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The latest polymer price reports and charts have been released by Plastrack.
Technical knowledge-based plastics compounder Luxus has as part of a consortium won an £840,462 Innovate UK grant to develop a novel process to remove retained odour from post-consumer recycled plastics.
Longstanding antimicrobial brand SteriTouch has been added to new umbrella company Radical Materials, following diversification of the company’s products.
ENGEL Ends Fiscal Year with Growth
The ENGEL Group saw out the 2018/19 fiscal year, which closed at the end of March, with a turnover of €1.6 billion. The injection moulding machine manufacturer and systems solutions ...
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Subcon Reveals the Future: Announcing Launchpad Finalists
Subcon, the UK's premier subcontract manufacturing supply chain show, has today revealed the six finalists for the inaugural Launchpad and Launchpad Awards. The Launchpad aims to propel manufacturing and engineering-based ...
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WRAP Marks First Anniversary of the UK Plastics Pact with New Progress Report
One year since UK businesses across the plastics supply chain made a unique pact to tackle plastics pollution, WRAP has published a report of progress made by members to date ...
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Arburg to Build New Assembly Hall at Central Production Site in Lossburg
On 16 May 2019, Arburg officially marked the start of construction on a new assembly hall with a ground-breaking ceremony. With the new building, production capacities for large Allrounder injection ...
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Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2019 Closes to High Praise Following Relocation to Birmingham
The doors closed yesterday on the Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2019, which took place for the first time at its new home the NEC, Birmingham. This year’s expo contained some exciting ...
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WITTMANN Introduce New WX193 Robot
In its basic configuration, the new WITTMANN WX193 robot model is designed for applications involving extremely large parts manufactured on injection moulding machines with clamping forces of 4,000 tons or ...
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Martin Althorpe Announced as New President of the British Plastics Federation
Martin Althorpe, Technical Director at Epwin Fenestration Division, was elected as president of the British Plastics Federation in succession to Bruce Margetts at the BPF’s AGM held on 15 May ...
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Innovation, Partnership and Excellence: Subcon is Back for 2019
Subcon returns on the 4-6 June 2019 and is once again set to take place at the NEC, Birmingham. Now in its 43rd year, Subcon remains the UK’s only dedicated ...
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Plastic Processors
Boddingtons Partners with Cytosystems at MTI EXPO
Leading injection moulder, Boddingtons, will exhibit at MTI EXPO together with its customer, advanced diagnostics company Cytosystems ...
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Materials & Additives
Polymer Price Reports Released for April 2019
The latest polymer price reports and charts have been released by Plastrack ...
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Machinery
ENGEL Ends Fiscal Year with Growth
The ENGEL Group saw out the 2018/19 fiscal year, which closed at the end of March, with a turnover of ...
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Material Handling & Temperature Control
WITTMANN Unveil Showroom for Temperature Control Technology
All areas where WITTMANN is active – robots and automation as well as the various ancillary equipment segments – have ...
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Recycling
WRAP Marks First Anniversary of the UK Plastics Pact with New Progress Report
One year since UK businesses across the plastics supply chain made a unique pact to tackle plastics pollution, WRAP has ...
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Toolmakers & Mould Components
Faulkner Moulds to Invest Further in its Skilled Workforce in 2019
Faulkner Moulds is set to expand further in 2019 by recruiting a skilled and experienced Toolmaker Fitter/Foreman and another Apprentice ...
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Robots & Automation
WITTMANN Introduce New WX193 Robot
In its basic configuration, the new WITTMANN WX193 robot model is designed for applications involving extremely large parts manufactured on ...
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Auxiliary Equipment
GSM Valtech Becomes Made in Yorkshire Member
The creators of Ioniser-Pro, GSM Valtech, are delighted to announce that they have joined the leading Yorkshire manufacturing and engineering ...
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Service Providers
PlastikCity On Tour – LVS Quality Measurement Services
Our next stop was at Telford based LVS Quality Measurement Services ...
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HotSeat
HotSeat – James Cook, Managing Director at PCE GROUP
Formed in 1961, PCE Automation have established themselves as a market leading supplier of automation solutions. In 2018, PCE Automation ...
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