Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing is a b-to-b magazine and website focused on innovations for plastics machinery and equipment.
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The plastics business tends to run in families, and @bay_plastics is no exception. CEO Jason Forgash is the third generation to work in his family's pelletizer business, which began with his father and grandfather at JETRO in the early 1960s.
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The @Stratasys F870 #3dprinter offers faster production, lower costs and large capacity, which enables production of large parts or multiple components in a single build. It is aimed at industrial manufacturing, automotive, aerospace and defense markets.
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Smart factory technologies and #AI have tremendous potential to improve #plastics plant operations. But any time you plug a machine into the internet, you're opening it up to potential hacking, so make sure you have a #cybersecurity plan.
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Omega Tool has expanded beyond moldmaking to offer KraussMaffei ColorForm #injectionmolding technology for in-mold polyurethane coating, eliminating conventional painting requirements for components such as auto parts. @KM_GmbH
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OEMs are finding ways to integrate #AI and other #smartfactory technologies. The features can optimize processes, troubleshoot, reduce the need for skilled labor, anticipate maintenance, find defects and make automatic adjustments.
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In the market for a new blow molder? Today we're rounding up our #blowmolding coverage from the past several months, looking at the trend toward all-electrics, technologies to improve processing of recycled material, and smarter control systems.
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.@Netstal has been upgrading its Elion series of injection molding machines, and at #Fakuma2026 will show off a new CAP machine for producing closures.
#injectionmolding #injectionmoldingmachine #plastics #plasticsmachinery
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#AI is moving smart manufacturing toward process optimization, production planning and supply chain decision-making. Prices are coming down, and machines are easier to connect. Is it time for #plastics processors to take the leap? @DELMIAWorks @Deloitte plasticsmachinerymanufacturi…
In August, we wrote about #smartfactory technology, a #blowmolder's path to success, and our midyear check-in with processors about their equipment purchases and how they're feeling about the road ahead. Did you miss any of our #TopStories? plasticsmachinerymanufacturi…
A Wittmann cell at #Fakuma2026 will combine #injectionmolding, robotics, gas injection and in-line #recycling to produce reusable EcoFritz clamps. The clamps attach media lines and cables to corrugated hoses, replacing single-use cable ties. @WittmannUSA
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For @bgeiselman's series on #smartfactory technologies for #plastics processors, Eric Misiak of @bay_plastics talked about the S.M.A.R.T. Control Pelletizing System that controls both the pelletizer and downstream equipment.
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Rapidly maturing #artificialintelligence technology and reduced cost for adopting it are factors making the #smartfactory "come to life." Data is now moving across systems and #AI is able to interpret it to improve operationsm according to @Deloitte. #AI plasticsmachinerymanufacturi…
All fifth-generation Haitian #injectionmolding machines come with the HT-Xtend suite of #AI-powered tools, which automatically adjust molding processes to improve stability, accommodate material changes and reduce operator intervention. @AbsoluteHAITIAN plasticsmachinerymanufacturi…
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A midyear survey by @PlasticsMM finds that resin costs, tariffs and open capacity continue influencing machinery purchasing decisions across the plastics industry #manufacturing #investment plasticsmachinerymanufacturi…
For our series on #smartfactory and #artificialintelligence in plastics processing, @bgeiselman talks with @WittmannUSA about the company's auxiliary, automation and #injectionmolding machines that all speak the common language of Wittmann 4.0. plasticsmachinerymanufacturi…
Next up in @bgeiselman's series on #artificialintelligence and #smartfactory technologies is @KM_GmbH and its flagship socialProduction platform, a family of digital products primarily designed for monitoring and optimizing #injectionmolding machines.
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What do you see as the future roles of smart factory and AI technology in #plastics processing? Martin Baumann of @ARBURG, Inc. recently shared his views with @PlasticsMM . Let me know in the comments what your company is doing with #smartfactory and #AI tools.
Our focus on #smartfactory and #artificialintelligence technologies continues with Martin Baumann of @arburgworld, who discusses easier-to-use digital tools, connected machines and #AI assistants that can help manufacturers overcome #labor shortages. plasticsmachinerymanufacturi…
Our focus on #smartfactory and #artificialintelligence technologies continues with Martin Baumann of @arburgworld, who discusses easier-to-use digital tools, connected machines and #AI assistants that can help manufacturers overcome #labor shortages. plasticsmachinerymanufacturi…
We took the pulse of the #plastics industry at midyear, running a poll and talking to companies to find out what you're thinking about the effects of #resin price spikes, #tariffs, persistent open capacity and supply chain issues. See what your peers said.
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Bigger throughput, smarter controls and better ways to squeeze quality out of tougher feedstocks -- today we're looking at 10 recent #extrusion innovations processors should have on their radar.
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