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Intouch Monitoring Brings Live LEGO Moulding Machines to Interplas 2026

May 11, 2026

Intouch Monitoring returns to Interplas 2026 with its most ambitious and interactive stand to date: four miniature moulding machines built from LEGO

MGS Technical Plastics Announces Largest Stand Yet For Interplas 2026

May 11, 2026

Go big or go home is MGS Technical Plastics‘ motto at Interplas 2026. Marking the company’s busiest ever start to the year,

Fontijne Presses Launches Precision LabEcon 100 for Delicate R&D Applications

May 8, 2026

Fontijne Presses, a specialised manufacturer of laboratory platen presses and distributed in the UK by Intelicare, has launched the new LabEcon 100,

In today’s brief:

🤝 Global Integration: DOMO Engineered Materials and RadiciGroup complete their transition into a new global platform under Lone Star Funds. The move strengthens the Technyl brand’s position in the UK market while ensuring continuity for automotive and electronics partners.

📍 Interplas Preview: Intelicare prepares for the 2026 exhibition at the NEC, announcing the showcase of Fontijne’s new LabTop 20 and LabEcon 100 systems. The partnership aims to provide UK manufacturers with advanced precision for polymer testing and sample preparation.

📈 Strategic Growth: Polymermedics appoints Dean Short as Director of Operations to lead its next phase of expansion. The appointment follows sustained growth for the technical injection moulding specialist across the medical and optical sectors.

⚙️ Operational Flow: Kongskilde explores how automated material handling can significantly improve factory uptime. The report details how pneumatic systems reduce manual waste management, allowing UK processors to increase capacity without major capital investment.

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