We’d be delighted to meet you at the K Exhibition in Dusseldorf this October. See the latest technology from our partners Bandera, Syncro, Plasmac, Eur.Ex.Ma, BD Plast and Gaudenzi.
K is the World’s Number One Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber, taking place every three years.
Each time, the event attracts a large number of professionals from production, processing and related sectors from all over the world to find out about the latest innovations and make valuable contacts. A wide range of products and services in the fields of machinery, equipment, raw materials and measuring technology will be presented.
Machines on display
Bandera – 7 layer Barrier Flex Blown Film Line
Plasmac – Omega Recycling Repelletiser
Eur.Ex.Ma – 4 new models of laboratory extruders including a 5 layer Micro Ex Blown Film line and Micro-Ex Blow Moulding Line
Are you attending? Do let us know – we have a limited number of tickets available on a first come first served basis. Our team will be delighted to personally introduce you to our experts and will schedule meetings in accordance with your diary. Please contact us to arrange.
We look forward to meeting you in Dusseldorf.
April 16, 2025
UK Extrusion are delighted to welcome our new Service Manager, Gavin Thompson, to the UKE Team.
Gavin joined us on April 14th 2025 and brings with him a wealth of engineering expertise with many years’ experience in rigid sheet & flat die extrusion.
He is trained as a multi skilled engineer and for the last 15 years has worked as engineering manager with responsibility for multi million pound projects including whole factory moves, continuous improvement, procurement, maintenance and health and safety.
Gavin is looking forward to working with both our existing & future customers to provide help and support with maintenance of new & existing equipment and to assist with new projects.
Our services include:
Extrusion & general engineering support
Preventative maintenance service visits
Rapid breakdown assistance24/7 365 days a year
Spare parts service – sourcing and fitting
Installation, commissioning and training
Complete or partial extrusion line upgrades
Load cell and equipment calibration
Machine moving / relocation
Project management
If you’d like to know more about UK Extrusion Ltd can help you, please contact Gavin on 07724 545107 or gavin.thompson@ukextrusion.com
March 26, 2025
Come to CHEMUK 2025 at the NEC May 21st – 22nd and SEE THE MICROEX CAST AND MICROEX CP TWIN IN ACTION.
Bring a sample of your own polymers for testing. Strictly limited test slots available – book now!
We are ready to help you find the best solution for your recycled material! Call Stefano Nestri on 07547114153 or email stefano.nestri@ukextrusion.com
February 5, 2025
UK Extrusion Ltd are seeking a Service Manager
Company Description
We help plastics manufacturers in the UK and Ireland produce better products, save money and energy, and increase their ability to make significant gains from recycling. We are the UK agents for world-renowned companies like Bandera, Syncro, Plasmac, Eurexma, and BD Plast, each specializing in different aspects of plastic extrusion and recycling.
Role Description
This is a full-time, on-site Service Manager role based in our busy Newcastle Upon Tyne office. Just look at the view! The Service Manager will be responsible for co-ordinating engineering visits to our customers for project consultations, installations and ongoing preventative maintenance visits. They will also be the first point of call for breakdowns and emergencies. The Service Manager will manage the engineering service teams and contractors, co-ordinating service activities and maintaining service quality standards. Above all, the role is to ensure absolute customer satisfaction and build relationships with key personnel within our customer’s sites.
Qualifications
Experience in managing service departments and coordinating schedules
Knowledge of extrusion equipment and processes
Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities
Exceptional customer service and communication skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines
Degree in Engineering or related field is a plus
Certificates in relevant technical areas are a plus
Full job description available on request. For further details please contact Operations Director Dan Clayton at dan.clayton@ukextrusion.com
January 28, 2025
Book now to see the Bandera 9 LAYER BARRIER FLEX blown film line in action!
Just 20 minutes from Milan Malpensa (MXP) airport, The House of Extrusion is Europe’s most innovative research and development centre for packaging and converting.
Please get in touch if you would like to attend this event. You will be impressed by what you will see! Contact our Sales Director Stefano Nestri on 07547114153 or stefano.nestri@ukextrusion.com to arrange your visit.
RECYCLING – how to improve the quality of recycled material for re-use
The Challenge
Waste is now considered a valuable resource for the future and the key to keeping up with the new circular economy requirements.
