Bobst Group, a Swiss-based supplier of equipment and services to the packaging and label industries, has reported consolidated sales of CHF1 529m ($1,629m) in 2017, an increase of CHF82m, or 5.7%, compared to 2016. The operating result ...
Tags: packaging, label industries
Filling and packaging technologies manufacturer Krones has opened a West Coast office in Ontario, California, US. The 2,781-square-foot facility is located in the Concours Plaza, located at 3491 Concours Street, and will house sales and ...
When the oil price crashed last year, many assumed that the earliest casualties would be the small, nimble American companies that specialise in getting “unconventional” oil out of shale, tar-coated sand and the like. After all, ...
Tags: Oil Price, falling price
The mysterious workings of jazz players' brains while they improvise music are revealed in a new study. Researchers used functional MRI scans to monitor the brain activity of 11 male jazz pianists, aged 25 to 56, while they performed ...
Solid catalysts based on precious metals, such as palladium, are widely used in industry to promote a range of chemical reactions. Finding ways to minimize the consumption of expensive catalytic materials, however, remains a critical ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics, Hybrid
It's not possible to predict which viruses will predominate for the entire 2013-14 flu season, but so far pH1N1 is the most prevalent, U.S. officials say. In a notice to clinicians, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in ...
Tags: Health, Medicine, H1N1, Predominant Virus
PPG Industries protective and marine business is the first coatings manufacturer to successfully develop and market a range of copper-free antifoulings for commercial vessels to help customers stay ahead of future regulations. The unique ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, PPG, Coating
Changyi Petrochemical recently finished refrigerant circulation renovation in its 1.4-million-ton catalytic cracking unit,greatly raising the unit's capacity.The renovation significantly reduced energy consumption,could save 12,000 tons of ...
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The Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) recently successfully recovered a disused, high-activity cesium-137 source from Massachusetts General Hospital in downtown Boston, Mass. and transported ...
Tags: NNSA removes high-activity radioactive materials from Boston
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today announced that it recovered high-activity radioactive materials from an oncology clinic in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. NNSA's Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) and the Mexican ...
Tags: High-activity, radioactive, material, remove, Mexico
Alfa Laval, a Swedish provider of specialized products for heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, has secured a SEK75m to supply a complete process line for a vegetable protein extraction plant. As per the order booked ...
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Summer 2013 Sympatex Technologies launches two new products which offer the wearer an exceptionally comfortable body climate. Phaseable is a new 2.5-layer laminate, 3D apparel technology. The three-dimensional half-layer on the inside of ...
Tags: Sympatex, 3D Technology Apparels
In the first quarter of 2013, Sulzer received orders for CHF 987.6 million. This was a slight decrease of 1.3% (adjusted ?1.9%) compared with the first quarter of the previous year. For the full year 2013, Sulzer continues to expect ...
Tags: Sulzer, Order Intake, Machinery
Massif, in partnership with the Military Fabrics Division of W. L. Gore & Associates, announces the commercial introduction of Massif® Battleshield™ and Massif Battleshield X™ fabrics, two revolutionary new nylon-faced, ...
Massif, in partnership with the Military Fabrics Division of W. L. Gore & Associates, announces the commercial introduction of Massif Battleshield and Massif Battleshield X fabrics, two revolutionary new nylon-faced, flame resistant, water ...
Tags: fabrics, Military Fabrics, nylon