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    Ron Shinn
    April 30, 2025
    Trade disputes, slow adoption of EVs and lack of government support are clouding the future of U.S. automakers and processors who supply them.

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    Orbital Plastics Consulting
    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.
    Protolabs
    Protolabs has integrated 3D printing into a wide range of services for its customers.
    Mold-Masters
    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.
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    Artie Riegger
    Artie Riegger spent decades drumming for a series of rock 'n' roll bands.

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    Ron Shinn
    March 19, 2025
    Anti-plastics sentiment will only get louder, so the industry needs to be part of the solution.
    Entek
    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.
    Bruce Geiselman
    March 18, 2025
    Extrusion and blow molding processors must consider sensitivity to temperature, shear, residence time.
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    Ron Shinn
    March 13, 2025
    On this podcast episode, learn how to attract and retain tech-savvy employees who can use data to improve production.
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    Ron Shinn
    March 4, 2025
    Put a strategy in place, invest in the latest technology and hire the right workers for the data-driven future.
    Arburg GmbH + Co. KG
    Arburg brand ambassador Andreas Fath navigates interviews after arriving in Hamburg, Germany, during his Elbe River swim highlighting the need to protect water resources.
    Bruce Geiselman
    Feb. 26, 2025
    Backed by Arburg, Andreas Fath brings attention to water pollution with mammoth river swims.