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Record Attendance at Annual IPG Polymer Conference in Athlone
The Irish Polymer Group (IPG) hosted its annual Polymer Conference in the Hodson Bay Hotel on Thursday 18th April 2024. A central date in the Irish polymer industry’s calendar, the ...
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag UK | Top Five All-Electric Injection Moulding Myths
All-electric injection moulding machines have many excellent qualities, including greater precision, higher power density and lower carbon emissions. Yet there’s a preconception that these systems are more expensive to repair ...
Transforming Operations: Introducing the Summit Vision Supervisor (SVS) System
The Summit Vision Supervisory System (SVS), from Summit Systems offers a comprehensive solution to operational efficiency and streamline processes. With instant access to product data, it provides a foundation for ...
MCL ERP/MRP Solutions Revolutionise Small to Medium Injection Moulding Companies
Moulders Consulting Ltd, MCL, a pioneering force in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Material Requirements Planning (MRP) software is making waves across the globe with its specialised offerings catered specifically ...
Genisys Systems Revolutionary Skynet MRP Cloud System Pioneers the Future of Manufacturing
Genisys Systems Ltd, although relatively new, boasts 15 years of development in the MRP industry. Their system, Skynet, is UK-designed and tailored specifically for UK manufacturers ...
Bjørn Thorsen Secures European Distribution Rights for Biocomposites by WoodComposites Sweden AB
Bjørn Thorsen A/S, the mother company of Bjørn Thorsen Ltd., announces that it has been granted European distribution rights for the range of Biocomposites, also known as Woodcompounds or Durasense® ...
RECOUP Awards Entry Deadline Only 1 Month Away
With only one month left to enter the prestigious RECOUP Awards 2024, RECOUP, the leading independent authority and trusted voice on plastics resource efficiency and recycling, is urging all organisations ...
Arburg’s High-temperature Freeformer Processes Ultem pellets
Arburg's extensive expertise in plastics processing also includes a broad portfolio of products for additive manufacturing from sister company ARBURGadditive. At NPE 2024, a high-temperature version of the Freeformer 750-3X will ...
LATEST INDUSTRY BLOGS
Intouch Blog | Industry 4.0 and Why Automation is Essential
Industrial automation involves utilising controlled or computer-controlled systems to carry out tasks typically performed by humans. This automation enhances production efficiency, reduces error susceptibility, and delivers higher-quality products. In this blog, Intouch Monitoring talks about […]
NEW TECHNOLOGY ZONE
AI Augments RJG’s CoPilot Process Control System for Enhanced Efficiency
RJG is excited to announce an innovative new feature for their CoPilot®process control system called MAX, the Process Advisor™. MAX utilises advanced AI technology powered by proven Master Molder® techniques to provide moulders with real-time, […]
Plastic Processors
Tide Turns on Offshore Manufacturing: Reshoring Tooling to the UK
The reshoring of tooling and production back to the UK has been a steady trend over the last decade, and ...
Additive Manufacturing
3DGBIRE Introduces New UltiMaker Factor 4
UltiMaker Factor 4 is an end-to-end industrial application solution. It's tailored for the development, production, and full-confidence deployment of process-critical ...
Materials & Additives
Bjørn Thorsen Secures European Distribution Rights for Biocomposites by WoodComposites Sweden AB
Bjørn Thorsen A/S, the mother company of Bjørn Thorsen Ltd., announces that it has been granted European distribution rights for ...
Plastic Recycling
RECOUP Awards Entry Deadline Only 1 Month Away
With only one month left to enter the prestigious RECOUP Awards 2024, RECOUP, the leading independent authority and trusted voice ...
Machinery
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag UK | Top Five All-Electric Injection Moulding Myths
All-electric injection moulding machines have many excellent qualities, including greater precision, higher power density and lower carbon emissions. Yet there’s ...
Material Handling & Temperature Control
Refcool Introduces the RC-8 Chiller – A Sustainable Cooling Solution
Introducing the RC-8 Chiller from Refcool Refrigeration Ltd, a UK-engineered, eco-friendly cooling solution designed to enhance operational efficiency and reduce environmental ...
Robots & Automation
Medical Robotics Challenge 2.0: Apply now for the KUKA Innovation Award 2025
The new round of the KUKA Innovation Award is all about robotics ideas for the future of medicine and healthcare ...
Toolmakers & Mould Components
Gunther UK Enhances Moulding with KNARR
While collapsible cores are not a recent innovation, their significance in the moulding industry continues to grow, offering unparalleled ease ...
Digitalisation & Industry 4.0
Genisys Systems Revolutionary Skynet MRP Cloud System Pioneers the Future of Manufacturing
Genisys Systems Ltd, although relatively new, boasts 15 years of development in the MRP industry. Their system, Skynet, is UK-designed and ...
Auxiliary Equipment
Transforming Operations: Introducing the Summit Vision Supervisor (SVS) System
The Summit Vision Supervisory System (SVS), from Summit Systems offers a comprehensive solution to operational efficiency and streamline processes. With ...
Service Providers
Record Attendance at Annual IPG Polymer Conference in Athlone
The Irish Polymer Group (IPG) hosted its annual Polymer Conference in the Hodson Bay Hotel on Thursday 18th April 2024 ...
Industry Updates & Events
Plastics Live | Embracing the Cutting-Edge of Industry Innovation
Plastics Live 2024, set for June 12-13 in Coventry, UK, offers an invaluable opportunity to immerse yourself in the latest ...
PlastikMedia HotSeat
HotSeat | Roger Ewers, Sales Director, PCM Automation
PC Moulding & Automation was formed in 2009, and then Roger Ewers joined in 2011 as the Sales Director to ...
PlastikCity on Tour
PlastikCity on Tour – PC Moulding & Automation
For our final visit of 2023, we were up in Wakefield to visit PC Moulding & Automation. We met directors ...