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    PLASTICS' second annual event aims to promote collaboration among sectors and across roles.
    Milltronics
    The Milltronics VM250IL - 5X is the company's first true five-axis vertical machining center.
    Karen Hanna
    July 17, 2025
    The VM250IL – 5X features a rotary table and the new Inspire+ control.
    Stanford Manufacturing
    LS Mtron recently helped its customer, Stanford Manufacturing, install two new injection molding machines with special adaptations that allowed them to fit under the molding plant's 23-foot-tall roof.
    Karen Hanna
    July 16, 2025
    Retractable tie bars and custom bases allowed Stanford Manufacturing to squeeze in two large-part IMMs.
    SML
    The SML W1300 can create rolls of film up to 4.9 feet in diameter.
    Lynne Sherwin
    July 15, 2025
    The W1300 is fast and allows for extended production runs.
    Decatur Mold Tool & Engineering Inc.
    Mold repair and service make up a big part of Decatur Mold's business. Rhonda Lustenberger, majority owner and president of the North Vernon, Ind., mold making plant, says, 'repair work takes a different skill set that I think a lot of people don't have,' compared with building new molds, which 'can be more scientific.'
    Karen Hanna
    July 15, 2025
    U.S. shops set themselves apart by touting high-tech capabilities and offering a variety of services.

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    Courtesy Geoff Foster
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    Karen Hanna
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    Nissei
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    Dri-Air
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