Good morning! You're probably sick of hearing about artificial intelligence, but don't ignore the benefits it can bring to your processes. It's one of the 10 significant trends we're recognizing from PMM's first decade.

You might also be sick of hearing about the presidential election. But the policies of the incoming administration could have ramifications for the plastics industry. Let us know your thoughts below.

We've rounded up last week's Product Innovations for easy perusal, and added one about Universal Robots increasing payloads for the company's large cobots. From our Plastics Recycling supplement, we have a look at toys produced using PCR. And we have news from Entek, the extruder manufacturer that's also making waves in the EV battery business.

Lynne Sherwin, managing editor