Machinery Investment Survey

Factory floor of Plastics Packaging Concepts, a custom blow molder in Garden City, Mo.

Machinery Investment Survey

Equipment buying remains cautious as plastics processors balance growth with uncertainty

PMM's midyear survey finds resin costs, tariffs and open capacity continue influencing machinery purchasing decisions across the plastics industry.

Aug. 10, 2026

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What plastics processors and OEMs are telling us about 2026

Jan. 29, 2026

Mack Molding operates this bonding cell at a plant in South Carolina.

Plastics manufacturers still need workers, both human and robotic

Jan. 14, 2026

A visitor checks out an injection molding machine at K 2025.

Machinery OEMs express optimism, worry for 2026

Jan. 13, 2026

Champion Plastics operates 11 injection molding machines and is highly automated with some of its lines running lights-out.

Plastics processors, analysts see uncertainty in 2026 outlook

Jan. 12, 2026

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Poll: Tariff chaos is hurting plastics processors

May 8, 2025

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What's ahead for machinery makers in 2025? PMM Insight

Jan. 23, 2025

American Plastic Molding in Scottsburg, Ind., is beginning the new year with a new 900-ton molding machine from Milacron. Acquired late last year, it replaces a 725-ton molding machine that took up the same footprint. Adam Auffart, VP of sales and marketing for APM, says tariffs proposed by President-elect Donald Trump might steer more customers to the shop's mold-making and molding services.

Trump election buoys some manufacturers' hopes

Jan. 15, 2025

Like other OEMs, Haitian has been incorporating more intelligent features into its injection molding machines, to make them more user-friendly and help manufacturers deal with ongoing skilled-labor shortages.

Will the plastics machinery market rebound in 2025?

Jan. 7, 2025

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