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The
Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IoM3) was officially recognised by the UK's Privy Council on 26 June 2002. Created from the merger of The Institute of Materials (IOM) and The Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (IMM), the Institute intends to develop to be the leading international professional body for the advancement of materials, minerals and mining to governments, industry, academia, the public and the professions. |
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The
Scottish Plastics & Rubber Association The Scottish Plastics and Rubber Association (SPRA) provides a forum for discussion of topics of mutual benefit to members in the form of technical and business meetings, seminars, a regular newsletter and a website. |
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The
Polymer Machinery Manufacturers and Distributors Association
The PMMDA has been established for over 35 years with nearly 100 member companies from within the polymer industry, the PMMDA has worked on behalf of it's members and their customers to establish a well reputed catalogue of machinery manufacturers who offer the best sales, service support and spares available |
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The
Society of the Plastics Industry (USA) Mission Statement: To represent the entire plastics industry in a manner that promotes development of the industry and enhances public understanding of its contributions while meeting the needs of society and providing value to members. |
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The
British Plastics Federation The British Plastics Federation (BPF) is the leading trade association of the UK Plastics Industry (representing approximately 80% of turnover), a springboard for industry action, existing to exploit common opportunities and resolve shared problems. Membership encompasses polymer producers, suppliers and processors in addition to additive and machinery suppliers and manufacturers. |
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The
DTI Manufacturing Advisory Service - West Midlands MAS-WM is dedicated to helping manufacturers in the West Midlands improve any aspect of their manufacturing operations, processes, production or materials technologies. |
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SpecialChem4Polymers SpecialChem4Polymers, online expert on Additives & Colors for Polymers, provides chemical professionals - compounders and masterbatchers in particular - with updated technical solutions to help them at each step of their product development. We offer them free access to: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE on hot topics relative to Additives and Colors for Plastics / UPDATED OVERVIEW of polymers' additives market / TAILORED ANSWERS to formulation troubleshooting issues. |
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Tangram
Technology Tangram Technology provides high quality training, technical writing, change management, product design and field services to all areas of the plastics products and window industries. Services are designed for plastics processors, window systems suppliers, specifiers and large contractors, hardware manufacturers, fabricators and other companies involved in the polymer processing or window industries. Tangram Technology supplies the specialist technical knowledge that is needed by the PVC-U building products and glazing industry. Tangram provides the expert knowledge or skills not available in-house. |
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Plasticx
Universe Plasticx Universe was established as a world wide trading site for information to promote trade in the Plastics Industry. |
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Skills
Assurance Services Ltd SASL is a National Awarding Body providing high quality vocational qualifications. Our aim is to improve the skills and competences of employees enabling companies to become more efficient and profitable. |
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University
of Leeds - IRC in Polymer Science and Technology The Polymers and Complex Fluids Group is part of the Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Polymer Science and Technology. This is a consortium of polymer research groups at the Universities of Leeds, Bradford and Durham, combining expertise in Polymer Chemistry, Physics and engineering. The group also contains the industrial R&D unit the Centre for Industrial Polymers. |
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Telford
College of Arts and Technology Telford College of Arts and Technology are one of the most successful performing FE colleges in the counrty and a member of the National Skills Academy for Process Industries. They have provision to supply training and assessment, including apprenticeships in Polymer related industries. |
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Independent
Polymer Technology Ltd Independent Polymer Technology can provide a range of tailored polymer technology training courses covering aspects of material properties, polymeric component design, polymer failures, processing and analysis and testing. Independent Polymer Technology also present a two day training course Introduction to Polymer Technology once a quarter at various locations around the UK. An outline of the course content can be found on the web site. |
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Smithers
Rapra Technology Smithers Rapra Technology is Europe’s leading independent plastics and rubber consultancy. Rapra provides comprehensive consultancy, technology and information services for the polymer industry and industries using plastics and rubber in any component, product or production process. |
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Plastics
Consultancy Services |
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Freudenberg
Forshungsdieneste
KG German polymer consultancy company specialising in services to the rubber and PU industries with particular expertise in: Material Development, Failure Analysis, Chemical Analysis, Computer Aided Engineering, Physical Testing, Applied Physics, Suface Technology and Process Development. (Website German language only). |
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Independent
Polymer Technology Ltd IPT provide independent expertise to polymer material producers, converters and end users.With extensive testing and analysis laboratories, our experienced consultants advise users and producers on all aspects of polymer technology - from conception through to re-cycling. |
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Plastics
Consultancy Network The Plastics Consultancy Network is the foremost grouping of independent plastics consultants in the UK. It consists of over 30 independent plastics consultants covering every aspect of plastics technology. |
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Fleming
PTC FLEMING Polymer Testing & Consultancy offers a contract Materials Testing service specialising in Instrumented Impact and Rheometry. |
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Gammadot
Rheology Our skills and knowledge are based on 20+ years of providing rheology and materials characterisation support to the plastics and rubber industries. From applying rheology to quality control, failure analysis and process optimisation issues, to providing materials data for flow simulation software such as Moldflow, Sigmasoft 3D & Moldex3D, we are able to offer standard and custom solutions to all your flow and FEA data requirements. |
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Excitim
Limited Specialists in new business development and commercialising technology, EXCITIM will work with your engineering and commercial teams to convert new ideas into sales. |
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BASF As one of the world’s largest suppliers of plastics, BASF has one of the most compre-hensive product lines in this realm. Materials with a broad variety of property profiles are available |
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DuPont |
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Polymer
Update.com Asian petrochemical and polymer news and price updates including Crude oil, naphtha, aromatics, olefins, polyolefins. Complete analysis provided real time supported by daily and weekly price charts and graphical statistics for crude oil, naphtha, ethylene, propylene, styrenemonomer, HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE, PP, PS, ABS and SAN |
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Arburg
Injection moulding machine manufacturer & supplier (Germany-based) |
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Aptifirst
Ltd Aptifirst is a dynamic, high-technology company founded to distribute a range of signal conditioning and process control electronics, and to design and manufacture materials testing instruments. We have a wide range of experience in process instrumentation and in designing instruments for special applications, especially for rheological testing of materials. We also offer a range of sapphire window optical process probes, extrusion dies, customised instrument packages and consultancy. |
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Demag Injection moulding machine manufacturer & supplier (Germany-based) |
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Nortest NORTEST offers a wide range of test instruments for testing polymers and other materials. Particular areas of expertise are continuous stress relaxation, polymer creep, hardness and thermal properties. |
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Polymer
Recruitment Services PRS is specifically devoted to the plastics and rubber industries and their allied trades such as tool-making and paint & pigments manufacture. What makes PRS right for the job is the 42 years experience of its owner-manager. First came 32 years in-depth, hand-on experience of the materials,machines and methods of the industry, and, latterly, 10 years spent in establishing PRS as a respected specialist recruiter. |
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CK Science Recruitment Consultancy CK Science is a leading independent scientific recruitment consultancy for science jobs.CK Science’s highly trained, specialist scientific recruitment consultants are here to help you achieve your career goals within the scientific, chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, food, waste, environmental, and other related industries. |
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| RJN Selection | RJN Selection RJN Selection is a Midlands based recruitment agency specialising in permanent vacancies in polymer and other engineering sectors. |
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