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 Advanced thermal waste converter handles previously unrecyclable materials

Advanced thermal waste converter handles previously unrecyclable materials

01/06/2022

Siemens Digital Industries has teamed up with Yorkshire-based sustainable solutions provider, Xetrov Group, to boost the production of its thermal waste converter, the Clean6 Vortex.

 The road to net zero starts at material selection

The road to net zero starts at material selection

31/05/2022

In 2021, the UK Government set the world’s most ambitious climate change target: to reduce emissions by 78 percent by 2035, compared with 1990 levels. This would bring the UK more than three-quarters of the way to net zero by 2050. Here, Samir Jaber, Content Writer at Matmatch, argues that the most efficient way to achieve carbon neutrality is with overall carbon reduction per process or product.

 Polymer pricing requires a paradigm shift

Polymer pricing requires a paradigm shift

31/05/2022

Last year, the polymer industry experienced complex material supply conditions. Although most British processors were anticipating some turbulence at the end of the Brexit transition period, the added global challenges of raw materials sourcing and price hikes – amplified by the pandemic – created the perfect pricing storm.

 Precision Micro unveils major investment at ‘phoenix’ facility following 2019 fire

Precision Micro unveils major investment at ‘phoenix’ facility following 2019 fire

26/01/2022

Two years after a fire broke out at chemical etching manufacturer Precision Micro’s Birmingham site, the company has reached the end of a major £5.1 million refurbishment – which has seen a 10% increase in capacity (with scope for a further expansion), nine new process machines installed and a new Quality Centre of Excellence established.

 Shock absorber range keeps material handling OEM airborne

Shock absorber range keeps material handling OEM airborne

04/01/2022

One of the UK’s leading material handling manufacturers needed a shock absorber solution, to maintain safety when operating its baggage and cargo loading devices. The OEM turned to WDS Components Ltd, to provide a shock absorber for its Unit Load Devices (ULD) – used worldwide within the aviation industry – that could handle variable loads, protect operators, and remove damage to equipment.

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