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4 News News from across the global injection moulding industry: Sapa forms automotive group following takeover; Envalior makes debut in engineering plastics market; Mixed results for European machinery groups
15 Machine learning: helping moulders automate Robot and automation technology providers are developing hardware and software that enable cells to be managed without specific skills in robotic programming. By Mikell Knights
31 Chinaplas 2023 Preview The Chinaplas show opens its doors later this month. We take a look at some of the exhibiting companies
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35 Closing in on tethered caps The deadline in Europe for tethered caps and closures on bottles and other beverage containers is fast approaching. Mark Holmes reports on how suppliers are helping
46 Coping with the heat Electric vehicles are proving to be a dynamic, new application area for high temperature plastics. Chris Saunders reports on new products
54 Diary
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