Can sustainable packaging be made affordably? Machinery Minutes

We discuss that story, the passing of a machinery innovator and third-quarter equipment sales on this podcast episode.
Nov. 24, 2025

This is what you will learn on today’s Machinery Minutes podcast with Ron Shinn, in which we round up three impactful stories from the past week: 

  • Russ LaBelle, the well-known founder of Wilmington Machinery, died at the age of 86. He developed specialized plastic machinery solutions that have since been adopted by companies around the world. 
  • Good news for injection molding machinery builders in third-quarter sales totals. Not so much for extrusion machinery manufacturers. 

About the Author

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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