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FINISHING
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Printing without plates makes short runs realistic.
Digital printing is bringing new opportunities for decorating plastics products, in terms of both quality and productivity. Digital printing on film for labels and transfers can achieve photo realistic images without overheads of cost and time associated with more traditional printing processes.
'Photo realistic' printing improves shelf appeal of fats tubs.
An enhanced dry offset printing technique has been developed by RPC Bebo Nederland at Beuningen in the Netherlands to improve the quality of printing on its thermoformed containers used for spreads, fats and edible oils and achieve photo-realistic reproduction.
DuPont wraps sublimation around complex curves.
Decoration of plastics by sublimation is not new, but it has been limited to surfaces with simple shapes like flat or cylindrical parts. Now DuPont has developed a 3D process for decorating complex shapes.
It's a computer Jim, but not as we know it.
The EXO over-moulding system developed by Dow Chemical subsidiary Inclosia Solutions has been used to finish a new design of portable computer with interchangeable skins available in a selection of fabrics, leathers, and even suede versions along with traditional painted plastic.
Testing for plating integrity.
To support its ABS chrome plating facility at Southend Borough has published on its web site a short guide to preparing mouldings for plating. The company has also built up in-house testing facilities to check mouldings before and after plating.
How safe is your UV curing system?
There is currently widespread misinformation and misunderstanding concerning UV light health and safety issues, according to UV Light Technology of Birmingham, which has published a risk assessment guide to exposure to UV light emissions from artificial sources.
UV-curing ink needs no base coat.
The Printcolor Series 747 UV-curing pad printing ink from GK Marketing has been developed to enable high reproduction levels with application stability for decorative and functional printing on a range of applications such as advertising material, cosmetic packages, tools and toys.
Create a message for multiple ink jet printers from a single source.
Uprated message creation software is available for Linx continuous ink jet printers. LogoJet can create, edit and store messages and logos on a Windows-based PC and down load them to a maximum of 32 Linx CIJ printers in real time.
Release agent gives silicone performance without finishing problems.
Ambersil has developed a hybrid mould release agent that combines the release properties of silicone with the surface finishing scope of a non-silicone.
Marking specialist adds pad printers and foiling machines.
New pad printing and hot foiling equipment has been introduced by Product Marking Solutions of Slough. The pad printers come from MAG System of Italy and are made in several ranges from single colour printing, to 1 to 8+ colour printing. The new foiling machines are available as standard and custom-built hot foiling and multi-colour transfer machines, which can mark the peripheries of round, oval and complex shapes.
Servo drives save screen print set-up time.
Individual servo drives are used for each fixture and screen on the new Isimat MS1400UV screen printing machine. A print job can be set up at the touch screen and an operator can input dimensions or recall stored settings.
TWI checks all options for aerospace welding project.
There are an awful lot of ways to weld plastics. Seventeen altogether, according to TWI - The Welding Institute - which went through the list when it was commissioned to recommend a welding method for the production of a large jig in polyphenylsulphone.
Quick cure after practical working time.
The latest adhesive in the Scotch-Weld EPX range from 3M has a three to five minute working life and then cures rapidly to give a handling time of seven minutes.
More output, less fume by switching to IR welding.
Output at a major pipe systems manufacturer of two drainage components with complex geometries doubled after infrared welding replaced hot-plate techniques. Fumes associated with hot-plate were also eliminated.
Two welds in one assemble water meter.
A double hot plate welding system was designed for the manufacture of a new water meter from Severn Trent Measuring Systems.
New adhesives for bonding fasteners.
New BigBond surface mount adhesives by BigHead Bonding Fasteners bond BigHead fasteners to a wide range of substrates.
New routing system can trim bigger parts.
A new larger version of its Cutting Box routing machine has been introduced by KMT Cutting Systems. The Cutting Box Routing L has a larger footprint than the existing Cutting Box S, giving the opportunity to work on larger work pieces and to increase productivity by using two robots instead of one.
Deflashing in safety.
A range of safety knives with particular application in deburring plastics components has been introduced by Martor Direct (UK).
Water jet cutter for soft materials.
