PMM Insight: A Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing Podcast
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Extrusion innovations from K 2025
On this episode of PMM Insight, Editor Ron Shinn and Managing Editor Lynne Sherwin discuss new extrusion machinery introduced at the K Show. Labor shortage solutions take center stage: New…
Changes at Husky, glass fiber dosing, rocking out with Glenn Frohring: Machinery Minutes
On this episode of Machinery Minutes, our weekly roundup of news and features with PMM Editor Ron Shinn: Three top executives are departing Husky Technologies in the wake of its…
Wilmington Machinery expanding, robot orders for plastics lag: Machinery Minutes
On this episode of Machinery Minutes, our weekly roundup of news and features with PMM Editor Ron Shinn: Linda and Yousry Sayed, new owners of Wilmington Machinery, are planning to expand the…
Why should plastics processors and equipment makers care about recyclers' troubles?
On this episode of PMM Insight, a commentary with Editor Ron Shinn: Business seems to be in a downward spiral for plastics recyclers. There is no national support or incentives for collection or…
Wages and benefits on the rise; new thermoformers from WM and Gabler: Machinery Minutes
On this episode of PMM’s Machinery Minutes, our weekly look at significant stories from the past week, with Editor Ron Shinn: Total cost of wages and benefits are likely to go up this year for…
AI preserves and shares thermoforming know-how: Machinery Minutes
On this episode of Machinery Minutes, our weekly news podcast with PMM editor Ron Shinn rounding up some of the top stories of the past week: Thermoforming experts Conor Carlin and Mark Strachan…
What plastics processors and OEMs are telling us about 2026
This episode is a discussion about the annual PMM Machinery Buying Survey, with editor Ron Shinn, managing editor Lynne Sherwin and senior staff reporter Karen Hanna. Here are some key…
Robot gets quick ROI; Dr. Boy goes electric at K: Machinery Minutes
On this episode of Machinery Minutes, our weekly news podcast with PMM editor Ron Shinn rounding up some of the top stories of the past week: Dr. Boy went big at K 2025 by introducing an entirely…
What will 2026 bring for the plastics industry?
In this PMM Insight commentary, Editor Ron Shinn gives you his list of what the plastics industry needs for 2026, including: Significant improvement in the U.S. manufacturing sector. Training…
New top executives at Netstal Americas, Arburg, Hasco: Machinery Minutes
On this episode of Machinery Minutes, our weekly news podcast with PMM editor Ron Shinn rounding up some of the top stories of the past week: We look at new injection molding machinery introduced…
Injection molding innovations from the K 2025 show floor
PMM Senior Staff Reporter Karen Hanna interviews Editor Ron Shinn about the new injection molding machines he saw at the K Show. Among the points they discuss: The latest trends in injection…
PLASTICS-SPE merger is finalized; a look at Wittmann's K introductions: Machinery Minutes
On this episode of the Machinery Minutes podcast with PMM editor Ron Shinn, discussing three top stories of the past week in the plastics industry: SPE officially became a division of PLASTICS on…
Has the lights-out era finally arrived for plastics?
Lights-out production has been a goal for the plastics industry for three decades, but until now, machines have still required operators to set them up, monitor and adjust them and perform quality…
New injection molding machines from KraussMaffei, Tederic, Stork: Machinery Minutes
On this episode of Machinery Minutes, we discuss three stories about new injection molding machines introduced at K 2025, which we are covering in depth on our website. KraussMaffei’s redesigned PX…
PMM's top stories and editor's picks for 2025: Machinery Minutes
In this episode of Machinery Minutes, PMM Editor Ron Shinn gives his three favorite stories of 2025 and compares his list to the top three stories readers viewed…
Recyclers will suffer with no Global Plastics Treaty agreement
On this episode of the PMM Insight podcast, a commentary by Editor Ron Shinn: 2025 will be remembered as the year worldwide treaty talks to end plastic pollution collapsed. Recyclers…
LS Mtron expands, Wittmann USA president talks: Machinery Minutes
On this episode of the Machinery Minutes podcast, in which PMM Editor Ron Shinn discusses three top stories of the past week: LS Mtron is continuing its aggressive expansion plans by enlarging its…
Job losses in plastics and rubber; Universal Robots will be built in U.S.: Machinery Minutes
On this episode of Machinery Minutes, our weekly podcast roundup of three important stories on the plastics industry: The number of people working in plastics and rubber manufacturing fell by 3.500…
How can plastic packaging be made more sustainable?
On this podcast episode, Editor Ron Shinn and Senior Reporter Karen Hanna talk about sustainability issues with flexible packaging, including: An explanation of the green premium and why it…
Robot orders fall for plastics and rubber; Asano enters thermoforming market: Machinery Minutes
On this episode of Machinery Minutes, our weekly roundup of top stories with Editor Ron Shinn: A good sign for U.S. manufacturing: Industrial robot orders were up in the third quarter. A bad sign…
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