Taiwan's hand tools industry has always enjoyed a positive global reputation, thanks to industry members' strive to improve and refine their products in face of an increasingly, competitive industry. In 2018, the island's hand tool ...
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PAC Machinery, a manufacturer of equipment and materials for the flexible packaging industry, has integrated its Rollbag Systems R1275 automatic bagger with Data Detection Technologies’ advanced vision counting system. The firm has ...
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Modern direct-shift production at the KODA Vrchlabí plant has received an intelligent assistant: An innovative lightweight robot is now aiding employees in the 'gear actuator piston insertion' manufacturing step. This is the first ...
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Automobile major General Motors is likely to import most Buick vehicles sold in the US after 2016 from China and Europe. Two sources familiar with the development told Reuters that only two of Buick's future models, which are replacements ...
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The passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal would benefit US apparel companies by eliminating textile tariffs between 12 participating countries, says Moody's Investors Service. According to a research paper, the ...
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As energy conversion rate requirements are on the rise, investment in the production of N-type monocrystalline silicon solar cells with conversion rates over 20% is likely to take off in 2-3 years, according to industry sources. In ...
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Cascades, a Canada-based firm that produces paper from recycled fibers, will close its Kraft paper manufacturing plant in the East Angus, Québec, effecting around 175 employees. The decision to close the plant, which will be ...
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Cascades, a Canada-based firm that produces paper from recycled fibers, will close its Kraft paper manufacturing plant in the East Angus, Québec, effecting around 175 employees. The decision to close the plant, which will be ...
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Following cylindrical cells price and volume usage declines, supply and demand for the technology is expected to remain flat in the second quarter of 2014, due to lowered supply coupled with slight demand increases. Additionally, ...
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Large-size panel pricing is continuing to increase due to makers shifting production to small- to medium-size units. This is creating a shortage in supply for various panel sizes, which is expected to remain throughout most of 2014, ...
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Hillshire Brands, a US-based food company, plans to close its manufacturing facility in Florence, Alabama, a move which will result in about 1,100 job cuts. In a regulatory filing, the company said that continuing operations at the plant ...
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Algeria-based label printing firm Etiq Color has forayed into the UV flexo business with the installation of two high specification presses from UK-based systems provider Edale. The company has installed an Edale FL-1 twin stack press for ...
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The North African company started its expansion with the purchase of an Edale FL-1 twin stack press for self-adhesive labels and says it has seen an increase in productivity compared to their previous letterpress machines. Etiq Color also ...
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Fiber-optic communications component and subsystem maker Finisar, of Sunnyvale, CA, USA recently held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new production facility in Wuxi, China, attended by government officials, executive ...
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Essential Cuisine, an England-based supplier of stocks and sauces to the catering industry, has established a new manufacturing facility in Winsford, Cheshire, to bring all its production in-house. The 16,000ft2 facility will allow the ...
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