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4 News News from the global plastics industry, including: major automotive market downturn forecast for 2020, EU Medical Devices Regulation is postponed, machinery firms adjust to Covid-19 restrictions, Recticel divests automotive interiors business
15 Turning the light onto LSR innovations The unique qualities of liquid silicone rubber are being exploited in more and more applications as materials and machinery specialists support its expansion in injection moulding. By David Eldridge
27 Redesigning the closure for circularity Injection moulders of caps and closures are now required to find solutions for a much wider range of problems, including the use of tethered caps and post-consumer recyclate. By Mark Holmes
39 Robot advances give moulders choice The use of robots by injection moulders continues to expand, but suppliers are showing there are even more opportunities to benefit from cartesian and multi-axis technology. By Peter Mapleston
52 Diary
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