Starting in summer 2017, BMW's new 530e plug-in hybrid will be produced at Magna's contract manufacturing facility in Graz, Austria. As a contract manufacturing partner for two premium electrified vehicles – the BMW 530e and the ...
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Google’s self-driving subsidiary Waymo is retiring its prototype autonomous vehicle, dubbed Firefly. The Firefly vehicle, which has no wheel and pedals, was developed as a platform to experiment and learn, but not for mass ...
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Pro Mach is set to showcase packaging solutions from various brands at Expo Pack Guadalajara event in Mexico. The event will take place from 13 to 15 June in Guadalajara. At the event, Pro Mach will exhibit automated capping solutions ...
Our Wearables and Fitness Editor provides the full lowdown on HIIT training – and how you can incorporate it into your workout regime to blast fat and get fitter. High Intensity Interval Training, more often referred to by the ...
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A new report from Smithers Pira has revealed that digital print for packaging market will surge to $23.2bn in 2022, from $13.2bn in 2017. The report titled ‘The Future of Digital Print for Packaging to 2022’ explores how the ...
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Campbell Soup has invested $10m in Chef'd, the US online meal-kit business, to expand its e-commerce capabilities. The investment which is part of a Series B funding round makes the New Jersey-based canned soup producer the largest ...
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Olympus has launched a brand-new rugged camera to get you through the summer season of adventuring. The Olympus Tough TG-5 is the latest rugged point-and-shoot from Japanese camera giant Olympus. It has a respectable 12-megapixel CMOS ...
Infigo Software and HP Indigo are partnering to demonstrate how they’re allowing brands to reinvent their packaging. The companies will deliver a show-stopping live integration at Interpack Düsseldorf event. The two companies ...
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China's crude refinery throughput in March rose 5.9% year on year to 47.5 million mt, or an average of 11.23 million b/d, preliminary data released Monday by the National Bureau of Statistics showed. This was the highest year-on-year ...
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Private equity firm Swander Pace Capital has acquired Passport Food Group, a manufacturer and distributor of globally-flavored foods to foodservice and retail sectors in North America. Passport Food Group (Passport), was previously owned ...
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Pro Mach is set to exhibit its multi-brand products at this year’s Interpack trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany. The event filling and capping solutions from France’s Zalkin, Canada’s NJM Packaging and US-based ...
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Xerox and DataLase have signed an agreement to bring to market a new inkless printing solution which lets businesses offer personalisation services to customers. The solution will enable brand owners to connect with consumers with ...
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DataLase, a SATO company, has appointed a new chief marketing officer and made a further two promotions to strengthen its digital printing position within the product and packaging market. Mark Naples becomes chief marketing officer, a ...
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Taiwan-based consumer IC suppliers are expected to report revenue growth of over 20% sequentially for the second quarter, while handset-related IC firms expect sales to recover from the bottom seen in the first quarter, according to ...
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China's consumer price index, a key gauge of retail inflation, rose 0.8 percent last month, the slowest growth in two years, due to the distortion caused by the timing of the Chinese Lunar New Year. Analysts said the low consumer ...
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