LS Mtron currently manufactures its IMMs in South Korea, but if it achieves its sales goals in North America, it may build a domestic assembly plant.

Machinery makers seek North American locations

Dec. 5, 2024

Economic and supply-chain issues are driving the decision.

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How will the new Trump administration affect plastics machinery sales?

Nov. 26, 2024

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10 years, 10 trends in plastics machinery

Bruce Geiselman

Nov. 14, 2024

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10 years, 10 influential people in plastics machinery

Nov. 13, 2024

Joseph DeSimone

Additive Manufacturing

Light processing technology revolutionizes 3D printing

Bruce Geiselman

Dec. 4, 2024

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Supply chain disruptions still rippling through market

Bruce Geiselman

Dec. 3, 2024

Injection Molding

ADS manufactures stormwater and wastewater management products, much of it using recycled plastic.

ADS fulfills ambition with action

Chris Voloschuk

Dec. 5, 2024

AceTronic will distribute iD Additives' Eco-Pro cleaning system in Canada.

Molds & Tooling

ID Additives names Canadian distributor

Dec. 4, 2024

Advanced Drainage Systems uses millions of pounds of recycled material in its products.

ADS leads from the front

Chris Voloschuk

Dec. 3, 2024

Extrusion

The staff of Reifenhäuser's new Bangkok office, which opened Nov. 29.

Reifenhäuser opens Bangkok office

Dec. 3, 2024

Unusual Machines, a maker of drones and drone components, has found success through 3D printing.

PMM's Top Stories in November

Dec. 3, 2024

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Plastics Hall of Fame seeks nominees

Dec. 2, 2024

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Manufacturing

Evosys' management team includes, from left, Oliver Brandmayer, Frank Brunnecker, Holger Aldebert and Marie Schafnitzl.

Evosys adds two to management board

Dec. 4, 2024

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PLASTICS celebrates Recycling Week 

Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS)

Dec. 4, 2024

Rethink Robotics' new leadership team includes Julia Astrid Riemenschneider, CEO (left), and Franziska Lorenz, COO.

Rethink Robotics names leadership team

Dec. 3, 2024

This Rechner sensor detects low resin levels.

Product Innovations

Rechner device detects low resin levels

Dec. 3, 2024

Wittmann's Aton plus segmented wheel dryer is shown.

Product Innovations

Wittmann Aton plus dryers are now more efficient

Dec. 2, 2024

Blow Molding

StackTeck is among many manufacturers and OEMs working to lightweight parts, both to reduce costs, as well as to address sustainability concerns. It used its specialized molds and proprietary Thin Recess Injection Molding (TRIM). technology to produce these 5-gallon buckets that have wall sections that are only 0.59 inch thick. Three years ago, StackTeck told Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing the buckets weighed 817 grams -- compared to 930-gram-buckets made through more-traditional means..

Lightweighting shows less is more

Bruce Geiselman

Nov. 29, 2024

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Amcor, Berry Global will merge

Nov. 21, 2024

Steve Maguire, founder of auxiliary equipment maker Maguire Products Inc., Aston, Pa., poses with one of his many products.

Injection Molding

Engineering challenges energize Maguire

Nov. 19, 2024

Introduced in October at Fakuma, Boy's latest injection molding machines (IMMs), the Electric series, join other hybids already in the market. The compact, two-platen servo-hydraulic machines are available with clamping forces from 35 tons to 800 tons.

Injection Molding

All-electrics, hybrids gain prominence

Nov. 18, 2024

Molds & Tooling

Laurie Harbour and her company, Harbour Results Inc., aim to help manufacturing clients compete in a variety of a sectors. Wipfli LLP acquired the Southfield, Mich., firm in the spring.

Injection Molding

Consultant Harbour steers clients to success

Dec. 2, 2024

Product Innovations

Product Innovations of the Week: Nov. 23, 2024

Nov. 23, 2024

Progressive Components' SRT Slide Lock Style retainers are available in three force ratings.

Molds & Tooling

Slide retainers offer greaseless performance

Nov. 21, 2024

The services offered by printing farms and service providers such as Jabil illustrate the growing array of applications possible from 3D printers, including R&D; prototyping; production of jigs, fixtures and tooling; bridge production; serial production; and parts repair.

