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13 Event Preview: AMI’s Essen Expos AMI’s first Compounding World Expo and Plastics Recycling World Exhibition take place in Essen, Germany, on 27-28 of June 2018.
15 3D printing breaks through to production With new technology from HP and Stratasys, and a lot of new products from materials companies, 3D printing is making waves in plastics production. By Peter Mapleston
33 Appeal of IML and IMD grows widely In-mould labelling and decoration are breaking out from their established packaging market, but other technologies are also making advances, writes Peter Mapleston
43 Event Preview: Smart Packaging 2018 Ahead of AMI’s Smart Packaging 2018 conference taking place in Hamburg, Germany, this October, we preview speakers and topics at this key event
47 Advances in temperature control Manufacturers of mould temperature control units for injection moulding are targeting energy efficiency, precision and production flexibility. Mark Holmes reports
58 Diary
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