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14 Cleveland expos attract top companies A major event for the North American plastics industry takes place in Cleveland on May 8-9. We preview AMI’s free-to-attend conferences and exhibitions for compounding, recycling and extrusion
17 Caps: new EU regulation and innovation Improvements in production coupled with a need for sustainable materials with product appeal are driving developments in caps and closures. By Mark Holmes
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25 Bauhaus and its lasting role in plastics design On the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus, the German institute that influenced the course of 20th century design, we look at how its legacy has been critical to plastics design. By David Eldridge
33 Finding a cure with liquid silicone rubbers Material suppliers for LSR injection moulding are innovating to remove extra steps from the process, and machines are being updated to open communications. By Peter Mapleston
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43 Adding value to PP compounds We preview the Performance Polypropylene conference in Germany in May
45 Automation: robots flex their muscles Injection moulders are increasingly turning to robots as technology improvements make them more easily reconfigurable and capable of co-working with humans. By Peter Mapleston
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