Daimler has trialed a semi-autonomous Mercedes-Benz bus on a 20km drive through Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The Future Bus undertook a manned trip via a section of a bus rapid transit (BRT) line at speeds of about 70km/h using the ...
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A senior US District Court judge for the Northern District of California has granted preliminary approval to a $15bn settlement over Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal. Judge Charles Breyer granted preliminary approval of the ...
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Car washing equipment is a must-see exhibit category among others at this year’s Automechanika Frankfurt, staged September 13 through 17 (photo courtesy of UDN.com). The leading international names from the car-wash business will ...
Workshops for repair specialists at Automechanika Frankfurt are a long-standing tradition and, this year, trade visitors can choose between twelve different professional-development courses – free of charge and in German or English. ...
Tags: Auto Repairing, BASF Coatings
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is reportedly in talks with Ford and BMW to setup a battery plant for future electric vehicles, according to Automotive News. Executives from JLR have met with the US automaker’s executives and German ...
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The next generation of the BMW 5 Series Sedan will be the first car to benefit from the company's new 3D data modelling technology. According to the German automaker, a set of freely moving robotic arms with sensors are used for ...
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German rigid industrial packaging firm Mauser Group has strengthen its business with the acquisition of UK based company Daniels Healthcare Group. Daniels Healthcare is engaged in manufacturing medical waste containers for hospitals, ...
Tags: Medical Waste Container, container
Ford Motor is undertaking a trial at its assembly plant in Cologne, Germany where collaborative robots, also known as co-bots, are being used to help workers fit shock absorbers to Fiesta cars. The robots will ensure perfect fit and ...
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German automaker Porsche has opened a new 8 cylinder engine manufacturing plant at the main site in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen. About €80m has been invested in the plant, which has a capacity to produce 200 engines per day. The new ...
Paul Leibinger, a German company that provides integrated solutions for industrial marking technology and the printing industry, has developed new short printhead for JET3up inkjet coding machines. The Elbow printhead has been designed to ...
The decision of the British people to leave the EU has shocked many people. Even those fearing that the referendum may result in the undoing of the work of many previous years for a stronger union of the European nations, had a sense of ...
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KARE Design opens new franchise store in Spain KARE’s creative spirits have now added the sunny side of furnishing to Mallorca, the sun kissed island in Span. Mallorca is Europe’s most desirable destination for pleasure ...
Tags: pleasure seekers, individualists
Aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) buffer layers with high aluminium content are necessary for optimal UV-C LED performance. But their band-edge lies below 300nm, so established 405nm in-situ reflectance is insensitive to the surface ...
Germany based manufacturer of primary plastic packaging Sanner has introduced new closure for effervescent packaging. The new FOG 27 senior-friendly closure is designed for nutritional supplements such as vitamins or minerals. A study ...
UK-based potato crisps producer Tyrrells has announced plans to expand its brand in the Australian and Asia-Pacific markets. The investment comes less than a year after the company acquired Australian snack foods maker Yarra Valley Snack ...