Materials Features

Planet-friendly cups made the eco electric way

Planet-friendly cups made the eco electric way

Drinkware manufacturer First Editions has launched a novel new lightweight reusable coffee cup concept, named FOAMO. Designed, engineered and manufactured entirely in the UK on two dedicated Sumitomo (SHI) Demag IntElect2 machines, the moulding cells are powered solely by electricity generated from an on-site biomass plant.

Sustainable packaging strides towards a greener future

Sustainable packaging strides towards a greener future

Andy Turner, Operations Director at SEW-EURODRIVE UK, explores how manufacturers can lead the way in sustainability, by simply switching up their packaging.

New heights for materials: Bridging the gap between simulation and experimental results

New heights for materials: Bridging the gap between simulation and experimental results

The frustration of trusting in a weather app that forecasts a sunny day, only to be drenched with rain, is a feeling that most people have experienced. The same discrepancy occurs in materials characterisation – without the right data inputs, outputs from modelling don’t always live up to reality. Here, Andrea Incardona, Application Engineer at Instron, explains how dynamic drop testing gives material developers confidence in their prototypes’ viability.

Material comforts

Material comforts

Qian Yang, Technical Specialist at Goodfellow, explores the ever-changing world of materials facing design engineers frantically pursuing lighter and greener products.

High stakes

High stakes

Choosing the right high-performance alloy (HPA) for your sector can be the difference between success and failure. Alloy Wire International (AWI)’s Andrew Du Plessis explores the subtle difference between each sector and which alloys hold the key to the best performance.

fonts/
or