Design 
Matthew Mikosz, president of US-based Partial Hand Solutions, developed the M-Finger prosthetic is response to the number of service personnel returning home with hand and finger injuries. The prototype was built with material development assistance from custom compounder RTP Company.
19 August 2010
A new hammer drill made by DeWalt – a worldwide developer and manufacturer of professional power tools, and part of the Stanley Black & Decker corporate group – has a plastic housing that is a combined part, enclosing both the electric motor and the mechanical drive, and replaces a previous metal component.
18 August 2010
CADCAM developer Delcam has announced that the company achieved record six-month sales and increased profits during the first half of 2010. Sales increased by 12% over the same period of last year to £18.1m, while pre-tax profits were substantially higher at £1.1m, an improvement of approximately £790,000 on the first half of last year.
17 August 2010
RPC Containers Halstead has strengthened its long-term supply relationship with the Orkla Group, manufacturer of one of Europe’s leading ketchup brands, Felix, with the production of a 43.2mm flip-top cap used by two Orkla sites in Austria and Romania.
13 August 2010
DuPont has introduced new grades of Surlyn for the cosmetic packaging industry, which are capable of an array of forms, textures, colours and special effects, said the company.
12 August 2010
A new plastic device storing information using magnetism could eventually replace traditional computer and smartcard memory, according to researchers at Ohio State University (OSU).
12 August 2010
Cyclist Christian von Ascheberg from Braunschweig set up three new world records on his special bike, fitted with Continental tyres, at the Lausitzring in Germany.
10 August 2010
Belgium-based laser sintering specialist Materialise was asked by Italian architect Antonio Pio Saracino to realise his Eni trophy design for the Moto GP in Sachsenring and Formula 1 race in Budapest.
9 August 2010
There is nothing more frustrating for the avid gamer than his thumb slipping from the controller at a critical stage of the game. The answer could be the Toggle Master, a product wholly designed, developed and manufactured in the UK.
9 August 2010
Cambridge company Plastic Logic, which has pioneered the development of low-cost computer chips made from plastic, is in advanced talks with Rusnano, a Russian state-owned nanotechnology corporation, about a capital infusion that would give Rusnano control of the UK company.
9 August 2010
Components exported by bellows and machinery protection specialist Beakbane are playing an important role in cleaning up oil in the Mexican Gulf after the explosion on BP’s exploration rig.
5 August 2010
The Olympic and Paralympic Games wouldn't be complete without their flame and so the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (Locog) is looking for a team of designers, engineers and manufacturers to create the torches that will be held in the two torch relays that will start off the 2012 events.
5 August 2010
Sabic Innovative Plastics has collaborated with Swiss software maker KISSsoft to take the guesswork out of plastic gear design. To accelerate the trend toward replacing metals with high-performance thermoplastic compounds, KISSsoft is now applying gear sizing calculations for 17 grades of Sabic’s LNP specialty compounds, including high-temperature, internally lubricated and fibre-reinforced grades.
3 August 2010
UK design group Kinneir Dufort has revealed its involvement in the Lysol/Dettol No Touch Hand Wash System, which has proved a big success in the US and UK retail markets.
30 July 2010
Clever products for the gardening market are being launched this year by 4 Leaves Innovation, a company started by Peter Manning to bring his design ideas to market.
28 July 2010
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