Moulders Group Meeting 11 Feb 2021
Agenda
Date & Time: 11 February 2021
Time: 10.30am – 12.15am
Audience: Free and exclusive for members of the BPF Moudlers & Specialist Processors Group
Venue: Zoom (register HERE)
Audience: Free and exclusive for members of the BPF Moudlers & Specialist Processors Group
Venue: Zoom (register HERE)
Chairman’s Welcome & Introduction
(Wilf Davies, Broanmain)
Apologies for Absence
(Wilf Davies, Broanmain)
Apologies for Absence
Post-Brexit Update: Issues Affecting the Plastics Industry and Q&A Session
(Ryan Diggory, Senior Policy Advisor, International Trade, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
(Ryan Diggory, Senior Policy Advisor, International Trade, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Ryan has been working closely with the BPF and our members on Brexit related issues since 2017 and will provide an update on the latest developments, engage members by looking for feedback on current issues and answer any member questions members.
The Post-Covid Challenge for Injection Moulding – A New Normal?
(Miguel Cambeiro, Senior Editor, Olefins & Polymers at S&P Global Platts)
(Miguel Cambeiro, Senior Editor, Olefins & Polymers at S&P Global Platts)
With 2021 beginning with logistical system disruption and upstream energy volatility, supply chain management has become key. Resin producers are focused on margin protection as demand remains uncertain and with parts of the economy still shut this is likely to trickle down the supply chain. Demand for food and personal care packaging, as well as for resins going into pharmaceuticals applications, will continue to be the focus for the first half of the year. Growth in new technologies, such as electric vehicles, will provide a challenge to injection moulders going forward, leading to a big drive in ESG, recyclables and renewables.
BPF Update
(Stephen Hunt, Membership Services Director, British Plastics Federation)
(Stephen Hunt, Membership Services Director, British Plastics Federation)
Stephen will provide a brief update on BPF activities including political engagement, upcoming events, communication activities, eLearning and skills.
Industry 4.0 – The Path to Adoption
(Barry Maybank, Chief Digital Officer at the Manufacturing Technology Centre)
Digital technologies often referred under the impact term as Industry 4.0 – have the power to enable significant change and positive impact to manufacturing industries from resilience and agility to productivity and efficiency and even new business models. Barry will discuss the path to adoption and look at some of the challenges, covering:
- Awareness and opportunities
- Business case
- Adoption, technology selection and rollout
- Up skilling
Injection Moulders Benchmarking Survey 2021: Key Findings and Future Survey
(Graeme Craig, Moulders Group Executive, British Plastics Federation)
(Graeme Craig, Moulders Group Executive, British Plastics Federation)
Graeme will provide the Group with some of the key findings for the BPF Benchmarking Survey which was carried out by the BPF in 2020. Discussion will also take place on this year’s survey and questions members would like us to ask.
HM Prison Service and Injection Moulders
(Graeme Craig, Moulders Group Executive, British Plastics Federation)
(Graeme Craig, Moulders Group Executive, British Plastics Federation)
The BPF have been in talks with the prison service (who have been a long standing member of the BPF) to discuss employment opportunities for former inmates that have gained injection moulding experience while in custody. There is an opportunity to close skills gaps in the sector while benefitting the community – immediate paid employment for ex-offenders reduces the reoffending rate by 80%.
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