The MiniJet water jet cutting machine for soft materials such as foam and rubber augments Power Jet Systems' equipment for hard materials.
Efficiency and economy claimed for fibre optic lasers.
Fibre laser systems are replacing CO2 and YAG lasers for marking, cutting and engraving applications because they are more reliable, cost-effective and more than five times more power efficient than traditional technologies according to PTG Industries of the US.
BLOW MOULDING
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RF plasma reduces bottle coating cost.
A new barrier coating process developed in the USA is a plasma process but differs from other plasma coating processes in that it uses radio frequency energy to generate the plasma instead of microwaves which is said to reduce costs and to simplify the internal coating operation.
Same bottle, less material.
Graham Packaging in the USA has developed a way of using less material to produce the same PET bottle by 'distributings the plastic where it's needed and removing it where it's not needed'.
Interchangeable mould parts adjust bottle sizes.
To meet demands from blow moulders of hot fill and heat set containers, Wentworth Mold has developed mould assemblies and shells with interchangeable parts that allow bottle height, volume and shape to be adjusted for containers of different sizes without the need to produce new tooling.
SIG Corpoplast is also promoting a modular quick-change mould for increasing the product change speed of its Blomax III stretch blow machines.
Bottlemaking Award now open for entries.
The Worshipful Company of Horners and the Polymer Machinery Manufacturers and Distributors Association are now taking entries for this year's Horners' Bottlemaking Award.
TESTING
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SABIC develops rapid ESCR test.
SABIC has developed a new, rapid and supposedly very reliable method for measuring the environmental stress crack resistance of plastics by interpolating the results from a simple tensile test.
Seals specialist opens its laboratory up to contact work.
High performance seals specialist Precision Polymer Engineering is opening its internal testing laboratory up to contract testing work.
Bright white LEDs enhance stereo microscope.
To meet demands for true colour white lighting for colour inspection, with softness to prevent glare and reflection and show up surface defects, Vision Engineering has fitted its latest Mantis stereo microscopes with bright white LED lighting.
Permeability measurements in minutes, not days.
A new instrument for measuring the water vapour permeability of plastics and rubber materials, products and containers has been produced by Versaperm. It gives a reading in as little as 30 minutes for some materials compared with several days using the conventional gravimetric measurement technique.
Extensometers for contact and non-contact operation.
Contacting and non-contacting extensometers have been introduced by Lloyd Instruments and Instron.
Impact testing control software is improved.
Improvements have been made to Instron's Dynatup Impulse data acquisition and analysis software for instrumented impact testing, to improve and simplify test set up, data analysis and reporting of results.
High pressure capillary rheometer now at low temperatures.
New low temperature control options for the Malvern Rosand RH7-D/RH10-D and RH2000 rheometers enable capillary rheometry to be used at ambient and low temperatures as well as with molten material.
Success of complex custom-built leak tester brings a second order.
PCE Automation builds standard leak testers, but also produces bespoke test machines. One recent custom design for a company making a medical one-way valve to replace an existing test cell that could not match current line speeds and test requirements worked well enough for a second now to be under construction.
CNC milling machine to cut thick polymer samples.
Ray-Ran Test Equipment has developed a CNC profile cutting machine to produce test samples upwards of 5 mm thick, such as from underground thick wall pipes, because its says metal cutting machines have not generally proven suitable for polymer materials.
Melt viscometer can now run under standard test software.
The Davenport Melt Viscometer from Lloyd Instruments has been upgraded to work with the company's Nexygen test and data analysis software which has a library of standard tests.
Low cost tester for form-fill-seal strength.
A hot tack tester new from RDM Test Equipment which measures the strength of the heat seal in typical vertical form-fill-seal applications is said to be significantly cheaper than others on the market.
Optimised GPC/SEC module.
New from Viscotek Europe is a fully integrated pump, auto-sampler and degasser module specifically designed and optimised for gel permeation chromatography/size exclusion chromatography (GPC/SEC) applications, and able to be used with any GPC detector.
Titration and more on tour near you.
A technical seminar tour with a 'pick and mix' programme to enable delegates to pick just the subjects that interest them without travelling too far is being organised throughout this year by Metrohm UK. The subjects will be: Potentiometric Titration, Karl Fischer Titration, Ion Chromatography, Voltammetry, Automation & Electrode Systems and Maintenance.
