Good morning! This week we're featuring the results of our seventh annual survey, in which we ask processors about their equipment purchasing plans for the year ahead and the factors affecting their decisions. Our first story looks at the results, which were quite optimistic even in the face of tariffs and economic uncertainty, and includes comments from industry experts and processors.

On our podcast, we discuss the finalization of the PLASTICS-SPE merger, Wittmann's K introductions and more. 

Arburg and Netstal named new top executives, and we have product news from Sesotec and Corotec.

Lynne Sherwin, managing editor