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Reshoring vs Off-Shoring: What’s Best for Your Business?

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Can Injection Moulding Use Recycled Plastics? What Manufacturers Need to Know

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From Ghost Nets to Art Sets: Tom’s Studio Launches Sustainable Watercolour Palettes Moulded by BEC Group from Recycled Fishing Nets

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Why Defence Manufacturers Choose Plastic Injection Moulding for High-Performance Parts

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Engineering Automotive Filters with BEC Group

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Food-Grade Plastics: What Makes an Injection Moulded Part Safe for Food Contact?

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Injection Moulding Nylon: The Strong, Versatile Choice for Engineering Plastics

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How to Choose the Right Material for Your Electronic Enclosure

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What to Consider Before Reshoring Your Injection Moulding Project

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Tool Repairs, Maintenance & Modifications: Keeping Your Production on Track

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The Future of Injection Moulding: Trends to Watch for 2026 and Beyond

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Eco-Friendly Plastics – Can Injection Moulding Be Sustainable?

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How to Choose the Right Injection Moulder for Your Project

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Reducing Waste in Filter Manufacturing with Injection Moulding

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Injection Moulded Enclosures for Electronics: Why Bespoke Beats Off–the–Shelf

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From Wristbands to Smart Rings: Manufacturing Wearable Tech with BEC Group

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LDPE vs HDPE: What’s the Difference and Which Should You Choose?

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Why More UK Manufacturers Are Reshoring Production in 2025

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How Toolmaking Quality Affects Filter Performance in Injection Moulding

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From Prototype to Production: Developing Injection Moulded Filters for Regulated Industries

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Breaking Down the True Cost of Injection Moulding

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Rapid Prototyping vs Full Production Tooling: Which Do You Need?

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Questions with Mike Tharme, Engineering Director at BEC Group

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ISO 9001 & Injection Moulding: Why It Matters

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Reducing Costs, Boosting Quality: The Benefits of Reshoring with BEC

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Which Plastic Should You Use? A Breakdown for Injection Moulding

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Perfecting the Process: How BEC Tackles Moulding Challenges

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Start-Up Success with Injection Moulding: How BEC Can Help

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Why Use Injection Moulding for Enclosures & Housings?

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BEC Exhibit at DPRTE Defence Show at Farnborough International

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Reducing Production Risks with Rapid Tooling in Early-Stage Manufacturing

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An Introduction to Insert Moulding: Creating Stronger, Smarter Components

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Cost vs. Quality: Balancing DFM Principles to Meet Both Requirements

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The FAQs of Plastic Injection Moulding

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BEC joins Made in Britain and Sedex

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How to Tell if Injection Moulding is Right for Your Project

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How is a Filter Made at BEC? Understanding Our Manufacturing Journey

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The Vital Role of Plastic Injection Moulded Filters in Domestic Appliances

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From Concept to Reality: How BEC Group Turns Your Design Ideas into Products

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Choosing the Right Injection Moulding Partner: Key Factors to Consider

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Answering the Most Frequently Asked Questions on the Toolmaking Process

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An Introduction to Overmoulding

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The Advantages of Injection Moulding in Filter Production: Efficiency, Precision, and Consistency

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The Future of Plastic Injection Moulding: Addressing Sustainability Challenges

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The 5 Key Steps of Plastic Injection Moulding

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CAD and CAM 101: An Introduction to Computer Aided Design and Manufacture

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Is Plastic Injection Moulding What I Need for My Design and Project?

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Ironing Out The Inefficiencies – Design For Manufacture  

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Bringing It Back Home: The Reshoring Revolution

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Enterprising BEC Group sources Wittmann technology for new frontiers

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An Introduction to the Plastics Used in Injection Moulding

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Filter Innovation & Applications with BEC Group

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From Digital to Physical: Exploring the Integration of 3D Technologies in Injection Moulding

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Comparing Plastic Moulding with Alternative Manufacturing Processes

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BEC supports local sports clubs

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Precision in Practice: Unlocking the Power of Toolmaking Expertise

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Unlocking Efficiency: A Comprehensive Guide to Rapid Tooling for Prototype Manufacturing

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BEC Group appoints new directors to continue company success

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Behind the Scenes in BEC Toolroom: Apprenticeship

From Conceptualisation to Manufacturing: It All Starts with Great Design

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From Conceptualisation to Manufacturing: It All Starts with Great Design

