Good morning! John Erkert is regional CEO – North America for Piovan Group, the world's biggest supplier of auxiliary equipment to the plastics industry. Editor Ron Shinn spoke to him about his outlook for 2025, what's been holding back sales post-NPE, and the future of equipment production in the region for our PMM Insight podcast. Listen below or on your favorite platform.
We got news of the death of Richard Ross, who took over as president of Charles Ross & Son in 1961 and led the company into the future.
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Lynne Sherwin, managing editor
