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Automation

North American Robot Orders Flat in First Quarter

The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) reported a 15% rise in order value, however, and announced plans to track cobot sales.

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Engel Establishes Spanish Subsidiary

Engel has established a subsidiary in Spain via the acquisition of its long-standing Barcelona-based partner: Roegele, S.A.

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Compounding

Nordson, Fimic Announce 'Enhanced' Partnership

Details of partnership to be divulged at K 2025.  

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sustainability

DePoly to Launch Demonstration PET Recycling Facility

Polyester recycling technology will produce feedstocks for production of new plastic.

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sustainability

Plastics Industry Association Announces 2025 Plastic Sustainability Innovation Award Winners

The Plastics Industry Association announced winners of Sustainable Innovation in Design, Sustainable Innovation in Materials, Sustainable Innovation in End-of-Life, Leadership in Sustainability and the People’s Choice Award.

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Fictiv in Financial Agreement to Join Misumi

Fictiv is joining Misumi to accelerate the building its global manufacturing platform for engineering and supply chain organizations to make manufacturing and supply chain capabilities easier, more accessible and more intelligent.

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Jomar Adds In-House Moldmaking Capability for Injection-Blow Molding

Injection-blow machinery builder Jomar has acquired a mold shop and launched its own mold design, development and production operations.

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Extrusion

Maag to Buy Sikora

Complementary products to deepen companies’ “joint value proposition and integration with OEM partners and end customers.”  

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Recycling

Republic Services and Blue Polymers Open Polymer Center in Indianapolis

Leaders plan a network of plastic recovery and recycling centers.

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PET

Precision Concepts Buys Meredith-Springfield

Latest acquisition by this diversified producer of rigid packaging is a Northeast leader in technical blow molding.

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Blending & Dosing