In the current textile and footwear industry, the difficulty in controlling diverse health or environment-related chemical hazards lies not only in the vast volume of chemicals used in the manufacturing process, but is also due to the ...
Tags: Hazardous Chemical, Supply Chain
Human growth hormone (hGH) therapy is one of the most talked about "youth" therapies available today. Allure magazine, in its "Anti-aging Special" issue, highlighted growth hormone as its 2013 call-out. Shape magazine began a recent growth ...
Tags: Light Industry, Daily Use
Xylem Inc. announced the appointment of H. Balasubramaniam (“Bala”) as the company’s new managing director for Xylem in India. He joins Xylem from General Electric, where he spent more than 15 years, most recently as ...
Tags: Xylem, Managing Director
Challenge: For nearly 15 years, KDV Label used a custom-built enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. But, as the market grew and KDV expanded its diverse product portfolio, the pieced-together ERP system's limitations had a growing, ...
Tags: KDV Label, EFI Radius
The Toyota i-Road personal mobility concept car has been confirmed for production with an early-2014 introduction planned. First seen as an all-electric three-wheel two-seater concept at this year’s Geneva motor show, Toyota says ...
The LED package market value reached US$ 12.5 billion in 2013, and projected to grow at a Year-over-Year growth rate of 7% to US$ 13.39 billion in 2014, according to the latest LEDinside research report. Tablets and smartphone backlight ...
Tags: Lighting Market, LED Lighting
IC Companys has reorganized its Executive Board in order to create a more lean organizational structure and increase focus on its brands in the Premium segment. In the future all three Premium brands – Tiger of Sweden, By Malene ...
Tags: Lean Structure, Executive Board
I'm at the APICS fall conference in Orlando this week, rubbing shoulders with folks from areas of the supply chain we don't normally talk to in Modern. APICS's roots are in operations and as such there are a number of manufacturing ...
Finelite is the winner of the Reusable Packaging Association's second annual Excellence in Reusable Packaging Award. The winner was announced and the award was presented at PACK EXPO in Las Vegas. Finelite designs and manufactures high ...
Wheels manufactured by HRE Performance Wheels are known for strength, lightweight design, and superior engineering. They can be found on some of the world's finest racing, performance, and luxury cars as well as SUVs. The built-to-order ...
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Bull+Moose - a maker of high quality bow ties and neckties is pleased to announce its signing of champion professional polo player Brandon Phillips as a brand ambassador and advisor. Considered one of the world’s most talented polo ...
Tags: Apparel, Bull+Moose
FTR's Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) for July jumped 30 percent from June, a healthy sign, but not one that points to any major positive changes on the horizon. "The jump reflects the indexes forward look at an expected pricing uptick ...
Tags: Transportation, bike, trucking
Trucking conditions in the US continue to strengthen, according to the latest Trucking Conditions Index from FTR. The July index reading of 8.41 represented a 30% improvement over June. The index reflects a forward look at an expected ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts
Planning a major expansion for Q1 2014, Amerlux will relocate its Fairfield, NJ corporate headquarters and manufacturing facilities to a new 190,000 square foot facility in Oakland, New Jersey. Amerlux is an innovative leader of energy ...
Tags: Amerlux, Expansion Plan
When I was a kid, my Dad often told me I could work hard or I could work smart. Truth be told, that lesson was sometimes slow to sink in. But it's one the end users of materials handling systems appear to be taking to heart as they are ...
Tags: Processing Machinery, Materials