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11 Top performers: machinery for packaging Developments in packaging include a tethered cap for packing tablets, closures made from chemically recycled material and new electric machines with short cycle times


15 Saving grace: cutting energy use Energy savings can be applied widely in injection moulding – from the machine itself to material refinements and improvements to critical ancillary equipment


19 Recycled materials: back from the brink Recycled materials developments include a bucket made of discarded fishing nets, PCR grades of POM and a prototype automotive bumper made from 30% recyclate


23 Bouncing back: latest in TPEs Recent TPE innovations include a material for fatty food contact, new grades for automotive sealing and new technologies for high-performance running shoes


29 Fakuma comes back to Friedrichshafen Fakuma returns to Friedrichshafen in Germany in October, with its traditional focus on injection moulding technology. We preview some of the highlights


40 Dates for your diary


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