Packaging machinery and automated line supplier ULMA Packaging is set to showcase its latest high-speed technology during the Processing and Packaging Machinery Association (PPMA) event at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham, ...
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US-based industrial distributor of paper and print solutions Mac Papers has acquired Florida Graphic Supply for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will allow Mac Papers to distribute Roland equipment to its Southeastern markets. It ...
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Renz has added the Argos F400 cold UV coating machine, and the Bindomatic Accel Cube and Accel Ultra thermal cover binding machines to its product portfolio. The Argos F400 cold UV coating machine with innovative cold UV curing ...
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Arburg, a German manufacturer of plastic processing machines, will demonstrate Arburg Plastic Freeforming (APF) for the automated production of plastic parts for medical applications at Interplas 2017 to be held in Birmingham, UK, from ...
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Imperial Frozen Foods, a portfolio company of Kenex, has acquired 100% of the assets of Greystone Foods. Greystone is a Birmingham, AL based manufacturer of branded and private label frozen (IQF) vegetables. Greystone manufactures 30 ...
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Mayka Tape first went viral on Indiegogo earlier this year, under the name Nimuno Loops. Zuru is joining forces with the UK’s LEGO fan convention, Bricklive, for the unveiling of the Mayka Toy Block Tape. Zuru has designed an ...
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Yamato Scale Dataweigh UK said it will showcase total weighing and checking solutions at the Processing and Packaging Machinery Association (PPMA) Total Show, which is due to be held in Birmingham this September. The company will ...
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Adpak Machinery Systems has unveiled a new packaging system for food and drink manufacturers. The new machine, Smipack XP650 ALX-T, has been designed to sort and arrange collations of products before overwrapping and heat shrinking the ...
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While Britain mulls the benefits of the new High Speed 2 rail network, the Elon Musk-backed Hyperloop One company has plans to blow it out of the water. The company, which uses floating pods that travel on air through a vacuum, is ...
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2 Sisters Food Group is closing its Smethwick poultry plant in the West Midlands, UK, which will result in the loss of several jobs. The 2 Sisters Food Group, which is owned by food tycoon Ranjit Boparan, revealed that the poultry factory ...
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US Foods has agreed to acquire California-based meat manufacturer FirstClass Foods for an undisclosed price. Headquartered in Hawthorne, FirstClass Foods has about $55m in annual sales. Since 1962, FirstClass Foods has been delivering ...
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The UK Government has launched the first competition to access funding from its £100 investment program supporting the creation of test facilities for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV). According to the Business, Energy and ...
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As consumer drones grow in popularity, so too has the number complaints surrounding the airborne gadgets. According to new figures obtained by the Press Association, reports of police being called out to deal with drone-based incidents ...
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UK-based Benders Papers Cups has developed new coffee cups for Falkingham & Taylor (Vending). The new cups, which will feature Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC UK) certification label, have been developed to ...
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US Foods has agreed to acquire Birmingham, Alabama-based SRA Foods, a meat processor and distributor having yearly sales of around $80m. Family owned since 1940, SRA started out as a butcher shop in Birmingham. Today, SRA Foods occupies a ...