PlastikMedia: The Morning Brief

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29 Oct 2026 // Agentdraw’s New Sales Director, PlastikCity Insurance Donations, TEP’s New Presses, and Mould Design Costs

In today’s brief:

👤 Agentdraw Promotes Joseph Parsons: The new Sales Director brings engineering and commercial experience to leading sales activity across Agentdraw Plastics and sister company Alliance Tooling.

🚁 PlastikCity Insurance Raises £1,200: Insurance reviews across the plastics sector support The Air Ambulance Service, with donations for every quote and policy purchased. All insurance is arranged and administered by Thornhill Insurance Brokers.

🏭 TEP Completes Press Testing: Taylor Engineering & Plastics signs off two new 1,200-tonne compression moulding presses, ahead of introducing SMC production at its Rochdale facility in early 2027.

⚙️ Design Decisions That Shape Mould Costs: Alliance Tooling explains how wall thickness, draft, undercuts, tolerances, and gate positioning influence tooling costs and production efficiency.

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29 Oct 2026 // Agentdraw’s New Sales Director, PlastikCity Insurance Donations, TEP’s New Presses, and Mould Design Costs
28 Oct 2026 // Plastics Import Tariff Relief, Sierra 57 Promotion, FANUC and Hitachi’s AI Partnership, and Digital Skills
27 Oct 2026 // ARBURG’s EcoVadis Gold, LATI Metal Replacement, Lotus at 60, and Budget Priorities
23 Oct 2026 // Meadex’s Borche Investment, Plastics Live Ireland, HEXPOL’s Symplast Deal, and Pektron at Advanced Engineering
22 Oct 2026 // Polymer Price Pressures, WITTMANN’s TEMI Next, UK Hiring Trends, and Summit Appointment
20 Oct 2026 // CyTec’s Airtect Partnership, FANUC Award Finalists, TEP’s New Presses, and Plaswire’s Scottish Plans
19 Oct 2026 // Polymer Price Rises, CJ’s Safety Lock Patent Filing, MGS Awards, and Fairgrieves’ Data Centre Opportunities
16 Oct 2026 // Rubber and Plastics Output Rises, Horners Award Winners, Polyurethane Finalists, and UK Growth
15 Oct 2026 // Moldwel Succession, Plastech’s Four PIA Nominations, Summit Promotion, and Chiller Breakdown Findings
14 Oct 2026 // ENGEL Growth, UK Forecast Upgrade, Sierra 57 Appointment, and €26m Manufacturing Fund
13 Oct 2026 // Packaging Compliance Relief, Fairgrieve Transport Plans, Mark Lawson Joins MPG, and Metallic Elephant Promotion
12 Oct 2026 // Yorkshire Robotics Hub, Proposed Titanium Dioxide Duties, ARBURG Digital Tools, and Kistler Medical Quality Control
08 Oct 2026 // Jaguar UK Production, Polymer Price Pressure, HEXPOL’s Recycled TPEs for Bosch, and HMRC’s Mass-Balance Consultation
07 Oct 2026 // Intouch AI Launch, Manufacturing Growth, LEGO Materials, and Duo’s Graphene Film
05 Oct 2026 // Mergon Acquisition, Tim Plunkett HotSeat, Digital Waste Tracking, and Reindustrialisation
01 Oct 2026 // UK Growth Revised Up, Ampacet LaserMark, BASF Recycled Grades, and Energy Cost Calls
29 Sep 2026 // Plastribution Fraud Alert, Practical AI, Make UK Honours, and Notpla’s Moulding Progress
25 Sep 2026 // ARBURG Appointment, MGS Production Monitoring, Numatic Investment, and Morning Brief Awards Recognition
24 Sep 2026 // National Manufacturing Day, Sierra 57 Award Recognition, Fontijne Electric Press, and Ineos Production Pause
23 Sep 2026 // Collaboration Earns PIA Recognition, Awards Finalists, Medical Technology Ireland, and Gerald Bloom Honoured

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