2025 predictions, recycled railroad ties, 3D printing for anyone: Machinery Minutes, Jan. 27, 2025

In this week's Machinery Minutes, senior reporter Bruce Geiselman updates you on a roundtable in which the PMM staff discusses what may lie ahead for machinery makers in 2025. Are they optimistic that interest rate cuts will boost business, or do they see continued tough times ahead? Another vision of the future comes from Slant 3D president Gabe Bentz, who wants to revolutionize manufacturing in a way that allows anyone to turn an idea into a part. We also have news on a manufacturer of recycled plastic railroad ties that has attracted an investor.