NIPA are delighted to launch a new website showcasing our Member’s and the services provided by the organisation. We worked with Aura Internet on this project to deliver a fresh, modern site and would like to extend our sincere thanks to them for their work. To join NIPA or to understand how NIPA can work …
NIPA and SERC have launched a Level 3 Apprenticeship in Polymer Processing and are hosting an online information event on Wednesday 14th April at 9am. The SERC apprenticeship will be available to any local business that is interested in registering candidates, with the cohort commencing in September 2021. This Polymer Processing apprenticeship is the result …
Silvergate in Wrexham are a leading supplier of custom masterbatches for polymer processors internationally with the latest advanced manufacturing facilities enabling an agile and responsive service for customers. As part of NIPA’s Winter Webinar Series, Chris Young, Business Development Manager at Silvergate delivered an interesting presentation on the use of calcium carbonate in polymer moulding. …
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The highly successful NIPA Polymer Academy will deliver to a second cohort of students during the second half of 2021 and expressions are being sought for places on the course. The initial programme was delivered in an innovative manner whereby classroom training took place in the participating companies, rotating business during each session. This model …
On Tuesday 19th January, NIPA’s Winter Webinar series continued with a focus on the need for optimisation of the supply chain within the Polymer industry. Given the unprecedented circumstances that 2020 presented for manufacturing, the optimisation and control of logistics and the supply chain has never been so critical. Additionally, the complexities imposed by Brexit …
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Ralph Young, in collaboration with TCL Plastics in Dublin presented a comprehensive analysis of visual colour perception in polymers in the second of the NIPA Winter Webinars. Ralph’s extensive experience working for Borg Warner ABS, GE Plastics and Sabic Specialties was evident in his presentation of the complexities associated with colouring of polymers. Although typically …
Understanding theology is arguably one of the most important aspects of polymer processing with many issues potentially arising from a mismatch of machine settings and the nature of the polymer itself. In the first of a series of Winter Webinars, NIPA hosted an analysis of key aspects of viscosity characterisation in melt processing. Frédéric Jaubert …
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