
Tony Deligio Editor-in-Chief
Manufacturing Activity Returns to Pre-Pandemic Levels but Challenges Remain
Manufacturing is back to levels last seen in 2019, but rising raw material costs, supply chain challenges, workforce issues and transportation/logistics costs pose ongoing hurdles.
Read MoreThe Changing Nature of Injection Molding
As the industry enters a new year, it stands at the crossroads of global events that will change many aspects of injection molding in indelible ways—many of which are positive.
Read MoreHow a Molder Embraces Change While Sticking to Its Roots
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WatchA Look Back at 2021 Through Molders’ Eyes
Every month, Plastics Technology gives readers a “tour” of a plastics processor via its On Site articles—here’s a look back at injection molders PT highlighted in 2021.
Read MoreTop Shops Adapt, Evolve and Overcome
Like a stress test on steroids, the pandemic took full measure of Plastics Technology’s Top Shops as it exacerbated or revealed preexisting conditions around labor, the supply chain and more.
Read MoreGlobal Robotics Market Eyes Return to Growth
Much as the coronavirus crested in waves across the globe last year, the global robotics market ebbed and flowed in different places at different times.
Read MoreNozzle Shutoff Shuts Down Drool
A machine-nozzle shutoff device helped Klein Tools cut drool from 24 lb/day to just 2.1 lb, with the remaining drool coming from the hot runner, not the machine.
Read MoreThe Accidental Molder
Peyton Owen came to plastics after decades in commercial real estate, but by empowering his employees through listening, he’s learning molding and success at D&M Plastics.
Read MoreMatrix Tool Sweeps 'Hot Shots' Competition
Working together with injection machine builder Sodick Plustech, this Pennsylvania molder and moldmaker won both prizes in Plastics Technology’s first-ever Hot Shots injection molded parts competition, held at Molding 2021.
Read MoreOptimized Pressure Control for a More Repeatable Process and Parts
New software from Arburg automatically determines the ideal ramp of the injection-to-hold profile.
Read MoreSuccession Planning Breeds Success
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Read MoreSupply Chain Woes Meet the Cocktail-Party-Topic Threshold
When a topic can serve as an easy conversation starter at a mixed, social event, you know it’s truly entered the “national consciousness.”
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