US-based PPG has opened a nearly $3m expansion for packaging coatings manufacturing at its Oak Creek facility in Wisconsin. As part of the expansion project, the firm added a new 3,300ft² facility to produce food-can coatings to help ...
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Showa Denko (SDK), Showa Aluminum Can (SAC) and Carabao Group have agreed to set up a joint venture (JV) to manufacture and sell aluminum cans in Thailand. The joint corporation is part of CBG’s plan to meet its increasing demands ...
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Underdog smartphone maker OnePlus has revealed a host of incoming features for its Oneplus 3 and 3T handsets. An update to its OxygenOS will introduce a gaming ‘Do Not Disturb’ mode, which will lock the capacitive navigation ...
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Pac Machinery has installed new bag-making capital equipment at its Converting Technology division in Milwaukee, US. The installation is a part of the company’s effort to support growing demand for custom pre-opened bags on a roll ...
China has strong demand for robots, but locally produced robots took up only 26.7% of its demand in 2015. Too meet the demand, China firms have geared up development of robots with government incentives in recent years and the use of robots ...
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Electronics Flight Ban: What do the new US and UK rules for taking electronics on flights mean for travellers and their devices? Which airports, airlines, and countries are affected? Here's all you need to know about the ban, including all ...
US-based PAC Machinery has introduced a new Rollbag R1285 Velocity automatic bagger, which is designed for mail order fulfillment packaging of poly mailers. The company has unveiled an advanced automatic bagger at this year’s Pack ...
Nintendo says the Joy-Con connectivity problems experienced by some early adopters of its Switch console were down to a “manufacturing variation” that has now been addressed. In a statement on Wednesday the firm says “a ...
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China's central bank has drafted new rules to tackle risks from shadow banking, in a tacit acknowledgment that a host of measures in recent years to control off balance sheet credit have failed to control its risks, the Financial Times ...
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Amid the country's effort to build a greener energy system, the country's raw coal production by its large-size coal companies continued to decline in 2016. Combined raw coal production from the country's designated large coal companies ...
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Mayors of Cities including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, and Seattle have released the nation's first multi-city request to the automotive industry to increase the production of electric vehicles and help in tackling fuel and ...
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Voith has been awarded a contract by Swedish pulp and paper manufacturer BillerudKorsn's to supply a fully equipped XcelLine board machine. As part the contract, Voith will deliver the machine with an annual capacity of 550.000t. The ...
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Distributed sport nutrition firm Evogen Nutrition has introduced a new package design for its line of sports nutrition products. The rebranded packaging features innovative and proprietary design elements, bring a new look to ...
If you couldn't justify spending the money to replace your old iPhone with an iPhone 7, you're not alone. And if you feel somewhat left out because of it, you're also not alone. Giving your old phones an iPhone 7 makeover is reportedly on ...
Those hoping for another peep under the hood of Apple's mysterious car project are in luck. It's only a peep though. In a November letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a US government agency that sets and enforces ...
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