Bosch has revealed what it describes as a start-up powertrain for electric vehicles. It’s now common knowledge that a more powerful battery will increase an electric car’s range. But can a new powertrain have a comparable ...
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American auto-giant Ford and Chinese automaker Anhui Zotye Automobile have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to form a 50: 50 joint venture to develop, produce and market all-electric vehicles (EVs). Electric vehicles produced ...
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First Impression Labels (FIL), a Durban-based specialist label printing company, has purchased three-color DT-Series modular digital finishing machine from labeling machines manufacturer Rotocontrol, a wholly owned subsidiary of EMT ...
Mouvent said its Cluster technology can now be adapted for all substrates, of all widths, for all markets. Mouvent, a joint venture formed by BOBST and Radex in June 2017, serves as energy provider for BOBST. The Mouvent Cluster ...
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Fibre paperboards manufacturer Metsa Board said its new paperboard cup design, ‘Lidloc’, has been chosen as a finalist in the prestigious 2017 PPI Awards. The Lidloc design was chosen for the Packaging Innovation category, ...
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Mosca has launched a new cross-strapping machine targeting the corrugated cardboard industry to provide flexible and gentle strapping of complex products. Dubbed Universal Corrugated Bundler (UCB), the cross-strapping machine is manually ...
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German automakers including Volkswagen, BMW and Daimler have agreed to upgrade more than 5 million newer diesel vehicles across Europe and to offer rebates for older models. The upgrades are expected to cut down pollution from diesel ...
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Scientist at the Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have produced a batch of single-cell protein using electricity and carbon dioxide. Protein produced in this way can be further ...
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Mondi has introduced a water soluble film, which offers a biodegradable solution for packing and dosing household products as well as industrial chemicals. The water soluble film is intended for smart packing and dosing of powders, tabs ...
Continental has showcased its Cruising Chauffeur, a self-driving car platform which provides an insight into the company’s vision of the future of what it calls “highly automated driving” on highways. Highly automated ...
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The 4-inch iPhone SE has been an unqualified success for Apple, serving a base that wants close-to-flagship specs and features at a more agreeable price, without stretching out their pockets. However, despite that success, it appears as ...
Toyota has announced the Japanese launch of a completely redesigned Camry, which intends to test the limits of performance and intelligence, infusing the high-end sedan with a refined feel. Camry, which was first introduced back in 1980 ...
Mercedes-Benz has started the production of the new S-Class at its plant in Sindelfingen, Germany. For the official start-up of the luxury saloon in the Mercedes-Benz plant Sindelfingen, an S 560 4MATIC (fuel consumption, ...
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Swedish firm Rottneros has developed a new packaging tray for use in food applications. The company has designed the new food packaging tray to be used for convenience food, meat in grocery stores and take away food. Designed to replace ...
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Serac has unveiled a new eMC capper machine to meet the needs of manufacturers who decide to operate less industrial sites and concentrate their production. The machine, which is configured with 12 heads, will be able to give an output of ...
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