Latest Plastics News
Donite Plastics Achieves AS9100 Certification
The Saintfeld-based thermoforming company, Donite Plastics has achieved the globally recognised AS9100 aerospace quality management standard for the design, manufacture and assembly of thermoformed products, further reinforcing the company’s commitment ...
Rutland Plastics Join Made Smarter to Strengthen its Commitment to Industry 4.0
In the realm of manufacturing, the term "Industry 4.0" has become ubiquitous, signalling a new era of industrial revolution through digitalisation, automation, and connectivity. While large corporations have been quick ...
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 ...
Plastic Processors
Donite Plastics Achieves AS9100 Certification
The Saintfeld-based thermoforming company, Donite Plastics has achieved the globally recognised AS9100 aerospace quality management standard for the design, manufacture ...
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
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 ...