Grocery wholesaler, Metcash, has turned its profits around announcing a AUD$216.5 million profit after tax for the 12 months ended 30 April 2016. This is a vast turnaround on its AUD $384.2 million loss it reported for the prior 12 month ...
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Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany says that it is pushing ahead with research on perovskite solar cells within the three-year project PeroBOOST (running from March 2016 to February 2019). Aixtron ...
Automation consultancy GB Innomech has developed a new high speed automated product packaging system for global automotive supplier. The high speed customized packaging system will be used by SG Technologies to more than double the ...
Nikola Motor Company founder and CEO Trevor Milton announced that the company received $2.3bn in reservations in the first month. This adds up to more than 7,000 truck reservations with deposits. The company announced last month that it ...
ZSW (Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung — or Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research — Baden-Württemberg) in Stuttgart, Germany has set a world record for thin-film photovoltaic cell energy ...
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Graphic Packaging International signed an agreement to utilize Merrimak Capital Company for its material handling equipment leases. Merrimak Capital Company, the industry's leading full service equipment management company and equipment ...
Evergreen Packaging has introduced new line of renewable cup stock with bio-based polyethylene. The new cup stock, which is claimed to the first its kind, has been developed for both hot and cold applications. The companies can convert ...
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US agricultural commodities trader Cargill has entered into an agreement to acquire Five Star Custom Foods for undisclosed sum. Five Star Custom Foods is a Texas-based food company specializing in cooked protein products and custom ...
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Sealed Air (SEE) is the latest forward-thinking operation to invest in Esko Equinox to streamline its print production process to enhance its business offering. Sealed Air logo SEE was founded in 1957. Today, there are three divisions: ...
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Fiber-based packaging solutions manufacturer Evergreen Packaging has developed a new carton, SmartPak, to meet the increasing demand for different sizes in the market. The SmartPak Cartons has been launched in a new cross-section with 40 ...
A new highly efficient power amplifier (PA) based on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) CMOS could help to make possible next-generation cell phones, low-cost collision-avoidance radar for cars and lightweight microsatellites for communications, ...
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Napa Technology, creator of the WineStation intelligent wine dispensing and preservation system, is introducing the newest addition to their portfolio - the SpiritStation. Napa Technology expands into the automated dispensing of spirits ...
Sol Voltaics AB of Lund, Sweden, which provides nanomaterial technology for enhancing solar panels and other products, has raised $17m in a Series C round of equity investment and grant funding, led by new investor Riyadh Valley Company ...
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In booth 9-242 at PCIM (Power Conversion Intelligent Motion) Europe 2016 in Nuremburg, Germany (10–12 May), Wolfspeed of Research Triangle Park, NC, USA — a Cree Company that makes silicon carbide (SiC) power products including ...
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For its fiscal third-quarter 2016 (to 26 March), Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides components, modules and subsystems for optical communications) has reported revenue of $101.1m, up 7.4% on $94.1m last quarter (a third ...