Bayer MaterialScience has inaugurated a regional innovation hub for Asia Pacific in Shanghai, China. More than 200 experts will develop novel ideas for the use of high-performance plastics, foams and coatings in key sectors such as ...
Specialty packaging producer UFP Technologies is all set to exhibit its packaging solutions at the OrthoTec 2013 taking place from 5-6 June in Winona Lake (Warsaw), Indiana. For the medical device industry, the company will introduce ...
Boyd Specialty Sleep’s Fontana, Calif., factory will soon get solar panels to power its plant and provide electrical power for other companies.ST. LOUIS - Boyd Specialty Sleep is specializing in something new: Energy autonomy. ...
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Arsenal Capital Partners has acquired Arnco, one of the world’s largest suppliers of polyurethane products. Arnco is the first acquisition of Arsenal under the umbrella of Dash Multi-Corp., a platform portfolio company focusing on ...
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At the groundbreaking for the Hickory Springs Mfg. plant expansion are company executives Cam McLaughlin, left, Buster Mann, Bobby Bush, Dave Colburn, Dwayne Welch, Lee Lunsford and Conway Wilson. CONOVER, N.C. — Hickory Springs ...
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Here's some mattress marketing gold from a survey that Furniture Today conducted with its research partner, Apartment Therapy. Newer mattresses have higher sleep satisfaction scores than older mattresses. In fact, the newest mattresses ...
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Medical packaging provider in the US Janco has announced plans to continually add to the company’s capabilities throughout the year in an attempt to provide the medical industry with a solution for manufacturing and pressure forming. ...
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Bedding's biggest producers are introducing their new flagship mattress lines at this week's High Point Market. Bedding buyers will have plenty of new models to choose from. Sales leader Serta is showing its new flagship Perfect Sleeper ...
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Natural materials Directly "burning" images on wood were some of the first uses of engraving lasers. The laser power required here is often less than 10 watts depending on the laser being used as most are different. Hardwoods like walnut, ...
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Cake is a form of bread or bread-like food. In its modern forms, it is typically a sweet baked dessert. In its oldest forms, cakes were normally fried breads or cheesecakes, and normally had a disk shape. Determining whether a given food ...
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Aerogels, developed in the 1930s and first used as insulating materials in industrial and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) applications, now are finding their way into outdoor apparel, footwear and other outdoor gear. ...
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Premature or untimely weakening or crumbling of cement concrete structures due to corrosion of rebars is indeed a big problem, both financially and technically. According to some recent studies, it shows that many countries worldwide spend ...
Packaging producer in the US, UFP Technologies is all set to introduce its new packaging products for the BioPharm industry. The company will feature its BioShell Suspension Pack which has been designed to protect single use ...
Specialty sleep sets soar when it comes to consumers' sleep satisfaction. Innerspring beds, not quite as much. In a nutshell, those are some of the key findings from a consumer survey that Furniture/Today undertook with its research ...
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The National Advertising Division has recommended that Tempur-Pedic modify or discontinue certain advertising claims for the company's premium memory foam mattresses. NAD is an investigative unit of the advertising industry's system of ...