I know August is meant to be the sleepiest month in the plastics processing calendar, but here at EPPM Towers we've barely had time to come up for air, as we've been hard at work on our September issue.
And it seems team EPPM are not the only ones to be 'on message' during this changeable summer month, as there has been no shortage of news and no shortage of interest online. I therefore give you, EPPM's most-read stories of August 2015!
Sumitomo
It's electric injection moulding, dummy!
Electric injection moulding for dummies. No, that's not the title of the latest yellow and black soft-cover to hit non-fiction shelves, it's Sumitomo (SHI) Demag's latest success story in the field of comforters for infants and toddlers.
PLEXIGLAS plunders the deep
Evonik has extended its agreement with the Rebikoff-Niggeler Foundation - which aims to capture footage of the giant squid in its natural habitat - with its PLEXIGLAS technology for submersibles for two more years.
Dave Mothershaw - Evonik Industries AG
Evonik
Un-recyclable plastics come out in the wash
The Fabric Care division of global consumer good juggernaut Proctor & Gamble (P&G) has
launched a new environmental initiative, which will ensure leading laundry products make use of recycled plastics in their packaging.
Guest blog: Man or machine?
Since manufacturers introduced the first robot arms onto assembly lines, the fear they will take human jobs has spread. And it's true; many jobs have been delegated to robots ... Here European Automation's Darren Halford continues the discussion.
European Automation
AMUT recycling technology chosen for expansion project
AMUT, together with Bulk Handling Systems (BHS), has been selected by Unifi Inc to provide technology for a major expansion project. The $25 million (€22.8 million, £16 million) scheme will increase Unifi's Reidsville, NC, facility's capacity to turn PET bottles into recycled fibres for clothing and automotive products.
