14 Aug 2026 // Hot Runner Energy Savings, Automotive Investment, Team Expansion, and Moulding Software
In today's brief:
⚡ Energy Savings: A UK moulder records a 24.6% reduction in total hot runner energy consumption using GÜNTHER BlueFlow technology.
🚗 Automotive Investment: Nearly £130 million of government and industry funding will support zero-emission and automated vehicle projects, alongside more than 1,800 manufacturing jobs.
👤 Team Expansion: PlastikCity and PlastikMedia appoint George Nowill as Marketing Executive, adding further B2B and manufacturing marketing experience to the team.
⚙️ Moulding Software: Sumitomo (SHI) Demag explains how activeFlowBalance can reduce moulding defects, reject rates, clamp force, and energy consumption.
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