Industry 4.0 comes to extrusion: PMM Insight

July 18, 2024
Hear about benefits processors can reap thanks to advancements in artificial intelligence and process monitoring.

Artificial intelligence, process monitoring and other digital technologies were a major theme at NPE2024. Senior reporter Bruce Geiselman reports on three extruder makers — Colines, Reifenhäuser and Collin — who are integrating the benefits of Industry 4.0 technologies.

About the Author

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.