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Plastic has been on the receiving end of a lot of bad publicity. A fair percentage of this is justified. There are, however, some environments where the benefits of plastics, even single-use plastics, far outweigh the disadvantages. The medical industry is one of them. Here are just some of the

Nov. 29, 2021

Nick Mills is the General Manager at Ansini who are specialise in the manufacturing of vacuum formed plastic components for the packaging, automotive, aerospace and the medical industry.

“Thermo” means “relating to heat”. “Plastic” can mean either a specific type of material or “the ability to be easily shaped”. Thermoplastics are plastic materials that can be easily shaped with heat. Thermoplastics have become a mainstay of industry and hence modern society. Here’s what you need to know about them.

Thermoplastics in industry

Most plastics can be shaped by heat to some extent

Apr. 26, 2021

Nick Mills

The pandemic has underlined the importance of the medical industry. Frontline professionals can only do their job with the right equipment (including PPE). This equipment needs to be packaged to keep it both safe and hygienic. Vacuum forming is an excellent way of creating both the equipment and its packaging. Here’s what you need to know. 

Thermoforming is massively scalable <

Mar. 26, 2021

Nick Mills