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Polymer trends: Adapting to changing market realities

April 17, 2025

Replacements by flexible packaging and recycled resins are two of the most profound market shifts happening now.

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How are tariffs affecting your plastics business?

April 10, 2025

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EBM publications cover tariffs and more

Feb. 5, 2025

Thermoformer SAY Plastics has drastically improved its on-time performance using a DelmiaWorks ERP platform.

ERP power user steers right data to the right people

April 16, 2025

With good data monitoring practices, molders can not only optimize their processes but protect their equipment. Here, Umberto Catignani, the president of Orbital Plastics Consulting, looks down a feed throat of a machine, examining screw flights where plastic has melted and stuck due to bridging caused by excessive temperatures.

Injection Molding

Data drives value for injection molders

April 15, 2025

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Molding bioresins; the 3D printing machinery market; covering tariffs: Machinery Minutes

April 14, 2025

Injection Molding

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Auto industry, suppliers need support: PMM Insight

April 10, 2025

Michael Stemm

Molds & Tooling

PCS names business development manager

April 9, 2025

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Survey: Negative impacts expected from Trump tariffs

April 8, 2025

Extrusion

The Pixargus AllRounDia features LED lighting and optical sensors for the inline inspection of tubes, pipes and hoses.

Pixargus upgrades AllRounDia DV

April 14, 2025

Guill has upgraded the cam-lock design on its Series 800 multi-layer extrusion tooling.

Guill redesigns cam-lock design for crossheads

April 9, 2025

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Trade groups condemn latest Trump tariffs

April 3, 2025

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Multimedia

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Additive Manufacturing

Views from the floor at Rapid + TCT 2025

April 11, 2025

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Trump's tariffs and plastics; reshoring's future; Stork's new IMM: Machinery Minutes

April 7, 2025

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Bioresins, PET caps, a rockin' career: PMM's Top Stories in March

April 3, 2025

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Trash becomes resin; thermoforming PET caps; state of the plastics treaty: Machinery Minutes

March 31, 2025

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Is the 3D printing market slowing down?

March 26, 2025

Manufacturing

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Recycling Partnership aims to support entire value chain

April 9, 2025

Refork, a Prague tableware manufacturer, worked with Mold-Masters to develop molds that could efficiently process a custom blend of wood-flour-based materials without degrading them.

Molds & Tooling

Mold-Masters overcomes bioresin challenges

April 7, 2025

Peter Hachey (left) and Curt Norby are new sales representatives for ACS Group.

ACS Group names 2 sales managers

April 4, 2025

Avient's OnColor REC polymer colorants can be used in automotive applications.

Avient colorants derived from recycled content reduce carbon emissions

Bruce Geiselman

April 4, 2025

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Reshoring advocate discusses tariffs, turmoil and timelines

April 2, 2025

Blow Molding

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Welcome to the new Journal of Blow Molding: Editor's Corner

April 17, 2025

Elgi's EQ series of rotary screw air compressors now come in higher-horsepower versions.

Product Innovations

Elgi EQ compressors add horsepower

March 25, 2025

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Equipment sales slump; biopolymers on the rise; a rockin' career: Machinery Minutes

March 24, 2025

When extruding with bioresins, Dean Elliott, technical processing manager at Entek, recommends avoiding reverse convey screw elements that pump the compound back toward the extruder throat because the action could degrade the temperature-sensitive materials.

Bioresins make inroads in extrusion, blow molding

Bruce Geiselman

March 18, 2025

Molds & Tooling

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Molds & Tooling

Hasco system optimizes flow rates

March 28, 2025

A new gauge helps operators monitor air pressure on the Eco-Pro 360.

Molds & Tooling

Eco-Pro adds safety features

March 26, 2025

Thierry Fabozzi (right) is the new GM for Oerlikon HRSflow in North America. Italo Bincoletto (left) becomes president.

Hot Runner Systems

Thierry Fabozzi appointed GM of Oerlikon HRSflow North America

March 25, 2025

Progressive Components purchased the Versa-Slide product line in January.

Molds & Tooling

Progressive Components adds Versa-Slide line

Progressive Components

March 24, 2025

Recycling

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Sawgrass Sustainable is driven by technology

Chris Voloschuk

April 3, 2025

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Diversys tracks recycling, EPR compliance

Bruce Geiselman

April 2, 2025

Christoph Wöss

Erema names Christoph Wöss global sales director

April 1, 2025

Georg Krenn, left, has taken over management of Lindner Washtech from Harald Hoffmann.

Georg Krenn takes over management of Lindner Washtech

March 31, 2025

Additive Manufacturing

The new generation of the Formlabs Form Cure appears purple when it is actively curing.

Additive Manufacturing

Form Cure speeds post-processing

April 15, 2025

New AIM3D's CEM print heads can handle a wide range of materials.

Additive Manufacturing

New AIM3D print heads expand applications

April 10, 2025

Protolabs has integrated 3D printing into a wide range of services for its customers.

Additive Manufacturing

What's the future of the 3D printing market?

April 8, 2025

Caracol has added the xHF extruder to its Heron AM platform for large-scale additive manufacturing.

Additive Manufacturing

Caracol adds xHF extruder to Heron AM platform

April 7, 2025

Features

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PLASTICS Legislative Fly-In brings industry leaders to Capitol Hill

Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS)

April 1, 2025

Artie Riegger spent decades drumming for a series of rock 'n' roll bands.

Riegger maintains sales rhythm

March 20, 2025

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A global treaty would benefit the plastics industry

March 19, 2025

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Building a data-driven workforce: PMM Insight

March 13, 2025

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Digital Edition

Thermoforming

Bottles with PET caps produced using the CapFormer thermoforming process,

Origin Materials solves the PET cap conundrum

March 26, 2025

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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Data-driven manufacturing jobs are on the rise

Feb. 18, 2025

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SPE Thermoforming Division seeks entries for parts competition

Feb. 14, 2025

Compounding

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Bay Plastics Machinery names rotor sales rep

March 26, 2025

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

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

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

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

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