Apple and electric battery maker A123 Systems are nearing settlement of a legal tiff that saw the latter accusing the former of poaching its staff to set up a battery unit for its electric car venture. While final details are being worked ...
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At the ongoing Techtextil, the Walter Reiners-Stiftung Foundation honoured three successful young engineers for research in textiles. The prize-winning papers included fabrication of fibre composites, a modelling approach of a parachute ...
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Dematic helped to achieve a 15% increase in production at Parmalat Lidcombe and will now build a high bay warehouse for Smith’s Snackfood. PepsiCo’s Australian snacks division, The Smith’s Snackfood Company, has given ...
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Kiian Digital, a producer of digital textile inks will launch its new Digistar range of water based inks for the soft signage and textile printing industry at FESPA 2015 at Hall 7 Stand K-5. Alongside, Kiian Digital has also signed up ...
At SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing Technologies conference (DSS 2015) in Baltimore, MD, USA (21-23 April), epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK is presenting a series of three invited papers on recent key ...
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As the gatekeeper for your event and exhibit budget, you are undoubtedly looking for ways to make your dollar stretch as far as possible, while also creating a dynamic presence with your exhibit space. However, there are other ways to ...
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The middle school and high school teams must launch their rockets at least a mile in the air, deploy onboard science experiments, and land safely using a system of recovery parachutes. This may be a simple task for NASA engineers, but it is ...
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Sappi Speciality Papers has developed atelier, a multi-ply board produced on a single-wire board machine for the packaging industry. atelier is a new hybrid folding box board product that has been made available in weights from 220 gsm to ...
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The first ever Global Textile Congress held recently in Bangkok discussed ways to develop lasting business relations between countries producing textile fibres, fabrics, machineries and carrying out extensive research in all related areas. ...
The sleeping habits of teens comes under scrutiny ahead of the exam season as The Sleep Council launches the results of its latest survey. According to the research published on 27th March: In the month leading up to exams the ...
Lectra, an integrated technology solutions provider to industries using soft materials like fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials said it has refurbished its website. In a press release, Lectra said the company ...
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Packaging company MeadWestvaco (MWV) has entered into an agreement with International Paper to buy its Carolina coated bristols brand for an undisclosed amount. International Paper decided to sell the brand as it wanted to convert its ...
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The cases, muffin wraps and printed greaseproof paper producer’s newly formed division is being spearheaded by Phil Brooks as national sales manager. Chevler said it will offer a full range of siliconised greaseproof, greaseproof, ...
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UK-based manufacturer of baking cases and tulip muffin wraps Chevler has started a speciality bakery papers division to meet the growing demand. With the new division, the company will offer a range of siliconised greaseproof, ...
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Tim Woods, managing director of IndustryEdge, knows that corrugated packaging is the powerhouse of Australasia’s paper industry. Here, he explains why. Australia and New Zealand use the full array of fibre packaging options, from ...
Tags: Virgin material, Virginity, Packaging