PMM Insight: A Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing Podcast

Extended Producer Responsibility policies and recycling mandates are taking root in the U.S., putting pressure on plastics recyclers and processors to track and report details of their operations. In this PMM Insight interview, senior reporter Bruce Geiselman speaks with Roger Barlow, CEO and co-founder of Diversys, about the company’s cloud-based software that optimizes and tr

On this week’s Machinery Minutes podcast, you’ll hear how the supply chain issues of the past several years continue to ripple through the market. It’s part of our 10th anniversary series. Engel has unveiled its energy-saving e-mac 500 injection molding machine, featuring its new High clamping drive. And cobot pioneer Rethink Robotics has announced a new management team, wh

In this week’s episode of the Machinery Minutes podcast, you’ll learn about a big financial boost for Entek’s new plant for manufacturing battery separator film; a new AMR from automation pioneer Rethink Robotics; and a look at lightweighting, the latest in our series on 10 trends that have shaped the past decade in plastics machinery.

Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing has covered dozens of trends, 120 industry figures, and more than 5,000 new and improved products for plastics processing since its launch in November 2014. Join Ron Shinn, PMM’s founding editor, as he looks back at our first decade, the changes we’ve witnessed, and what we see ahead.

In this week’s episode of our Machinery Minutes podcast, learn about a reorganization at thermoformer maker Kiefel, which will include 100 job cuts at it German headquarters; the third-quarter report from PLASTICS’ Committee on Equipment Statistics, which showed a significant jump in twin-screw extruder shipments; and the latest in our series examining 10 trends from PMM’s fi

In this episode of Machinery Minutes, we give you the rundown on these three topics: Hasco, a supplier for tool and mold making, is supporting Hurricane Helene relief efforts by opening up its warehouse to store and distribute donations. Learn how you can help. Artificial intelligence software from EverestLabs is helping robots sort recyclables at California’s Cedar Avenue Rec

Injection molding machine manufacturer Netstal builds machines that are precise and have a high degree of repeatability: “We do not take shortcuts and we do not do partial solutions,” said Nadeem Amin, president of North and South America for the Swiss company. In terms of machine cost, the new Netstal top executive said processors need to look at the total value the machine i

In this week’s Machinery Minutes, learn about these stories from plasticsmachinerymanufacturing.com: No. 1 – The return of Donald J. Trump to the White House has some plastics machinery makers feeling optimistic in the wake of the Nov. 5 election, expecting minimal impact from tariffs and increased confidence among processors to order new equipment. No. 2 – Drone maker Unu

Welcome to Machinery Minutes, a quick roundup of three stories from Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing. No. 1 – Injection molding machine manufacturers can help plastics processors reduce their energy use, leading to lower energy bills and improved competitiveness. OEMs offer advice and new machinery technologies to optimize energy consumption. No. 2 – Extrusion equipment man

Welcome to Machinery Minutes, where at the beginning of each week Senior Reporter Bruce Geiselman shares three things you need to know. No. 1 – Could a microgrid keep your plastics processing operation humming when your electrical power fails? PMM Editor Ron Shinn thinks it’s wise to consider one. No. 2 – Arburg introduced a slimmer version of its Allrounder Alldrive 630 A