Good morning. Robert Schad's life was like something out of a novel: surviving a firing squad in World War II, arriving in Canada with a few dollars and a recommendation letter from none other than Albert Einstein, founding two companies and spending millions on philanthropy. He died last week at 95; our obit is below.
We also have a report from NPE on how Macchi and Bandera are working to make blown film more sustainable, along with new equipment from Starlinger and Matriq, and news from Fanuc.
I participated in a roundtable on the state of reshoring with editors from three other Endeavor Business Media publications last week. Check it out and let us know if reshoring is figuring into your business plans.
Lynne Sherwin, managing editor