Two new courses, designed to help furniture companies identify suitable job opportunities for the less able, have been developed following a two-year international project. Supported in the UK by British Furniture Manufacturers (BFM), the ...
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The Medipak Systems companies Rondo, Dividella and Mediseal are presenting solutions for efficient packaging of pharmaceutical products at FachPack 2016. The event will take place on 3 days from 27 to 29 September 2016 in Nuremberg, ...
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PAC Machinery has introduced LiveDemo, a web-based, real time, interactive collaboration tool for product demonstrations and a variety of other customer service applications. PAC Machinery VP of Marketing, Greg Berguig said “The ...
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Nordson Corporation reported results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2016. For the quarter ending July 31, 2016, sales were $490 million, a 6 percent increase from the prior year’s third quarter. This change in sales includes a ...
A grand ceremony was held at the Beijing Convention Center on August 18, 2016 to celebrate the partnership between BYD Company Ltd. and the Beijing Environmental Sanitation Engineering Group Ltd., and launch the world’s first pure ...
Ford is planning to mass produce driverless cars and introduce them in commercial operation in a ride-hailing service by 2021. To help speed up development of self-driving cars, Ford is investing in or collaborating with four startups on ...
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How to feed nine billion people healthily and sustainabily? Bühler addresses this challenge, together with key customers, scientists, and partners at the Bühler Networking Days. Around 750 participants take part in this key ...
Annie's, maker of America's favorite childhood foods with natural and organic ingredients, launched its new brand campaign demonstrating how the company is bringing delicious, organic food to nearly every aisle of the grocery store, and ...
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The campaign is calling on Disney to ensure living wages for workers and improved working and living conditions. Green America is calling for Disney to improve the conditions for workers in its Chinese toy factories. The campaign wants ...
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A survey from Churchill Home Insurance has found out that half of UK parents allow children aged under 14 to drink alcohol at home. The survey also found that 34% of parents bribe their children to encourage good behavior in exchange of ...
For full-year fiscal 2016 (ended 26 June), Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has reported revenue of $1.62bn, down slightly on $1.63bn for fiscal 2015, as growth in commercial lighting and stable LED revenue was offset by lower consumer lighting ...
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A group of Texas Tech University researchers led by professors Hongxing Jiang and Jingyu Lin has developed hexagonal boron nitride semiconductor as a possible low-cost alternative to helium gas detectors in neutron detection ('Realization ...
For first-half 2016, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has reported revenue of €55.5m, down 31% on first-half 2015's €80.7m, reflecting the ongoing weak demand environment in the firm's ...
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Advantech Wireless Inc of Montreal, Canada (which manufactures satellite, RF equipment and microwave systems) says that in the last fiscal quarter it has delivered several hundred units of its gallium nitride (GaN)-based solid-state power ...
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For second-quarter 2016, NeoPhotonics Corp of San Jose, CA, USA (a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of hybrid photonic integrated optoelectronic modules and subsystems for high-speed communications networks) has reported ...
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