The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) has a new certification category for technicians servicing hybrid vehicles. The ASE says it created the category in response to industry requests for light-duty, ...
Tags: hybrid vehicles, Automotive
Do you think that porcelain and ceramic tile are essentially the same? Well, you may be surprised to find that they are not. Although both are manufactured of similar ingredients using similar processes, there are some important ...
Tags: Porcelain, Ceramic Tile
To mark its 125th anniversary, the international denim brand Lee has re-launched its iconic design 101, which was first introduced in 1924, with a contemporary twist in India. Available in all exclusive Lee outlets, large format stores ...
Tags: denim brand, shuttle looms, Apparel
A UK survey reveals that just under half of products labeled with a warning ‘may contain’ allergen actually contain no trace of it. The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) scrutinized about 1,000 packaged food samples carrying ...
Tags: allergy, food samples, Agriculture
Ikea, the multinational group of companies that designs and markets furniture and home accessories, might foray into fashion in future, according to a prediction made by the Swedish author and creative business thinker Stefan Engeseth. As ...
This was part of a Cartesian pick and place robot solution for handling packs of fresh food. Referred to by UPM as ‘SYSCON’ conveyors, the simplistic ‘groove’ design with side channels made from high molecular, ...
Tags: fresh food packs, Packaging, Conveyor
This was part of a Cartesian pick and place robot solution for handling packs of fresh food. Referred to by UPM as ‘SYSCON’ conveyors, the simplistic ‘groove’ design with side channels made from high molecular, ...
Tags: fresh food packs, Packaging, Conveyor
Pressure washers are amazingly handy tools. They work by forcing water at extremely high pressure across the surface that you need to deep clean, a technique that's eco-friendly, fast, and suitable for many outdoor maintenance jobs. It ...
Tags: Pressure Washers, handy tools
BMW is developing LED Street lights equipped with sockets that can be used for charging electric vehicles. The company has reportedly made two prototypes of "Light and Charge" street lights which is designed to combine efficient Light ...
Tags: LED Street lights, infrastructure cost, dedicated power outlets, Auto
Folding cartons, rigid paper boxes and paperboard specialty products manufacturer Colbert Packaging Corporation has launched patient compliance packaging solutions, MedLock EZT. The new product is a child-resistant, senior-friendly and ...
Visteon Corporation has completed the first and largest phase of the sale of its remaining automotive interiors business to Reydel Automotive Holdings B.V., an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. Headquartered in Michigan and ...
The special grease resistant grade will be part of an exclusive distribution deal in the UK. Grease Guard folding carton board has been specifically designed for packaging that is in direct contact with all food types. It is also ...
More than ever before, automation and assembly go hand in hand (or gripper to gripper)—even at small-scale, low-volume production levels. The quest for higher efficiencies and cost savings is driving manufacturers to add consistency ...
Tags: Automation, modular automation
Wellspring Capital Management today announced that it has acquired Qualitor, a leading global supplier of branded aftermarket safety and wear products for the automotive aftermarket, from an affiliate of HCI Equity Partners. Financial terms ...
Tags: Wellspring Capital Management, asset-lite business model, Auto
The US market research firm said in its report – titled ‘World Protective Packaging’, that growth will represent a significant improvement over the performance during the 2008-2013 period, when demand lagged in many of the ...
Tags: Protective Packaging, Packaging