Denmark’s meat processing company Danish Crown and meat marketer Westfleisch are set to form a joint venture aimed at deboning and sales of sow meat. Both the companies will have an equal share in the new venture called ...
Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG (or SSM), a Switzerland-based textile machinery manufacturer, displayed two machines for conventional covering at the 15th China (Yiwu) International Exhibition on Hosiery, Knitting, Dyeing & Finsihing ...
The AVA Group has welcomed Stefan Krawielitzki to AVA Biochem BSL AG and AVA--‐CO2 Switzerland AG as an Organic Chemistry Expert. With this appointment, the AVA Group says it "gains a well-connected expert with more than 20 years ...
Tags: CO2, Organic Chemistry, Construction
Over 150 experts across the cotton textile value chain from around 20 countries attended this year's Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) Stakeholder Conference held from September 24–26 in Cologne, Germany. Making African cotton ...
Mercedes-Benz has announced that it will invest more than €3bn to strengthen four of its plants in Germany. The company is planning to invest €1bn in Sindelfingen plant where it plans to develop future products, another ...
Tags: Mercedes-Benz, Car, Auto, Vehicle
At least 38.4 GW of solar electricity was connected to the grid globally in 2013, but new policies in Europe have seen the technology slip back behind wind energy in terms of new deployments. Those are two of the key findings in an ...
Tags: solar electricity
SSM announce their participation to the forthcoming ITMA Asia in Shanghai, China, from June 16th to 20th. The Swiss based SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG, the inventor of the electronic yarn traverse system, will continue ...
Tags: Textile, electronic yarn traverse system, Twist Texturing
SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG participated at the following exhibitions in winter 2014: -ITMACH in Bhiwandi, India 22 – 24 January -DTG in Dhaka, Bangladesh 12 – 15 February SSM shared the booth with its ...
Tags: Dye Packages, Textile
The textile value chain is known for its high complexity. During the process from raw material to final product, textiles pass through numerous production steps. Rösch provides maximum transparency in its textile value chain with its ...
Tags: Sleepwear, Cotton Sleepwear, Rosch
A research consortium being coordinated at Saarland University is developing a novel sensor system for monitoring airborne contaminants that will provide high-quality indoor air without the energy losses typically associated with ...
Tags: Health&Medicine
Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum has at the beginning of this year moved into its new, modern lean logistics centre at the Cologne site. Designed by planning company Dr. Schönheit + Partner, the building was erected by construction company ...
Tags: Vacuum, logistics hub, Vacuum Project
The Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), which uses a fine-tipped probe to scan surfaces at the atomic scale, will soon be augmented with a chemical sensor. This involves the use of a hollow AFM cantilever, through which a liquid - in this case ...
Tags: Chemical Sensor, Consumer Electronics, Electronics, Sensor
Ocean warming and acidification are leading to an increase in the rate of sponge biomass and bioerosion. Combined German-Australian research, recently presented at the Ninth World Sponge Conference in Fremantle, used past, present and ...
Tags: ocean warming, ocean acidification, sponge biomass, bioerosion
The 2013 in-cosmetics Asia show closed on 31 October with a palpable sense of success for exhibitors and attendees alike. The aisles seemed constantly busy with visitors eager to discover more about the latest ingredients and technology, ...
Tags: Light Industry news, in-Cosmetics, Asia
In the third quarter of 2013, order bookings in the German machine tool industry rose by four percent year on year, according to the German Machine Tool Builders' Association (VDW). Given the dominance of the German industry in the ...
Tags: German, order bookings, machine tool industry, mechanical engineering