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Curwood's Freshcase Packaging Technology Selected Dupont's Annual Awards

Nov 29, 2012

DuPont’s annual Awards for Packaging Innovation has selected Curwood’s FreshCase packaging technology for meat as this year's diamond winner, as the solution addresses the effort to help ensure food maintains its nutritional ...

Tags: DuPont's annual Awards, Packaging Innovation, Curwood

The Year 2013 Will Be Marked by a Push Towards Internationalization

Nov 29, 2012

MILAN - November 2012 - The year 2013 will be marked by a push towards internationalization. This is the primary objective emerging from the initiatives promoted by ACIMIT (the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers) for the ...

Tags: Textile Machinery, technology symposiums, global textile machinery

ALTe Has Signed a $200m Joint Venture Agreement with Mesa Century

Nov 29, 2012

ALTe Powertrain Technologies has signed a $200m joint venture agreement with MESA Century New Energy Technology to increase adoption of plug in electric and hybrid powertrain technology in the worldwide fleet vehicle industry. The new JV, ...

Tags: electric and hybrid powertrain, fleet vehicle, medium duty bus

Systech International Has Announced The Acquisition of Apostrophe Systems

Nov 29, 2012

US-based provider of Packaging Execution System (PES) technology Systech International has announced the acquisition of Apostrophe Systems, a SaaS and Cloud Services software company. According to Systech, the acquisition enables the ...

Tags: Packaging Execution System, Apostrophe Systems, Systech

Traction Motors Will Face a Tough Time Ahead with The Burgeoning Cost of Rare Earth Magnet

Nov 29, 2012

Future electric vehicles which are using traction motors will face a tough time ahead with the burgeoning cost of rare earth magnets, according to IDTechEx report. The report Electric Vehicles 2012-2022 revealed that about 128 million ...

Tags: electric vehicles, traction motors, non magnetic motors, reluctance motor

Robust Vehicle Sales Are Providing a Boost to Pittsburgh Glass Works

Nov 29, 2012

Robust vehicle sales are providing a boost to Pittsburgh Glass Works, which is adding 50 to 60 employees at its plant in Creighton, East Deer. The facility fabricates glass used mainly for automobile windshields. About 225 employees ...

Tags: glass, vehicle glass, automobile windshields, adding employees

The Competition Aims to Promote Innovative Product Development

Nov 29, 2012

ESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — November 20, 2012 — AATCC, the Association of Textile, Apparel, & Materials Professionals, announces the 2013 Materials Poster Competition, and invites students from around the globe studying ...

Tags: Sports Materials, Materials Research Poster Competition

Drivetrain Systems for EVs Provided by Sevcon and Flextronics

Nov 29, 2012

Sevcon and Flextronics Automotive have entered into an agreement to provide hybrid and electric vehicle (EV) drivetrain systems to automotive OEM customers in Germany and other central European countries. The deal will allow combination ...

Tags: hybrid and electric vehicle, drivetrain systems, motor controllers

Beumer Will Be Exhibiting Its Final Packaging of Palletized Goods on 28-31 October 2012

Nov 29, 2012

Beumer, the intralogistics specialist will be exhibiting its final packaging of palletized goods on 28-31 October 2012 at Pack Expo in McCormick Place, Chicago. The Beumer stretch hood i packaging system, which was developed specifically ...

Tags: Sustainable Packaging System, new palletizing technology

Private Sector's Failure to Adapt to Demands of Social Media Poses a Threat

Nov 29, 2012

The private sector's failure to adapt to the demands of social media poses a threat to the bottom line and creates a risk of reputational damage, according to data released by KPMG. A survey of more than 1,000 business executives revealed ...

Tags: social media, KPMG, inadequate responses, customer satisfaction

Mitsubishi Has Developed a Prototype EV Motor System with Silicon Carbide Inverter

Nov 29, 2012

Mitsubishi Electric has developed a prototype electric vehicle (EV) motor system with an incorporated silicon carbide inverter. The company claims that the EV motor system is the smallest of its kind, measuring half the dimensions of the ...

Tags: mitsubishi electric, electric vehicle, motor system

ITC to Develop and Commercialise New Biopolymer Paper Products

Nov 29, 2012

US-based Northern Technologies International Corporation (NTIC), along with its Indian joint venture, Harita NTI has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indian conglomerate, ITC to develop and commercialise new biopolymer paper ...

Tags: Green Packaging, consumer goods packaging, paper products

Kulicke & Soffa Has Introduced Lumos Capillary

Nov 29, 2012

Singapore-based packaging solutions provider Kulicke & Soffa has introduced LUMOS Capillary, a dedicated bonding solution for LED packaging market. The solution, designed for gold-alloy or pure gold wires, has fine granular tip ...

Tags: packaging solutions provider, Kulicke, Soffa, LED packaging market

CropFax Has Introduced a Geographic Seed Selection Tool for Corn and Soybean Farmers

Nov 29, 2012

CropFax has introduced a geographic seed selection tool for corn and soybean farmers in the US,to improve the crop yield. The company noted that there are over 30,000 different varieties of seeds to choose from,and the new tool can reveal ...

Tags: seed selection tool, agriculture, CropFax, corn, soybean

WR Grace and Formac Pharmaceuticals Have Announced Positive Data

Nov 29, 2012

WR Grace and Formac Pharmaceuticals have announced positive data from initial human studies demonstrating the use of mesoporous silica for drug delivery. The study has demonstrated the bioavailability enhancing properties of silica in ...

Tags: mesoporous silica, silica, silica formulation