Load cells and servos make creep tester do more.
Elastocon's new Automatic Creep Tester for plastics is available in a number of customer-defined configurations of test stations and load ranges suitable for testing in liquids or in air.
Lasers and computers make density measurement faster and more accurate.
Laser measurement has been added to Ray-Ran Test Equipment's three column density gradient instrument to produce the Advanced Auto Density Measurement System.
PU pounder measures foam fatigue.
A machine to measure the dynamic fatigue properties of flexible PU foams has gone on sale worldwide following development for importation into Japan.
Shop floor tensile/compression testers need no PC.
Tension and compression frames tough enough to be used on the shop floor have been introduced by Mecmesin.
INJECTION MOULDING
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Electric toggle machine acts like a direct hydraulic.
Nissei's NEX series all-electric machine now has a revised clamping system intended to give more of a direct hydraulic feel to its toggle clamp. Injection speed and response have been increased, and a new version of the TACT controller has been installed.
Dedicated Wittmann robot for servicing stack and two-plate moulds.
A servo robot based on the Wittmann W 711 series has been equipped with a second, independently functioning, vertical axis driven by servo drives for the removal of parts from both stack moulds and two-plate single face moulds.
Finger tip control for Husky.
New touch screen features have been added to Husky's Polaris control system as standard from this month.
Less space needed for O-ring production.
The MHF400/190E1 machine for O-ring production built by Maplan has been redesigned to reduce its floor space requirement.
Improved mould temperature control brings faster DVD writing.
A new mould temperature control layout and pulsed cooling have been adopted by Krauss-Maffei to improve the accuracy of its Futuremold optical disc moulding system for today's higher data density discs.
Demag and Haitian end joint venture.
The break-up of the Demag Haitian Plastics Machinery company in China towards the end of last year has now been formalised.
Sandretto applies for bankruptcy protection - again.
Sandretto in Italy is seeking protection from its creditors under an Italian legal structure called amministrazione straordinaria.
Engel plans more all-electric machines.
New E-Motion all-electric machines are on the stocks at Engel, including a series of multi-material models.
Tunnel gate inserts keep vestige marks out of the way.
Two new Exaflow tunnel gate inserts are for gating on the rear or interior sides of parts which must be free of vestige marks on visible external surfaces.
Electric valve gate 'is cleaner and simpler than hydraulics'.
An electrically-operated valve gate system from Hasco can bring oil-free gate operation to clean room moulding, or compensate for the lack of hydraulics on an all-electric machine.
Cost-cutting hot runners from Canada.
Savings of up to 40 per cent on the cost of a hot runner system are claimed by Profine Moulds of Canada for its budget hot runner proRunner system installed on a Profine mould. The equipment is suitable for small to medium parts and is configurable up to 128 drops.
New agent for American hot runner controllers.
US-based hot runner system and panel controller manufacturer Athena Controls has appointed Invotec Solutions as UK and Irish agent as part of a strengthening of its European network. Coinciding with the appointment is the introduction of the new low cost RMA control module.
Gammaflux adds admin aids.
Control improvements for Gammaflux hot runner systems bring long term data archiving for documentation-demanding jobs such as in automotive, and safer set-up.
Proximity switch resists heat.
New Hasco Z1477 inductive proximity switch resists temperatures up to 140 degC.
PIPE & PROFILE
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European funding to increase extrusion output.
A 14-strong European consortium has secured Eur 1·4 million of EU funding for the Freeflow project researching into the use of supercritical CO2 as a process aid in extrusion.
Twin screw range dedicated to wood/plastic composites...
Twin screw extruders specifically for use with wood/plastic composites have been developed by Entek of the USA.
...while this extruder's for non-wovens.
An extruder intended for the production of mono- and multi-filament, spun-bond and melt-blown products in various materials has been developed by Davis-Standard.
Gearbox retrofits and screw sale.
Retrofits for gearboxes of extruders not of its own make are now offered by Davis-Standard. Screws for D-S extruders are being sold off because Davis-Standard overstocked when attempting to support its large base of extruders in the field.
