editorial
Extrusion: Live and In Person
Log out from your computer and make plans to join us in Boston this May for Extrusion 2025.
Tony Deligio
Editor-in-Chief, Plastics Technology
An Uphill Journey
Proper end-of-life outcomes for plastics are possible, if we’re willing to put in the work.
Read MoreWhat Plastics Technology's Content Gate Means for Its Web Visitors
Plastics Technology has installed a “content gate” on its premium articles online. What does that mean and why should you care?
Read MoreEvery Link in the Chain
From accumulators to X-ray fluorescence analyzers, the 2024 Plastics Technology Handbook & Buyer’s Guide is the reference source for the plastics processing supply chain.
Read MoreCOVID-19’s Long Shadow
More than four years on, there are aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic that linger in their impacts to the plastics market and are made visible in our annual survey.
Read MoreA Happy Accident
Almost 25 years ago, I stumbled into a career in the plastics industry in a most happy accident.
Read MoreClosing Arguments: The Future of Plastics Processing
As I depart the “big chair” in charge of content, rather than reflect on the past, I project on the future.
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Take Top Shops 2025 Injection Molding Survey Today
The Top Shops injection molding benchmarking survey could help you replace “I think,” “It seems,” or “I’d guess” with “I know” when it comes to how your operation stacks up with the competition.
Tony Deligio
Editor-in-Chief, Plastics Technology
Changes Afoot for Plastics Technology
Jeff Sloan named brand manager of PT. Tony Deligio to head PT’s editorial efforts beginning in September.
Read MoreFirst Reflections of NPE2024
After a six-year hiatus, this year’s show was a resounding success, with meaningful technologies on display that will help processors run their ´óÏó´«Ã½es more efficiently.
Read MoreNot Your Grandpa’s Plastics Processing Operation
New materials and machinery offer processors the means to run their ´óÏó´«Ã½es more efficiently and more inline with the circular economy. But you have to say yes.
Read MoreWelcome to our NPE2024 Show Issue
Megatrends such as sustainability are the driving force behind a slew of new product introductions at the May show. Catch up on what’s in store on the show floor right here.
Read MoreBenchmark Your Injection Molding Operation: Participate Now in Top Shops 2024 Program
You have until April 30 to complete an online survey to see how your molding ´óÏó´«Ã½ stacks up against others.
Read MoreYour One-Stop Shop for All NPE2024 News
From pre-show coverage to post-show coverage — with at the show coverage in between — you can rely on Plastics Technology to keep you informed on all things related to NPE2024.
Read MoreAn Opportunity by Design
At the very moment that intensifying public pressure pushes the plastics industry to address waste in the environment, the sector is stepping up to reclaim the valuable materials it’s created.
Tony Deligio
Editor-in-Chief, Plastics Technology
70 Years...Still Going Strong
Plastics Technology is closing in on its 70th anniversary. Here are some of Editorial Director Jim Callari’s observations to commemorate the occasion.
Read MoreSix Years in the Waiting, PLASTICS Igniting a ‘Spark’ at NPE
New features of NPE2024 aim to “bring the whole plastics ecosystem together to innovate, collaborate and share findings.”
Read MoreSustainability: It Won’t Happen Overnight
Plastics has made great strides in becoming a part of the circular economy. The industry and its partners realize more needs to be done. Is there time?
Read MoreRevisited: A Processor's Checklist for When Business Is Slow
Business slowdowns may provide you with more time for introspection. If you want to take a deeper dive into your operation, here are some things to consider.
Read MoreSerious About Sustainability? Make Plans to Attend Extrusion 2023
Come to Indianapolis Oct. 10-12 and let us help you fill up your sustainability toolbox.
Read MoreAttention Molders: Time to Get Serious About Sustainability
If you’re not looking at ways to make your injection molding operation more sustainable, perhaps you’d better get started.
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Be Our Guest
The Plastics Technology Expo (PTXPO) returns March 18-20 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, with elements old and new.
Tony Deligio
Editor-in-Chief, Plastics Technology
Bidding So Long — But Not Goodbye — To Plastics Icon Matt Naitove
After 51 years of contributing content, plastics industry stalwart will take a step back.
Read MoreBusiness Slowing? There's Still Plenty of Stuff to Do
There are things you may have put off when you were occupied with shipping parts to customers. Maybe it’s time to put some of them on the front burner.
Read MoreLatest Reshoring Numbers Could Bode Well for Processors
Jobs resulting from reshoring and foreign direct investment set record highs in 2022 after doing the same in 2021.
Read MoreYour Tour Guide to Plastics Technology’s 2023 Events
Get your clicking finger in shape and sign up for all that we have in store for you in 2023.
Read MoreRobust Molding, Extrusion Conference Programming in the Works
Molding 2023 to take place Aug. 29-30 in Minnesota; Extrusion 2023 slated for Oct. 10-12 in Indiana.
Read MoreSharpen Your Pencils: Participate In ‘Top Shops' Benchmarking Survey
The free, anonymous survey of injection molders is open for responses, and all shops that complete the questionnaire will receive a customized report of the results. Honorees also will be recognized in the magazine.
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