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Specialist injection moulder Sanko Gosei UK has lined up investment of £2.5m to increase its large tonnage capability with the addition of further 2,000 ton and 2,700 tonne machines to compliment its existing range. 24 January 2012

AB Systems  has been appointed by ARRK Europe to design, supply and install the material handling, chilled water and temperature control systems for its new 3200 tonne injection moulding machine. 23 December 2011

Engel Moulders’ Group will stage a Packaging Day at Warwick on 11 January 2011 to present the latest trends and technologies in packaging injection moulding. 14 December 2011

DuPont’s Surlyn thermoplastic alloy has been overmoulded on a glass perfume bottle for a novel aesthetic effect, and improved protection against damage or breakage. 14 December 2011

Stockport-based plastic injection moulder, Wheatley Plastics, has helped to bring the 1960s iconic children’s toy, PlayPlax, back into production. 6 December 2011

Recovering US automotive sector will help boost machine sales, although market caution remains 2 December 2011

Moulding outfit sells Dutch subsidiary following strategic review 23 November 2011

Oakham-based injection moulder and tooling supplier Rutland Plastics has taken delivery of a new Engel Duo 1700 injection moulding machine, with a view to providing greater capacity and flexibility within the company’s larger machine group. 23 November 2011

Norfolk-based Merit has won a moulding contract for automotive bulb holders from CML Innovative Technologies. On the back of the deal, Merit has purchased an additional moulding machine specifically to meet the demands of the venture. 21 November 2011

Connection system specialist Stäubli offers plastics processors visits in a demonstration vehicle, to present examples of its rapid mould changing technology. 16 November 2011

Leicester-based moulder Invicta Plastics has unveiled a range of bar ware and point-of-sale products based on Biohybrid materials. 25 October 2011

At Fakuma, BASF Color Solutions focussed on applications in artificial turf, wood/plastic composites and special effects for the packaging industry. 20 October 2011

German colourant specialist Novosystems has developed a new Novopearls microgranulate to “fill the gap between liquid colours and conventional batch granulate.” 17 October 2011

Kistler Instruments is holding a free, one-day seminar that will demonstrate the latest technology aimed at increasing injection moulding productivity. The seminar will be held on the 24 November 2011 at the First Polymer Training in Athlone, Co. Westmeath. 7 October 2011

Cycloc, a wall-mounted bicycle storage system designed by Andrew Lang Product Design, has won the Horners Award for Plastics Design and Innovation 2011. 28 September 2011

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