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    In Other Words: Talking with 12 plastics industry professionals

    Dec. 27, 2024
    Learn how they got into the business, what motivates them and how they want to be remembered.
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    In our monthly "In Other Words" profiles, readers learn about the accomplishments, goals and future plans of some of the plastics industry's leaders and influencers.

    Here we've compiled a slideshow of the 12 people we featured over the past year, including Jim Healy, who is retiring from Sepro; Silcotech's leaders Michael Maloney and Isolde Boettger, a couple who are linked professionally and personally; and Brandon Birchmeier, a YouTube injection molding guru.

    About the Author

    Karen Hanna | Senior Staff Reporter

    Senior Staff Reporter Karen Hanna covers injection molding, molds and tooling, processors, workforce and other topics, and writes features including In Other Words and Problem Solved for Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing, Plastics Recycling and The Journal of Blow Molding. She has more than 15 years of experience in daily and magazine journalism.

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    Bruce Geiselman

    Senior Staff Reporter Bruce Geiselman covers extrusion, blow molding, additive manufacturing, automation and end markets including automotive and packaging. He also writes features, including In Other Words and Problem Solved, for Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing, Plastics Recycling and The Journal of Blow Molding. He has extensive experience in daily and magazine journalism.