Design 
James Dyson, inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, has said the UK’s pool of creative talent and ingenuity can help the country find prosperity again, but only if government policy supports science and engineering and technology business start-ups. Dyson has prepared the “Ingenious Britain” report at the request of David Cameron, leader of the Conservative party.
11 March 2010
The Night Owl Keep Left Bollard from Linpac Environmental has been formally approved by the Department for Transport and is now included in the list of non-illuminated bollards authorised for use. A video shows the rotationally moulded bollard bouncing back after being run over by a truck
11 March 2010
Outdated perceptions by manufacturers about the cost of investing in design technology are hampering their business growth, according to Autodesk.
10 March 2010
Brazilian domestic appliance manufacturer Lorenzetti has won innovation and product design awards following a collaboration with gas-assisted moulding technology specialist Cinpres.
9 March 2010
Ambler Technologies, based in Rochdale, has designed and produced a chair for Trelleborg Advanced Engineering Materials. The materials group commissioned the chair to showcase its new TB400 low-density epoxy tooling board, in particular to illustrate its machinability and finish quality.
4 March 2010
A brand new award for young designers has been launched by Agentdraw, the product design, development and manufacturing company, in association with The Plastics Industry Awards. Shortlisted entrants will see their product ideas taken through a series of design and prototyping stages, with the winner being given the chance to see their design put into serial production.
4 March 2010
Thomas Keating has opened a new factory in Billingshurst, West Sussex, writing a new chapter in a history spanning 230 years, in which the company has transformed itself from flea powder maker into injection mould maker and manufacturer of scientific instruments used in satellites and terrestrial applications.
1 March 2010
Following the recent launch of the first version of its PowerSHAPE CAD system incorporating Parasolid software, Delcam has introduced the 2010 release of its Toolmaker tooling design software, which now also incorporates Parasolid.
24 February 2010
In what could be the biggest innovation in motorcycle helmet design since the introduction of the expanded polystyrene foam liner, a UK-based technology partnership has developed a new construction that mimics the human skull’s own protection mechanism.
23 February 2010
Details have been announced for the PDM10 conference, which takes place on the exhibition floor of PDM at the Telford International Centre from 18 to 20 May 2010. Keynote speakers from Dyson, Tangerine and WMG are supplemented by sessions on medical devices, new product development and advanced processing.
22 February 2010
BNL is celebrating 40 years of designing and manufacturing fully-moulded plastic bearings. The company, originally based in Wetherby, North Yorkshire, now has subsidiaries in the US, Japan and Thailand.
19 February 2010
Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) has developed two new nano-particulate-based conductive inks for direct printing of electrical circuits onto the flexible substrates used in the emerging polymer electronics sector.
19 February 2010
Axion Polymers has shortlisted five novel ideas for using its recycled plastic and is to announce the winner of its first-ever sustainable design competition, which carries a £500 cash prize, at Haydock Park Racecourse next month.
18 February 2010
A bulk produced polypropylene pre-filled syringe from French device manufacturer Laboratoire Aguettant has won recognition in the Hospital Product category of the Pharmapack Safety Award.
17 February 2010
Borealis will be highlighting its work with BMW and VW at the upcoming VDI International Plastics in Automotive Engineering Congress in Mannheim, Germany from 17-18 March.
15 February 2010
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