08/09/2011:-
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TOTAL VERSATILITY – Plastek Invests to Increase Capacity Plastek UK(Europe) focus on the design, manufacture and supply of packaging solutions for the personal care; cosmetics; pharmaceutical and food markets from their 180,000 square feet fully climatised factory based in Mansfield Nottinghamshire with a range of injection; and injection blow machines and have invested in a new manufacturing cell to double their capacity for a major customer. Plastek has worked with UPM Conveyors for automation of their product handling. The extension to the system means total versatility via an HMI touch screen control unit. This has allowed for the components from 8 injection moulding machines to be transferred to any of the fully automatic assembly and packaging machines without any manual involvement. Under press reversing reject belt conveyors operate via the machine SPC control to ensure only good product is transported via swan neck belt conveyors to high level conveyors to minimise floor area occupied then through a fire wall to assembly/filling lines with over capacity storage facility subject to high level detectors. Mick Shaw, General Manager of Plastek UK, praised UPM for completing the project on time without disrupting production. |
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12/07/2011:-
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The Plastics Industrial Awards
PLASTEK UK FINALIST |
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Launched in 2001, and held annually in London this event is dedicated to rewarding innovation and exceptional performance. The Plastics Industry Awards acknowledge the best companies and the best people in the market and is an event of huge significance throughout the UK
Plastek UK entered the awards with the program of Technical Support Tool Setter Training in the category for Best Training and Development Program competing against 100 other companies and have successfully reached the finals in London in October.
The program, designed to deliver sustainable training in tool setting disciplines, met the Industry criteria, but more importantly the objectives of Plastek UK
Produced and delivered by John McFarlane, the two trainees Andy Lawson and Rob Vella rose to the challenge, and must be congratulated in their efforts which clearly the panel recognised.
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