BPR: News - Archive by Category

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
• Blow moulding
• Extrusion heads
• Machines - 3D/sequential/suction etc
• Machines - extrusion blow
• Machines - injection blow
• Machines - stretch blow
• Machines - other
• Melt accumulators
• Parison programmers
• Coating
• Coaters - curtain
• Coaters - extrusion
• Coaters - fluid dipping
• Coaters - fluidised bed
• Coaters - knife
• Coaters - powder
• Coaters - roll
• Coaters - slot orifice
• Coaters - spray
• Coaters - other
• Composites
• Casting
• Continuous laminate
• Filament winding
• Glass choppers
• Hand lay up tools
• Preformers
• Pultrusion
• Resin injection/transfer
• Spray up
• Other
• Compounding
• Complete turnkey systems
• Continuous mixers
• Dicers
• Die Heads
• Extruder feeding
• Extruders - multi-screw
• Extruders - reciprocating screw
• Extruders - single screw
• Extruders - twin screw
• Fluid mixers
• Grinders
• Internal mixers
• Mills
• Mixer feeding
• Pelletisers
• Powder mixers
• Pulverisers
• Screen changers
• Strand dies
• Strand drying
• Other
• Compression moulding
• Pre-plasticisers
• Presses - continuous
• Presses - multi-daylight
• Presses - record production
• Presses - SMC/DMC
• Presses - other
• Curing/vulcanising
• Autoclaves
• Continuous
• Liquid
• Microwave
• Ovens
• Salt
• Ultra Violet
• Other
• Expandable polystyrene plant
• Extrusion
• Moulding
• Pre-expansion
• Other
• Extrusion
• Die heads
• Die heads - coextrusion
• Extruder feeding
• Extruders - cascade
• Extruders - coextrusion
• Extruders - ram
• Extruders - rotary screwless
• Extruders - rubber
• Extruders - single screw
• Extruders - twin screw
• Extruders - other
• Extrusion - line control, non-integral
• Gear pumps
• Screen packs/changers
• Extrusion - cable making/wire covering
• Complete lines
• Winders
• Extrusion - hose production
• Braiders
• Cutting machines
• Extrusion lines
• Winders
• Extrusion - monofilament/tape production
• Complete lines
• Extrusion - pipe and profile
• Coilers
• Cooling/calibration
• Cut-off guillotines
• Cut-off saws
• Dimensional gauging
• Haul offs
• Pipe belling/socketing machines
• Pipe corrugators
• Stackers
• Factory environment
• Air conditioning/cooling
• Extraction (fumes/dust)
• Safety equipment
• Soundproofing
• Film/sheet production and conversion
• Air rings
• Bag making
• Blister packing
• Bubble film lines
• Calenders
• Cooling
• Film blowing plant
• Film casting plant
• Laminating machines
• Reeling/re-reeling
• Reeling shafts/cores
• Slitters
• Spreader rolls
• Thermoforming - pressure forming
• Thermoforming - twin sheet
• Thermoforming - vacuum forming
• Thickness gauging
• Web cleaning
• Web control/handling
• Die cutting
• Finishing
• Assembly - adhesives dispensers
• Assembly - heat sealing
• Assembly - high frequency welding
• Assembly - hot air/gas welding
• Assembly - hot air staking
• Assembly - hot plate welding
• Assembly - infrared welding
• Assembly - laser welding
• Assembly - linear friction welding
• Assembly - mechanical fastening
• Assembly - radio frequency welding
• Assembly - spin welding
• Assembly - spot welding
• Assembly - ultrasonic welding
• Assembly - vibration welding
• Assembly - weld horn analysers
• Assembly - other
• Deflashing
• Edge polishing machines
• Embossing
• Engraving
• Fibrillation rollers
• Flocking machines
• Foiling
• GRP machining
• In-mould labelling
• In-mould painting
• Laser marking
