Volkswagen is expanding its competence with respect to artificial intelligence (AI), not only with a view to using this key technology in the field of autonomous driving and in production, but also to accelerate corporate processes. To ...
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For the first time, Volkswagen Truck & Bus will be presenting itself to a broad public as a group of strong brands at the IAA Commercial Vehicles 2016. On the evening prior to the opening of the world's largest commercial vehicles trade ...
Essentra, a UK-based supplier of beauty and personal care packaging, is planning to introduce its new blooming, lotus-shaped carton, Lotus Pack at Luxe Pack 2016. The firm will also showcase a range of its premium packaging capabilities ...
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Five bed industry champions were celebrating last night as they scooped the top awards at the National Bed Federation (NBF) Bed Show Gala Dinner in Telford. The winners were Kaymed UK for Bed Manufacturer of the Year; Vitafoam for Bed ...
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In booth #384 at the European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC 2016) in Düsseldorf, Germany (19-22 September), Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides components, modules and subsystems for optical communications) is ...
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At the European Conference on Optical Communications and Exposition (ECOC 2016) in Dusseldorf, Germany (19-21 September), NeoPhotonics Corp of San Jose, CA, USA (a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of hybrid photonic ...
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Fiber-optic communications component and subsystem maker Finisar Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA has introduced its CPRV422XA family of Class 40 high-bandwidth OIF Micro-ICR receivers. The new family of 64 Gbaud capable receivers, in the ...
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Viterra, a grain and oilseeds marketer and handler, has announced that it will build a new high throughput grain terminal at Wadena in Canadian province Saskatchewan. The new grain facility is planned to have a storage capacity of 34,000 ...
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In Hall 11/D59 at the glasstec trade fair for glass production and processing (20–23 September), copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic module maker Avancis GmbH of Torgau, Germany is launching its new PowerMax ...
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Boeing released its annual China Current Market Outlook (CMO) in Beijing, estimating the total value of those new aircraft at $1.025 trillion. China becomes the first trillion-dollar aviation market in Boeing’s forecast. “As ...
The Bardstown Bourbon Company (BBCo) has started commercial production at its whiskey distillery in the US. The Company also announced that it’s already preparing to expand because its collaborative whiskey, bourbon, and rye ...
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Finland-based pulp and paper manufacturer Stora Enso is planning to consolidate its corrugated packaging manufacturing in Finland to its Lahti facility. The consolidation plan is part of the company’s plan to improve profitability ...
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Ornua has launched Kerrygold Park, a €38m Kerrygold butter production and packing facility in Mitchelstown, Ireland. The production facility will have a capacity of up to 50,000 tonnes of butter per annum and will initially employ 65 ...
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Consolidated same store sales increased by 0.5 per cent while while consolidated net sales dipped $11million. Toys R Us has reached an agreement to refinance its 2017 notes and a portion of its 2018 maturities amid a mixed bag of ...
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Klöckner Pentaplast has unveiled a new range of label film packaging solutions and services at Labelexpo Americas 2016. The company is exhibiting Pentalabel ClearFloat and PMMI Master Class sleeving substrates at the event, is being ...
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