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With a clear focus on sustainability, Arburg received the Ecovadis Gold Medal for the fourth time in October 2026. With this award, the machine manufacturer, headquartered in Lossburg, ranks among ...
A metal component requires machining, an additional bushing, lubrication and multiple assembly steps. Going further, a metal component can simply be too heavy for a system that must accelerate ...
Choosing between low volume and high volume production can be a critical decision for manufacturers. Plastic Supplies Dudley understand how production volumes affect tooling, costs, lead times and commercial ...
Ross-on-Wye based established trade moulder Meadex is continuing its ongoing facility upgrades with the purchase of a new Borche Bi260-tonne injection moulding machine, scheduled for delivery this October. ...
HEXPOL (publ) acquires 80 percent of the company Symplast A.Ş., headquartered in Izmir, Turkey. The company is a leading Turkish developer and manufacturer of specialised thermoplastic elastomer compounds, with a ...
With only a few exhibition spaces now remaining, Plastics Live Ireland 2026 is calling on the plastics and advanced manufacturing community to secure its place at what promises to be ...
Electronics design and manufacturing specialist Pektron will be exhibiting at Advanced Engineering 2026, taking place at the NEC Birmingham on 4–5 November. Visitors to Stand G150D in Hall 3 will have ...
With TEMI Next, the WITTMANN Group presented a world premiere at Fakuma 2026. In three key areas, the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) sets a new benchmark: TEMI Next optimally supports ...
In October’s Polymer Price Know-How, experts from Plastribution discuss how high crude oil and energy costs are finally feeding through into current polymer prices. In many cases, producers ...
Arburg looks back on a very successful Fakuma, which took place from 12 to 16 October 2026 in Friedrichshafen, Germany. At this, the 30th edition of the trade fair, Arburg was honoured ...
NPE: The Plastics Show®, produced by the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS), will once again host the largest gathering of bioplastics companies in the Americas. As of September 2026, 125 exhibitors across ...
Last week, the colour was spot on. This week, it’s slightly off. Nothing has changed on the machine and the masterbatch is the same one. Yet the parts ...
AIRTECT Plastic Leak Detection Solutions provide reliable protection against plastic leak damage, whether the leak occurs inside a hot runner mould or at the injection moulding machine nozzle. CyTec ...
Factory automation specialist FANUC UK has secured three finalist places at the Plastics Industry Awards 2026, recognising a medical manufacturing project with Hi-Tech Automation and Nolato Jaycare, the achievements of ...
Four innovative projects have been shortlisted for the Polyurethane Innovation Award at the 2026 Plastics Industry Awards, recognising developments in materials, recycling and sustainable manufacturing across the polyurethane sector. The ...
Traditionally, the work for the electrical sector at Fairgrieve Compression Moulding has been manufacturing products used to help ensure high power requirements in buildings such as factories and residential ...
West Midlands manufacturing specialist CJ Tool & Mouldings has completed the design development and patent filing for a novel safety locking system engineered to eliminate fatal entrapment risks in the ...
The British Plastics Federation is delighted to announce the winners of the 2026 Horners Awards – recognising outstanding innovation, design, and sustainability within the UK plastics industry. This year’s awards ...
Regulatory compliance, sustainability and industrial competitiveness are increasingly interconnected in the European plastics sector, according to LATI. The evolution of regulatory frameworks such as PPWR and REACH, together with ...
Walk into a UK food factory and you might expect to see automation at every stage of production. However, FANUC highlights how despite the steady rise of automation across ...
Moldwel Products is marking a new chapter as Managing Director Andrew Penn retires after more than 35 years with the business. His son, Sam Penn, succeeds him, taking Moldwel into ...
Plastech Solutions has secured finalist places in four categories at the Plastics Industry Awards 2026, with recognition spanning machinery, toolmaking, auxiliary equipment and the contribution of Sales Director Daley Williams. ...
Across every industrial chiller breakdown call-out Evolution Cooling attended in the 12 months to September 2026, the most common identifiable cause was refrigerant loss, at 27% of the call-outs where the cause ...
One of the most common misunderstandings in biodegradability testing is the assumption that a formulation made from biodegradable ingredients will automatically be biodegradable as a finished product. It sounds ...
ENGEL expects revenue of around €1.55 billion for the 2026/27 financial year, an increase of approximately ten per cent on the previous year. The business is performing ahead of plan, although ...
Sierra 57 is pleased to welcome Ben Pickering to the team as Polymer Consultant – Mould Training & Development. With more than 20 years of hands-on manufacturing and injection moulding experience, Ben brings ...
At the Fakuma 2026 exhibition in Germany, HEXPOL’s Thermoplastics business area is presenting a further expansion of its automotive materials portfolio containing Post-Consumer Recyclate (PCR). The portfolio includes PC/...
A new generation of mobile dryers, Bottle-to-Bottle solutions, MDS Balance Drydose, a modular control concept, EHR and Gravi-Dryer®: at Fakuma 2026 in Friedrichshafen, Labotek will present a wide range of ...
Injection moulding manufacturer sinit has significantly improved production efficiency and quality after introducing practical training for its employees on ENGEL’s digital assistance systems. Through ENGEL’s iQ.boost ...
To support the critical chocolate dipping stage of the Magnum production line, Unilever collaborated with its long-term partner, ICS Cool Energy, to deploy high-specification, food-safe temperature control technology. ICS ...
At Fakuma 2026, Arburg (Stand 3101, Hall A3) is showcasing its comprehensive portfolio of digitalisation solutions across the complete value chain in the central exhibition area designated ‘Digital Services and Software’. ...
Metallic Elephant has promoted Aaron Osborne to a new Sales Support role, following almost a decade with the company. The promotion recognises the experience and knowledge he has gained ...
At this year’s Fakuma, Kistler sends a clear signal for the next evolutionary stage in quality assurance for medical technology: moving from sample-based release toward complete, auditable quality ...
HEXPOL worked with Bosch to develop new thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) materials that are UL certified for flammability ratings and have high levels of recycled content. The TPE materials will ...
Plastics processing runs at speed and to tight tolerances, so minor issues can cause major costs. A part that sticks in the tool slows the cycle. A film with ...
What performance will tomorrow’s self-lubricating compounds need to deliver? How can alternatives to PTFE be evaluated without overlooking mechanical strength, thermal behaviour and component durability? LATI dedicated its ...
A granulator with worn blades doesn’t usually stop working. It just does the job worse, a little at a time, until someone notices the regrind doesn’t look ...
Intouch Monitoring has launched Intouch Intelligence, a new AI-powered layer within its production monitoring platform designed to help manufacturers understand what their production data is telling them and where ...
High-volume production, reimagined: With the electric WINTEC e-win 1800 and the new viper 6, ENGEL demonstrates how standard components such as automotive connectors can be manufactured cost-effectively and reliably at scale. ...
Mergon Group has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Inmo Tech Limited, a specialist manufacturer of precision injection moulded components for the healthcare and medical device sectors, ...
Seven years after Tim Plunkett first faced the PlastikMedia HotSeat, we welcome the Plunkett Associates Owner & Director back to find out what’s changed. From the growth of the ...
HASCO is making a substantial investment in modernising production at its headquarters in Lüdenscheid. With a new production concept for standard plates, a modern machine park and optimised ...