Good morning! The worker shortage remains a top concern for processors, as our annual survey demonstrated. Adding automation and upskilling workers are two of the top solutions, and in this month's "Problem Solved" feature, Marne Plastics shows how it utilized both techniques.

We have a K 2025 report on Engel's introductions, a new blender from Maguire and news from PTi.

In case you missed it over the holidays, our podcast featured a discussion on packaging sustainability. You can also check out a podcast from our sister publication, Processing, an interview with the "Manufacturing Millennial."

Lynne Sherwin, managing editor