Tomra Sorting Recycling has developed a new technology designed to separate single-layer PET trays from PET bottles. The new technology, Tomra Sharp Eye, is intended to enhance the previous capability of the company's Autosort machine to ...
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Electrify America has selected ABB, BTC Power, Efacec and Signet to jointly install more than 2000 ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging systems across the US. The chargers will be installed across 484 stations in the US. The ...
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An inventor from Cary of North Carolina has developed the HOLD ON, a modification to the current method of packaging cereal so that the contents will be kept fresh. "I developed my invention to keep cereal safe and to make it easier to ...
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Anheuser-Busch’s Bud Light is expanding its citrus portfolio with new lagers, which are brewed with real lime and orange peels. Bud Light Lime and Bud Light Orange are claimed to offer a clean and crisp taste with natural citrus ...
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Ford has unveiled the all-new, fourth-generation Focus compact car, which is due to be launched later this year in Europe and China. The new Focus car features the latest advanced technology with more space and a better fun-to-drive ...
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US-based Riviana Foods has unveiled new packaging for its Minute brand instant rice and ready to serve products. The new design for the company's entire Minute product range is part of its efforts to enable customers easily recognize the ...
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Mercedes-Benz has begun the production of new compact SUV GLA at its Sindelfingen plant in Germany Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen plant Site Manager Michael Bauer and Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen Works Council Chairman Ergun Lümali at the ...
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The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) awarded Printpack a silver award technical innovation for PepsiCo’s Granola Goes Nuts easy-open laser scored bars. The Granola Goes Nuts package represents a technical innovation in consumer ...
HP has announced a 22mm wide-swath printhead for high-speed, high-resolution marking requirements at Sino-Pack, China. It is available 1D and 2D bar codes, allowing brands to take advantage of large-size codes and characters for advanced ...
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Valmet has been selected to supply two more containerboard production lines with associated automation systems for Nine Dragons Industries, a manufacturer of recovered paper based paper, in China. Under the contract, Valmet will be ...
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The Flexible Packaging Association presented ProAmpac two gold and two silver annual achievement awards for packages showcasing innovation and advances in packaging. The awards were announced last night at the FPA Welcome Dinner & ...
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US yogurt manufacturer Chobani has announced names of the companies that will take part in its Spring 2018 class for the Chobani Incubator. The third and largest Chobani Incubator class to date, with nine food startups, is comprised of ...
US-based Express Packaging has invested in Domino’s latest continuous ink jet (CIJ) printer, Ax350i, as part of its efforts to enhance its coding and marking applications. Featuring advanced quality management module (QMM) and ink ...
Soft drink giant Coca-Cola is planning to launch an alcoholic beverage in Japan this year. The company plans to develop its own version of Chu-Hi, a Japanese alcopop. Chu-Hi are canned beverages that feature flavoured sparkling water ...
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Key Technology, a manufacturer of automation systems, has unveiled a specialized Iso-Flo vibratory conveyor, which can be integrated with a metal detector to check bulk foods on processing and packaging distribution lines. The enhanced ...
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