Packaging products supplier Crown Holdings has opened its first beverage can manufacturing facility in Nichols, New York, US. The facility will support the company in harnessing the growing demand for specialty beverage cans in the US. ...
Tags: Packaging products, Beverage
Sealed Air has announced financial results for first quarter 2017, as well as outlook for the complete year. Commenting on these results, Jerome A. Peribere, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “2017 is a transformational ...
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What does refresh rate mean, and how does it affect gaming? We explain 144Hz monitors and beyond, and why more hertz isn't always better (but usually is). For years, the refresh rate has been the go-to number for gamers when buying a ...
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BMW has introduced the MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 in a plug-in hybrid drive, with an option to drive in purely electric mode. Characteristic MINI driving fun is now available in fascinating, sustainable form. The MINI Cooper S E ...
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Canadian distillery Crown Royal has launched the second limited edition of its Noble Collection whisky in the country. This time, the company has introduced a wine barrel finished whisky. The introduction is part of a series of annual, ...
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The OnePlus 5 could put rival smartphones to shame when it comes to performance, if a new leak is to be believed. There are plenty of ways to test how powerful a smartphone is, but the most popular method is benchmarking. This involves ...
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Apple is extending the warranty on the iPad Pro’s Smart Keyboard peripheral, due to ongoing issues with the functionality. Because of problems with sticking/repeating/unresponsive keys, connectivity and other ...
Flexible packaging solutions provider Comexi is exhibiting its latest lamination, coating and slitting solutions at this year’s Interpack event in Germany. The event is being held from 4 to 10 May in Düsseldorf. Comexi L20000 ...
Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany says that Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany has qualified the first of multiple AIX G5 C planetary systems for manufacturing gallium nitride ...
Tags: Osram Opto, GaN LED
For fiscal fourth-quarter 2017 (to 1 April), Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has reported revenue of $642m, up 5.7% on $607.1m a year ...
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For first-quarter 2017, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $94.4m, rebounding further from $93.6m last quarter and up 21% on $78m a year ago. This is above ...
Tags: LED Demand, LED industry
Soraa Inc of Fremont, CA, USA, which develops solid-state lighting technology fabricated on 'GaN on GaN' (gallium nitride on gallium nitride) substrates, is expanding into the directional luminaire market by launching Arc directional ...
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RAM Group, Singaporean based technology firm, has announced a new breakthrough in biometric authentication based on a novel quantum-state sensor that exploits quantum mechanical properties to perform biometric authentication. These new ...
Harman Kardon has officially announced the first intelligent speaker to feature Microsoft’s Cortana voice assistant, following a teaser earlier on Monday. The new Harman Kardon Invoke is the result of a partnership between Microsoft ...
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Rumours that Apple’s iPhone 8 might by delayed until next year have been challenged by a new report from China. It’s long been rumoured that Apple is going big this year; the 10th anniversary iPhone is tipped to pack all kinds ...