For manufacturers of extruders, the packaging market remains strong. Medical keeps chugging along. But the real news for 2017 should be construction, thanks to new homes and infrastructure projects — ...

ReGen Plastics’ new $366,000 machine, which makes plastic sheeting from recycled milk bottles, is already producing its first products. The business, part of FNQ Plastics, received a $183,300 federal ...

Recycling plastic into filament normally involves chopping it into tiny pieces and pushing it through a screw extruder. [JRT3D] is taking a different approach with PetBot, which cuts PET bottles into ...

Purging the blow molding machine on the shop floor will ensure efficient performance and a better end product. While there are some differences between standard and custom blow molders, the blow ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...