10 innovations to check out at K 2025

In this podcast episode, Editor Ron Shinn talks about a few of the innovations on display at the world's largest plastics show.
Oct. 9, 2025

What you'll learn on this PMM Insight podcast: 

  • The K Show has opened and PMM Editor Ron Shinn lists 10 things he is excited to see. 
  • Engel is unveiling Inject AI, the evolution of its Inject 4.0 technology. This is expected to be a peek at the things artificial intelligence will do for plastics processing. There are also exciting new machines from Arburg, Kautex, KraussMaffei and Haitian on the list. 
  • Maguire is demonstrating the new Ultra line of vacuum dryers with Pitstop functionality that can make material changeovers in 15 minutes. There is more interesting new auxiliary equipment from Sepro and Dr. Boy to see.  

About the Author

Ron Shinn

Editor

Editor Ron Shinn is a co-founder of Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing and has been covering the plastics industry for more than 35 years. He leads the editorial team, directs coverage and sets the editorial calendar. He also writes features, including the Talking Points column and On the Factory Floor, and covers recycling and sustainability for PMM and Plastics Recycling.

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