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Paignton-based packaging specialist British Falcon Plastics has increased capacity with a £350,000 investment in a state-of-the-art thermoforming machine. 28 May 2013
Stockport-based Propac Thermoforming has added an Illig RD 53d thermoforming machine to its existing range of equipment. 21 September 2012
MHP, a High Wycombe-based specialist in thermoforming and injection moulding, produced cycled helmets for the UK’s Olympic cycle team in partnership with Bristol design agency Crux. 31 August 2012
WM Wrapping Machinery has sold three FC 780 E IM2 Speedmaster Plus thermoforming machines to packaging manufacturer Kobusch UK. 18 June 2012
East Yorkshire-based Plas-Tech, a specialist in engineered vacuum thermoformed plastic components, is hoping to hit 20% growth in turnover during the current year. 15 June 2012
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
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


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