The LED lighting module market (including flexible LED strips) reached nearly $4bn in 2016 and is rising at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.6% during 2017-2022 to $13.8bn, boosted by the emergence of innovative functions and the ...
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Technology company Continental has developed a central input device to further advance the development of automated driving. The Smart Control input device informs vehicle occupants if automated driving or manual driving is possible and ...
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Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has announced an expanded portfolio of 802.11ax products for Wi-Fi gateways, set-top boxes, routers and ...
Clariant has introduced advanced packaging solutions to protect the potency and extend the shelf life of moisture-sensitive probiotics. Clariant’s healthcare packaging business unit has launched a combination of packaging solutions, ...
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Fabless silicon photonics system-on-chip (SoC) company Skorpios Technologies Inc of Albuquerque, NM, USA has acquired Novati Technologies LLC, a semiconductor integration company with a fabrication plant in Austin, TX. Skorpios delivers ...
Electronics For Imaging (EFI) has acquired UK-based firm Escada Systems for an undisclosed sum. Escada, which also carries out operations in the US, provides corrugator control systems for the packaging market. The acquisition will ...
API, an Italian company producing thermoplastic elastomeric compounds and bioplastics, has introduced an expanded portfolio of APINAT Bioplastics for single-serve coffee capsules. The company launched new grades of biodegradable and ...
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Bobst North America and APR (All Printing Resources) played host to the sizable group of American label and packaging converters who attended the narrow-web open house held in APR’s technical center in Glendale Heights, Illinois. ...
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Inventure Foods has agreed to divest its frozen business unit to Oregon Potato Company (OPC) for $50m as part of its ongoing strategic and financial review. Under the terms of the definitive asset purchase agreement, the Arizona-based ...
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Plastic packaging manufacturer Greiner Packaging has designed new ayran cup for dairy products producer Bayerische Milchindustrie (BMI). The new plastic cup, which is the reminiscent of the copper cups, features metal-hammertone look and ...
Chicken producer Pilgrim's Pride has agreed to acquire JBS’ British poultry unit Moy Park for $1.3bn to expand its portfolio of prepared foods. By adding Moy Park’s operations in the UK and Continental Europe, Pilgrim's Pride ...
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German primary packaging solutions provider Gerresheimer is set to exhibit its opal glass bottles and jars at this year’s LuxePack event in Monaco. The event will take place between 2 and 4 October. At the event, the company will ...
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Coca-Cola Great Britain has unveiled new Diet Coke limited-edition can designs, as part of its efforts to attract more customers to the brand. The company has designed new promotional packs, Diet Coke and Diet Coke Caffeine Free, for the ...
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Microsemi Corp of Aliso Viejo, CA, USA (which makes chips for aerospace & defense, communications, data-center and industrial markets) has become a member of PowerAmerica — a manufacturing institute consisting of public and private ...
The Power Electronics Industry Collaborative (PEIC) – a national, industry-focused member-based consortium consisting of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), material suppliers, researchers and government stakeholders in the US ...
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