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  • November 2024

    • November 2024

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    A discarded plastic straw on a beach.
    Manufacturing

    Opponents galvanize against plastics

    Bruce Geiselman
    Dec. 9, 2024
    Proposals to ban products such as straws and impose fees on industry for cleanup continue to move forward.
    Steve Alexander
    As president and CEO of the Association of Plastic Recyclers, Steve Alexander has tried to bring together all members of the supply chain to eliminate barriers to recycling.
    Recycling

    Alexander pushes to remove barriers to recycling

    Ron Shinn
    Dec. 6, 2024
    Materials standards, brand owner support are among goals for Steve Alexander, president and CEO of the Association of Plastic Recyclers.
    Carbon Inc.
    Joseph DeSimone
    Additive Manufacturing

    Light processing technology revolutionizes 3D printing

    Bruce Geiselman
    Dec. 4, 2024
    Joseph DeSimone, co-founder of Carbon Inc., helps push industry forward with CLIP technology, which he co-invented.
    Laurie Harbour
    Laurie Harbour and her company, Harbour Results Inc., aim to help manufacturing clients compete in a variety of a sectors. Wipfli LLP acquired the Southfield, Mich., firm in the spring.
    Injection Molding

    Consultant Harbour steers clients to success

    Karen Hanna
    Dec. 2, 2024
    She says North American manufacturers must do more to keep pace with rapid changes in competition, economics and technology.
    StackTeck Ltd.
    StackTeck is among many manufacturers and OEMs working to lightweight parts, both to reduce costs, as well as to address sustainability concerns. It used its specialized molds and proprietary Thin Recess Injection Molding (TRIM). technology to produce these 5-gallon buckets that have wall sections that are only 0.59 inch thick. Three years ago, StackTeck told Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing the buckets weighed 817 grams -- compared to 930-gram-buckets made through more-traditional means..
    Manufacturing

    Lightweighting shows less is more

    Bruce Geiselman
    Nov. 29, 2024
    Manufacturers, brand owners cut costs. answer sustainability concerns by reducing material use.

    More content from November 2024

    Chris Rauwendaal
    As president of REE Inc., Auburn, Calif.,, Chris Rauwendaal develops screws and mixers for specialized applications and offers education services for processors.
    Extrusion

    Rauwendaal spreads love of extrusion

    Bruce Geiselman
    Nov. 27, 2024
    His Auburn, Calif., company, REE Inc., develops screws and mixers for specialized applications and offers education services for processors.
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    Manufacturing

    Artificial intelligence helps processors leverage data

    Karen Hanna
    Nov. 26, 2024
    Using the technology, which can analyze data and patterns in real time, equipment can self-optimize.
    US Extruders
    With 50-plus years in the plastic and rubber industry, Bill Kramer has had a lot of influence on extrusion, having co-founded American Kuhne and US Extruders.
    Extrusion

    Kramer finds demand for custom extruders

    Bruce Geiselman
    Nov. 25, 2024
    Co-founder of American Kuhne and US Extruders Bill Kramer has been in the plastics and rubber industry more than 50 years.
    Universal Robots
    The new-generation, high-payload cobots UR20 and UR30 now have increased payload capacity when utilized in their top lift position. Universal Robots demonstrated the UR20 with increased payload at China International Industry Fair.
    Product Innovations

    Universal Robots increases payload for cobots

    Lynne Sherwin
    Nov. 25, 2024
    A change in control software allows UR20 and UR30 models to handle heavier items for top-lift applications, such as palletizing.
    Haas
    The Haas SR-3015 can be used to cut materials such as plastic, high-density foam and composites.
    Product Innovations

    Haas sheet router is easy to use

    Karen Hanna
    Nov. 22, 2024
    The SR-3015 can be used to cut materials such as plastic, high-density foam and composites.
    Engel North America
    Vanessa Malena, president of Engel North America, watches a technician make adjustments to the end-of-arm-tool on an Engel robot arm.
    Injection Molding

    Malena blazes path at Engel

    Bruce Geiselman
    Nov. 21, 2024
    Engel North America president credits her father, company leaders for supporting her career as she thrived in male-dominated field.