Sustainability struggles; Epson's new robots; plastics publisher dies: Machinery Minutes

Key points from this episode of the Machinery Minutes podcast:

• Corporate sustainability goals are colliding with the reality of a political climate dominated by news of cuts and regulatory backlash, but work on recycling is moving ahead at the state and company level because it makes business sense. 
• Pete Sullivan, a long-time publisher of trade magazines for the plastics industry, and a member of PMM's founding team, passed away last week at age 81. 
• Epson unveiled the new GX-C series of SCARA robots it describes as its high-performance flagship line.