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Plastics Research and Development Projects
The BPF supports a number of valuable research and development activities in key areas where the plastics industry's knowledge base needs extending. Over the last year the BPF has continued to work hard to develop its project portfolio to benefit our membership base, by helping it create a competitive advantage, whilst becoming more sustainable. The BPF will continue to develop and project manage several projects; some will be generic for the UK Plastics Industry, whereas others will be sector specific.More detail on each of these projects can be found below; with the common theme through-out each of these projects is for the plastics industry to increase its sustainable development and therefor matching UK and EU Government targets for reducing waste and increasing energy efficiency. The BPF will continue to develop its project portfolio to match the needs of the UK industry and encourage innovation in the plastics sector.
The BPF has been involved in a number of UK and European Research and Development projects - completed projects include Energywise Plastics, PolyCond, iPolyCond and EUPLASTVOLTAGE.
The BPF is committed to helping our members develop their manufacturing processes, master new techniques and reduce energy consumption. To this end, the Research projects we are typically involved in are “Research for SME Associations” whereby our membership base has access to the results prior to anyone else.
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The Polysolve project will focus on the development of a green-solvent based solution to recycling end-of-life Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) and Polycarbonate (PC). The project commenced in November 2011 and will have a term of three years. Details and further information on the processes developed will be publised on the project website; www.polysolve.eu |
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The ROTOFAST project will develop an efficient heating and cooling system for the rotational moulding process, which aims to dramatically cut both cycle-times and energy consumption. The project commenced in July 2010 and will have a term of three years. Details and further information on the processes developed will be published on the project website; www.rotofast.eu |
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The SuperCleanQ process will develop a quality control process for plastics recyclers, specifically targeted at food contact applications. The tools developed will look specifically at recycling coloured and layered PET back into food contact applications. The project commenced in November 2011 and will run for three years. Details and further information on the development can be found on the project website - www.supercleanq.eu |
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The UltraFibre research is being undertaken to reduce processing costs and to improve fibre quality, consistency, and efficiency of natural fibre composites. This project commenced in December 2009, with a term of three years. Details and further information can be found on the project website - www.ultrafibre.org |
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The GreenFlexTube project will develop a universal flexibal plastics pipe system, which can be used for heating, underfloor and drinking water applications. The pipe will use novel technology as a barrier layer and will be fully recyclable. This project commenced in December 2010, with a term of three years. |
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The aim of this project is to develop a new and innovative PLC brand independent programming tool, which will fully integrate the IEC-61131 standard. This is a three year project and will complete in August 2013. Details will be posted on the project website - www.plc-prog.eu |
For more detailed information on any of the projects, please contact Tim Marsden at the BPF; +44 (0) 207 457 5000 or tmarsden@bpf.co.uk
