Good morning! Delta Engineering has devised a process to turn a blow-molded PET bottle into a squeezable tube, ensuring 100 percent recyclability. Read how it's done in a feature from The Journal of Blow Molding. 

Our weekly Machinery Minutes podcast rounds up a report from Deloitte about generative AI in manufacturing, our chat with Andrew Wheeler of Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp., and an innovation from Engel.

Branson is launching a new plastic welder line, and PCS Co. has added a metal welder for mold and die repair to its portfolio.

This is your last week to participate in our survey about how trade turmoil is affecting your business. We won't publish your name or company, so you can be honest. We look forward to sharing the insights with you.

And check out next week's webinar on cobots for plastics manufacturing, with Universal Robots and Mission Design & Automation.

Lynne Sherwin, managing editor