Additive Manufacturing

Additive manufacturing makes strides

Bruce Geiselman

Nov. 20, 2024

Recycling

Learning Resources has introduced a line of toys made from recycled plastics.

Learning Resources makes toys from recycled plastic

Nov. 26, 2024

ADG Solutions has moved into a new facility in Stone Mountain, Ga.

ADG Solutions moves into new location

Nov. 21, 2024

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Strengthening the recycled plastic supply chain

Nov. 20, 2024

The Chem-X gear pump is the first joint release by Maag and Witte.

Maag, Witte release gear pump jointly

Nov. 20, 2024

Additive Manufacturing

A computer screen running SlicEx software.

Additive Manufacturing

Slicing software makes 3D printed parts stronger

Dec. 5, 2024

Dewatered material that has passed through Weima's C.200 drainage press

Product Innovations

Product Innovations of the Week: Nov. 16

Nov. 16, 2024

Matt Seaholm, left, appears on stage with Bill Carteaux in 2018 at the Global Plastics Summit. Carteaux, who had served the Plastics Industry Association as its president and CEO since 2005, when it was known as the Society of the Plastics Industry, died a few weeks later. In 2022, Seaholm was promoted to helm the organization.

Seaholm restores stability to PLASTICS

Nov. 13, 2024

The Argo 1000 Hypermelt can process standard resin pellets to make large parts.

Additive Manufacturing

Roboze printer makes large, precise parts

Nov. 13, 2024

Features

Maguire's blenders are available in more than 150 configurations and are also customizable.

Customer feedback drives Maguire’s innovations

Dec. 2, 2024

As president of REE Inc., Auburn, Calif.,, Chris Rauwendaal develops screws and mixers for specialized applications and offers education services for processors.

Rauwendaal spreads love of extrusion

Bruce Geiselman

Nov. 27, 2024

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Artificial intelligence helps processors leverage data

Nov. 26, 2024

With 50-plus years in the plastic and rubber industry, Bill Kramer has had a lot of influence on extrusion, having co-founded American Kuhne and US Extruders.

Kramer finds demand for custom extruders

Bruce Geiselman

Nov. 25, 2024

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Thermoforming

Kiefel will cut about 100 jobs at its Freilassing, Germany, headquarters.

Kiefel will reorganize, cut 100 jobs

Nov. 19, 2024

Bill Carteaux, the late Plastics Industry Association president and CEO, was one of the industry's most ardent supporters up until his death in 2018.

Carteaux championed industry

Nov. 8, 2024

Wrapping insulation jacketing around injection molding machines is 'the most cost-effective thing I have ever seen,' APenergy consultant Matt Flanigan says.

Opportunity abounds for energy savings

Bruce Geiselman

Oct. 7, 2024

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Five things to know: Biomaterials, auxiliaries, leadership changes

Bruce Geiselman

Oct. 3, 2024

Compounding

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Microgrids offer solution to big problem – energy fluctuations

Oct. 22, 2024

Coperion's STS 75 MC Plus twin-screw extruder has multiple applications.

Coperion extruder has more power, torque

Oct. 8, 2024

Break Machinery has expanded its line of Duo screen changers with the addition of the 7000 DS Twin and 5600 DS Twin.

Duo filters prevent interruptions to melt filter operation

Sept. 17, 2024

Arburg technicians meet at the company’s Rocky, Hill, Conn., facility. The OEM's teams at its facilities in the U.S. and Germany can help customers work through processing issues, including any challenges they might be experiencing with running new or unfamiliar materials.

Biomaterials draw interest, but supply chain is weak

Sept. 16, 2024

Rotomolding

Amid hiring challenges, molders have invested in automation. Among them is Rockford, Ill., Pyramid Plastics, where a Yushin robot is shown stationed above a press.

Manufacturers turn to robots, cobots amid workforce woes

Nov. 14, 2024

Maag mill housing improves airflow

Bruce Geiselman

May 1, 2024

Processor, material firm adapt resin to rotomold part with a challenging feature

Bruce Geiselman

Jan. 17, 2024

Rotoline's Automatic Weighing System weighs and dispenses precise batches into a container to match the requirements of the mold.

Rotoline system dispenses powder for rotomolding

Oct. 24, 2023