Good morning! I hope you've been following along as we roll out our series examining 10 people and 10 trends of note from PMM's first decade of publication. Today we highlight the move toward more efficient electric and hybrid machinery, and Maureen Steinwall, who among her many other talents is a respected voice on workforce issues.

The anniversary stories are featured in this week's Machinery Minutes podcast, along with Hasco's efforts to help its neighbors after Hurricane Helene, and sorting robots powered by AI.

PLASTICS released its latest report on machinery shipments; the picture is brightening, especially for twin-screw extruders. We also have a new VP of customer care at Conair and a control from Erema to help reduce melt loss.

Lynne Sherwin, managing editor