Food processing and packaging solutions provider tna is set to exhibit its ultra-high speed case packer, ropac 5, at this year’s pack expo event in Las Vegas, US. The event will take place from 25 to 27 September. At the event, ...
The US Paper and Packaging Board (P+PB) has undertaken The Paper & Packaging – How Life Unfolds campaign to address the decline of paper usage and drum up support for packaging. With an investment of $20m, the campaign will fund ...
Tags: Paper, paper Packaging, paper box
China will have more robots operating in its production plants by 2017 than any other country as it cranks up automation of its car and electronics factories, the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) said on Thursday. Already the ...
To stop countries exporting to the US from purposefully devaluing their currencies to boost their exports and in turn block imports, US trade bodies called upon lawmakers to adopt legislation to stop these practices. The National Council ...
The Outdoor Furniture Manufacturing industry has suffered over the past five years due to lackluster recovery and high import competition, and smaller enterprises in the United States will struggle over the next five years, as they lack the ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing, Outdoor Furniture
Wearable technology is becoming more and more popular as devices become smaller, sleeker and more user friendly. From Google Glass to heart rate monitor watches, wearable technology is being used by millions people to track and enhance ...
Tags: Apparel, Wearable technology, Wearable Devices, Computer Products, Textile
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) commended Senators Brown (D-OH) and Sessions (R-AL) Wednesday for their appeal to President Obama to formulate a national strategy to address the trade-distorting practice of currency ...
Tags: Iron, Steel, Chinese Currency Manipulation
US demand for solvents is expected to increase at a 1.5 percent annual pace through 2018 to 11 billion pounds, driven by a robust recovery in construction spending along with a continued rebound in manufacturing output. Strength in both ...
Tags: U.S.Demand, coatings market
Steel is still expected to remain the main material of choice for carmakers, as shifting to aluminium is a costly process and Asian markets are unlikely to be open to taking on these costs, according to a report published Friday by ...
Tags: Aluminium, Auto-Making, Steel
U.S. manufacturers have grown more competitive over the past decade compared with factories in China, Brazil, and most of the world’s other major economies. So says a new private study, which found that rising wages and higher ...
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A World Trade Organization panel ruled that China violated the organization's membership obligations by restricting exports of rare earths, tungsten and molybdenum, the WTO said Wednesday. The ruling is expected to increase the ...
Tags: Rare Earths, Export Restrictions, tungsten
The US Department of Energy announced $150 million in tax credits with Cree and Osram Sylvania winning awards for expansion of US-based manufacturing, while Philips Lighting and Toshiba announce new LED retrofit lamps. Cree and Osram ...
Tags: LED, LED Lighting, Retrofit lamps, lamps
Tesla Motors has paid off the remaining portion of the loan granted to it by the US Department of Energy in 2010. The California-based electric vehicle manufacturer transferred US$451.8 million ($464.0 million) this week to clear its debt ...
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The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the bill introduced Wednesday known as the "Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act" passed the US House of Representatives with overwhelming support in the 111th Congress and also has ...
Tags: steel, Iron, Metallurgy
The California Energy Commission has worked with research originating at the California Lighting Technology Center to publish an LED lamp quality specification that SSL manufacturers will have to follow for products to qualify for utility ...
Tags: California Energy Commission, LED lamp, quality specification