Materials
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Instron has published guidance on high-strain-rate tensile impact testing data. The e-guide addresses material characterisation, simulation accuracy, and qualification workflows for components exposed to rapid loading and impact events.
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Birmingham researchers have demonstrated vibration-based production of graphene nanosheets. The room-temperature method avoids toxic solvents and has been published in Small.
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Shafton Steel Services has cut scrap-handling costs through lift technology. The South Yorkshire manufacturer replaced a conveyor concept with a rail-mounted Sax Lift scissor table.
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Bencros has completed rapid fender replacements for Rotterdam tugboats. The service combines on-site measurement, 3D scanning, fast production, and recycling to reduce retrofit risk.
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Prism urges beverage brands to rethink recycled plastic multipack packaging. The contract packing specialist says rHDPE can handles can cut packaging volume and carbon impact against paperboard alternatives, while also supporting mixed-flavour flexibility and lower EPR fee exposure.
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Tubex opens its 2026 tree shelter recycling hubs across Britain. The programme, which saw returns rise 39% in 2025, is nearing two million used shelters collected and recycled as scrutiny grows around end-of-life recovery in forestry.
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Epoch is scaling difficult nylon waste into reusable industrial feedstock. Its new London demonstration plant will test whether enzymatic nylon 6,6 recycling can move from pilot promise to commercial relevance.
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Amcor is expanding industrial film printing capacity in the Netherlands. A new flexographic line at Hardenberg is due to begin commissioning this summer and lift output by up to 6,000 tonnes a year for European industrial and agricultural packaging markets.
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AmphiStar has launched a biosurfactant platform containing more than 80 molecules. The AmphiNova range is intended to support tailored surfactant development across consumer and industrial applications.
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DEScycle has secured a Cisco-backed trial at Wilton, Teesside site. The programme will batch-process Cisco-derived e-scrap boards to test recovery rates, traceability, and economics at demonstration scale.
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