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CONTENTS

COVER STORY: Communication covering all
that's right about plastics is key

Video capture data analysis
helped HPE achieve better
customer satisfaction rates

12

A selection of products produced by
rubber and plastics specialist, Fibrax

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New administration tech could help
patients to complete drug courses

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COVER STORY
INTERVIEW - MARTIN
ALTHORPE
32

Martin Althorpe, technical director
of the fenestration division at
Epwin Group, is now also the
new president of the British
Plastics Federation. In an exclusive
interview with PRW, Althorpe
outlines how communication will
serve as the foundation for his
two-year tenure

FEATURES
INDUSTRY 4.0
12

This special focus looks at a
systems provider, a plastics
injection machine manufacturer
and a 'connected' business to
uncover the advantages and
drawbacks of implementing
digital data analysis

THERMOFORMING
18

PRW travels to Cambridgeshire
to visit Cannon Shelley and find
out about the latest machine
capabilities

INJECTION MOULDING
24

A look at volume production
processes at Fibrax and Berry
Superfos

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
NEWS
6

Plastics support advanced drug
delivery tech, medical grade plastics
achieve new approval grade, rPET
supplies to fall short in the United
States, plus product highlights
from the upcoming K trade fair

6
Manufacturing in Hall 1
at Epwin Group

INDUSTRY COMMENT
10

Luxus managing director Peter
Atterby says it's time to review
the PRN credits system

K SHOW PREVIEW
28

Looking forward to K 2019, PRW
reviews how market trends
influence new products

34

EXTRUSION
34

How Epwin Group in Telford
manages production of PVCu
window frames

CASE STUDY
38

Husqvarna works with Kistler
Instruments to improve finished
injection-moulded part quality

INNOVATIONS
40

Products and machinery to
support efficiency gains and
improvements across plastics
manufacturing

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