EPISODE · Sep 8, 2025 · 4 MIN
Tariffs complicate plastics machinery imports: Machinery Minutes
from PMM Insight: A Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing Podcast · host Endeavor Business Media
On this episode of Machinery Minutes: Expanded steel and aluminum duties may slow investment and complicate equipment imports, warns PLASTICS chief economist Perc Pineda. If you share manufacturing data — with customers or suppliers — you share risk. Whether buying new machinery or making deals for raw materials or parts deliveries, processors should scrutinize their partners’ approach to cybersecurity in the same way they evaluate their own systems. Progressive Components’ new Cooled UniLifter assemblies feature a design that accommodates water line placement.
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What you’ll learn on this episode of Machinery Minutes: - Expanded steel and aluminum duties may slow investment and complicate equipment imports, warns PLASTICS chief economist Perc Pineda. - If you share manufacturing data — with customers or suppliers — you share risk. Whether buying new machinery or making deals for raw materials or parts deliveries, processors should scrutinize their partners’ approach to cybersecurity in the same way they evaluate their own systems. - Progressive Components’ new Cooled UniLifter assemblies feature a design that accommodates water line placement.
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