Online procurement and marketing hub for the plastics industry, PlastikCity, has become a member of the East Midlands Chamber of Commerce. PlastikCity, now in its tenth year of trading from the South Leicestershire countryside, hopes […]
ENGEL and Werner Koch Maschinentechnik have set the next milestones en route to OPC UA-based communication across the board in injection moulding. The companies have jointly developed an OPC UA interface for the integration of […]
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) is hosting an online, half-day seminar on 19 May called ‘Bioplastics: Advances in Biobased and Biodegradable Technology’.
In this 3-part series of articles from 3DPRINTUK, Nick Allen will be considering the important issue of Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM). Part one beings by addressing the evolution of product design to provide the […]
Austrian manufacturer Teko-plastic recently installed an EcoPower moulding machine from Wittmann, due to its focus on sustainability and energy efficiency. The company is already benefiting from energy savings and plans to invest in further machinery […]
The British Plastics Federation (BPF), in partnership with BPF Energy, held its first in-person event devoted entirely to productivity in the plastics industry, which took place at the British Motor Museum in Warwick. The event […]
Arburg’s fundraising campaign for refugees from Ukraine, which ran for three weeks, has been a resounding success. The donations made by employees were tripled by the company’s partners, raising a grand total of 150,000 euros.
With Lusin® MC1718, Chem-Trend has introduced a highly effective mould cleaner to its portfolio of mould maintenance products, helping plastics processors remove stubborn polymer and additive residues from metal surfaces.