Recycling targets present a significant challenge to the packaging industry, which must embrace innovation in material reuse to achieve these ambitious goals. The aim is to improve the quality of post-consumer and post-industrial plastics, concentrating research mainly in two areas:
• studying new formulations with increasing recycled content
• testing innovative chemical and mechanical recycling technologies.
The Solution
The biggest challenge for companies is small-scale testing, which requires high production costs and makes it difficult to find complete solutions tailored to their needs.
To overcome this problem, Eurexma created the MICROEX CAST, a benchtop extrusion machine capable of producing small film samples with minimal waste and energy consumption.
It is the smallest of the flexible film lines, compatible with most recycled materials such as PE, PP, and PET.
Thanks to the special ⌀17.5 MICROEX single-screw extruder, it can complete a full test with just 300g of material from both post-consumer and post-industrial sources.
It can also be equipped with EYES, a visual quality control system that identifies and categorises all aesthetic film defects, compatible with all EUR.EX.MA lines.
Emerging technologies are a strategic resource for developing a sustainable future and will play a key role in meeting market demands.
Come to CHEMUK 2025 at the NEC May 21st – 22nd and SEE THE MICROEX CAST IN ACTION.
Bring a sample of your own polymers for testing. Strictly limited test slots available – book now!
We are ready to help you find the best solution for your recycled material! Call Stefano Nestri on 07547114153 or email stefano.nestri@ukextrusion.com
January 8, 2025
UK Extrusion is expanding
We are delighted to announce a further expansion of the UK Extrusion Ltd team. A warm welcome to Tim Medforth, who joins us this week as Service Engineer.
UK Extrusionprovides bespoke technical solutions to your engineering challenges with a quality service, at excellent rates. Our knowledge covers blown film, rigid sheet, recycling, repelletising and laboratory extrusion lines plus ancillary equipment.
Our services cover:
Preventative maintenance service visits
Rapid breakdown assistance24/7 365 days a year
Spare parts service – sourcing and fitting
Installations, commissioning and training
Retrofitting and complete or partial extrusion line upgrades
Load cell and equipment calibration
Project management
Machine moving / relocation
We have a team of UK based engineers with multiple skills sets to help keep your manufacturing facility running 24/7.
Contact us for a chat about how we can help you.
December 20, 2024
New waste water treatment system enables recycling plant to make major improvements
UK Extrusion was proud to work with Clearfox/PPU on this project in the summer which saw customer Coveris upgrading its de-inking and recycling facility, ReCover, with the installation of a new water treatment system. This development is set to improve both environmental and operational performance.
Aligned with Coveris’ No Waste sustainability strategy and its ReCover mission to keep plastic circular, the recycling facility in Louth, Lincolnshire (UK), employs innovative de-inking technology to transform printed polyethylene (PE) residual waste into high-quality recyclate, known as ReGen.
Water plays an essential role in the de-inking process, and the new treatment plant, supported by an onsite ReCover Lab, achieves greater control over water quality for improved recycling and repelletisation. This advancement leads to cleaner, more consistent, and higher quality ReGen pellets, with significant sustainability and operational benefits for the ReCover Louth plant.
The new ClearFoxtreatment plant was developed exclusively for the facility through a collaboration with PPU Environmental Technology GMBH and UK Extrusion Ltd. The water treatment follows a three-stage process: pH correction, coagulation, and flocculation, to remove waste material, and supports optimisation of the de-inking process by enabling onsite treatment, improved automation, and more efficient chemical usage.
Significant reduction in water consumption and transport emissions The environmental benefits of the new treatment plant are notable, reducing overall water consumption while increasing the volume recycled by 35% versus the previous water treatment installation. The volume of water transported offsite for treatment has been reduced by 70% since the opening of the ReCover Louth recycling facility, dramatically cutting transport emissions. As part of stringent water quality controls, technicians in the ReCover Lab conduct onsite testing, which is further validated by external bodies, with the aim of achieving full ‘discharge to drain’ by Q1 2025, pending approval by the local water authority.
