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.