Engineering honour for composite wing innovation
A Bombardier team of engineers based in Belfast, UK, behind a resin-infused composite aircraft wing has been named the winner of the MacRobert Award 2019 by the Royal Academy of Engineering. Read more
Features
NEO Group
PET polymer producer NEO Group adds third production line
Twelve years ago, NEO Group purchased BKG underwater pelletisers and related components for three PET polymerisation lines but installed only two, storing the unused BKG equipment in their original shipping boxes. Read more
NZ Government
Pact Group receives WMF fund for rPET food-grade packaging
Pact Group will fund locally sourced rPET in food-grade packaging using a grant from the New Zealand government’s Waste Minimisation Fund (WMF). Read more
FANUC
FANUC open house to focus on productivity through automation
In order to answer some of the questions on automation in UK manufacturing, FANUC will host its first ever Manufacturing, Automation, and Digital Transformation Open House. Read more
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Milliken to focus on enhancing plastics at K
Milliken Chemical, a leading global supplier of additives and colourants for plastics and division of global manufacturer Milliken & Company, will use its presence at the K 2019 to demonstrate the many ways in which it is ‘Enhancing plastics' Read more
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Current trends in bioresin manufacturing
US-based STEM researcher and writer Megan Nichols takes a closer look at the current trends in bioresin manufacturing and where the industry expects to go in the coming years. Read more
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Meusburger
Meusburger presents innovations in workshop equipment
In June, Meusburger expanded its workshop equipment product range with numerous innovations and additions in the machining, EDM accessories and clamping equipment product groups. Read more
Guill Tool
Guill announces new 800 Series Hybrid extrusion tooling
Guill has announced the introduction of a new version of its popular 800 series, known as 800 Series Hybrid. Read more
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Sachet market driven by preference for ‘affordable single-serve’ in developing regions
A new study outlining the growth prospects of the sachet packaging market for the forecast period 2019-2027 suggests worldwide sales of sachet packaging reached 855 billion units in 2018, equalling revenues worth $7.7bn (~€6.8bn). Read more
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Grupa Azoty declares force majeur
Due to an unpredictable and unexpected technical defect in the production of polyamid 6 polymer at Grupa Azoty’s facility in Tarnow, Poland, the company was forced to declare force majeure on 8 July. Read more
Maag
Maag enhances systems expertise
The Maag Group, comprising Maag Pump Systems, Automatik, Gala Industries, Reduction Engineering Scheer and, since 2018, Ettlinger Kunststoffmaschinen, is enhancing its systems expertise by focusing on Centres of Excellence. Read more
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Covestro partners with Silicon Valley based tech company, Carbon
Covestro is a key partner in the scale-up and high-volume production of this material. The company invested a significant sum to enable the production in commercial quantity. Read more
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