• Marking equipment
• Metallising
• Perforating - film
• Printing - extrusions
• Printing - film
• Printing - mouldings (ink jet)
• Printing - mouldings (laser)
• Printing - mouldings (pad)
• Printing - mouldings (silk screen)
• Printing - mouldings (other)
• Product/sprue separation
• Spraying equipment
• Surface treatment - film
• Surface treatment - mouldings
• UV Drying
• Injection moulding
• Auto/quick mould change equipment
• Fusible core moulding equipment
• Gas injection
• Machines - all electric
• Machines - hand operated
• Machines - horizontal
• Machines - horizontal/vertical
• Machines - liquid silicone
• Machines - multi-colour
• Machines - multi-material
• Machines - multi-station
• Machines - pneumatic
• Machines - powders
• Machines - rubber
• Machines - structural foam
• Machines - thermoplastic
• Machines - thermoset
• Machines - vertical
• Machines - other
• Melt leak detection
• Ancillary injection units
• Process control systems
• Machine sundries
• Barrel insulation
• Barrel/screw - bimetallic
• Barrel/screw - new
• Barrel/screw - reconditioned
• Barrel/screw - sundries
• Brakes
• Drive belts
• Drives and motors
• Electrical control components
• Energy saving equipment
• Filtration - oil
• Gearboxes
• Hoses and ducting
• Hydraulic components
• Hydraulic oil
• Machine mountings
• Mould dehumidification equipment
• Mould clamps
• Nozzles
• Platens
• Platens - magnetic
• Pneumatic components
• Quick release couplings
• Robot grippers
• Rollers
• Screws
• Vacuum system components
• Machining/fabrication
• Band saws
• Bending machines
• CNC machining
• Cutting presses
• Cutting, profiling, routing
• Fluid jet cutting
• Hot wire cutters
• Laser cutting
• Panel saws
• Ultrasonic cutting
• Materials handling
• Bag closing
• Bag filling
• Bag handling equipment
• Bag opening
• Bale cutters
• Batching equipment
• Blank cutting
• Blenders - gravimetric
• Blenders - tumblers
• Blenders - volumetric
• Bulk bag unloaders
• Colouring equipment - off-machine
• Colouring equipment - on-machine
• Conveyors - mechanical
• Conveyors - pneumatic
• Conveyors - screw
• Conveyors - vacuum
• Conveyors - other
• Dryers - desiccant
• Dryers - hot air
• Dryers - infrared
• Dryers - vacuum
• Dust separators
• Exhauster blowers
• Hopper loaders
• Metal detection/separation - electronic
• Metal detection/separation - magnetic
• Minor ingredients systems
• Preformers
• Preheaters - high frequency
• Preheaters - low frequency
• Preheaters - ovens
• Preheaters - radio frequency
• Reel handling
• Sieving/grading
• Silo discharge aids
• Stockblenders
• Storage - bulk bag
• Storage - silos
• Storage - other
• Weighing
• Moulds and dies
• Autoclaving
• Blow moulding
• Co-extrusion
• Compression
• Cutting/stamping/trimming
• Dipping forms
• Electroformed
• EPS
• Film
• Footwear
• GRP hand lay up
• GRP low pressure
• Injection moulding
• Metal sprayed
• Pipe, profile
• Polyurethane moulding
• Pouring/casting
• Pultrusion
• Rotational moulding
• Sheet
• Thermoforming
• Tyres
• Process control
• Alarm systems
• Control systems - non-specific
• Data collection
• Machine monitoring
• Sensors - flow
• Sensors - level
• Sensors - moisture
• Sensors - position
• Sensors - pressure
• Sensors - strain
• Sensors - temperature
• Sensors - thickness
• Sensors - other
• Static elimination and control
• Tension control
• Timers
• Vision systems
• Product handling
• Air knives
• Conveyors - mechanical
