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Essentra Reaches New Milestone – 100 million seals made from 45% Recycled Plastics

New polypropylene seals will reduce carbon emissions by around 40% per unit

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What are the parts of a hinge?

A quick guide to the parts that make hinges work.

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What is plastic injection molding and how does it work?

Find out how your plastic components parts are made.

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How components manufacturers can reduce their carbon footprint

Reducing Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions is critical for manufacturers

Industry 4.0

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Why component samples are important in product design

Using samples for prototypes and testing improves the design process

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Is CAD still relevant in the manufacturing industry?

Why CAD is still relevant to manufacturing design

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What are manufacturing execution systems?

A definition of manufacturing execution systems with examples

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How are cobots benefiting manufacturers?

Find out how cobots are revolutionising manufacturing.

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Industry 4.0: the terms you need to know

Show your Industry 4.0 know-how with these terms

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Industry 4.0 Hub

Become part of the revolution

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The journey to Industry 4.0

Get a full history of how we reached Industry 4.0

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The global impact of Industry 4.0 and what it means to you

Take a look at the current trends in Industry 4.0

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What is Logistics 4.0?

Find out how these changes will impact on you

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How to get employees to embrace Industry 4.0

Get your employees on board with your new strategy

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What is the impact of Industry 4.0 on the supply chain?

Find out about the differences of Supply Chain 4.0

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What is Industry 4.0?

How is Industry 4.0 changing the manufacturing world?

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Industry 4.0 throughout the supply chain

Discover the benefits of Industry 4.0 in our interactive video

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A guide to Industry 4.0 in the US

As Industry 4.0 grows in the US, we offer you a guide to what this means.

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Industry 4.0: is your warehouse ready?

It’s not just the production line that needs Industry 4.0

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Essentra’s manufacturing journey through Industry 4.0

Find out how we’ve overcome Industry 4.0’s challenges

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Is injection molding environmentally friendly?

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How our Threaded Protection Plugs supported hassle-free procurement.

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How Essentra helped Iracroft support their customer's sustainability goals

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