The transformation to a circular economy is being driven by the European Commission´s Europe 2020 strategy for growth. The increase in recycling targets aims to encourage European wide industrial symbioses which have set themselves the target of...
Many large chemical facilities have an internal testing laboratory to manage the analysis of polymers for use in a wide variety of materials and products. If this option is not available, operators can send samples to external, third-party labs...
Driven by demand for data in manufacturing, the automation of post-processing/post-moulding operations is on the rise. As a result, Stäubli Fluid Connectors is now bolstering its work in the field of end-of-arm-tooling.
Matrix Plastics, a specialist in the colouring and compounding of plastic and other materials, has made further substantial investment into its subsidiary Matrix Medical Plastics with a machinery upgrade from KraussMaffei.
In March, Pentagon Tooling, the toolmaking arm of moulder Pentagon Plastics, took delivery of a new Mikron VCE 600 Pro purchased from long term supplier GF Machining Solutions Ltd. DaveGray caught up with Gabby Day, communications manager at the firm
2023 marked a particularly pertinent set of anniversary days at Arburg, as the Hehl family displayed some of its newest technology along with its commitments to environmental targets and customer service also being at the forefront of what was...
Seemingly, an abundance of online b2b customer service initiatives evolved from the Covid-19 pandemic, many out of necessity as businesses found themselves unable to engage in simple face-to-face meetings, and the traditional account management lands
Joseph Doherty, managing director of Re-Gen Waste, and member of Defra’s Advisory Committee on Packaging, reflects on whether businesses should be accounting now for extended producer responsibility (EPR).
Additives specialist BioCote claims it is raising the bar for the standards of medical devices ,by integrating antimicrobial agents into medical plastics. Hannah Mullane, social media and content executive at BioCote writes.