• Conveyors - pneumatic
• Conveyors - screw
• Conveyors - vacuum
• Conveyors - other
• Counting
• Mould face wipers/air blast equipment
• Mould guide chutes/curtains
• Palletisers
• Robots
• Sorting
• Stackers
• Stretch/shrink wrapping
• Unscramblers
• Reaction processing
• Block foaming
• Block splitting
• Centrifugal casting
• Mixing, metering and dispensing
• Mould clamp units/carousels
• Reclamation plant
• Balers
• Conveying
• Dedicated lines
• Film reclamation
• Granulators
• Intrusion moulding machines
• Knives (machine)
• Plastics separators
• Pre-cutters/shredders
• Solvent recovery
• Washing/drying
• Temperature control
• Air blast coolers
• Air drying
• Cables
• Chillers
• Cooling towers
• Filtration - water
• Free-cooling systems
• Heat exchangers
• Heat recovery
• Heaters - band
• Heaters - cartridge
• Heaters - cast
• Heaters - induction
• Heaters - infra-red
• Heaters - other
• Heat transfer fluids
• Packaged systems
• Temperature controller calibrators
• Temperature controllers - electronic
• Temperature controllers - oil
• Temperature controllers - water
• Temperature controllers - other
• Temperature measurement
• Water treatment
• Testing & Inspection
• Abrasion
• Absorption
• Adhesion
• Colour match
• Compression
• Crack
• Creep
• Cure and scorch
• Density
• Dimensional
• Electrical properties
• Environmental
• Extensometers
• Fatigue
• Flammability
• Flaw detection
• Flex
• Force measurement
• Friction
• Gloss
• Hardness
• Heat ageing
• Hose
• Hysteresis
• Impact
• Laboratory calenders
• Laboratory extruders
• Laboratory mills
• Laboratory mixers
• Laboratory moulders
• Laboratory presses
• Leak
• Materials characterisation
• Melt flow
• Microscopy
• Moisture
• Optical
• Ozone
• Particle size
• Plastimeters
• Porosity
• Resilience
• Rheometers
• Sample preparation
• Static electricity measurement
• Stress relaxation
• Sun simulation
• Surface finish
• Surface tension
• Swell
• Tack
• Tensile
• Thermal properties
• Thickness
• Tyres
• Viscometers
• Weathering
• Tooling
• Cleaning equipment
• Ejector couplings
• Heat pipes
• Hot runner equipment
• Inspection equipment
• Insulation
• Mould monitoring
• Polishing equipment
• Pre-heaters
• Rapid prototyping systems
• Standard components
• Surface treatment
• Tool storage/handling
• Tooling materials
• Tooling materials - aluminium
• Tooling materials - copper/copper alloys
• Tooling materials - polymeric
• Tooling materials - steel
• Tooling materials - other
• Other machinery and equipment
• Abrading/buffing
• Air compressors
• Batching equipment
• Belt making equipment
• Brush making equipment
• Chucks/mandrels
• Clean room equipment
• Cleaning furnaces
• Dip moulding/coating plant
• Dusting equipment
• Flexible foam cutting
• Footwear equipment
• Guillotines
• Impregnating machines
• Jigs and fixtures
• Knives (hand)
• Knives (rotary)
• Latex plant
• Lifting equipment
• Machine moving equipment
• Mills - ball
• Mills - hammer
• Mills - other
• Mills - roll
• Ovens
• Parting off machines
• Retreading
• Roll covering
• Roll slicing
• Roller presses
• Rotational moulding
• Sheeting machines
• Static mixers
• Tanks
• Transfer presses
• Tyre making
• Vacuum pumps
• Secondhand and reconditioned machinery
• Reconditioned machines - blow moulding
• Reconditioned machines - compounding
• Reconditioned machines - extrusion
• Reconditioned machines - injection
• Reconditioned machines - PET processing
