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Capital equipment is a big expense for plastics processors. The mission of Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing (PMM) is to help you make informed decisions on how you spend your money.

PMM covers a wide range of processes, including injection molding, extrusion, blow molding, mold making, thermoforming, compounding and additive manufacturing. Our stories and Product Innovations answer three essential questions: What does this do? What's new about it? And what are the benefits for my operation?

We also help processors maximize the value of their equipment expenditures by covering manufacturing strategies and best practices, including workforce issues, maintenance, integration of Industry 4.0 and artificial intelligence technologies, recycling and energy efficiency. And we introduce you to the people and companies that help make the industry run.

Our annual Machinery Investment Survey asks processors about their equipment buying plans for the upcoming year, and puts the results in context with commentary and analysis from industry experts and OEMs.

PMM was founded in 2014 by a veteran team of plastics publishing professionals. It is now part of Endeavor Business Media, a division of EndeavorB2B, one of North America’s leading B2B companies.

 

Who we serve 

Our readers are:

  • Corporate executives
  • Engineering leaders
  • Production and plant managers
  • Procurement officers
  • Sales leaders in plastics processing businesses
  • Other industry stakeholders

 

Our editorial standards 

All of PMM's content is developed from verified sources with clear attribution to provide relevant and accurate content. Our independent editors prioritize factual and concise reporting in our coverage of industry news, equipment updates, operational best practices, product trends, digital innovations and market analysis, including our annual Machinery Investment Survey and Outlook. 

Our editors strive for accuracy, and welcome corrections or clarifications. Email us to submit a correction request.

Sponsored content is produced in collaboration with commercial partners, is clearly labeled and does not reflect PMM's independent editorial judgment.

 

What we offer 

Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing’s print magazine contains coverage of new products, profiles of industry leaders and in-depth stories focusing on technologies, management and best practices for plastics processors. 

 

PlasticsMachineryManufacturing.com contains content from the magazine and much more, including the latest daily news from the plastics industry.

 

Newsletters include PMM Update three times per week, Top Stories once each month and Recycling Update once each month. 

 

Follow us on social media.

 

Webinars: Featuring industry experts with a PMM host. 

 

eHandbooks: Covering a wide range of plastics industry topics. 

 

Our editorial team 

Ron Shinn, editor emeritus, is a co-founder of Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing and has been covering the plastics industry for more than 35 years. He writes features, including the monthly Talking Points column, and covers recycling and sustainability. Email him. 

Lynne Sherwin, editor, handles day-to-day operations and coordinates production of Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing’s print magazine, website and social media presence. She writes news and features, coordinates the annual Machinery Investment Survey, and is editor of the SPE Blow Molding Division's The Journal of Blow Molding. She has more than 30 years of experience in daily and magazine journalism. Email her. 

 

How to advertise with PMM

Jay Gagen is our sales manager. Email him.

 

Editorial contributions

PMM welcomes original, bylined contributed articles for publication, provided the material is non-commercial and first run.

Some guidelines:

  • The piece should be educational, informational and/or analytical. While it can mention a product or a company in context, it cannot be simply a sales pitch. 
  • Our staff will review and edit the article, and we may ask questions or suggest changes so it conforms to our editorial standards.
  • The piece must be original to PMM, or at least cannot be provided to other publications that primarily cover the plastics industry.
  • While AI can be used for assistance such as transcription, research or organization, the article must be created and fact-checked by humans.
  • No specific length is required, but we have found that 1,200 to 1,800 words works well.
  • Images or photos are appreciated. Resolution of at least 350dpi at 3x5 inches is required for print reproduction. Please provide caption information and credits. If images are from a stock photo provider, we’ll need documentation that you have the rights to distribute them for publication by a third party, or a link to the source so we can download them under our license.
  • Please provide a short (two sentences or so) professional bio and head shot of the author.
  • We will provide a standard contributor agreement that gives us permission to publish the story and use any visuals, with exclusivity for 90 days.

For consideration, please send a brief abstract to Lynne Sherwin.