A sure-fire way to make any injection mould toolmaker or processing engineer uneasy is to utter the words “fibre reinforced”; and not without good reason.
Plastic Industry Blogs
Using Plastics Simulation to Overcome a Fear of Fibres
How Can Material Distribution Be Automated? | Mo’s Corner
Mo explains fully automated material distribution systems…
Brexit – Should we Export, or Stop Importing?
By Simon Anderson – MD of LVS Small Plastic Parts Like most SME’s, the Brexit vote came as a shock to LVS Small Plastic Parts last year. As part of the larger business community, we […]
Are SMED practices used in the ‘real world’?
I recently read an article about a 5% increase in productivity achieved at Formula Plastics, just by changing their tool clamping system. It got me thinking about mould change methods available in the market, which […]
Cutting Edge Advancements in Masterbatch & Additives
Masterbatch as a simple colouring agent has been with us for some time, but we wanted to find out how far things had come. We posed three separate questions to UK based specialists that we […]
Are Gravimetric Dosing Units Worth the Extra Cost?
Gravimetric colour dosing units (also known as continuous or loss-in weight units) have been around for a while, so we asked the PlastikCity Ancillary Partners for some feedback that would help our readers to make a […]
What are the Post Finishing Options for Additively Manufactured Parts?
When producing parts through additive manufacturing processes, it often becomes necessary to post-process and finish components in order to get the desired cosmetic finish required.
