The lightweight nature of polymers not only has a positive impact on energy consumption, improved performance, functionality and safety of plastic components also directly affects the long-term sustainability of manufactured parts. Today, injection and compression...
Using its newly equipped state-of-the-art tool room, the Broanmain Plastics team has developed a true cross-departmental collaborative approach to tool design and delivery. Led by Kamil Stec and Thomas Catinat, the team now has capacity to complete tool design and...
Broanmain tool manager Kamil Stec explains how we go about extending the life of customers’ precision mould tools. The cost of creating an injection moulding tool can run into thousands of pounds. One of the key considerations for product engineers has to be the...
Trade wars, closed borders, shipment delays, ongoing tariff negotiations, currency fluctuations and Brexit are just a number of factors prompting UK manufacturers to assess their supply chain vulnerabilities. Many Broanmain customers have done it. Managing Director Jo...
In June 2020, Broanmain Plastics joined the Gauge & Toolmakers Association (GTMA) to showcase our toolmaking expertise, how we design and uphold British engineering standards and manufacture master tools that are fit for purpose. Having managed well-over 200...
Injection moulding is one of the most cost effective and precise ways to mass-produce plastic components. A plastics processing engineering graduate from the Institut Superieur de Plasturgie d’Alencon (ISPA) in France, Broanmain’s operations manager Thomas Catinat...
