German conglomerate BASF opened a new technical application laboratory for its nutrition and health business in Singapore to bolster its research and development footprint in the region. Located at Singapore Polytechnic and named as ...
Tags: functional foods, beverages
UK-based cider producer Thatchers has installed canning line at its Myrtle Farm facility in Somerset. The company invested £8.3m and commissioned its first canning line at its production facility to press and package all of its ...
Tags: Canning Line, FoodBev Media
US-based R-V Industries (RVII) has acquired Genesis Packaging Technologies for an undisclosed sum. Based in Exton of Pennsylvania, Genesis specializes in the science and technology of pharmaceutical vial processing and residual seal force ...
Tags: R-V Industries, Genesis Packaging
Ube Machinery and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have merged their respective injection moulding machine businesses. Mitsubishi has restarted its operations with the new structure and corporate name U-MHI Platech. Ube Machinery has ...
Tags: Mitsubishi, Ube Industries, Injection Moulding Machine
UK-based Route 1 Print has installed Friedheim International’s two Palamides Alpha 500plus mobile stacking machines. The installation is part of Route 1 Print’s efforts to continue its investment program. The firm intends to ...
Tags: Route 1 Print, Packaging
Mac Papers, a US-based distributor partner for paper and print, packaging, facility supplies, has launched new wide format demo center at its headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida, US. The demo facility is designed to provide customers ...
Tags: Mac Papers, Format Printing
German group Korber has completed the acquisition of Fargo Automation, which is based in North Dakota, US. Fargo designs and manufactures packaging equipment for pharmaceutical and medical device industries. With this acquisition, Korber ...
Tags: Korber, medical device
North American printing and label converting company, WS Packaging has invested in second Mark Andy Digital Series hybrid solution to boost production. Configured to meet the company’s prime label production requirements, the new ...
Australia-based packaging producer Streamline Cartons has invested in first sheetfed offset press, KBA Rapida 105 solution for UV print and finishing. The new press, which features six printing units, inline coating tower and full ...
Tags: packaging, Sheetfed Offset Press
Flexible packaging solutions provider Comexi has unveiled a new CI8 consolidated offset printing technology. Comexi C18 offset printing system can be operated at speeds up to 300m/min with enhanced quality and color adjustment. The ...
Tags: Flexible packaging, Printing
Global forklift market has continued to grow since 2013 with sales exceeding 1 million units for the first time in 2014 and reaching 1.064 million units in 2015 (up 3.5% year on year), largely driven by the growth in U.S. and European ...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has agreed to provide €18.5m of loan to Global Beer Georgia (GBG) to construct and operate a greenfield brewery in Georgia. It will be a syndicated loan package which will ...
Print finishing and packaging business, Letterhead Press has invested in new OmniFold 3000 Folding and Gluing System from Brandtjen & Kluge (Kluge) to boost its converting capabilities. Comprising features that bring productivity and ...
Tags: Gluing System, Folding System
Despite the global economic slowdown and tougher competition to attract capital, Shanghai attracted $18.5 billion in overseas investment in 2016, marking the 17th consecutive year of growth. According to official figures released by the ...
As 2016 comes to an end, there were many exciting and surprising technology breakthroughs, based on statistics complied by LEDinside there were at least 10 major technology advancements this year. American researchers make droop free LEDs ...