As this is the first column of the New Year, although its late January when writing this, I would like to extend my best wishes to everyone and their families, and I hope 2023 is kind to you all both professionally and personally...
Bole, a supplier of IMMs from China, has made significant inroads into the UK market sinceentering the fray a few years ago. BP&R caught up with Hardeep Khera, general manager, Bole UK, to find out about his work with injection moulder Proplas
Manufacturers hope that, by reshoring, they can bring supply closer to
demand in order to achieve shorter lead times and better service against the current global supply chain issues and increasing-import costs.
WSM Plastics is one of the UK’s many moulders at the front line of the push to keep the country’s manufacturing sector competitive. BP&R caught up with Neil Paice, sales manager at WSM, to discuss the latest trends and challenges...
Just like our cars, injection moulding machines undergo heavy use, leading to wear and tear. In this video, Hymid explains how purging the barrel will ensure part quality and consistency.
In injection moulding, cooling time is crucial. Once the molten plastic has been pushed into the mould cavities, time is required to allow the plastic to cool, forming a finished part.
How 2022 affected materials prices... and what’s in store for 2023 In his first report of the year, Mike Boswell, managing director, Plastribution, takes a deep dive into the influences on resin prices last year, and looks ahead to 2023.
In his latest column for BP&R, Philip Law, director-general at the British Plastics Federation, reflects on the federation’s first business conditions survey of 2023.
Italian packaging manufacturer ManuliTech has invested in a 7-layer blown film line
with inline machine-direction orientation (MDO) from Hosokawa Alpine, to produce laminating and laminate films with an oxygen barrier in full PE...
There’s never been more interest in incorporating recycled plastic into
finished products, with taxes and incentives cropping up in countries around the
world. Here, the team at ancilliaries expert Jenco argue that centralised
blending...
