Catherine Kavanaugh

Harvey, Ill.-based extruder Atkore Inc. first announced in September that it would consolidate three manufacturing facilities in 2026.

Harvey, Ill.-based extruder Atkore Inc. first announced in September that it would consolidate three manufacturing facilities in 2026.

At K 2025, Billion SAS showed how sandwich molding with low-quality plastics like trash bags and cable waste can reduce costs and improve sustainability, while showcasing new bi-material and medical part molding systems.

The 102-year-old Indiana maker of pipes for drainage and agriculture applications is making a move to the Southeast.

Barnes Group Inc. has split into two independent companies — Barnes Aerospace and Industrial Solutions Group — following its $3.6 billion acquisition by Apollo Global Management.

The goal is to help decision-makers like municipalities, engineers and contractors confidently choose plastic pipe based on facts.

U.S. private equity firm Lone Star Funds is making a big move in the plastics market with its planned acquisition of Hillenbrand Inc., a global supplier of processing and recycling equipment.

Engel Austria GmbH is accelerating its growth strategy at K 2025, unveiling a portfolio of new technologies and announcing its acquisition of Trexel Inc., the U.S.-based developer of the MuCell microcellular foaming process.

An initiative of the Manufacturing Institute, which is the workforce development and education affiliate of the National Association of Manufacturers, MFG Day is a nationwide grassroots movement that started in 2012 to show the reality and future of modern manufacturing careers. The goal is to give visitors glimpses into careers they never knew existed — in clean, bright places where creativity meets cutting-edge technology and ideas come to life.

Milacron has expanded its Advanced Manufacturing Academy at Grant Career Center into a two-year, company-sponsored program for high school students.