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Driving Innovation: Plastic Injection Moulding in the Automotive Industry
In the ever-evolving landscape of automotive engineering, innovation is the engine that propels progress. Among the myriad advancements driving this industry forward, plastic injection moulding stands out as a cornerstone of innovation. Let's delve into [...]
Embracing Sustainability in Injection Moulding Processes: A Pledge to Environmental Responsibility
In an era where global attention is turning towards environmental sustainability, industries worldwide are actively seeking ways to minimise their ecological impact. The injection moulding sector, a pivotal player in the manufacturing sector, is no [...]
Reshoring Injection Moulding & Toolmaking
Introduction to Reshoring Injection Moulding & Toolmaking In recent decades, the global manufacturing landscape has witnessed a significant shift towards outsourcing production to countries with lower labour and production costs. The UK, like many other [...]
Plastic Injection Moulding Revolutionising Manufacturing Processes
Introduction Plastic injection moulding has revolutionised the manufacturing industry by enabling the production of high-quality and intricate plastic components on a large scale. From automotive parts to consumer electronics, plastic injection moulding plays a crucial [...]
UK Manufacturing News
With Dudley Associates Ltd being a UK manufacturer we love to see positive news on other UK manufacturers. So, we thought we’d put a post together to highlight some of the most recent achievements we’ve [...]
What Plastics are used for Plastic Injection Moulding?
What Plastics are used for Plastic Injection Moulding? There are more than 85,000 commercial plastic materials and 45 polymer series available for injection moulding. Among them, polymers can be roughly divided into two categories: [...]
Mould Design in Plastic Injection Moulding
Mould Design in Plastic Injection Moulding Injection Moulding is an extremely versatile procedure. It can be utilised for virtually any product. Injection moulding is the industry standard for manufacturing components for products. There are some [...]
Differences in Food-Grade Plastic Injection Moulding Materials
Differences in Food-Grade Plastic Injection Moulding Materials Materials that come into direct contact with food must be robust, hard-wearing, and non-reactive. For consumer safety, it is essential that the plastics used must be able to [...]
A Little More About Us & The Services We Offer…
Dudley Associates has over 30 years’ of experience, We can meet all of your precision mould tooling and plastic injection moulding needs. We provide an all-encompassing service that satisfies all requirements: Design and Prototyping Our [...]
Everything You Need To Know About Plastic Injection Moulding
Injection Moulding is a manufacturing process for producing plastic parts in small, medium or large volume. It is most typically used in mass-production processes where the same part is being created hundreds, thousands or even millions of [...]
Specialist Toolmaking and Injection Moulding Services
A little bit more about our Injection Moulding services: Dudley Associates manufacture a very wide range of both development and production mouldings for the medical, defence, aerospace, electronics, automotive, bio-tech and private sectors, and we fully [...]
Injection Moulding & Toolmaking – A Little Bit More About Us
A Little Bit About Us... Dudley Associates, an owner managed business since 2014 and founded in 1991, has gone from strength to strength. In 2016, an additional adjoining building was taken on to house the [...]
Dudley Associates A ‘One-Stop-Shop’ For Your Plastic Injection Moulding & Toolmaking Requirements
Let’s talk about ‘Why Us?’ We are an owner-managed business with the owners actively involved on a day-to-day basis. With over 30 years’ of experience, Dudley Associates can meet all of your precision mould tooling [...]
Throwback Thursday ⏮ Plastic Injection Moulding & Tooling in the Marine Industry
Throwback Thursday ⏮ Back in 2008, our partnership with Native Oyster Network began when we were asked to design and develop a cage capable of restricting, or inhibiting, bacteria and barnacle growth. So we got [...]
