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Secondary Operations: Heat Staking
A key secondary operation at BEC- heat staking brass inserts is perfect for mouldings such as television remotes that are disassembled and assembled often… Continue reading
How Green is my Product? Design for Recycling
An EU Directive prohibiting single-use plastics is set to revolutionise the plastics packaging industry by 2025. How will FMCG companies, plastic manufacturers and even entire nations work to improve the circular economy for plastic? Continue reading
Making designs manufacturable
We sat down with our Head of Design & Innovation, Paul Holland, to learn all about BEC’s Design for Manufacture process. Why is DFM so vital to the success of any plastic injection moulded product? Why have BEC always done it – without the customer even asking for it? and How does it save BEC customer’s money? Design for Manufacture? It’s hugely important for functionality and optimal manufacturing. Our DFM process starts the moment we first see a product. It should be called “Quote & Flag” really. We naturally end up flagging potential issues at the design for manufacture stage. Without it, we wouldn’t be able to quote. Some of the things that need to be considered at this stage are: How many do you need to produce? What do you want each item to cost? What’s the timeframe? How … Continue reading
Behind the scenes #BECToolroom
Mike Tharme heads up BEC’s toolroom. Find out about BEC’s approach to making injection mould tools and understand why many companies choose BEC to make their theirs…. Continue reading
Investing today, ready for tomorrow.
Read about the latest investments to meet an increase in demand for specialist filters for the automotive industry and more…. Continue reading
How Green is my Product?
“How Green is my Product?”, this is the first in a series of blogs and articles that look at the challenges of manufacturing products that are genuinely ‘green’ – starting with basics of the terminology… Continue reading
LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (LDPE)
Material of the Month: LDPE; the pros and cons for material selection…. Continue reading
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
Material of the Month: PET. A material often used in the electronics sector. Consider it at the NPD stage….. Continue reading
BEC GROUP COVID-19 Statement
Measures for keeping the team safe and your UK manufacturing supply chain secure… Continue reading
How are UK manufacturers preparing for 2021?
BEC Group invests in a bright future for UK manufacturing… Continue reading
