Essentra PLC, the global manufacturer of essential industrial components, is accelerating the development of new bioplastic materials to create more sustainable product ranges following a series of successful trials since opening its new global Centre of Excellence at the start…

As demand and reliance on plastic injection moulding rises, so are concerns about its environmental impact and energy consumption. Here, Nigel Smith, managing director at TM Robotics, the official distribution partner of  Shibaura Machine injection moulding machines in the UK and Ireland,…

The International Composites Summit (ICS) is thrilled to announce the launch of visitor registration with refreshed branding and a new website for the 2024 show. ICS is the UK’s only event dedicated to the global composites industry. Now in its…

Eric Moussiaux, vice president of technology at composites manufacturer Exel Composites and guest professor at the Free University of Brussels, is currently on a speaking tour, visiting six different conferences across two continents from February to November 2024, to address industry pain…

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. Ashlee Gough, Area Sales Manager at Sumitomo (SHI) Demag UK…

The Graphene Flagship is hosting a symposium from June 11 to 12 at the Town Hall Europe, Brussels, to celebrate the successes of its €20 million 2D Experimental Pilot Line (2D-EPL) project. Representing the first graphene foundry to integrate graphene and other…

ESSENTRA ACCELERATES INTEGRATION OF BMP TAPPI WITH TRIALS OF NEW ALTERNATIVES TO SINGLE USE PLASTICS Essentra PLC, a leading provider of essential components and solutions, is accelerating the integration of its recently acquired BMP TAPPI business and in particular trials…

On 20th May 2024, Composites UK will host its second Parliamentary Reception on the Terrance Pavilion at the Houses of Parliament, London. The reception is being co-hosted by Sarah Jones MP, the Shadow Minister for Industry and Decarbonisation and The…

~A class-leading high temperature FFKM~ Precision Polymer Engineering (PPE), one of the world’s leading  manufacturers of high performance moulded elastomer seals, has developed Perlast® G77X – a  perfluoroelastomer (FFKM) sealing material combining high temperature performance with  exceptional low compression set. …

–The Path to Ecological Composite Manufacturing– The composites industry has seen a noticeable shift towards natural materials. While conventionally flax, hemp or other plant fibres were incorporated into polymer composite systems, new solutions have recently become a market success. Those…