Job losses in plastics and rubber; Universal Robots will be built in U.S.: Machinery Minutes

On this episode of Machinery Minutes, our weekly podcast roundup of three important stories on the plastics industry:  The number of people working in plastics and rubber manufacturing fell by 3.500 from August to September, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Cobots from Universal Robots will be manufactured in the Detroit area starting next year.  Haitian, the world’s biggest manufacturer of injection molding machines, unveiled two new presses for packaging applications at K 2025.