supply the staggering quantities of w:n cheniicpU. Oniy those few w. ο are intimate - quai η ted w ; th the» work of the Packugiru' Section of the κ -heinirais Bureau kr··^ f their untiring and often Jiscoura^iiig ztiipjr\fo supply enough contai *«-··.»* \x pack the e.-' ··· duetion f chemica'>. This section was started at the begii uing of τ he war with Don ald C . Knapp as the first section ehief. His was a difficult organization problem. Not only was it nece>srj,ry ior iii'-i to enlist the co operation of chei-ueal manufacturers but to establish the posi Υ η of the Chemical Packag ing Se tion wiih other sections of the WPB entrusted witn packaging responsibilities. Upon Mr. K.iapp's resignation in Decem ber 1943 Charles P. Given was appointee! Packaging Officer in the Chemicals Bureau. He ably carHed on the good work of his predecessor Uiitiî Νυ\ ember 1944. Arthur W. Roberts, who served under Mr. Knapp as well as Mr. Given, was therefore admirably equipped to carry on the work. It was well that he was, because the most acute shortages of containers developed in 1945. Containers of all types were in short supply throughout the year. Demands of the serv ices for fiber and steel drums **rul wooden containers were so great that industry was unable to obtain a sufficient quantity to pack their scheduled shipments. A crisis was fast developing and if it had not been for Japan's surrender, curtailed production of eertain essential products was in sight. , It is understood that the Packaging Sec tion of the Chemicals Bureau will be discon tinued on September 30 because there is no further need for this work. It is therefore fitting that the capable work of Mr. Roberts be acknowledged. His untiring efforts were of untold assistance through the most critical period of the war.
California Proposes Chemical Labeling Regulations On Aug. 23, 1944, the Industrial Accident ( 'omniission of California published labeling regulations entitled "Proposed Injurious Substances Safety Orders". These original proposals included labeling requirements for more than 100 chemicals as well as for mix tures which contained these products in per centages of from 0.1 to 10. After hearings conducted in San Francisco on September 20 and Los Angeles on October 4 last year I.A.O. ι used these proposed orders. Chairman Paul Scharrenberg on July 30 published the revised proposals and anV O L U M E
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nounced th:it h e a r i n g would be conducted «ui the amended order.»* in San Francisco Aug. 31, in Los Angeles Sept. 5. It is proposed that the orders will apply to ι hose named substances when they are used in places of employment in California, except when such substances are used as drugs. ίι/> 'i, cosmetics, reagent chemicals, ami fer tilizers, or except to such substances when covered by Fedeivi Caustic Poison Act. Federal Insecticide Act, Federal Food, Drug, «lid Cosmetic Act, or California f»ouoinic Poison Act, and used for the purposes designated in these acts. Labels required to be placed on each con tainer shall near the chemical name or names of injurious substances, a signal or warning word, a phrase· describing the hazard, and a ca'iiion phrase. Lab.»ls shall be printed in .^»gible type and the cautions are to be printed in colors contrasting with the background and the other printing con tained on the labels.
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Included in the list of products for which specific labels have been proposed are certain mineral acids, alcohols, arsenicals, cyanides, cadmium and lead compounds, benzol, chlorinated hydrocarbons, chromâtes, dilorofoim. cresol, aromatic amines, ether», metcury compounds, ketones, naphthas and petroleum solvents, and phenols. The orders should be consulted' for complete details oi these proposals. They may be obtained from: Sta**"» of California. Department of Imlusi.iai Relations. St.-ir» Building, San Francisco 2, Calif.
Container Restrictions Lifted Quota restrictions on the use of glass containers have been lifted by WPB. While the supply of glass containers is not adequate to meet civilian demand fully, the military requirements are too small to warrant the retaining of controls. Removal of controls is effected by an amendment to Order K-103-b, governing new glass containers and tinplate closures. As the amended order now stands, only tinplate closures remain under control. Restrictions on the use of tinplate closures will be necessary for an indefinite period, according to WPB.
