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Leeds-based vacuum forming specialist Vacform Group has enhanced accuracy in trimming thermoplastic parts and reduced machine downtime by around 40%. The company has greatly improved trim control by adopting five-axis machining software. 2 April 2012

Turkish sheet extrusion and thermoforming company, SEM Plastik, is using a newly-formulated polypropylene to manufacture high-clarity, high-stiffness cups for milkshakes for a global fast-food client. The material’s properties are largely due to the incorporation of Milliken’s Hyperform nucleating agent HPN-600ei. 30 September 2011

Politicians should roll up their sleeves and become business buddies to local small firms, according to the prime minister David Cameron. 15 September 2011

Energy costs and supply plus the state of the economy are issues that will be debated next month at a BPF event designed to help plastics companies make the most of 2012. 15 September 2011

Trelleborg is set to launch it high performance Syntac T-max plug assist material for thermoformers at the 20th annual SPE Thermoforming Conference, being held 17-20 September in Schaumburg, Illinois. 24 August 2011

Croydon-based Zotefoams reported a strong order book in March. At today’s AGM, chairman Nigel Howard will announce that this trend has continued, with sales of both polyolefin (“Azote”) and high-performance polymer (“HPP”) foam sales for the first four months of 2011 significantly ahead of the same period last year. 12 May 2011

The new organiser of Interplas, Rapid News Communications, is adding a feature to the event – the Contract Manufacturing Zone. This will be dedicated to companies offering contract moulding, extruding, thermoforming and other services. 4 April 2011

28 October 2010

Vectra Trex is designed for thermal forming processes and is claimed to be the first LCP tailored for these applications. 20 September 2010

Freilassing, Germany-based thermoforming machinery maker Kiefel has set up a cooperation agreement with Teisendorf-based Rudholzer, a supplier of custom engineering systems, to develop new business opportunities. 1 June 2010

According to recent media reports, a three-way bidding war has broken out for control of Pactiv Corp., the major packaging thermoformer and film extruder, with consumer products including Hefty trash bags. 20 May 2010

Propac Thermoforming, a manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging in the northwest, has installed an Illig RV53c thermoformer, the first of its kind in the UK.

9 April 2010

Visitors to the K 2010 website can buy daily tickets for the show (Düsseldorf, 27 October-3 November 2010) at €49, instead of €55 over the counter. 12 March 2010

EuPC, the Brussels trade body for plastics converters, has urged European Union legislators to “get policy on plastics right; otherwise there will be widespread damaging effects on user and supply industries”. 4 March 2010

The wave of corporate acquisitions unleashed by Icelandic entrepreneurs in recent years was not restricted to big name high street retailers such as Hamleys and House of Fraser and West Ham United Football Club, it is worth bearing in mind. 3 November 2008

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