Good morning! Our series on 10 influential people PMM has covered in its first decade continues with Laurie Harbour, who helps manufacturers eliminate waste and drive improvement to keep up with an ever-changing environment. The companion series on 10 trends looks at lightweighting, which is gaining momentum in multiple end markets.

This week's Machinery Minutes podcast catches up with Entek, which has secured a hefty federal loan to build its battery separator plant in Indiana. Listen here or on your favorite platform to find out what else made news this week.

We also have new products from Rethink Robotics and Rechner, and an opportunity to nominate potential inductees for the Plastics Hall of Fame.

Lynne Sherwin, managing editor