"Horizontal Plate"
F I L T E R S For complete clarification, renovation and purification of liquid commodities oils, chemicals, synthetics, plating solutions, waxes, e t c . - the Sparkler method of filtration offers the surest, quickest and most efficient results. Sparkler Filters are highly adaptable, sturdily constructed, use any filter medium. Made in over 30 models, port able or permanent installations. Capacities 50 to 10,000 G. P. H. O u r engineers are at your service. Write for special
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SPARKLER MFG. COMPANY 2S0 Lake Street
18-SEPTEMBER
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MUNDELEIN, ILLINOIS 1663
Glass Carboy Approved T h e new 6 l /2-gallon carboy was approved June 29, 1945, by t h e ICC for transporting sulfuric, nitric, and hydrochloric acids. It is listed as ICC Container Specification II). The carboy bottle is built to withstand nominal service pressures. It is equipped with a leakproof plastic screw cap with a vont designed to permit t h e release of pressure in excess of 10 lb. gage.
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Victory Came in a Test Tube...
Extended research and study by the Cîlass and Wood Packages Committee of the Manufacturing Chemists' Association, the Bureau of Explosives of the Association of American Railroads, and t h e Owens-Illinois Glass Co. preceded approval of this new container for transportation of these acids. The plastic closure, molded of polystyrene replaces a porous ceramic stopper which was not leakproof. The bottles are required t o stand a sustained internal pressure ot 20 lb. p.s.i. gage for a 15-day period. Bottles are also required to stand an instantaneous internal pressure of 40 p.s.i. gage.
That's more than a figure of speech. The chemical industry made many important contributions to our great military victories in Europe and in the Pacific, but one of the most important was the chemical industry's part in the development of synthetic rubber, That story has been told to the American public by Bemis Bro. Bag Co. in the advertisement reproduced here which appeared in a recent issue of Time. In order to make this message available to an even greater audience, Bemis lias prepared a poster-size enlargement (17 χ 2 2 inches) in two colors with all advertising deleted. This poster is available to you without charge. Write, to Bemis for as many copies as you can use to advantage.
I N ONE 1. An Eppenbacb H/gb Speed Wil Grind ing and Colloid Mill will reduce the size of solid particles to microscopic dimen sions and effect their instantaneous dis persion in fluid or plastic materials as consecutive operations in the same cycle. 2. Operation of the EPPENBACH COL LOID MILL requires neither training not; special skill —merely attention to simple directions. A calibrated dial registers ad justment of clearance between milling sur faces thus assuring higher uni form it) oi treatment. EPPENBACH COLLOID MILLS are avail able in laboratory and production sizes. Capacities range from Vz to 3600 ga Ions per hour or higher The principle of op eration is the same for all sizes, therefore performance and capacity can be accurately predetermined by experiment with a lab oratory size unit. EPPENBACH COLLOID MILLS can be adapted for pressure feed of viscous and semi-plastic materials. They are easy to dismantle for cleaning and sterilizing. Write for Catalog No. 401 describing OUT equipment in detail. EPPENBACH, Inc. 44-10 n t h Street
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I'sed as a liner for the polystyrene cap is a disk made of polyethylene especially grooved through the center t o provide the necessary vent when internal pressure exceeds the >peeified maximum. Because the screw cap closure provides protection against contamination of the acid from foreign matter, this new carboy should find special application in the transportation of reagent acids. A special pouring finish may be obtained on the neck of the bottle which minimizes spillage when pouring liquids from the package. The bottles are made on an automatic bottle blowing machine in the Alton, 111., plant of Owens-Illinois Glass Co. Existing methods for suspending t h e bottles in the wooden boxes can readily be altered to accommodate this new size bottle. C H E M I C A L
BEMIS BRO. BAG CO. St. Louis 2 , M o .
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