OFD Foods, a supplier of freeze-dried food for the US Military, has started construction on a $25m, nearly 50,000ft2 facility in the Town of Henrietta, Monroe County in New York State. The facility, which will be operating by the end of ...
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An extensive experimental database of inorganic thin-film materials that organizes a decade’s worth of research at the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is now publicly available (‘An open ...
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Valmet has been selected to supply two more containerboard production lines with associated automation systems for Nine Dragons Industries, a manufacturer of recovered paper based paper, in China. Under the contract, Valmet will be ...
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World Centric, a provider of certified compostable products for the foodservice industry, has introduced its new retail packaging and refreshed brand identity. The new and updated packaging will be introduced onto retail the shelves ...
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The UK Government has launched a three-year review into driving laws in preparation for self-driving vehicles. With the detailed review, the government plans to make sure that the UK remains one of the best places in the world to develop, ...
US-based Atlantic salmon producer Whole Oceans has unveiled plans to open a land-based salmon farm in Bucksport, Maine by using a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS). The company purchased a former Verso paper mill location for its new ...
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Pearson Packaging Systems, a producer of secondary packaging equipment, has completed the acquisition of robotic automation specialist Flexicell. Established in 1992, Flexicell provides end of line automation equipment for manufacturing ...
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Valmet has been awarded a contract to supply three winders for Shanying International’s facility in Hubei province, China. Under the contract, Valmet will be responsible for the supply of three high-capacity OptiWin Drum two-drum ...
SIG, a provider of solutions to the food and beverage industry, is a new ProLeiT certified OEM partner. In the future, SIG will provide its customers with Manufacturing Execution System (MES) solutions from ProLeiT. The aim of the ...
Tags: Dairy, beverage industry
Flint Group, a supplier of high-quality flexo-printing plates and inks, has been awarded the Expanded Gamut Printing (EGP) partnership certificate by Marvaco, a pioneer in modern EGP technology. The certificate recognises the ...
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Water UK has launched a new scheme in the UK to allow consumers to refill plastic water bottles in public places to help reduce the plastic use. People will be able to refill water bottles for free in tens of thousands of places in ...
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TomTom is accelerating the future of driving with new technologies and partnerships. TomTom (TOM2) revealed new technologies for autonomous driving, with the launch of TomTom AutoStream – a game-changing map delivery service that ...
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Groupe PSA has decided to produce its new vehicles at its plants in Sochaux and Mulhouse from 2020/2021. The production of the new vehicles, the details of which will be revealed at a later date for strategic reasons, will secure ...
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Mahindra Automotive North America (MANA) has inaugurated a new North American headquarters and manufacturing facility, the first such new OEM facility in Southeast Michigan in over 25 years. The expansion is part of a $230 million ...
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South African specialist paper company Sappi has unveiled plans to expand its dissolving wood pulp (DWP) capacity by 2020. The company's plans include potential expansion at its Saiccor DWP Mill to increase the mill’s capacity by ...