Materials
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Aluminium disruption is extending printed-can lead times for beverage producers. Prism eLogistics says shrink sleeving blank or existing stock can protect branded supply while manufacturers navigate shortages and volatile material markets.
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Massivit has opened European capacity for rapid composite tooling production. The Barcelona centre will supply moulds, mandrels, masters, jigs, and fixtures.
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CRP Group has added digital traceability to Windform components globally. CRP UniqTrust gives additive manufactured parts a verifiable digital identity across production and delivery.
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Salzgitter will take full control of HKM’s Duisburg steelworks future. The deal brings restructuring, electric arc furnace investment, and a lower-carbon production route.
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EPS says manufacturers are accelerating automation in direct-to-object printing systems. Skills shortages, labour costs, and integration demands are reshaping decoration technology.
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FuturaSun is adding anti-soiling glass to its PV modules line. The Silk Nova Pure range uses integrated technology from Kastus Technologies to reduce dirt accumulation, cut cleaning requirements, and support stronger energy yield across solar installations.
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Kimball Electronics has expanded medical manufacturing through its Helvoet acquisition. The €90m transaction adds Dutch and Indian CDMO capacity in micro-moulding, diagnostics, microfluidics, and drug delivery components.
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Airbus has marked a Belfast wingset milestone under direct ownership. The Northern Ireland site has delivered its 500th A220-300 wingset, reinforcing its role as the exclusive production centre for the aircraft’s advanced composite wings.
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Surventis has launched as an independent automotive coatings business today. The former BASF Coatings operation is backed by Carlyle and QIA, with BASF retaining 40%.
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Finnish researchers have identified barriers slowing circular plastics transition progress. The study points to regulation, technology, markets, behaviour, and collaboration as interdependent constraints.
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