High PVC output at low speed.
Intermeshing screws of the Amut Max series BA76 extruder are of new design with air cooling for high outputs in PVC at low speeds.
FILM & SHEET PRODUCTION
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Battenfeld Gloucester builds 17-layer cast film line.
A 17-layer cast film line is under construction in the USA with the option to expand it to 34 layers.
FILM & SHEET CONVERSION
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Vacuum coater aids development of flexible electronics.
A General Vacuum Equipment OptiLab multi-purpose vacuum coater has been commissioned in a Class 1,000 clean room at DuPont Teijin Films UK at Wilton on Teeside. The bi-directional roll-to-roll coater is able to run a range of coating technologies and web treatment techniques including medium frequency AC plasma pre-treatment of films from 12 to 250 microns thick.
Flexible substrate coating systems.
Applied Films of Germany has made a number of advances in what can be produced on its thin film deposition equipment.
Applications include the production of colour shift layers on plastics films by electron beam evaporation, transparent barrier coatings for food and medical packaging, film for high performance film capacitors and flexible printed circuits or dielectric film for flexible LCD, OLED and TFT displays.
GE unveils PC film for organic LEDs.
GE Global Research has developed a substrate system for flexible organic light-emitting diodes based on a developmental high-temperature Lexan polycarbonate film combined with a transparent, ultra-high-barrier coating to help protect the OLED device against oxygen and moisture.
ROTATIONAL MOULDING
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Multi-layer moulding with more precision.
Automated multi-layer moulding is now possible on Persico's Leonardo machine because the machine heats moulds directly, not in an oven.
Modified Schulman grades offer better parts faster.
Newly modified rotational moulding compounds from A Schulman have been dubbed 'BPF Technology', because they are said to produce better parts faster.
Twin-walled container acts as buffer for temperature sensitive materials.
A twin-walled polyethylene container rotationally-moulded as a single piece unit is being promoted as a heat storage vessel or emergency bund to manufacturers and processors in the food, chemical, pharmaceutical and material handling sectors.
PROCESS CONTROL
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More MES flexibility from wireless data transmission.
The Celltrack production monitoring tool from Moldflow that tracks and reports production and machine efficiencies is now wireless-enabled.
ENGINEERING MATERIALS
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Vinyl TPEs now with low-gloss finish.
Low-gloss grades of Flexalloy vinyl thermoplastic elastomers have been developed by Teknor Apex, enabling processors to achieve a rubber-like matt finish to products while still obtaining the performance advantages over conventional flexible vinyl and other TPEs.
Acrylic co-elastomer treads the middle way for automotive hoses.
A new acrylic co-elastomer for automotive use from DuPont Packaging & Industrial Products fills the gap between high- and mid-range elastomers, replacing epichlorhydrin rubber, chlorinated polyethylene, ethylene vinyl acetate with a high VA content, and in some cases acrylate rubber.
CBT makes PC more mouldable.
The innovative low melt viscosity thermoplastic polyester cyclic butadiene terephthalate - CBT - has found another role, as a viscosity modifier for polycarbonate. Cyclics Corporation has teamed up with PolymersNet of South Korea to produce a PC modified with CBT which has replaced high heat ABS to improve production of a portable digital memory card.
LSFOH compound increases data cable line speeds.
A low smoke, halogen-free cable jacketing compound said to give substantial increases in line speed with reduced energy consumption has been developed by Scapa Polymerics.
New LSFOH compounds have also been added to PolyOne's ECCOH series of thermoplastic non-halogenated compounds.
ADDITIVES
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Process aid saves costs by improving use of regrind.
Further work has been done by Genie Kenraw to test the effects of the Axel Plastics MoldWiz process aid, this time to show its effect on moulding with regrind. Trials over the past year or so which have concluded that Mold-Wiz improves the moulding of polycarbonate and makes the moulding of polyphenylene sulphate more predictable. In the latest trials with its customers Genie Kenraw has achieved cycle time reductions of more than 20 per cent and lower costs when using regrind.
PACKAGING MATERIALS
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Borealis extends PP packaging applications.
