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    1. Manufacturing

    PMM's Top Stories in November

    Dec. 3, 2024
    A look ahead to the second Trump administration and entries in our 10th anniversary series drew readers' attention.
    Unusual Machines
    Unusual Machines, a maker of drones and drone components, has found success through 3D printing.
    Unusual Machines, a maker of drones and drone components, has found success through 3D printing.

    A collection of observations from OEMs and other experts on what the second Trump administration might mean to the plastics industry was the top draw for Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing's readers in November.

    Profiles of influential industry figures and other content tied to PMM's 10th anniversary, along with a drone maker's success with 3D printing, also garnered interest.

    Read on below to catch up on more of our Top Stories of the month.

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    Prices for goods shipped from overseas could get more expensive under a second Trump presidency, if he follows through with pledges to institute tariffs. However, overseas OEMs expressed optimism that policies to strengthen the dollar, along with tax incentives, could help their business.
    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.
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    Unusual Machines
    Unusual Machines uses HP's Multi Jet Fusion additive manufacturing process to build drone components.
    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.
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    Caglia Environmental
    Fresno, California’s Cedar Avenue Recycling and Transfer Station (CARTS) has improved its materials-recovery rates and lessened the burden on its employees by installing robots to sort PET from three categories: pigmented or opaque PET, PET bottles and thermoforms.
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    Maureen Steinwall poses with her son, Tom Smolenski, who has taken over day-to-day control of Steinwall Inc., an injection molding shop her father started.
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    Bill Carteaux, the late Plastics Industry Association president and CEO, was one of the industry's most ardent supporters up until his death in 2018.
    About the Author

    Karen Hanna | Senior Staff Reporter

    Senior Staff Reporter Karen Hanna covers injection molding, molds and tooling, processors, workforce and other topics, and writes features including In Other Words and Problem Solved for Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing, Plastics Recycling and The Journal of Blow Molding. She has more than 15 years of experience in daily and magazine journalism.

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    Bruce Geiselman | Senior Staff Reporter

    Senior Staff Reporter Bruce Geiselman covers extrusion, blow molding, additive manufacturing, automation and end markets including automotive and packaging. He also writes features, including In Other Words and Problem Solved, for Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing, Plastics Recycling and The Journal of Blow Molding. He has extensive experience in daily and magazine journalism.

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    Ron Shinn | Editor

    Editor Ron Shinn is a co-founder of Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing and has been covering the plastics industry for more than 35 years. He leads the editorial team, directs coverage and sets the editorial calendar. He also writes features, including the Talking Points column and On the Factory Floor, and covers recycling and sustainability for PMM and Plastics Recycling.

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    Marvin Brown | Associate Editor / Designer

    Associate Editor/Designer Marvin Brown has been working for plastics publications since 1997, and has also worked in daily journalism. He designs and handles production for PMM, The Journal of Blow Molding and special publications, including eBooks. He has won awards for headline writing and design, and is a published author of three books and multiple short stories. 

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    Rethink Robotics' new leadership team includes Julia Astrid Riemenschneider, CEO (left), and Franziska Lorenz, COO.
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    This Rechner sensor detects low resin levels.
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    Wittmann's Aton plus segmented wheel dryer is shown.
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