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News Release from: Faraday Plastics
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 21 October 2005
Interplas visitors bemoan lack of
investment
Faraday Plastics, the UK's leading resource and co-ordinator for polymer-based research, reports on a continuing need to resource research and development activities for the UK's plastics industries.
Faraday Plastics, the UK's leading resource and co-ordinator for polymer-based research, reports on a continuing need to resource research and development activities for the UK's plastics industries Earlier this month, Faraday Plastics exhibited at Interplas 05
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 28 Sep 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Director Richard Simpson says: "We had a worthwhile presence at the show and made upwards of 60 useful contacts that we are now currently following through".
Simpson notes: "The comment made from most of our industrial and commercial Interplas 05 visitors is that UK plastics definitely stands in need of investment in its research and development activities".
"While this feedback is a welcome confirmation for the purpose and role of our own organisation it also sends out a clear signal to the industry and infrastructure at large that we need to sustain and improve that effort".
Faraday Plastics used Interplas 05 to promote the research and development agenda for companies; providing much needed tools, information and resources for visitors to the show.
The new science of nano-materials and nano-composites was of high interest - as was information and help in recycling and energy conservation.
Faraday Plastics is currently setting out its stall for its next TRM activity for the plastics sector.
The Technology Road Map (TRM) tool has worked well for Faraday Plastics thus far.
It can be applied to the future of individual companies or to sectors as a whole (such as nano-composites or engineering plastics) or to issues within the sector such as energy consumption or machine utilisation and cost.
The next Faraday Plastics TRM activity will be on the future of recycling for the plastics sector.
The first TRM meeting takes place on 26th October - and dissemination of the findings and further meetings on the topic will take place thereafter.
As a matter of course, Simpson urges all in plastics to use Faraday Plastics to check out their R and D plans, modus operandi and development needs in strictest confidence.
"Every part of our plastics industry, like it or not, cannot stand still - has to innovate".
"Most undertake this work alone, not realising perhaps that they have resources in organisations such as ourselves".
"We may be able to make all the difference to the life of an R and D plastics project in the waiting".
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