New polypropylene grades from Borealis enable down-sizing of transparent injection moulded packaging, and open up new applications in labelling and modified atmosphere packaging.
TOOLING
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Conformal cooling: how Hipermoulding is progressing.
The European consortium investigating the benefits of conformal cooling in the Hipermoulding project has moved into the development of software to predict the effects of conformal cooling, backed up by moulding trials at Pera. The project aims to cut throughput times in injection moulding by 35 per cent and reduce part costs by 20 per cent by getting mould cooling right.
PROTOTYPING
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Manufacturers aim to make 3D printers more cost-effective.
Moves to make 3D printing more widely available in design offices have brought simplification and price cuts from printer manufacturers.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
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Cooling process water.
The third in a series of energy efficiency fact sheets produced by Dr Robin Kent for the Carbon Trust to help plastics processors reduce costs through energy efficiency.
Higher power costs could lead to thousands of job losses, says the BPF.
The full effect on plastics processors of rising fuel costs has been revealed by a British Plastics Federation survey of its member companies, which points to a possible 7,000 job losses as a direct result.
Retrofittable pump and drive can save power and simplify hydraulics.
An energy-saving hydraulic system upgrade for injection moulding machines which is said to cost substantially less to run than variable speed drives and/or variable volume pumps is now available from Kadant AES of the USA.
MATERIALS HANDLING
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Hoist hook is offset to give Big Bags clearance.
A new hoist from JD Neuhaus is said to eliminate the risk of loads clashing with hoist unit chain boxes when handling Big Bags or other awkwardly shaped objects.
Aerators improve flow from silos.
AKO UK has improved the design of its aerators to enhance flow of dry solids, including PVC and carbon black, from storage hoppers and silos.
RECLAMATION & RECYCLING
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Round-trip route to reclaiming horticultural EPS waste.
No-one in Britain could be found to reprocess contaminated EPS horticultural waste, so packaging supplier Styropack UK is shipping it to a major EPS recycler in Holland - which happens to be a sister company.
Rapid route to a box of bubbly.
Rapid's new UK agent Conair Europe is building a database of the Rapid population, and as an incentive to users to register their machines, is entering every machine registration into a prize draw to win a case of champagne.
Tyres back to tyre treads.
As the July deadline for scrap tyres to be excluded from landfill approaches, two projects to recycle used tyres for inclusion in tyre retreads are being funded by the Waste & Resources Action Programme WRAP.
Recyclers seek to standardise how HCs should be handled.
The replacement of hydrofluorocarbons as blowing agents in insulation materials by hydrocarbons such as isobutane and cyclopentane is not without its risks, according to a group of associations representing household appliance recyclers in Europe.
The granulator comes to you.
Scrap metal trader latterly turned plastics reprocessor Delta Products of Sarratt in Hertfordshire operates a mobile granulation service targeting injection moulders and vacuum formers who do not have their own shredding machine.
Lease guarantee helps Redcar recycler expand.
Waste Exchange Services of Redcar, Teeside, is adding an Erema recycling extruder in a leasing deal guaranteed by WRAP's eQuip Residual Value Guarantee scheme. The WRAP scheme guarantees the future residual value of leased recycling equipment in situations where banks or other leasing financiers have been reluctant to provide leases.
Two-stage process gets clean PVC from reclaimed windows.
Contamination of reclaimed PVC window profiles by rubber from the weather seals can limit the reclamation process by forcing manual separation of the seals from the profiles. Hamos of Germany has now developed an automatic system to overcome this.
Dipre adds slow running granulator range.
Italian granulator manufacturer Dipre has added a slow speed granulator series to its range.
SOFTWARE
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There are upgrades and there are upgrades.
The latest version of Moldflow's Plastics Insight brings with it a major increase in functionality, as Clive Maier discovers.
Complete data security from Barco.
The newly released version 7.0 of Barco's PlantMaster production monitoring system includes a novel back up and recovery feature providing complete data security.
Moldflow upgrades CAD Doctor and Design Link.
The latest releases of Moldflow CAD Doctor and Moldflow Design Link have improved native CAD geometry validation and optimisation capabilities.
