Injection moulding 
Oxfordshire-based technical plastic injection moulder, OGM, has invested in a specialist energy-saving system for the process cooling at its new Yarnton factory.
16 May 2012
Bedford-based Midas Pattern, which specialises in the production of high quality, low volume, polyurethane mouldings, will be celebrating another successful year in the health and analytical sectors, when it exhibits on stand 19 at PDM 12 taking place 29- 30 May.
15 May 2012
The new CVe Monitor from AST Technology provides comprehensive reports of an injection moulding system’s activity and performance which may be transmitted anywhere in the world.
3 May 2012
There can be few fields of technology where functionality dictates shape so completely as in medical products, as the special feature in the 27 April print issue of PRW will demonstrate.
26 April 2012
Tokyo-based eyewear retailer Intermestic has chosen Ultem polyetherimide (PEI) resin from Sabic Innovative Plastics for the frames of its new line of Zoff Smart spectacles.
16 April 2012
Glossop-based ancillaries supplier TH Plastics (THP) has signed an agreement with Japanese injection moulding machine builder JSW to distribute its all-electric machines in the UK.
2 April 2012
A mouldmaker serving the medical equipment sector has found a longstanding automation partnership essential to maintaining competitiveness in a challenging economic climate.
2 April 2012
Dewsbury-based PC Moulding & Automation is a young player in the injection moulding machine and automation supply market, offering both new robots and refurbishment of control systems. The company is looking to expand in response to buoyant demand from plastics processors.
2 April 2012
Film insert moulding (FIM) specialist MacDermid Autotype is looking to sell its expertise at the designer interface. The company offers the advice: "Talk to us about FIM at the conceptual stage – right at the start of the project."
27 March 2012
DB Automation offers its new Compact Flexible Robot (CFR) to the injection moulding industry as “the next generation of high-performance robotic take-out technology”. Take-out times as short as 200 milliseconds are claimed.
23 March 2012
Packaging specialist RPC has exploited the functional and aesthetic advantages of in-mould labelling for several new or relaunched plastic products.
23 March 2012
International engineering group Trelleborg is using TPE materials processed by injection blow moulding to manufacture heavy-duty automotive seals, which it claims are both extremely reliable and environmentally friendly.
20 March 2012
Thermoplastic elastomer specialist Kraiburg TPE now offers products designed specifically for drinking water systems.
19 March 2012
Major thermoplastic elastomer suppliers are now offering TPE materials based on styrenic block copolymer compounds. These are designed to retain a non-slip surface and afford a secure grip even in the presence of moisture.
16 March 2012
Successful UK mouldmakers have addressed the challenges of tough overseas competition by embracing and implementing change, investing in new technologies, and adopting more proactive and flexible working practices.
15 March 2012
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