SABIC, a producer of plastics and chemicals, has optimized its existing multi-layer film concept for packaging applications of up to five layers or more in the beverage sector. The sustainable multi-layer film concept is made with a ...
Shifting Paradigms: Automation Comes to Wheel Balancing With ABB robots and a new material from 3M, Esys Automation is revolutionizing the important-but-often-ignored world of wheel balancing. In tire and wheel assembly there aren't a ...
Australian-owned Tru Blu Beverages has achieved its aim of material handling cost reduction by switching to a fleet of Linde forklifts. Comparison tests during the selection process highlighted the advantages which have continued since ...
The patent-pending LED creates a more precise wavelength of UV light than today's commercially available UV LEDs, and runs at much lower voltages and is more compact than other experimental methods for creating precise wavelength UV light. ...
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A leading supplier of thermal management materials, adhesives, pottings and encapsulants to the electronics, LED and solar industries - has announced that George Sears, senior staff scientist, will present a paper at the 2013 International ...
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Researchers at the Berkeley National Laboratory of the Department of the U.S. Department of Energy (Berkeley Lab) have developed a new material that will make the smart windows more intelligent. This material, which is a thin layer of ...
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The biggest limitation of using glass over Teflon plastic sheet was that glass is extremely heavy to lift and is much more prone to getting broken when fallen down. In the past, substances like rubber, glass or clay were used in households ...
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DiFusion, a US-based medical device firm focused on surgical site infections in orthopedic and spine surgery, has completed a series of in vitro tests and an in vivo study at Clemson University to validate the efficacy of its new ...
Slate flooring is a great way to add a natural vibe or bring the perfect colors to a room in your home. Both highly durable and aesthetically pleasing, slate flooring is a good choice in a variety of applications. Slate Floor Durability ...
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The same material that formed the first primitive transistors more than 60 years ago can be modified in a new way to advance future electronics, according to a new study. Chemists at Ohio State University have developed the technology for ...
Irish paper-based packaging company Smurfit Kappa has announced an investment package comprising a six-color flexographic, rotary die-cut press, a new material handling system and corrugator upgrades for its Yate, Bristol plant in the UK. ...
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Global injection-molded plastic packaging manufacturer Berry Plastics has unveiled a new material for the insulated packaging market, which is made of polypropylene. According to courierpress.com, trade name of the material is Versalite. ...
Pound for pound, spider silk is one of the strongest materials known: Research by MIT’s Markus Buehler has helped explain that this strength arises from silk’s unusual hierarchical arrangement of protein building blocks. Now ...
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Westpak has formed a new material analysis division for evaluating materials utilized in products and packaging specified by the life science and medical device industries. The company uses specialized equipment for the evaluation of ...
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Bausch + Lomb, a provider of ophthalmic surgical devices and instruments, has introduced daily disposable contact lens, Biotrue ONEday. Bausch + Lomb global vision care president Sheila Hopkins said Biotrue ONEday lenses feature a new ...
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