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FACTFINDER CONTACTS FOR THIS MONTH'S ISSUE
103 DMS-Diemould
Unit 11, Blenheim Road,
Cressex Business Park,
High Wycombe, Bucks
HP12 3RS
01494 523811
E-mail: sales@dms-diemould.co.uk
Web site: www.dms-diemould.co.uk105 Applied Market Information Ltd
AMI House,
45 - 47 Stokes Croft,
Bristol
BS1 3QP
0117 924 9442
E-mail: info@amiplastics.com
Web site: www.amiplastics.com106 Martor Direct (UK) Ltd
Ahed Estate, Dewsbury Road,
Ossett,
West Yorkshire
WF5 9ND
01924 281333
E-mail: nick@martor.co.uk
Web site: www.martor.co.uk108 Bighead Bonding Fasteners Ltd
Units 15 - 16, Elliott Road,
West Howe Industrial Estate,
Bournemouth
BH11 8LZ
01202 574601
E-mail: info@bighead.co.uk
Web site: www.bighead.co.uk/109 Power Jet Systems Ltd
PO Box 2944, NESL House,
Ettingshall,
Wolverhampton
WV4 6JX
01902 483341
E-mail: sales@nes-limited.com
Web site: www.powerjet.co.uk110 Scapa Polymerics Ltd
Manchester Road,
Ashton under Lyne
OL7 0ED
0870 871 3131
E-mail: info@scapapolymerics.com
Web site: www.scapapolymerics.com111 Lloyd Instruments Ltd
Forum House,
12 Barnes Wallis Road,
Segensworth East, Fareham
PO15 5TT
01489 486399
E-mail: uk-far.general@ametek.co.uk
Web site: www.lloyd-instruments.co.uk113 Moldflow (Europe) Ltd
Central Court,
Knoll Rise, Orpington,
Kent
BR6 0JA
01689 878111
Web site: www.moldflow.com114 DuPont (UK) Ltd
Maylands Avenue,
Hemel Hempstead,
Herts
HP2 7DP
01442 218500
E-mail: Trevor.Prince-2@gbr.dupont.com
Web site: plastics.dupont.com115 Instron Ltd
Coronation Road,
High Wycombe,
Bucks
HP12 3SY
01494 464646
E-mail: info_news@instron.com
Web site: www.instron.com116 Aquadec Decorative Coatings
16 - 20 Howlett Way,
Thetford,
Norfolk
IP24 1HZ
01842 762800
E-mail: sales@aquadec.co.uk
Web site: www.aquadec.co.uk117 Chem Polymer Ltd
PO Box 3180, Tat Bank Road,
Oldbury,
Warley, West Midlands
B69 4PG
0121 544 1555
Web site: www.teknorapex.com118 KMT Cutting Systems AB
Eaton Place,
114 Washway Road,
Sale, Cheshire
M33 7RF
0161 374 0734
E-mail: info@kmt-waterjet.com
Web site: www.cuttingbox.com120 Linx Printing Technologies plc
Burrel Road,
St Ives,
Cambridgeshire
PE27 3LA
01480 302100
E-mail: uksales@linx.co.uk
Web site: www.linxglobal.com121 3M (UK) plc
3M Centre, Cain Road,
Bracknell,
Berkshire
RG12 8HT
01344 858000
E-mail: tapes&adhesives.uk@mmm.com
Web site: www.3m.com/uk122 Product Marking Solutions Ltd
86 Langley Road,
Slough,
Berkshire
SL3 7TB
01753 675655
E-mail: sales@productmarking.co.uk
Web site: www.productmarking.co.uk123 Versaperm Ltd
B940-H41 Popjak Road,
Kent Science Park,
Sittingbourne, Kent
ME9 8PS
01795 430490
E-mail: BPR@versaperm.com
Web site: www.versaperm.com124 Mecmesin Limited
Newton House,
Spring Copse Business Park,
Stane St, Slinfold, West Sussex
RH13 0SZ
01403 799979
E-mail: info@mecmesin.com
Web site: www.mecmesin.com125 Diamond Printed Products Ltd
Maidstone Road,
Nettlestead,
Maidstone, Kent
ME18 5HP
01622 871088
E-mail: info@diamondprinted.com
