For fiscal first-quarter 2018 (ended 1 July 2017), Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has reported revenue of $639.9m, down slightly on ...
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Green packaging and tissue products manufacturer Cascades is investing $80m to build a new containerboard packaging facility in Piscataway, New Jersey, US. The new center, which is due to start operations in 2018, will produce corrugated ...
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Pasternack Inc of Irvine, CA, USA (which makes both passive and active RF, microwave and millimeter-wave products) has launched a new line of E- and W-band PIN diode waveguide switches. The single-pole single-throw (SPST) and double-pole ...
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German automakers including Volkswagen, BMW and Daimler have agreed to upgrade more than 5 million newer diesel vehicles across Europe and to offer rebates for older models. The upgrades are expected to cut down pollution from diesel ...
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Arizona State University (ASU) in the USA claims the first demonstration of 1kV-class aluminium nitride (AlN) Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) [Houqiang Fu et al, IEEE Electron Device Letters, 5 July 2017]. AlN has a wide bandgap of 6.2eV. ...
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Honda announced the arrival of the 2017 Honda Clarity Electric sedan at select dealerships in California and Oregon. With a competitive introductory lease price of $269 (plus tax) a month for 36 months, the lease terms include an ...
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Corrugated packaging company Smurfit Kappa has reported a drop in second-quarter profit but said its revenue increased, due to strong demand in majority of markets. The company's pretax profit during the three months ended 30 June 2017, ...
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Packaging firm Sonoco has reduced total water usage by about 5% in 2016, total energy usage by 0.52% and recovered the equivalent (by weight) of 57% of the product that Sonoco places into the marketplace through recycling, according to the ...
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US-based packaging automation firm QuickPouch has partnered with Finnish production automation solutions supplier Ginolis. The partnership will enable global in vitro diagnostic medical device (IVD) manufacturers to easily integrate their ...
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Electric car maker Tesla Motors has delivered the Model 3 small car to its first 30 customers. The electric car comes at a starting price of $35,000 and offers around 220 miles (about 354km) of range on a single charge. Though the Model ...
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BMW said that it will build a fully electric version of the Mini in the UK at itsfacility in Oxford, England. The company will produce a new fully electric Mini 3 door variant. From 2019, BMW will start producing the fully electric Mini ...
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Canon Solutions America has added two new flatbed cutters to its Colex Sharpcut product line. The Colex Sharpcut range of Digital Finishing System was introduced last year as an entry-level cutting solution for customers. With the new ...
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Food processing and packaging solutions provider tna is set to exhibit its ultra-high speed case packer, ropac 5, at this year’s pack expo event in Las Vegas, US. The event will take place from 25 to 27 September. At the event, ...
Sun Capital Partners' affiliate has closed the sale of Creekstone Farms Premium Beef to an unnamed supplier of premium USDA-certified beef and pork products. Terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. The choice of food lovers ...
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Epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that, for first-half 2017, it expects revenue of about £70m, reflecting increased sales in each of its three primary markets. “All business units have ...