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Broadway Celebrates 25 Years in Business
Established in 1997, Suffolk-based plastic materials manufacturer, Broadway, celebrates a quarter of a century in business in May 2022 ...
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Why Ultra Purge™ Purging Compounds?
Black specks and carbonised deposits pose high risks during injection moulding and extrusion processes. The consequences: scrap and machine downtime. A new video illustrates how Chem-Trend Ultra Purge™ purging compounds ...
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Recyclable and Sustainable: LATIECO
Following the guidelines of sustainability and the market demands, LATI today offers the LATIECO family of compounds, also inspired by the great technical standards of LATI’s product portfolio, yet made ...
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What is Selective Laser Sintering?
Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) is the second most commonly used 3D printing process after Stereolithography (SLA). SLS parts can be produced with high functionality in very short lead times, and ...
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Polymer Price Know-How: May 2022
The most recent instalment of Price Know-How has been published by leading UK polymer distributor, Plastribution. This informative monthly guide helps plastic raw material buyers make the most informed, data-driven ...
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Pentagon Plastics Upgrades to Intouch i4 Cloud
West-Sussex based injection moulding company, the Pentagon Plastics Group, has completed a significant monthly investment to upgrade its Intouch monitoring system to the latest i4 Cloud application, after working with ...
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New FANUC Payload Cobot – Faster, More Flexibility
The latest iteration of the world’s strongest collaborative robot (cobot) – the FANUC CR-35iB – has received a makeover to shorten installation times and improve portability, while the unit’s overall ...
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HASCO’s Clean Break Cooling Range
The new clean break HASCO cooling program offers users maximum safety during uncoupling. It stands out with its excellent tightness and durability ...
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Plastic Processors
Pentagon Plastics Upgrades to Intouch i4 Cloud
West-Sussex based injection moulding company, the Pentagon Plastics Group, has completed a significant monthly investment to upgrade its Intouch monitoring ...
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Additive Manufacturing
What is Selective Laser Sintering?
Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) is the second most commonly used 3D printing process after Stereolithography (SLA). SLS parts can be ...
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Materials & Additives
Broadway Celebrates 25 Years in Business
Established in 1997, Suffolk-based plastic materials manufacturer, Broadway, celebrates a quarter of a century in business in May 2022 ...
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Machinery
Optimising Outcomes with 3D Printing – Design for Additive Manufacturing (Part 2)
Part 1 of this series provided a historical perspective of Additive Manufacturing / 3D printing, centred around the evolution of ...
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Material Handling & Temperature Control
Why Plastics Processors are Switching from Desiccant Dryers to Maguire ULTRA Dryers
The Maguire ULTRA dryer, available from Summit Systems, boasts many benefits, including extreme energy reductions when compared to traditional desiccant ...
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Recycling
Recyclable and Sustainable: LATIECO
Following the guidelines of sustainability and the market demands, LATI today offers the LATIECO family of compounds, also inspired by ...
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Toolmakers & Mould Components
HASCO’s Clean Break Cooling Range
The new clean break HASCO cooling program offers users maximum safety during uncoupling. It stands out with its excellent tightness ...
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Robots & Automation
New FANUC Payload Cobot – Faster, More Flexibility
The latest iteration of the world’s strongest collaborative robot (cobot) – the FANUC CR-35iB – has received a makeover to ...
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Auxiliary Equipment
What is Corona Surface Treatment?
In this blog, expert and manufacturer of surface treatment systems Tantec-UK looks in-depth at corona surface treatment. Suitable for a ...
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Service Providers
RJG Launches Self-Paced Essentials of Injection Moulding Training Course
RJG is pleased to announce the release of its new online, self-paced Essentials of Injection Moulding eLearning course, an introductory ...
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Industry Updates & Events
Polymer Price Know-How: May 2022
The most recent instalment of Price Know-How has been published by leading UK polymer distributor, Plastribution. This informative monthly guide ...
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Plastic Industry Blogs
What is Corona Surface Treatment?
In this blog, expert and manufacturer of surface treatment systems Tantec-UK looks in-depth at corona surface treatment. Suitable for a ...
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HotSeat
HotSeat – Matthew Moss, UK Technical Sales Engineer at Thermoplay
Headquartered in Italy and part of Barnes Group Inc., Thermoplay specialises in the design and manufacture of hot runner systems ...
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PlastikCity on Tour
PlastikCity on Tour – Central Scanning
Our next stop was at Bromsgrove-based Central Scanning. Our MD, Carl Futcher and Marketing Account Executive, Will Clarke met with ...
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