• Reconditioned machines - presses
• Reconditioned machines - thermoforming
• Reconditioned machines - other
• Secondhand tooling
• Unrebuilt machinery dealers
MATERIALS
• Casting materials
• Acrylic
• Epoxy
• Nylon block copolymer
• Phenolic
• Polyester
• Polyurethane
• Coating materials
• Abrasion resistant
• Antifog
• Conductive coatings
• Decorative
• Fire resistance
• Thermoplastics
• Thermosets
• UV resistant
• Colorants
• Biodegradable
• Dyes
• Fluorescent
• Interference colours
• Laser marking additives
• Liquids
• Luminescent
• Marble/ tortoiseshell effects
• Masterbatches
• Metallic
• Non-cadmium
• Pastes
• Pearlescent
• Phosphorescent
• Photochromic
• Pigment
• Powders
• Sparkle
• Speckle/fleck
• Stone effect
• Thermochromic
• Wood effect
• Composites materials
• Dicyclopentadiene (DCPD)
• Epoxy
• Epoxy - sheet moulding compound
• Phenolic
• Polyester - dough moulding compound
• Polyester - gel coat
• Polyester - granular moulding compound
• Polyester - GRP lay up
• Polyester - sheet moulding compound
• Pre-pregs - bismaleimide
• Pre-pregs - epoxy
• Pre-pregs - polyester
• Pre-pregs - polyimide
• Pre-pregs - thermoplastics
• Pre-pregs - other
• Reinforcement materials
• Surface veils
• Vinyl ester SMC
• Fillers and reinforcements
• Aramid fibre
• Asbestos
• Calcium carbonate
• Carbon black
• Carbon fibres
• Cellulosic
• Ceramic
• China clay
• Conductive - electrical
• Conductive - heat
• Cork
• Cotton
• Fabric and yarn - natural
• Fabric and yarn - synthetic
• Fabric and yarn - tyre cord (non-steel)
• Fabric and yarn - tyre cord (steel)
• Fabric laminates
• Glass fibres
• Glass flakes
• Glass spheres
• Kieselguhr
• Magnesium carbonate
• Metal
• Mica
• Microspheres
• Nano fillers
• Other mineral
• Other organic
• Polymeric
• Rubber reclaim
• Silica
• Slate
• Talc
• Wood flour
• Fire/flame retardants
• Antimony
• ATH
• Halogens
• Intumescent materials
• Magnesium hydroxide
• Melamine
• Phosphorus
• Other
• Latices
• Acrylic/ polyacrylate
• Butadiene acrylonitrile
• Butadiene styrene
• Butyl
• Chloroprene
• High styrene
• Natural
• Nitrile
• Polyacrylate
• Polybutadiene
• Polychloroprene
• Polyisoprene
• Polyurethane
• Polyvinyl chloride
• Styrene butadiene
• Styrene butadiene vinylpyridine
• Styrene-vinyl pyridine
• Rubber moulding materials and compounds
• Miscellaneous material dealers
• Acrylate-butadiene (ABR)
• Acrylate-isoprene (AIR)
• Acrylic/ polyacrylate (ACM)
• Acrylonitrile-butadiene (NBR)
• Acrylonitrile-isoprene (NIR)
• Balata
• Bromobutyl (BIIR)
• Butadiene (BR)
• Butadiene acrylonitrile (NBR)
• Butadiene styrene (SBR)
• Butyl (IIR)
• Chlorobutyl (CIIR)
• Chloro-isobutene-isoprene (CIIR)
• Chloroprene (CR)
• Chlorosulphonated/ chlorinated PE (CSM)
• Epichlorhydrin (CHR)
• Ethylene propylene co/terpolymer (EPM/EPDM)
• Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)
• Ethylene-ethyl acrylate (EEA)
• Fluoro silicones (FVMQ)
• Fluoroelastomers
• Guayule
• Gutta percha
• High styrene (SBR)
• Isobutylene/ polyisobutylene (IIR)
• Isoprene/ polyisoprene (IR)
• Natural (NR)
• Nitrile (NBR)
• Polybutadiene (BR)
• Polychloroprene (CR)
• Polynorbornene (PNR)
• Polypropylene oxide co-polymers (PO/GPO)
• Polypropylene sulphide (ASR)
• Polysulphide (T/TM/TR)
• Silicone (VMQ)
• Silicone (liquid) (LSR)
• Styrene butadiene (SBR)
• Styrene-vinyl pyridine (RFL)
• Thermoplastic rubbers - acrylic
• Thermoplastic rubbers - block copolymer
• Thermoplastic rubbers - natural
