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TGA - FTIR: A Combined Quantitative and Qualitative Polymer Characterisation Technique Tue,15 Aug 2017 Read more
How to Use Machine Guarding to Minimise Risk in Business Fri,28 Jul 2017 Read more
UK Plastics Exhibitions - Should We Support Them? Tue,25 Jul 2017 Read more
Performance of Acrylic Mon,24 Jul 2017 Read more
Why Do We Mix Materials When Dosing? And What Should We Keep In Mind? Wed,19 Jul 2017 Read more
Understanding Colour Variation and How It Occurs Tue,11 Jul 2017 Read more
Fire Testing PE – Why PE Cladding is a Bad Idea Tue,04 Jul 2017 Read more
Opportunities in the UK Automotive Supply Chain Mon,03 Jul 2017 Read more
Reshoring Your Moulding Work? Trade Moulder or Bring 'In-House'? Tue,27 Jun 2017 Read more
Colouring Flame Retardant Plastics Thu,22 Jun 2017 Read more
How Do I Achieve Successful Injection Moulded Parts? Wed,31 May 2017 Read more
Reflecting on the Early Effect of Brexit on Material Prices Fri,26 May 2017 Read more
What is a Permanent Central Vacuum? | Mo's Corner Wed,24 May 2017 Read more
Should Aluminium be Considered as a Tooling Material? Mon,08 May 2017 Read more
Need Plastic Parts Making? Ask our Plastic Guru! Tue,25 Apr 2017 Read more
Should I Use SLA or SLS For My Prototype? Mon,24 Apr 2017 Read more
How Can UK Manufacturing Respond to the Triggering of Article 50? Fri,21 Apr 2017 Read more
How Can Abrasion be Minimised for Vacuum Conveying Systems? | Mo's Corner Mon,10 Apr 2017 Read more
Ten Reasons to Use Robotics in Manufacturing Mon,27 Mar 2017 Read more
What Surface Finish Options are Available for DMLS Parts? Wed,22 Mar 2017 Read more
Using Plastics Simulation to Overcome a Fear of Fibres Wed,08 Mar 2017 Read more
How Can Material Distribution Be Automated? | Mo's Corner Thu,16 Feb 2017 Read more
Brexit – Should we Export, or Stop Importing? Thu,02 Feb 2017 Read more
Are SMED practices used in the 'real world'? Wed,30 Nov 2016 Read more
Cutting Edge Advancements in Masterbatch & Additives Thu,03 Nov 2016 Read more
Are Gravimetric Dosing Units Worth the Extra Cost? Wed,05 Oct 2016 Read more
Does your machine just need a new 'heart'? Wed,20 Apr 2016 Read more
20% Off Your Next Moulding Wed,30 Mar 2016 Read more
Are we really as careful with our company's money? Wed,02 Mar 2016 Read more
Cartesian or Side Entry - How Fast a Cycle Time Justifies the Switch? Tue,09 Feb 2016 Read more
The Real Cost of Outsourcing Production Tooling to the Far East Wed,27 Jan 2016 Read more
Plastic vs Metal - is cost the only consideration? Wed,09 Dec 2015 Read more
Replacing a worn plasticising screw? Shouldn't you be upgrading for better productivity! Wed,02 Dec 2015 Read more
Cost over Price – why quality machinery can prove less expensive Wed,25 Nov 2015 Read more
Specific Gravity - Not that Specific at all. Ignore this blog at your peril! Tue,10 Nov 2015 Read more
Re-shoring, fact or fiction? Thu,29 Oct 2015 Read more
Driverless Cars, Robot servants & All Electric Machines – Why haven't we all got one? Thu,22 Oct 2015 Read more
One man's scrap is another man's treasure Fri,02 Oct 2015 Read more
The process of refurbishing a plasticising screw Mon,28 Sep 2015 Read more
Looks like the Hippies were right all along! Tue,08 Sep 2015 Read more
Can you achieve S.M.E.D. on a budget? Tue,25 Aug 2015 Read more
Has our Building Site now become a City? Tue,04 Aug 2015 Read more
Are you plasticising your material efficiently, or are you 'poking it in with a stick!' Thu,09 Jul 2015 Read more
UK Automotive Suppliers buck the European trend for new robot installations, but we can still do better! Mon,06 Jul 2015 Read more
Was Billy Joel right? Why should you invest in higher quality kit? Mon,22 Jun 2015 Read more
We say we support UK manufacturing - our Moulders have shown their commitment - is it time for YOU to put money where your mouth is? Wed,13 May 2015 Read more
Used or New? What's best for your business? Thu,30 Apr 2015 Read more
What is your REAL scrap rate? Tue,14 Apr 2015 Read more
Are we on Foot or Horseback? Fri,27 Mar 2015 Read more
B2B Directories, SEO, PPC - they're all after your online marketing spend - But what gets you 'REAL' results? Wed,25 Mar 2015 Read more
Would we need to be buying in now if we hadn't started by selling out...... Mon,16 Mar 2015 Read more
Are you aware you're wasting money and losing opportunities with your bad database? Wed,04 Mar 2015 Read more
It's all about the flow! Thu,26 Feb 2015 Read more
Look beyond the price for the right specification Tue,24 Feb 2015 Read more
Thank you China! Tue,10 Feb 2015 Read more
Challenges and opportunities of recent polymer price falls...keep calm & carry on? Tue,27 Jan 2015 Read more
Subcontractors: where are you? Put your head above the pulpit your country needs you Thu,15 Jan 2015 Read more
Do we feel guilty to make a profit with our new found honesty? Mon,08 Dec 2014 Read more
Is UK manufacturing benefitting from its new found honesty? Seems so in plastics. Wed,19 Nov 2014 Read more
WARWICKSHIRE PRECISION ENGINEERING 27 OCT The PlastikCity website has proved very useful to us in selecting our ancillary supplier. We have decided to award the business to Motan. Peter Brannan, their sales manager, has proved extremely helpful and in addition they came up with a good deal to get us started. Thank you PlastikCity for this help and I will definitely be using you for future requirements.
G&A MOULDING TECHNOLOGY 12 AUG It's good to see Plastikcity going from strength to strength. The new format is an excellent move forward. How did we ever manage without a site like this?
PENTAGON PLASTICS 16 JUN It's great to see the site continue to develop at pace and it's fast becoming a must place to visit for our industry....
HARDIE POLYMERS 19 FEB Well done again in this latest initiative. Its a very good idea and I like the whole concept of encouraging companies in the UK to work together. Good luck with it and I hope Hardies can help moulders to secure new work through improved polymer prices
D3 MANUFACTURING LTD / HEATERBANDS 10 OCT PlastikCity is a refreshing breath of fresh air, which is much needed for the British manufacturing industry. For too long now it has been common practice to source materials and hardware from oversea's and with the economic climate changing for the better, PlastikCity is fast becoming the central source to connect with British suppliers
PlastikCity is a website dedicated to providing a modern, efficient way of sourcing products and services for the UK plastics industry. The business provides processors with the best UK suppliers of plastic related products and services, all on one dedicated website. The site presently covers everything from new and used machinery, ancillaries, materials, moulds, skilled services, moulders, automation, industry calculators, jobs and Asset Finance, providing the processor with tailored comparable quotations without the need for lengthy meetings with numerous companies.More{+}