Precision Engineering: The Inner Workings of Injection Mould Tooling

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Precision Engineering: The Inner Workings of Injection Mould Tooling

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The Beginner’s Guide to Toolmaking for Injection Moulding [FAQ’s]

The Advantages of Plastic Injection Moulding

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Maximising Efficiency in Manufacturing: The Advantages of Plastic Injection Moulding

The Science and Design of Filter Production

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Behind the Scenes – The Science and Design of Filter Production

Surface Finish Selection`

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Injection Molding Surface Finishes

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Moving manufacturing from 3D printing to injection moulding

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Overmoulding Electronics

Non-Disclosure Agreements and their place in the manufacturing world

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NDAs in Plastic Injection Moulding

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45 Year Anniversary of BEC Group

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A Guide to Overmoulding with BEC Group

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Top Ten Benefits of In-House Tooling

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A Fond Farewell and New Machinery Arrives

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Manufacturing Your Filter with BEC

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BEC GROUP OFFERS RECYCLED PLASTICS RANGE FOR CUSTOMERS

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Top ways to save money making your mould tool

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Moving Plastic Injection Moulders

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Plastic Injection Moulding HDPE

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BEC Celebrates the Anniversary of the First British Payment Terminal

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Why should you plastic injection mould your filters?

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New Machinery helps BEC Group keep up with demand

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BEC Manufactures Limited Edition Coffee Infuser with Barista & Co

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BEC Partners with Silicone Product Manufacturer Silclear

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Bringing production back to the UK with BEC

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Glossary of Green Terms Used in Plastics

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BEC GROUP INVESTS IN ON-SITE SOLAR PANELS

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BEC Group offer new bioplastics range for customers

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Reverse Engineering Parts through 3D Scanning

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Investment in New Machines for the BEC Toolroom

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SECONDARY OPERATIONS: HOT FOILING

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BEC Group Upgrades 3D Printer and Scanner

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BEC Group Invests in Sustainability

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BEC Group acquires filter encapsulation warehouse as demand increases

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Secondary Operations: Ultrasonic Welding

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The BEC Guide to Rapid Tooling

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Mike’s Bike Ride for the British Heart Foundation

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Mechanics and the Use of Recycled Materials

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Secondary Operations: Heat Staking

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How Green is my Product? Design for Recycling

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Making designs manufacturable

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Behind the scenes #BECToolroom

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Investing today, ready for tomorrow.

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How Green is my Product?

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LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (LDPE)

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Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)

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BEC GROUP COVID-19 Statement

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How are UK manufacturers preparing for 2021?

BEC Group Reshoring UK

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Reshoring Your Critical Components?

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#Lockdown2

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Proud to join the ranks of the RIA

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ACETAL: FOR PLASTIC PRODUCTS THAT SHINE

HDPE Material Selection

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HDPE: Functional polymer for injection moulding

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6 reasons why UK SME manufacturers will ensure the UK emerges wiser from COVID-19

Optigene Genie II

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OPTIGENE – 20 MINUTE CORONAVIRUS TESTING

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BEC Group discuss UK manufacturing on Sky

Acrylic Material of the month

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Acrylic: Still Performing 75 Years On

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UK manufacturer of critical PPE for the UK frontline

TPE Material Selection

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Material of the month – TPE

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Investing in our future

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The Beauty of Contactless #Wearable Tech

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Emerging #wearabletech

Post moulding assembly

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What happens post moulding?

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Our nominee for best dressed on the red carpet is #wearabletech

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Material of the Month: Polycarbonate

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Material of the month: Nylon

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Quality. Quality. Quality.

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In memory of Ryan Cooper

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ABS – Looking Good

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Happy 41st Birthday BEC!

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POLYSTYRENE – Light, Versatile and Recyclable

Polypropolene

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Great Reasons To Plump For Polypropylene

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BEC Filters into your Everyday

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Filtration helps reduce diesel emissions

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A NO-DEAL BREXIT – BEC PLAN FOR THE WORST, BUT HOPE FOR THE BEST!

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Offering automotive industry alternatives to Nylon PA 6.6

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BEC Group joins the SMMT

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Investing in the future of UK manufacturing

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BEC re-certified with new 2015 quality standard

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40 YEARS OF INNOVATION AND FLEXIBILITY

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THE REALITY OF COST CUTTING

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