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Gum for Good: Sustainable Testing Solutions by Great Central Plastics & HWU

Heriot-Watt University has teamed up with plastics manufacturer Great Central Plastics to develop innovative medical testing equipment from Gum-tec, a material created from chewing gum scraped from UK streets. The project has attracted national media [...]

Europlaz Expands Capabilities and Sustainability with Sumitomo (SHI) Demag’s Machines

Spurred on by being awarded the Silver Ecovardis Medal in 2023, high-end medical device manufacturer Europlaz continues to drive positive and sustainable production changes. The Essex-based company’s repeat order of three flexible, high-performance and energy-efficient [...]

Wittmann Technology Works for Polymermedics

St Austell-based Polymermedics Ltd is cementing its reputation as the ‘go to’ contract moulder for high-volume medical mouldings – from micro to mid-size in weight, and all produced in Cleanroom Class 7,8 and 9 environments.[...]

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HASCO: Inventions Revolutionising the Mouldmaking Industry for 100 Years

A lot of things in the mouldmaking industry have become a matter of course and the processes for mould production have become extremely simple in 2024.  It is worth remembering ...

Fairgrieve Compression Moulding Achieves ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 Accreditation

Fairgrieve Compression Moulding proudly announces its ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standard and the ISO 45001 Occupational Health & Safety Management Standard accreditation. These certifications were awarded following successful audits by ...

Fiberight Announces Final Completion of Bespoke Rotajet Plastic Wash Line for Advanced Recycling

Rotajet is thrilled to announce the successful completion of a new bespoke plastic processing line for Fiberight. Swansea-based Fiberight Ltd, a manufacturing company focused on converting waste into sustainable resources, ...

Gum for Good: Sustainable Testing Solutions by Great Central Plastics & HWU

Heriot-Watt University has teamed up with plastics manufacturer Great Central Plastics to develop innovative medical testing equipment from Gum-tec, a material created from chewing gum scraped from UK streets. The ...

Europlaz Expands Capabilities and Sustainability with Sumitomo (SHI) Demag’s Machines

Spurred on by being awarded the Silver Ecovardis Medal in 2023, high-end medical device manufacturer Europlaz continues to drive positive and sustainable production changes. The Essex-based company’s repeat order of ...

Pentagon Plastics Puts Quality at the Heart of UK Manufacturing

Investing in mould tooling can be significant and the responsibility on the manufacturer to deliver high-quality mould tooling solutions within the quoted price is high. Given the nature, and at ...

Industrial Magnetiser Investment for Bunting

To meet the increased demand for magnetic separators following a sustained period of sales growth, Bunting has redesigned and refurbished the industrial magnetiser at their Redditch manufacturing facility in the ...

KraussMaffei at NPE: “Make Plastic Green”

“Make plastic green – with high quality and efficiency” – this is KraussMaffei’s motto at the NPE show in Orlando, Florida (May 6 to 10, West Hall A, booth W600) ...

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Plastic Processors

 

Gum for Good: Sustainable Testing Solutions by Great Central Plastics & HWU

Heriot-Watt University has teamed up with plastics manufacturer Great Central Plastics to develop innovative medical testing equipment from Gum-tec, a ...

Additive Manufacturing

 

Prototal’s Free Webinar Series on Additive Manufacturing: Prototal Talks

Prototal is thrilled to announce the launch of a free webinar series, Prototal Talks. The session, scheduled for Wednesday, 13th ...

Materials & Additives

 

UBQ Materials and Plastribution Seal Distribution Partnership to Accelerate Sustainable Materials Transformation

UBQ Materials, climate tech developer of advanced materials made from waste, today announced it has signed a distributor agreement with ...

Plastic Recycling

 

Fiberight Announces Final Completion of Bespoke Rotajet Plastic Wash Line for Advanced Recycling

Rotajet is thrilled to announce the successful completion of a new bespoke plastic processing line for Fiberight. Swansea-based Fiberight Ltd, ...

Machinery

 

Fairgrieve Compression Moulding Achieves ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 Accreditation

Fairgrieve Compression Moulding proudly announces its ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standard and the ISO 45001 Occupational Health & Safety Management ...

Material Handling & Temperature Control

 

ICS Cool Energy Transforming Manufacturing Efficiency at West Midlands Machining Centres

For 25 years, two machining centre plants located in the West Midlands, have been dedicated to precision engineering and playing ...

Robots & Automation

 

KUKA Ireland Celebrates 10 Years with Open House Event

Since setting up its Irish operation in 2014, KUKA’s Dundalk office has delivered automated technologies across the entire Irish manufacturing ...

Toolmakers & Mould Components

 

Alliance Tooling Revolutionising Keyhole Surgery with Sustainable Innovation

A leading medical device manufacturer sought the expertise of Alliance Tooling, a premier British plastic injection mould toolmaker, to embark ...

Digitalisation & Industry 4.0

 

Introducing Termica Neo, New Thermal Simulation Software from NETZSCH

Termica Neo is a software for the simulation of the thermal behaviour and thermal safety for chemical reactions and crystallisation ...

Auxiliary Equipment

 

HASCO: Inventions Revolutionising the Mouldmaking Industry for 100 Years

A lot of things in the mouldmaking industry have become a matter of course and the processes for mould production ...

Service Providers

 

RJG’s 6 Maintenance Tips to Keep Your Injection Moulding Machines Healthy

Injection moulding equipment is the backbone of many manufacturing operations, enabling the efficient and cost-effective production of a wide range ...

Industry Updates & Events

 

Exciting Additive Manufacturing Roundtable Announced at Plastics Live

Plastics Live  — the only dedicated plastics event on the calendar in the United Kingdom in 2024 — is proud to ...

PlastikMedia HotSeat

 

HotSeat | Roger Ewers, Sales Director, PCM Automation

PC Moulding & Automation was formed in 2009, and then Roger Ewers joined in 2011 as the Sales Director to ...

PlastikCity on Tour

 

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PlastikCity on Tour – PC Moulding & Automation

For our final visit of 2023, we were up in Wakefield to visit PC Moulding & Automation. We met directors ...