• Thermoplastic rubbers - polyamide (TPE-A)
• Thermoplastic rubbers - polyester (TPE-E)
• Thermoplastic rubbers - polyether block amide (TPE-A)
• Thermoplastic rubbers - polyolefin (TPE-O)
• Thermoplastic rubbers - polypropylene (PP/EPR)
• Thermoplastic rubbers - polyurethane (TPE-U)
• Thermoplastic rubbers - styrene-butadiene-styrene (TPE-S)
• Thermoplastic rubbers - styrene-ethylene-butylene (TPE-S)
• Thermoplastic rubbers - styrene-isoprene-styrene (TPE-S)
• Thermoplastic rubbers - vinyl
• Transpolyisoprene
• Transpolyoctenamer (TOR)
• Transpolypentenamer (TPA)
• Urethane (PUR)
• Vinyl-based elastomers
• Sealants
• Acrylic
• Butyl rubber
• Foam tapes
• Polysulphide
• Silicone rubber
• Semi-finished plastics (film/sheet/foams)
• ABS
• ABS/PMMA
• ABS/uPVC
• Acetal
• Acrylic
• Acrylic/uPVC
• Acrylonitrile styrene acrylonitrile
• ASA/PMMA
• Cellulose acetate
• Epoxy
• Ethylene vinyl acetate
• Fluoropolymers
• Melamine
• Nylons
• Phenolic
• Polybutylene terephthalate
• Polycarbonate
• Polyetheretherketone
• Polyethylene - high density
• Polyethylene - high molecular weight
• Polyethylene - ultra high molecular weight
• Polyethylene - low density
• Polyethylene - medium density
• Polyethylene terephthalate
• Polyimide
• Polypropylene
• Polypropylene - oriented
• Polystyrene - general purpose
• Polystyrene - high impact
• Polyurethane
• Polyvinyl chloride - plasticised
• Polyvinyl chloride - rigid
• Polyvinylidene fluoride
• Styrene acrylonitrile
• Thermoplastic composites
• Urea
• Semi-finished plastics (machining stock)
• Acetal
• Acrylic
• Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
• Alkyd
• Cellulose acetate
• Cellulose nitrate
• Epoxy
• Ethylene vinyl acetate
• Ethylene vinyl acetate foam
• Fluoropolymers
• Melamine
• Nylons
• Phenolic
• Polybutylene terephthalate
• Polycarbonate
• Polyester
• Polyether
• Polyetheretherketone
• Polyethylene - high density
• Polyethylene - high molecular weight
• Polyethylene - low density
• Polyethylene - medium density
• Polyethylene - ultra high molecular weight
• Polyethylene foam
• Polyethylene terephthalate
• Polyimide
• Polyphenylene oxide
• Polypropylene
• Polypropylene foam
• Polystyrene - expanded
• Polystyrene - general purpose
• Polystyrene - high impact
• Polyurethane
• Polyvinyl chloride - plasticised
• Polyvinyl chloride - rigid
• Polyvinylidene chloride
• Polyvinylidene fluoride
• Silicone
• Styrene acrylonitrile
• Urea
• Polyphenylsulphone
• Semi-finished rubbers (sheet, strip etc)
• Acrylic
• Butyl
• Chlorobutyl
• Chloroprene
• Chlorosulphonated polyethylene
• Epichlorohydrin
• Ethylene propylene copolymers
• Fluoroelastomers
• High styrene
• Natural
• Nitrile
• Polyacrylate
• Polybutadiene
• Polychloroprene
• Polyisoprene
• Polysulphide
• Polyurethane
• Silicone
• Styrene butadiene
• Thermoplastic rubbers
• Transpolyisoprene
• Thermoplastic moulding materials
• Miscellaneous material dealers
• Acetal - copolymer (POM-CO)
• Acetal - homopolymer (POM-H)
• Acrylate styrene acrylonitrile (ASA)
• Acrylic (PMMA)
• Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)
• Alloys/blends - ABS/PA
• Alloys/blends - ABS/PC
• Alloys/blends - ABS/PSU
• Alloys/blends - ABS/PVC
• Alloys/blends - ASA/PC
• Alloys/blends - PA/PA
• Alloys/blends - PA/PP
• Alloys/blends - PBT/PC
• Alloys/blends - PC/PS
• Alloys/blends - PC/SMA
• Alloys/blends - PMMA/PC
• Alloys/blends - PMMA/PVC
• Alloys/blends - SMA/PVC
