The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has approved driverless testing and public use rules for autonomous vehicles. The new rules, which will come into effect from April this year, no longer require a human driver at the wheel ...
Digital energy firm Envision has partnered with Italian design company GFG Style have presented a new concept electric vehicle at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show. The concept car brings together beautiful design with beautiful energy, defining ...
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Mercedes Benz-maker Daimler has broken ground at its new factory to produce the next generation S-Class and electric vehicles at its Sindelfingen plant in Germany. Mercedes-Benz Cars presents its "Factory 56", the world's most modern car ...
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Macfarlane Packaging, the UK’s distributor of protective packaging materials, will showcase packaging solutions to help businesses reduce cost and waste at Packaging Innovations 2018 event to be held at the Birmingham NEC from 28 ...
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Australian packaging firm Orora has purchased two EFI Nozomi C18000 single-pass LED inkjet corrugated packaging presses to boost its production capabilities. The purchase is a part of an agreement signed by Orora with EFI to expand global ...
Pearson Packaging Systems, a producer of secondary packaging equipment, has completed the acquisition of robotic automation specialist Flexicell. Established in 1992, Flexicell provides end of line automation equipment for manufacturing ...
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Michelob ULTRA has expanded its ULTRA family product portfolio with the addition of new Michelob ULTRA Pure Gold. Michelob ULTRA Pure Gold is made with organic grains and offers a pure, refreshing taste with only 85 calories and 2.5 ...
Tags: Sustainable Packaging, Light Beer
PIX4life – a European pilot line within the European Horizon 2020 initiative that offers photonic integrated circuits for biophotonics and life-sciences applications – says that, after two years of internal development, it is ...
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In stand I-2 (hall 2) at GSMA’s Mobile World Congress (MWC2018) in Barcelona, Spain (26 February – 1 March), Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which makes analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has launched its first ...
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PFF Packaging Group has developed a new range of fully-recyclable cups for Asian-inspired retail brand itsu for its noodles range. The new cups are designed for the four new noodle flavours launched by itsu. The packaging features ...
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Chinese co-packer Nanjing Ziquan has installed second Sidel complete hot fill PET line at the Nanjing facility. Nanjing Ziquan, a member of The Shanghai Ziquan Beverage Company, produces PET bottle products for major brands such as ...
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AMRI, a global contract research, development and manufacturing organization working with the life sciences industry, is expanding leading container closure integrity testing (CCIT) services into the European Union. The company will build ...
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Valmet has been awarded a contract to supply three winders for Shanying International’s facility in Hubei province, China. Under the contract, Valmet will be responsible for the supply of three high-capacity OptiWin Drum two-drum ...
Ford is investing $25m at its Kentucky plant to increase production of its Lincoln Navigator, Expedition SUVs in order to meet increasing customer demand. The company claimed that Navigator retail sales were up triple digits in most ...
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Coca-Cola is using Crown’s thermochromic Reveal ink technology for its Coke, Coke Zero, Fanta and Sprite beverages in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Crown Bevcan Europe & Middle East and Chromatic Technologies (CTI) have developed ...