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14 Covestro sees China as centre for growth The market in China is changing to one of qualitative growth and Covestro is aiming to benefit, says CEO Patrick Thomas. David Eldridge reports
17 Cover story: Temperature control innovations A poorly temperature-controlled mould can lead to rejects and process inefficiencies. But closer control of heating and cooling can improve moulding, writes Peter Mapleston
26 Conformal cooling with AM mould cores Switching to conformal cooling of moulds can cut cycle times. In this article, Renishaw describes how additive manufacturing of mould cores helped its customer Alfred Kärcher
29 Colours that perform in the process Colour masterbatch suppliers are finding ways to get more from their products, through processing and performance enhancement and by using more challenging polymers, writes Peter Mapleston
38 Looking ahead to LFTs 2017 AMI’s first Long Fibre Thermoplastics conference is scheduled for Cologne, Germany, in November. We take a look at the expert speaker line-up
41 Caps producers get more out of moulding As the caps and closures market grows, innovation in the sector is coming both from injection moulding machine manufacturers, as well as cap and closure producers, writes Mark Holmes
50 Making smart choices for intelligent packaging Active and intelligent technologies, which can add value to both flexible and rigid packaging products, will be presented at AMI’s second annual Smart Packaging conference
56 Diary
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