Back in January, Microsoft announced future processors would only be supported by Windows 10, meaning those still using Windows 8.1 and 7 were fresh out of luck come 2017. The move would have meant that, as early as next year, Windows 7 ...
US based packaging distributor Mac Papers has acquired Higdon Paper & Packaging, further strengthening its business in Alabama and expanding its products line-up. Higdon Paper & Packaging is a paper and print, packaging, facilities ...
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Building an impressive and effective trade show booth is a big investment. Most companies approach this giant task in stages, starting out with a nice background banner or backwall, some tabletop display, and maybe some banner stands. When ...
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Remember the party days of your youth? You came in with your friends, made a beeline for a place in all the craziness, and somehow through the mass of people, loud music, and roar of conversations you saw a face across the room. It was ...
At the 18th International Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy (ICCGE-18) in Nagoya, Japan (7-12 August), analytical and imaging instrument maker Nanophoton Corp of Osaka, Japan has introduced the RAMANdrive wafer analyzer for a wide ...
We sat down with Skyline Exhibits designers Stephanie Roiger, Amy Kubas, Greg Mathieson and Evan Detskas, who have a combined 50 years of experience designing in the trade show industry and were kind enough to help outline what you should ...
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With only one month left to go, the Helsinki Design Week recently published their 2016 programme. The design festival breaks its record by offering more than 250 events from September 1 to 11 under theme ‘Better’. During ...
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Makers of vertical form/fill/seal machines have offered automatic set-up functionality for mechanical axes of motion for some time now. So when changeover to a new bag size requires an adjustment of the vacuum belts that pull the flexible ...
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The driverless truck is no longer a fanciful idea that will materialise in some future world. The technology has advanced rapidly over recent years, and I believe that we’ll see these automated vehicles on our highways in the near ...
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Rubik’s Spark arrives with six game modes, five of which with 26 difficulty levels including an extra game called Rubik’s DJ, which allows users to make their own music. Rubik’s Brand has unveiled the next evolutionary ...
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Optima has expanded its machine range to include new entry-level solutions. These solutions currently include the flexible and completely attuned filling and closing machines OPTIMA FM1 and CM1. These new systems can also be used as ...
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TriMas announced financial results for the quarter ended 30 June 2016. The Company reported second quarter net sales from continuing operations of $203.3 million, a decrease of 9.6% compared to second quarter 2015. The Company reported ...
LyondellBasell has announced its plan to move ahead with the construction of a high density polyethylene (HDPE) plant on the US Gulf Coast. Scheduled to be commissioned in 2019, the plant is expected to have an annual production capacity ...
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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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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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