• Biodegradable/photodegradable materials
• Butadiene styrene (BDS)
• Cellulose acetate (CA)
• Cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB)
• Cellulose acetate propionate (CAP)
• Cellulose nitrate (CN)
• Cellulose propionate (CP)
• Cyclic butadiene terephthalate (CBT)
• Cyclic olefin copolymer (COC)
• Ethylene methyl acrylate (EMA)
• Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)
• Fluoropolymers (PTFE, PTCFE, FEP etc)
• Ionomer
• Liquid Crystal Polymers (LCP)
• Methyl methacrylate butadiene styrene (MBS)
• Nylons - PA4.6
• Nylons - PA6
• Nylons - PA6/66
• Nylons - PA610
• Nylons - PA611
• Nylons - PA612
• Nylons - PA66
• Nylons - PA69
• Nylons - PA11
• Nylons - PA12
• Nylons - aromatic
• Nylons - crosslinkable
• Nylons - polyarylamide (PA MXD6)
• Nylons - polyphthalamide (PPA)
• Nylons - powder
• Nylons - reactive
• Nylons - transparent
• Nylons - other
• Phenylene ether copolymer (PEC)
• Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)
• Polyallomer
• Polyaryl ether
• Polyarylate (PAR)
• Polyarylene sulphide
• Polybutylene (PB)
• Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT)
• Polycarbonate (PC)
• Polyether block amide (PEBA)
• Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)
• Polyetherimide (PEI)
• Polyetherketone (PEK)
• Polyethersulphone (PES)
• Polyethylene - crosslinkable (XLPE)
• Polyethylene - high density (HDPE)
• Polyethylene - high molecular weight (HMwPE)
• Polyethylene - linear low density (LLDPE)
• Polyethylene - low density (LDPE)
• Polyethylene - medium density (MDPE)
• Polyethylene - ultra high molecular weight (UHMwPE)
• Polyethylene naphthalate (PEN)
• Polyethylene terephthalate (PET/PETG)
• Polyethylenes (powders)
• Polyimide (PI)
• Polymethylpentene (TPX)
• Polyphenyl sulphone (PPSU)
• Polyphenylene ether (PPE)
• Polyphenylene oxide (PPO)
• Polyphenylene sulphide (PPS)
• Polypropylene - chlorinated
• Polypropylene - copolymer (PP-CO)
• Polypropylene - expandable
• Polypropylene - homopolymer (PP-HO)
• Polypropylene - random copolymer
• Polystyrene - expandable (EPS)
• Polystyrene - general purpose (GPPS)
• Polystyrene - high impact (HIPS)
• Polystyrene - syndiotactic (SPS)
• Polysulphone (PSU)
• Polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT)
• Polyurethane (TPU)
• Polyvinyl acetate (PVAC)
• Polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH)
• Polyvinyl chloride - chlorinated (CPVC)
• Polyvinyl chloride - dispersion
• Polyvinyl chloride - emulsion (PVC-E)
• Polyvinyl chloride - plasticised (PVC)
• Polyvinyl chloride - plastisol/organosol (PVC)
• Polyvinyl chloride - powder
• Polyvinyl chloride - rigid (uPVC)
• Polyvinyl chloride - solution (PVC-S)
• Polyvinylidene chloride (PVdC)
• Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVdF)
• Styrene acrylonitrile (SAN)
• Styrene maleic anhydride (SMA)
• Vinyl alcohol/ethylene
• Bio-sourced materials
• Polyamide-imide (PAI)
• Polyethylene (PE)
• Thermosetting moulding materials
• Miscellaneous material dealers
• Alkyd - alkyd polyester
• Alkyd - diallyl phthalate (DAP)
• Allyl (DAP)
• Diallyl isophthalate (DAIP)
• Epoxy (EP)
• Melamine-formaldehyde (MF)
• Phenol-formaldehyde (PF)
• Phenolic (PF)
• Polyamide-imide (PAI)
• Polybenzimidazole (PBI)
• Polyimide (PI)
• Resorcinol-formaldehyde (RF)
• Thiourea-formaldehyde (TU)
• Urea-formaldehyde (UF)
• Urethanes
• Casting materials
• Isocyanates
• Polyester polyols
• Polyether polyols
• Reaction injection materials
