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Pin ItAn exhibition of silkscreen and mixed media paintings by famed New York artist Eugene Brodsky opens on October 27, 2011, at the Sears-Peyton Gallery, 210 Eleventh Avenue, New York, New York.  The solo exhibition, which will run through December 10, 2011, features a series of recent work that employs a novel silkscreen-on-plastic process developed by the artist. Plastic Chosen to Replace Glass For eight years, Brodsky gathered ephemeral images from his travels and day-to-day life to use in this current body of silkscreen paintings.  Known for his ability to transform an ordinary image into a compelling snapshot of detail through a series of manipulations,
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Pin ItE&T Plastics, a nationwide supplier of plastic sheet, rod, tube, and film, is pleased to announce the appointment of Pam Aungst to the newly created position of E-Commerce Manager. Aungst is based at the company’s Teterboro, New Jersey location, where she is responsible for all facets of E&T’s online marketing efforts, including the corporate website, blog, publicity, social media presence, and creation of a new online store. Online Plastics Store a Natural Progression for E&T Founded in 1946 in New York City, E&T Plastics has grown to be one of
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Pin It E&T Plastics has been a leading distributor of plastic sheet, rod, tube, and film since 1946. The company is experiencing significant growth and is exhibiting at new trade shows accordingly, including the SGIA Expo which runs October 19 through October 21 in New Orleans. About SGIA SGIA is an international organization for specialty imaging. SGIA members are involved in trades such as screen printing, digital printing, embroidery, sublimation and pad printing. SGIA members use these technologies to create signs, banners, point of purchase displays and other advertising materials.  The printed designs are also used to enhance products such as
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Pin ItMany articles have been published about how businesses use social media, but very little information is available about how specific industries, such as the plastics industry, are using this new marketing medium.  This article will show how a group of companies in and around the plastics industry are using social media, what they have learned from their experience, and what advice they have for companies that are just getting started in this new and somewhat confusing realm of the internet. How Are Plastics Companies Using Social Media? In summary, plastics companies are using social media to build brand awareness,
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Pin ItE&T Plastics recently donated acrylic sheet in support of the latest endeavor of The Windmill Factory, an organization that creates public art displays with the aim of generating awareness of social and environmental issues. The project, titled “Reflecting the Stars,” is designed to educate its audience about light pollution and the techniques that can be used to prevent it. The exhibit consists of solar-powered LED light clusters implanted in hundreds of decaying pier posts at downtown Manhattan’s Pier 49. Through the use of an interactive control panel, visitors will be able to illuminate the lights in patterns
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Pin ItWith a branch located on the coast of southern Florida, E&T Plastics is no stranger to the Atlantic hurricane season. We thought it would be a good idea to share some hurricane safety tips with our neighbors. Here are five things every family should do to make sure that they are prepared for the worst storms. Hurricane Safety Tip #1: Know your home’s vulnerability Do you live in an evacuation area? Is your neighborhood particularly vulnerable to storm surge, flooding or high winds? If you have the answers to these questions in advance, you are far more
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Pin ItIt wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to say that we are slightly obsessed with plastic here at E&T Plastics. Recently, just for fun, we indulged our fascination by creating a list of sixty-five different types of plastic that we sell. Why sixty-five, you might ask? Well, 2011 marks the 65th anniversary of our founding in 1946! One of our favorite things about plastic is its incredible versatility. Each of the sixty-five different types on our list can be thought of, if you are so inclined, as a superhero endowed with its own unique powers. Think of
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Pin ItIn 2008, a study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Organization (NOAA) provided a troubling prediction about the frequency of hurricanes in the coming years: while the number of mid-size storms will likely decrease, the number of major Atlantic hurricanes will rise. For Americans living in those coastal states that have always received more then their fair share of storm damage, this is troubling news. Yet even in the face of Mother Nature’s fury, the prepared homeowner is not defenseless. Protecting your home from hurricanes the right way requires materials that can stand up to the most ferocious storm.
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Pin ItTransitioning part of your home’s energy supply to solar power is more feasible than ever before thanks to the ease and cost-efficiency of making your own solar panels. In bookstores and online, you can find plans for do-it-yourself solar panels that can help you power anything from a few outdoor lights to your entire home. Several plans suggest that it is possible to build a do-it-yourself solar panel for less than a third of the price of purchasing one in a store. The solar panel building process requires many important decisions: How much power do you want to
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Pin It Thanks to its industry-leading expertise in identifying and providing plastics-based solutions, E&T Plastics was recently able to establish a mutually-beneficial business relationship with Rabbit Laser USA. In a corner of E&T plastics factory floor sits a 1000-watt dual-headed CO2 laser big enough to fill a two car garage. While E&T’s rigorous production schedule necessitates a laser of such size and strength, smaller manufacturers and hobbyists often require less powerful machines. Rabbit Laser USA of Middletown, Ohio, is dedicated to meeting the needs of this cohort at prices that they can afford.
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