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Tony Deligio Editor-in-Chief
Tony Deligio is the editor in chief of Plastics Technology magazine. Tony has been covering the global plastics processing industry since 2000, visiting processors and suppliers in North and South America, Europe and Asia. Tony previously covered the plastics processing industry at Injection Molding Magazine, Modern Plastics, Plastics Machinery & Auxiliaries and PlasticsToday. He is a graduate of (Fort Collins, Colo.) with a degree in technical journalism.
Bench-Top LSR Injection Molding Machine Launches
APSX  LLC, which previously marketed the APSX‑PIM desktop thermoplastic injection molding machine, has debuted the APSX‑LSR — a bench‑top liquid silicone rubber (LSR) injection system.
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Messe Düsseldorf Previews K 2025 with Exhibitor Partners
More than 70 journalists from 33 countries, as well as 15 exhibitors and multiple representatives of trade show organizer Messe Düsseldorf gathered in Düsseldorf, Germany over three days in June to preview K 2025 (Oct. 8-15).
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Engel Combines Lightweighting and Composite Technologies in Bicycle Handlebar
Engel’s fluidmelt, glass-fiber-filled polyamide 6 and unidirectional carbon-fiber tapes combine to create a highly reinforced yet lightweight handlebar in a mass-production process.
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Yizumi Rebrands, Dropping HPM Name
The maker of injection molding and die-casting machines will now be Yizumi, not Yizumi-HPM, unifying its global identity and worldwide growth strategy.
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Netstal To Introduce Next-Generation All-Electric Elion Injection Molding Machines at K 2025
Netstal will introduce the Elion MED in Düsseldorf with a smaller footprint and greater energy efficiency.
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Wittmann To Mold Caps at Drinktec 2025
An EcoPower Xpress 160/1100+ will produce 1.35g HDPE caps from a 32-cavity HTW mold in a 2.5-sec. cycle with IMDvista downstream cooling, orientation and inspection.
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Pursuing Paperless: Injection Molders Who Have Embraced Digitization
Read about injection molders who have shifted everything from quality control and scheduling to production and process monitoring to the digital realm.
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Community College Launches Injection Molding Bootcamp
Nebraska’s Central Community College, which has become a centrally located training hub, successfully launched a plastics bootcamp this summer, boosting available workforce for regional molders.
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Keeping Process Water Cool and Efficiency High in the Desert
Rehrig Pacific turned to Process Cooling Systems to create a high-efficiency plantwide process-cooling system for its newest injection molding facility outside of Phoenix.
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North American Plastics Shipments Drop for Second-Straight Quarter
The Plastics Industry Association’s Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES) showed declines on a quarterly and year-over-year basis in the first quarter.
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Video Extensometer for Tensile, Compression and Bend Testing
Instron released the AVE3 Advanced non-contacting video extensometer for strain measurement with micron-level accuracy for tensile, compression and bend testing.
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Art or AI?
Is AI a tool that humans can use to increase their efficiency or a replacement for them altogether?
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