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4 News News from across the global injection moulding industry: Trelleborg to buy Minnesota Rubber & Plastics; Record orders for Wittmann Group; Avient agrees to sell distribution business to HIG Capital
13 ETPs: new owners on the block There is a shake-up going on in the engineering plastics production sector. Acquiring and acquired businesses are relying on long-term growth in automotive demand for products such as high temperature plastics, writes David Eldridge COVER PIC: DOMO CHEMICALS
23 Smart connectivity helps productivity An increasing number of injection moulding machinery companies have created software platforms and tools to provide smart assistance to customers. Mikell Knights finds out what’s new
35 K2022 Injection Moulders Guide: Materials In Part 1 of our preview of exhibitors at K2022 in October, we highlight major producers and suppliers of resins and compounds for injection moulding
49 Moulding medical parts from small to large As the urgency surrounding Covid-19 passes, attention in the medical plastics sector is shifting to larger, durable devices. Peter Mapleston reports on machinery and materials
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