How often do we hear about how terrifying progress in the Artificial Intelligence community is becoming? Well this Halloween such comments come with some justification. Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have ...
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AR Metallizing has introduced new SilberBoard, which is a compostable packaging alternative to metallized PET board. SilberBoard is a metallized paperboard that can be used as an alternative to the commonly used multilayer composite ...
Canada’s Transcontinental has acquired Flexstar Packaging, in a bid to expand its packaging operations in North America. Based in Richmond of British Columbia, Flexstar Packaging produces custom printed, laminated, flexible ...
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China based image detection and inspection solutions provider Focusight and AVT have developed a new cost-effective wide web inspection solution for printing and packaging applications. The new FA-Falcon integrates AVT’s inspection ...
CKF has launched a new bowl design called EC 808 that can be used with tomatoes, berries, cherries, grapes or take out salads. The product was created to satisfy client demand for a larger format compostable bowl that can be top sealed. ...
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India’s flexible packaging materials and solution company Uflex has developed 9.5 micron specialty ALOx polyester film, Flexaloxprotcettm F-PGX. Said to be the thinnest PET ALOx specialty film available globally, Flexaloxprotcettm ...
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ExxonMobil has launched two new grades to expand its Exceed XP Performance polymers portfolio for the packaging industry. The two new grades Exceed XP 6026 and Exceed XP 6056 will be showcased at K 2016 event scheduled to be held in ...
Dole Food Company and Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media (DCPI) have formed a partnership to launch co-branded fresh produce featuring iconic Disney, Pixar, Star Wars, and Marvel characters. Beginning this fall, the co-branded ...
Powered by advanced robotics, Cozmo can display emotions as it engages in numerous games and activities. Cozmo is the next robotic toy from Anki, the company behind the Overdrive racing cars. Cozmo, though, is quite different. This is ...
SENTECH Instruments GmbH of Berlin, Germany says that the Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems (CNR-IMM) in Catania – which is part of the Physics and Matter Technologies Department (DSFTM) of the National Research Council ...
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Packaging company Sonoco has invested an undisclosed amount in high performance film core production equipment in the US. The investment at its facility in Hartsville, South Carolina is expected to provide improved cores for various high ...
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Germany based polyolefin films manufacturer RKW Group has commissioned a new 10-color flexographic printing machine at its facility in Echte for sustainable and environment-friendly production. The new printing system allows the company ...
Klöckner Pentaplast will display applications of a wide range of packaging solutions at two locations during the Pack Expo International and the Pharma Expo International 2016 shows, November 6-9 at McCormick Place in Chicago, ...
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Aluminium cans recycler Novelis has confirmed that the UPM Raflatac’s 23 micron Vanish label film is sufficiently light and does not affect the quality of recycled aluminum. The ultra-thin Vanish PET label film, which is proved to ...
UPM Raflatac has expanded its security labels range with the introduction of two new ultra-destructible (UD) film labels. Designed for the European market, the new films can be used by brand owners as secure labeling solutions. They can ...
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