Web site: www.diamondprinted.com126 BarcoVision Ltd
Capricorn Park,
Blakewater Road,
Blackburn, Lancashire
BB1 5QR
01254 662244
E-mail: sales.dex@barco.com
Web site: www.barco.com/plastics127 Moldflow (Europe) Ltd
Central Court,
Knoll Rise, Orpington,
Kent
BR6 0JA
01689 878111
Web site: www.moldflow.com128 UV Light Technology Ltd
The Light House,
582 - 584 Hagley Road West,
Birmingham
B68 0BS
0121 423 2000
E-mail: sales@uv-light.co.uk
Web site: www.uv-light.co.uk129 Ray-Ran Test Equipment Ltd
Kelsey Close,
Attleborough Fields Industrial Est,
Nuneaton, Warwickshire
CV11 6RS
024 7634 2002
E-mail: Polytest@ray-ran.com
Web site: www.ray-ran.com130 GK Marketing Services Ltd
Unit 21/22,
Crossfield Industrial Estate,
Lichfield, Staffs
WS13 6RJ
01543 414130
E-mail: graham@gkmktg.com131 Instron Ltd
Coronation Road,
High Wycombe,
Bucks
HP12 3SY
01494 464646
E-mail: info_news@instron.com
Web site: www.instron.com132 Husky Injection Molding Systems UK Ltd
Siskin Drive,
Middlemarch Business Centre,
Coventry
CV3 4FJ
024 7651 8900
Web site: www.husky.ca133 Engel UK Ltd
Apollo Way,
Tachbrook Park,
Warwick
CV34 6RW
01926 335000
E-mail: euk@engel.at
Web site: www.engel.co.uk134 PCE Automation Ltd
Ellough Industrial Estate,
Beccles,
Suffolk
NR34 7TE
01502 713287
E-mail: info@pce-automation.co.uk
Web site: www.pce-automation.co.uk136 Lloyd Instruments Ltd
Forum House,
12 Barnes Wallis Road,
Segensworth East, Fareham
PO15 5TT
01489 486399
E-mail: uk-far.general@ametek.co.uk
Web site: www.lloyd-instruments.co.uk137 Malvern Instruments Ltd
Enigma Business Park,
Grovewood Road,
Malvern, Worcestershire
WR14 1XZ
01684 892456
E-mail: salesinfo@malvern.co.uk
Web site: www.malvern.co.uk138 Mecmesin Limited
Newton House,
Spring Copse Business Park,
Stane St, Slinfold, West Sussex
RH13 0SZ
01403 799979
E-mail: info@mecmesin.com
Web site: www.mecmesin.com139 Ray-Ran Test Equipment Ltd
Kelsey Close,
Attleborough Fields Industrial Est,
Nuneaton, Warwickshire
CV11 6RS
024 7634 2002
E-mail: Polytest@ray-ran.com
Web site: www.ray-ran.com140 SATRA-Hampden
SATRA House,
Rockingham Road,
Kettering
NN16 9JH
01536 518563
E-mail: hampden-test@satra.co.uk
Web site: www.hampden-test.com141 Nortest
Unit 1, The Woodyard,
Castle Ashby,
Northamptonshire
NN7 1LF
01604 696192
E-mail: brian@nortest.co.uk
Web site: www.nortest.co.uk142 DuPont (UK) Ltd
Maylands Avenue,
Hemel Hempstead,
Herts
HP2 7DP
01442 218500
E-mail: Trevor.Prince-2@gbr.dupont.com
Web site: plastics.dupont.com143 RDM Test Equipment Co Ltd
Unit 39 Golds Business Park,
Jenkins Drive,
Elsenham, Hertfordshire
CM22 6JX
01279 817171
E-mail: rdmtest@aol.com
Web site: www.rdmtest.com144 Vision Engineering Ltd
Monument House,
Monument Way West,
Woking, Surrey
GU21 5EN
01483 248300
E-mail: generalinfo@visioneng.com
Web site: www.visioneng.com146 Genie Kenraw
135A Norsey View Drive,
Billericay,
Essex
CM12 0QX
01277 633828
E-mail: mkaufman@freenet.co.uk
Web site: www.geniekenraw.co.uk148 Wittmann (UK) Ltd
