Packaging products and machinery manufacturer Intertape Polymer Group (IPG) has agreed to acquire Canadian Technical Tape (Cantech) for about $63m. Based in Montreal, Canada, Cantech is a privately-owned North American supplier of ...
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Reckitt Benckiser’s $16.6bn acquisition of US-based infant formula manufacturer Mead Johnson Nutrition is all set to be closed after securing the final regulatory approval. Subject to the meeting of customary closing conditions, the ...
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There's been a flurry of Note 8 news in recent days, with talk of an upgraded Snapdragon processor and reports of a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor doing the rounds. But today is a new day, which means more leaks. Today's news concerns ...
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Japanese automaker Honda is planning to introduce Level 4 automated driving capability into its vehicles by 2025. The decision is line with the company’s plans to introduce automated freeway driving capability (SAE Level 3) into ...
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German auto supplier Bosch and Dutch traffic mapping firm TomTom have created a map which uses radar signals for automated driving. The HD map has integrated Radar Road Signature layer for the localisation of vehicles in autonomous ...
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Israel-based Highcon has increased the productivity of its Euclid digital cutting and creasing system. The system now has an effective speed increased by up to 40% for B2 sheets, reaching speeds of up to 2,750 sheets per hour. Highcon ...
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Just yesterday we brought word the forthcoming tvOS 11 release for Apple TV will have very little in the way of new features for consumers, save the arrival of Amazon Prime Video. Well, hold the front page, because Apple is reportedly ...
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Toray Plastics (America) is now offering its analytic testing of films, laminations, and finished printed structures to all consumer packaged goods companies and converters. Toray’s wide array of sophisticated lab equipment and ...
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AI-assisted smart speakers are becoming incresingly popular, since Amazon launched its Echo device. Just this week, Apple debuted its own HomePod device during the WWDC event, which will arrive, fully powered by Siri, later this year. ...
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Luxembourg-based United Caps has agreed to acquire Dewit Plastics’ acquire caps, closures and handles business for an undisclosed sum. Under the deal, United Caps will acquire screw, tamper-evident (TE) and child-resistant (CRC) ...
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LG has finally launched its Android Pay rival after months of speculation, but the rollout is, shall we say, somewhat limited. Earlier this year Reuters reported the South Korean firm was gearing up to launch its LG Pay service in June. ...
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Functional labels and labeling solutions developer Schreiner Group is moving into a new production facility in Dorfen near Erding, Germany. The company said that over the course of next year, it will move into the facility, complete ...
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Pakistan-based Century Packages has invested in KBA Group's Rapida 105 PRO medium-format packaging press. The Pakistani packaging company already has three half-format printers in the Rapida line that include a five-colour Rapida 75 with ...
German packaging manufacturer products Gerresheimer will unveil its new packaging designs for cosmetic products at Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, France. At the event, which will be held between this June 22 and 23, the company will ...
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Dairy firm Almarai has added real-time intelligence to more than 100 packaging lines to increase performance. The company expanded its Schneider Electric deployment as part of a Smart Manufacturing initiative by implementing Line ...