Closing the plastic loop The ReCover Louth facility is key to supporting Coveris’ sustainability strategy as it processes packaging waste from the group’s own manufacturing operations, its customers, and the wider industry. The waste feedstock is de-inked, recycled, and repelletised into ReGen, and used as UK Plastic Packaging Tax-compliant recycled content in Coveris’ sustainable packaging solutions. By removing ink during recycling, ReCover enables materials that were once downcycled to remain in the packaging supply chain as part of a circular lifecycle.
Mark Dalby, ReCover UK Managing Director, commented: “When we first launched the ReCover de-inking facility, Coveris set a new standard for recycling innovation in the packaging industry and developed a unique integrated set-up for high-quality recycled content in packaging films in the UK and beyond. This upgraded water treatment plant builds upon that foundation, helping us further optimise our processes while enhancing sustainability.
“By treating more water onsite, we’re not only increasing efficiency but also reducing our environmental footprint while improving the quality and consistency of our ReGen recycled resin. No Waste is at the heart of Coveris’ operations and packaging sustainability strategy; this new addition to the ReCover Louth plant is another step forward enhancing our environmental performance”, added Dalby.
In recognition of Coveris’ commitment to sustainability, ReCover Louth, opened in May 2023, received the top award for ‘Environmentally Sustainable Company – Production’ at the FlexoTech Awards in October 2024. Coveris’ ReCover also won the Green Packaging Star Award 2024 in the ‘Environmentally Friendly Production Process’ category, presented by Kompack and the Austrian Research Institute for Chemistry.
Contact Steve Trainor for further information about how UK Extrusion can help you improve your recycling processes at steve.trainor@ukextrusion.com
December 18, 2024
Case Study: MICROEX CAST + MDO | Benchtop Cast Line with Stretching Technology
We are excited to introduce our latest advancements in laboratory extrusion: MICROEX CAST, now equipped with MDO (Machine Direction Orientation) technology. Optimised Industrial Processes: Small-Scale Testing for Big-Impact Solutions
This updated configuration of our MICROEX CAST benchtop cast film machine is specifically designed to enhance industrial process efficiency by testing new formulations on a small scale. By integrating MDO stretching technology this system unlocks the potential of a wide range of materials, paving the way for cutting-edge solutions in the plastics industry.
Sustainability Meets Cost Efficiency
Polyethylene (PE) is one of the materials that benefits the most from this technology, significantly improving the stiffness, transparency, and barrier properties of the film, making it an effective substitute for materials like PET or PP. Linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) also sees remarkable advantages, enabling the production of thinner films that retain or enhance mechanical performance while reducing material consumption and operational costs.
Advantages and Performance
The adoption of MDO offers several key benefits:
Enhanced Mechanical Properties: MDO-treated films exhibit greater tensile strength, reduced elongation, and improved dimensional stability.
Optimised Optical Properties: The orientation process enables higher transparency and better gloss, ideal for aesthetic applications.
Improved Barrier Performance: The technology enhances resistance to gases, moisture, and external agents, making films suitable for food and industrial packaging.
Thickness Reduction: MDO allows the production of thinner films without compromising performance, reducing material usage and costs.
Versatile Applications of MICROEX CAST + MDO Technology
This laboratory machine is highly versatile and supports a wide range of applications, including food packaging with high-barrier films for extended preservation, industrial applications requiring durable films for protective layers and insulation, and the development of mono- and multi-layer materials optimized to meet sustainability standards, such as stand-up pouches and recyclable laminates.
Find out More about our laboratory solutions by talking with our experts. Contact us today!
EUR.EX.MA provides an extensive portfolio of complementary products from all Syncro Group companies—Syncro, Plantech-CST, Plasmac, AceLabs, and SBDry. United by the ambitious #ZEROWASTE project, we aim to reduce post-industrial waste and energy consumption, thus opening and closing the loop of the circular economy.
November 27, 2024
British Plastic Federation Automotive Seminar
Our Sales Director Stefano Nestri is spending his birthday in Edgbaston today, learning about the latest developments in plastics technology for the automotive sector. Happy birthday Stef!
UK Extrusion supply and install Plasmac repelletisers. Plasmac design and manufacture a range of powerful scrap reclamation solutions for plastics processors requiring effective post-industrial scrap and trim reclamation in order to maximise their competitive edge.
