German automaker Porsche has opened a new 8 cylinder engine manufacturing plant at the main site in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen. About €80m has been invested in the plant, which has a capacity to produce 200 engines per day. The new ...
Among the presenters at the Smart Industry Forum held earlier this month in Copenhagen, Packsize International CEO Hanko Kiessner shared his company’s progress in helping organizations transform their packaging supply chains to take ...
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Toyota Motor has added three new models representing children aged ten, six, and three to Version 4 of its Total Human Model for Safety (THUMS) virtual crash dummy software. THUMS allows injuries sustained by human bodies during vehicle ...
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The consumer facing MadeForMums Toy Awards 2016 will 'celebrate the best children's toys at every age and stage from newborn to pre-teens'. Parenting website MadeForMums has launched its own set of toy awards. The consumer facing ...
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Most would not think that a diet lacking in fibre might be the cause of allergies, but success from Monash University have found evidence supporting this linkage. Studying allergies, scientists at Monash University in Melbourne discovered ...
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Madballs brand will relaucnh with new collectables, play-sets and more. American Greetings Entertainment has detailed its plans to relaunch the 1980s cult entertainment phenomenon, Madballs. AGE – the outbound division of American ...
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Volkswagen has adopted a new strategy to become a lead in sustainable mobility by bringing out more than 30 new e-vehicles by 2025. In order to achieve these goals, the Board of Management - with the approval of the Supervisory Board - ...
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At I/O 2016, Google showed off its new seamless updates feature for Android N – but current Nexus devices won't get it. Speaking to Android Police, Google confirmed that all existing Nexus devices – including the flagship ...
Stradis Healthcare has opened a new surgical pack and contract packaging facility at Peachtree Corners in Georgia, US. The new 70,000ft2 facility will expand Stradis contract packaging product offering, in addition to surgical pack ...
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Tide is launching a new campaign today to help reduce accidental access of laundry packets by young children and updating its Tide Pods package design with a new Child-Guard zipper beginning in May. "We are deeply committed to reducing ...
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"Antbo's unique DIY approach will provide kids with the perfect tools to help them gain a better understanding of robotics and programming from an early age." Robotics firm DFRobot has launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise funds for its ...
Two new studies, separately released this week from Roy Morgan Research and Euromonitor International respectively, show how bottled water consumption is increasing in both Australia and the US. Over 5 million Australians drank bottled ...
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Supermarkets and corner stores around Britain can now offer customers a new brand called Kendamil, which is not only the sole infant formula to be manufactured to a whole milk recipe, rather than skimmed, but also the only infant formula in ...
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IKEA Centres Russia, part of IKEA Centres Group, is launching its new food concept called ‘Taste Boulevard’. The first example will be found at the heart of one of its flagship centres - MEGA Teply Stan in Moscow. This new ...
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Australia’s ageing population presents opportunities for food and beverage manufacturers, according to Cherie Hugo, a leading Australian dietitian. Ms Hugo delivered a presentation on 12 April 2016 on the topic of “Designing ...
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