US-based engineered equipment and automation solutions provider Duravant has acquired automation systems manufacturer, Key Technology, for about $175m. Based in Walla Walla of Washington, Key Technology is engaged in the design and ...
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Valmet has been selected to supply two more containerboard production lines with associated automation systems for Nine Dragons Industries, a manufacturer of recovered paper based paper, in China. Under the contract, Valmet will be ...
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Key Technology, a manufacturer of automation systems, has unveiled a specialized Iso-Flo vibratory conveyor, which can be integrated with a metal detector to check bulk foods on processing and packaging distribution lines. The enhanced ...
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SIG, a provider of solutions to the food and beverage industry, is a new ProLeiT certified OEM partner. In the future, SIG will provide its customers with Manufacturing Execution System (MES) solutions from ProLeiT. The aim of the ...
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Xerium Technologies has launched new portfolio of press felt technology, Maximus, designed for machines producing containerboard, packaging, and graphical paper grades. The Maximus press felt technology portfolio feature single-base ...
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Delphi Automotive has signed a commercial partnership agreement with BlackBerry to provide operating system for its autonomous driving system. Delphi and BlackBerry QNX will collaborate to bolster software performance and safety in their ...
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Orbis, a manufacturer of reusable packaging and supply chain optimization expert, is launching GitterPak – an all-plastic, collapsible bulk container that can hold up to 900 kg – for the European market. Aimed at replacing ...
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Moretto, which provides automation technology for the plastic processing industry, is expanding its activities globally with the opening of three new branches in China, India and Russia. Three markets where Moretto’s technology has ...
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Finnish firm Valmet has opened four performance centers for energy, pulp, paper and board and tissue customers. Valmet has also launched a new industrial internet offering and signed a partnership agreement with software and services ...
Valmet has secured a repeat order from First Quality Tissues (FQT) for its Advantage THRU-AIR tissue line. FQT plans to begin a new production line in the second quarter of 2018 and it will increase its production by 70,000 tons of ultra ...
Valmet will deliver its DNA automation systems and IQ quality control systems for four tissue machines at Jiangxi Taison Paper in China. Valmet’s automation technology will allow Jiangxi Taison Paper’s tissue machines to ...
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US-based DWFritz Automation has introduced new seal inspection system for the class II and III medical device and supply packages. The new Automated Seal Inspection system (ASI) has been developed to detect hair, foreign particles, voids, ...
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VariBlend has purchased Hutt automatic fill and final assembly equipment to support the production of 20mm MiniMix beauty packaging product. As part of the partnership with Cosmax, VariBlend will install one of the HUTT systems at ...
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Swisslog Warehouse and Distribution has acquired Power Automation Systems (PAS), a worldwide supplier of pallet shuttle automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS). Swisslog CEO of Warehouse and Distribution Christian Baur said: ...
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Firecomms Ltd of Cork, Ireland and Tongxiang, China (which manufactures fiber-optic solutions and optical transceivers for communications networks) has launched a range of 5Mb RedLink fiber optic receivers with an extended temperature ...
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