Sanders Road,
Finedon Road Industrial Estate,
Wellingborough, Northants
NN8 4NL
01933 275777
E-mail: info@wittmann.co.uk
Web site: www.wittmann.co.uk149 Graham Packaging Plastics Ltd
Irton House, Warpsgrove Lane,
Chalgrove,
Oxfordshire
OX44 7TH
01865 893000
Web site: www.grahampackagingeurope.com157 AKO UK Ltd
13 Alvis Way,
Royal Oak Trading Estate,
Daventry, Northamptonshire
NN11 5PG
01327 312747
E-mail: sales@ako-valves.com
Web site: www.ako-valves.com159 J D Neuhaus Ltd
8 Herald Business Park,
Golden Acres Lane,
Binley Industrial Estate,
Coventry
CV3 2SY
024 7665 2500
E-mail: andyallen@jdneuhaus.co.uk
Web site: www.jdneuhaus.co.uk161 Hasco Normalien
Postfach 1720,
D-58513 Ludenscheid
GERMANY
011049235195734
E-mail: info.de.mk@hasco.com
Web site: www.hasco.com166 Hasco Normalien
Postfach 1720,
D-58513 Ludenscheid
GERMANY
011049235195734
E-mail: info.de.mk@hasco.com
Web site: www.hasco.com167 Maplan UK
5, The Glenmore Centre, Marconi Dr,
Waterwells Business Park,
Quedgeley, Gloucester
GL2 2AH
01452 722733
E-mail: mapmanuk@aol.com
Web site: www.maplan.co.uk168 Invotec Solutions Ltd
18 High Greeve,
Wootton,
Northampton
NN4 6BA
0845 838 1510
E-mail: sales@invotecsolutions.co.uk
Web site: www.invotecsolutions.co.uk169 Kadant AES UNiGY
65 Riverside Drive,
Prestolee, Radcliffe,
Manchester
M26 1HU
07969 032218
E-mail: kadant.unigy@ntlworld.com
Web site: www.kadantunigy.com170 Krauss Maffei UK Ltd
Europa Boulevard,
Gemini Business Park,
Warrington
WA5 7TR
01925 644100
E-mail: info@kraussmaffei.co.uk
Web site: www.kraussmaffei.co.uk/171 Nissei Plastic Industrial Co Ltd
Assesteenweg 25 - 29,
B-1740 Ternat,
Brussels
Belgium
+32 2 582 9455
Web site: www.nisseijushi.co.jp172 Laser Lines Ltd
Beaumont Close,
Banbury,
Oxon
OX16 1TH
01295 672500
E-mail: info@laserlines.co.uk
Web site: www.laserlines.co.uk175 Entek Extruders
HillView, Broomyclose Lane,
Stramshall,
Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
ST14 5AN
01889 562167
E-mail: sjones@entekmfg.demon.co.uk
Web site: www.entek-mfg.com177 CRC Industries UK Ltd
Ambersil House,
Castlefield Industrial Estate,
Wylds Road, Bridgwater, Somerset
TA6 4DD
01278 727200
E-mail: sales.uk@crcind.com
Web site: www.ambersilindustrial.com178 HK Technologies
Leicester Road,
Rugby
CV21 1NY
01788 577288
Web site: www.hktechnologies.com179 3D Systems Europe Ltd
Mark House,
Mark Road,
Hemel Hempstead
HP2 7UA
01442 282600
E-mail: marketing@3dsystems.co.uk
Web site: www.3dsystems.com182 Viscotek Europe Ltd
Unit 20, Wellington Business Park,
Crowthorne,
Berkshire
RG45 6LS
01344 467180
E-mail: info@viscotek-europe.com
Web site: www.viscotek.com183 Moldflow (Europe) Ltd
Central Court,
Knoll Rise, Orpington,
Kent
BR6 0JA
01689 878111
Web site: www.moldflow.com184 Geiger Handling (UK) Ltd
19A Raleigh Hall Industrial Estate,
Eccleshall,
Stafford
ST21 6JL
01785 851111
E-mail: shulse@geigerhandling.com
Web site: www.geigerhandling.com
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