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The plastics manufacturing industry processes over 400 million metric tons of polymer annually worldwide. Yet the vast majority of plastics processors — from custom injection molders running 20 presses to multi-plant extrusion operations with hundreds of lines — still operate with minimal real-time data from their machines.

This isn't because the technology doesn't exist. It's because the IIoT industry has historically sold solutions designed for discrete manufacturing and tried to force-fit them into the continuous, batch, and hybrid process world of plastics.

This guide is different. It's written specifically for plastics manufacturers — covering injection molding, extrusion, blow molding, thermoforming, and secondary operations. Whether you're evaluating your first IIoT pilot or scaling monitoring across multiple facilities, this is your roadmap.