Alta Devices of Sunnyvale, CA, USA (a Hanergy company) and PowerOasis of Swindon, UK are partnering to develop the first reference design for integrated solar and lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery power systems for small unmanned aerial vehicles ...
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Flexible packaging and labelling manufacturer Jindal Films Americas (JFA) is looking to initially invest around $120m on a new polyester plant at its US headquarters in Georgia State. The move marks the company's foray into technical ...
WestRock has agreed to acquire five corrugated converting facilities from U.S. Corrugated for about $192m. The deal includes facilities located in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Louisiana. The facilities are used to offer a suite of products ...
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Aptar Food + Beverage and GualapackGroup have partnered to introduce a premade no-spill spouted pouch solution for the European beverage market. The companies signed an agreement to introduce the product and technological solution. ...
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Snack foods manufacturer Snyder's-Lance is introducing its first multi-brand snack pack to address its consumer demand for improved snacking options. The company is consolidating its portfolio of salty snacks into four new variety pack ...
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Loews has completed the acquisition of US rigid plastic packaging manufacturer Consolidated Container Company (CCC) from Bain Capital Private Equity for about $1.2bn. Based in Atlanta of Georgia, CCC provides packaging solutions to the ...
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Rigid plastics manufacturer One Fifty One’s (One51) has agreed to to acquire US-based firm Macro Plastics for around $150m. Based in Fairfield of California, Macro Plastics is engaged in the manufacturing of rigid plastic bulk bins, ...
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Ohio-based meat processor John Morrell has issued a recall on various beef frank products over possible foreign matter contamination. The company is recalling about 210,606 pounds of ready-to-eat hot dog products that may be contaminated ...
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NCC Automated Systems, an integrator and manufacturer in the food packaging, and ophthalmic automation industries, announced that the company has formed an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan). In the transaction, ownership sold a ...
ebeam Technologies, a developer and manufacturer of electron beam (EB) curing systems, has added inks producer INX International to its portfolio. The companies have formed a partnership, which will boost the development of new ebeam ...
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Mycronic AB has introduced a range of new compact, high-capacity MY300 pick-and-place machines at SMT Hybrid Packaging in Nuremberg, Germany. Claimed to be compact and having high capacity, the MY300 series have been designed to deliver a ...
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Samsung Pay, the South Korean firm's in-house Apple Pay and Android Pay rival, has finally landed in Blighty. Here's what you need to know about using Samsung Pay in the UK. You might have forgotten about Samsung Pay, particularly if you ...
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As early as 2013, SHACMN had exported 18,000 heavy trucks, nearly half of which was delivered to the five countries in Middle Asia and Russia. Now, SHACMAN not only set up a whole vehicle plant with an annual production of 50,000 units in ...
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McGowans Print will install a new single-pass LED inkjet corrugated board press from Electronics For Imaging (EFII) in its Dublin facility in Ireland. Dubbed EFI Nozomi C18000, the press is only the second in the EFI Nozomi range to be ...
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German labeling machines manufacturer Rotocontrol has merged with US-based EMT International. EMT is a manufacturer of custom and standardized finishing equipment and accessories for narrow and wider -web digital and conventional print. ...
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