Injection Moulding
GW Plastics expands recently acquired Avenue Mould Solutions in Sligo
GW Plastics established its first European location with the purchase of Avenue Mould Solutions in 2017 and is growing its operation in response to increased customer demand in its medical device and drug delivery business Read more
Sigma Engineering announces Sigmasoft Virtual Molding software
Sigmasoft works as a virtual injection moulding machine and allows the user to test different set-ups and new concepts without risk Read more
X-Pack invests in two Sesotec Protector metal separators
The Protector 40 Primus+ detects all magnetic and non-magnetic metal contaminants, even when they are enclosed in the product, and the metal contaminants are rejected via the Quick-Valve separation unit Read more
Omega Plastics goes back to the future with Team Valley relocation
Specialising in custom, multiple-use plastic injection mouldings and rapid tooling for the automotive, healthcare and FMCG industries, Omega Plastics Group has enjoyed continued growth since its acquisition of high volume plastic injection moulding s Read more
RJG Technologies receives consignment from Yizumi Machines
The machine will be used in RJG’s Fundamentals of Systematic Moulding, Module One – Melt Preparation and Plasticisation, Module Two Process Control and Master Molder I courses Read more
Armstrong Medical upscales respiratory care production with hybrid moulding machine
As a specialist medical device manufacturer, Armstrong Medical is in a prime position to take advantage of future opportunities, having recently added to its injection mould machine portfolio Read more
Huntsman steps up technical support for global footwear customers with new equipment investments
To enrich its work across the entire footwear value chain and create fully equipped testing and prototyping environments across Asia, the Americas and Europe, Huntsman has recently purchased machines that give it extra technical support capabilities Read more
AMRC gets a kick out of luxury footwear carrier project
Infinite Kreationz approached the Design and Prototyping Group (DPG) at the University of Sheffield AMRC to further develop a proof-of-concept model by identifying design changes to make it manufacture-ready Read more
Victrex invests in state of the art technology with Surface Generation
Surface Generation’s unique technology uses patented hardware and proprietary software to actively manage multiple part areas during processing Read more
Apprentice, Kamil Stec, can access any insert if changes need to be made
East meets West for just-in-time plastics manufacturing
Toolmaker and moulding specialist, Broanmain, says UK firms can utilise the best of both East and West manufacturing worlds to meet tight production deadlines without compromising on quality. BP&R found out how the Horsham-based firm makes it happen. Read more
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KraussMaffei customer CMJ sets store by new Rent-it business model
Included in the Rent-it service are the warranties and services such as maintenance and spare parts service Read more
Euromap releases Euromap 82.1 for temperature control devices
The functional scope of the interface includes general information about the temperature control device, status information and process data Read more
European injection moulding industry is thriving, says AMI study
The report shows that most of its market have recovered from the economic crash in 2008 Read more
Roemheld announces new series of wedge clamping elements
The new wedge clamping element has an additional locking mechanism for maximum safety Read more
Axiom broadens capabilities with new injection moulding investment
Axiom has spent around £160,000 on two Negri Bossi machines Read more
RP Technologies grow thanks to continued Borche UK support
Borche has been suppled RP with injection moulding machines since 2012 Read more
KraussMaffei advancing digital research and teaching in injection moulding with PX 120-380
The new all-electric PX 120-380 has been provided to the Institute of Product Engineering at the University of Duisburg-Essen Read more
Sumitomo Demag releases new programme to optimise productivity and reduce waste
The programmes synchronises the ejector and mould speed and will be used on the company’s new IntElect series Read more
HRSflow exhibit use of hot runner solutions in a variety of products
Example products include suitcase shells and laptop covers Read more
Wittmann promises to reduce machine downtimes by 10 per cent with W8 and WX robot generations
The reduce in downtimes will come with no extra costs thanks to the Wittmann SmartRemoval function Read more
