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
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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
Parx Plastics
Parx Plastics granted antimicrobial Vitamin e-blended UHWMPE patent
Parx Plastics NV has announced that the Italian Ministry of Economic Development has issued a patent certificate for the industrial invention covering the company’s technologies to create antimicrobial and antibiofilm functionality Read more
WFO
WFO launches ‘Plastian’ in Italian
Waste Free Oceans (WFO) has announced that ‘Plastian the little fish’, a children’s book on the issue of marine litter, is now available in Italian. Read more
Greiner Assistec
Greiner Assistec expands portfolio
Greiner Assistec is more than a producer of custom plastic parts and assemblies – the plastics experts’ portfolio also includes finishing the products on an individual basis. Read more
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Azelis reveals new brand promise and tagline
Azelis has launched its new tagline: ‘Innovation through formulation’, which is a reinforcement of the company’s continuous investment in technical expertise. Read more
Sica
Sica’s saw model TRKC 160E for HDPE, PP-R multilayer and PVDF pipes
The Sica TRKC machines are planetary saws with hydraulic cutting devices, created specifically for cutting in an extrusion line without removing material from HDPE and PP-R pipes, even of great thickness. Read more
LPKF
Reliable joining of plastic components using laser technology
Laser technology has acquired an excellent reputation for joining plastic components. It efficiently creates plastic joints that are second to none in terms of quality and cost-effectiveness. Read more
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Tests confirm 100-year expected lifetime for PVC and PE pipes
Practical experiences gathered and technical assessments carried out support that unplasticised (PVC-U), high impact polyvinyl chloride (PVC-Hi) and polyethylene (PE) buried pipes Read more
Avery Dennison
Avery Dennison shortlisted for environmental and sustainability award
Global materials science and manufacturing company Avery Dennison has been shortlisted for the Environmental and Sustainability Award of the Label Industry Global Awards 2019. Read more
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