According to the British Plastics Federation, 69% of all plastics-related British trade is completed within the European Union (EU). Failure to secure a trade deal with the EU would see a dramatic increase to both the cost of imports and exports.

Growing adoption of automation and increased consumer spending on a range of processed and ready-to-go food and beverage products are driving growth in the packaging equipment market.

Molder and technology licensor Integrated Plastics plans to roll out the technology globally.

The business relationship between KraussMaffei (Florence, KY) and Alpha Systems LLC (Elkhart, IN) dates back to 2013, when Alpha Systems started replacing equipment to upgrade its molding operations. It currently runs five KraussMaffei injection molding machines ranging from 50 to 1600 metric tons.