• Reinforcing materials
• Other materials and additives
• Accelerators
• Activators
• Adhesion modifiers/promoters
• Adhesive tapes
• Adhesives
• Adipates
• Anti-blocking and slip agents
• Anti-coagulants
• Anti-corrosion fluid
• Anti-degradants
• Anti-flex-cracking agents
• Anti-foaming agents
• Anti-fogging agents
• Anti-microbials/bactericides/biocides
• Anti-oxidants
• Anti-ozonants
• Anti-rads
• Anti-slip agents
• Anti-staining agents
• Anti-static agents
• Anti-tack/dusting agents
• Anti-webbing agents
• Biodegradation additives
• Blowing agents
• Bonding agents
• Caprolactam
• Catalysts/curing agents - epoxies
• Catalysts/curing agents - polyesters
• Catalysts/curing agents - urethanes
• Catalysts/curing agents - other
• Chain extenders
• Chlorinated paraffins
• Co-agents
• Coagulating and gelling agents
• Co-extrusion adhesives
• Copper inhibitors
• Coupling agents
• Cresols
• Crosslinkable materials
• Curing agents
• Decorating foils
• Decorating transfers
• Deflashing blast media
• Deodorants
• Desiccants
• Dispersing agents
• Ebonite
• Emulsifying and foaming agents
• EVOH
• Extenders
• Factices
• Fasteners
• Flock
• Foaming agents
• Fungicides
• Heat-shrink sleeving
• Impact modifiers
• Inhibitors
• Inks
• Laminates - rigid
• Laminates - rubber/fabric
• Latex compounding ingredients
• Lubricants
• Magnetic additives
• Metallised films
• Mineral oils
• Modifiers
• Molybdenum disulphide
• Mould cleaners
• Mould polishes
• Mould protection
• Mould release - (applied to mould)
• Mould release - (materials additive)
• Nitrogen gas
• Nucleating/clarifying agents
• Odorants
• Organic peroxides
• Paints
• Peptizers
• Pesticides
• Phosphates
• Photodegradation agents
• Photo initiators
• Phthalates
• Plasticisers
• Polyglycol ether
• Polymerising agents
• Prepolymers
• Preservatives
• Primers
• Processing aids
• Reactive monomers
• Reclaiming agents
• Resins
• Retarders
• Screw cleaning/purging agents
• Sebacates
• Sequestering/ chelating agents
• Silicones
• Smoke suppressants
• Solvents
• Stabilisers - foam
• Stabilisers - heat
• Stabilisers - light
• Stabilisers - other
• Surfactants
• Tackifiers
• Thixotropic agents
• Titanium dioxide
• UV absorbers
• Viscosity modifiers
• Vulcanising agents
• Vulcanisation inhibitors
• Waxes
• Wetting agents
• Barrier additives
SERVICES AND CONSULTANCY
• Barrel/screw reconditioning
• Coating
• Colour measurement
• Compounding - plastics
• Compounding - rubber
• Drives/motor repairs
• Energy management
• Health and safety monitoring
• Laminating
• Machine cleaning
• Machinery servicing and repairs
• Market research
• Materials selection
• Mould flow analysis
• Product design
• Reclamation of materials
• Recycling
• Special purpose machine manufacture
• Sub-contract Services
• Testing laboratories
• Tool design
• Trade Associations
• Training (as primary function)
• Conference & Exhibitions
• Reverse engineering
• Prototyping
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
• Computer-aided product design
• Data acquisition
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
• Fault analysis
• Information databases
• Job quotation and costing
• Laboratory systems
• Maintenance management
• Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
• Materials databases
• Process control
• Process simulation/ optimisation
• Production monitoring/ planning
• Quality control
• Statistical process control
• Tool design
• Training