Good morning! Jim Bradac has a knack for developing "why didn't I think of that?" products, like the Ceme-Tube, a durable, colorful plastic form that replaces cardboard ones for light pole bases, and the Kitty Tube, an insulated outdoor cat shelter. He even taught himself how to blow mold on a Sterling machine he rebuilt. Get a glimpse inside his busy mind in this month's In Other Words Q&A.

Sarah Marshall of Nova Chemicals looks at the promise and obstacles to circularity in plastics packaging, and MachineMetrics and Denios have new products.

Lynne Sherwin, editor