PLASTICS, SPE agree to merge; more tariff threats: Machinery Minutes

What you will learn on this episode of Machinery Minutes:  The Plastics Industry Association and the Society of Plastics Engineers are merging. SPE will become a division of PLASTICS.  PLASTICS and the National Association of Manufacturers are warning of potential harm to domestic manufacturers if additional tariffs are imposed on importers of industrial machinery and robots.  PMM’s seventh annual machinery buying survey is open. Survey results help us shape our coverage, telling us what’s happening in machinery markets, such as the effects of trade policy, labor shortages and other factors.