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Plastics machinery shipments fall in Q4 2024

March 14, 2025

Weakness in the manufacturing sector was fueled by worries about economic policy and trade, according to PLASTICS report.

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EBM publications cover tariffs and more

Feb. 5, 2025

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Prepare now for potential tariff shocks

Feb. 5, 2025

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Biodegradable additive makes PE, PP more sustainable

Bruce Geiselman

March 14, 2025

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Injection Molding

Husky acquires technologies from MGS

March 13, 2025

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Building a data-driven workforce: PMM Insight

March 13, 2025

Injection Molding

Wittmann's Tempro basic E S90 is the first in a planned series of three temperature controllers.

Product Innovations

Wittmann upgrades Tempro basic TCUs

March 14, 2025

These heated sprue bushings from PCS Co. offer superior heat transfer when processing a range of commodity resins.

Molds & Tooling

PCS bushings offer superior heat transfer

March 12, 2025

The Engel victory electric IMM combines the precision of electric drives and the advantages of tie-bar-less technology.

Injection Molding

Engel renames, upgrades victory electric IMM

March 11, 2025

Extrusion

Plastic Recycling Inc. has invested in two state-of-the-art extruder systems from Celectric Technology and Delco Extrusion.

Plastic Recycling Inc. adds two extruder systems

March 12, 2025

Matt Seaholm

PLASTICS reiterates concerns as tariffs go into effect

March 5, 2025

PMM's top stories in February

March 4, 2025

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Manufacturing

The Elgi Airmate HLD air dryer features a modular twin-tower desiccant system.

Product Innovations

Elgi air dryers improve efficiency

Bruce Geiselman

March 5, 2025

From left, Executive VP and COO John F. Martich III, President Liam Burns and Corporate Controller and Compliance Officer Beth Belay of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag.

Injection Molding

Leadership changes at Sumitomo (SHI) Demag North America

March 4, 2025

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Circular Plastics Challenge seeks proposals

March 4, 2025

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How to become a world-class plastics manufacturer

March 4, 2025

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Plastics and rubber unemployment rate hits 8.2 percent in January

March 3, 2025

Blow Molding

Craft brewer Beermaster commissioned a customized PET Technologies APF-Max 4L to make its packaging more eco-friendly.

Brewer says 'cheers' to custom bottle solution

Feb. 19, 2025

Russ LaBelle founded Wilmington Machinery, which manufactures equipment for structural foam injection molding and rotary blow molding.

Injection Molding

Wilmington Machinery sold, founder Russ LaBelle steps away

Feb. 10, 2025

The ALPS BottleStop multi-head leak tester is easy to use and reliable, and can test a variety of bottle shapes.

BottleStop leak tester fits various container types

Feb. 6, 2025

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Could Trump tariffs help or hurt plastics businesses?

Feb. 4, 2025

Molds & Tooling

Erowa's Robot Compact 150 is expandable and offers an extra-long X-axis reach.

Molds & Tooling

Erowa system manages workpieces

March 7, 2025

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Injection Molding

PCS promotes Derrick Jones to VP of sales and marketing

March 5, 2025

PCS Co. is now selling Goodway descaling systems, including this GDS-C40.

Molds & Tooling

PCS adds Goodway descaling systems

March 3, 2025

The FreeScan Combo+ can be used by plastics processors or mold makers.

Product Innovations

3DChimera expands FreeScan Combo line

March 3, 2025

Recycling

This Hellweg shredder handles heavily profiled thermoformed trim strips.

Hellweg shredder handles difficult materials

March 13, 2025

Erema's Intarema 2325 T-VEplus RegrindPro team poses in front of the new recycling system.

Erema system processes a variety of materials

March 11, 2025

A new compatibilizer from Gabriel-Chemie improves the quality of recycled multilayer film.

Compatibilizer improves recycling of multilayer materials

March 10, 2025

Bunting's FF-series drawer magnets are now easily compatible with any square bolt pattern.

Bunting updates FF drawer magnets

March 6, 2025

Additive Manufacturing

The Tradesman P3-44 Astra printer’s control module software is specifically designed to protect operators during and after production.

Additive Manufacturing

JuggerBot printer processes PVC

March 7, 2025

3D Systems has added the Wash 400, Wash 400F and Cure 400 post-processing solutions to its lineup.

Additive Manufacturing

3D Systems adds post-processing solutions

Feb. 19, 2025

The Sharebot SnowWhite 2 HT printer handles high-temperature materials.

Additive Manufacturing

Sharebot 3D printer handles high-temperature materials

Feb. 14, 2025

Arburg displayed a Freeformer 550-3X 3D printer at Formnext 2024.

Additive Manufacturing

Arburg debuts smaller Freeformer

Bruce Geiselman

Feb. 11, 2025

Features

Arburg GmbH + Co. KG

Injection Molding

Professor takes sustainability deep dive

Bruce Geiselman

Feb. 26, 2025

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High-tech skills come at high price

Feb. 21, 2025

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So, you need a new ERP. Now what?

Feb. 19, 2025

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Data-driven manufacturing jobs are on the rise

Feb. 18, 2025

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Plastics Recycling Spring 2025

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Thermoforming

The first machines have already arrived at Kiefel’s new Customer Innovation Center at the thermoforming machinery maker's headquarters in Freilassing, Germany. The project on the new facility is set for completion this quarter.

Kiefel appoints VPs for packaging, engineering, technology

March 13, 2025

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SPE Thermoforming Division seeks entries for parts competition

Feb. 14, 2025

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Maruho Hatsujyo Group announces 2 hires

Feb. 12, 2025

Origin Materials has developed a line to produce caps and closures from PET or rPET.

CapFormer enables production of PET caps and closures

Feb. 7, 2025

Compounding

Bay Plastics Machinery is offering assessments, repair and refurbishment of pelletizers like this one.

Bay Plastics Machinery offers pelletizer assessments

Jan. 29, 2025

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Holding company takes KraussMaffei Group private

Dec. 16, 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

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

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