Bosch has revealed what it describes as a start-up powertrain for electric vehicles. It’s now common knowledge that a more powerful battery will increase an electric car’s range. But can a new powertrain have a comparable ...
Tags: electric vehicles, powertrain
Mondi Extrusion Coatings has developed an environmental friendly paper bag solution to be run on Form-Fill-Seal (FFS) machines. SKOG for Food saves up to 70 percent plastic while retaining all the required barrier properties. SKOG for ...
Tags: FFS Machines, Paper
Thibault Bergeron, a French packaging producer, has purchased an HP Indigo 30000 digital press to expand its operations by increasing production capabilities. The new equipment will enable the firm to develop its digital resources in line ...
Tags: French packaging, equipment
ULMA Packaging has launched the patent-pending VTI640V vertical form fill and seal system (VFFS), a new packaging solution for herbs and leaf produce. The product will be pulled to the bottom of the bag, by the solution using a device, ...
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Taghleef Industries will be showcasing a wide range of specialized films at Labelexpo Europe 2017, which will be held between 25-28 September in Brussels, Belgium. Taghleef’s films are used for packaging several food and non-food ...
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Japanese start-up company FOVE is offering a virtual reality (VR) headset that integrates eye tracking as a novel means of interaction. ChipLEDs made by Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany provide the infrared illumination ...
Litehouse is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of its OPA by Litehouse Ranch because it may contain undeclared eggs. The Food and Drug Administration has been made aware of this recall which is limited to one production day from a ...
Tags: Litehouse, Undeclared Egg
Sappi is set to showcase its new silicone base papers and label papers at this year’s Labelexpo Europe event in Belgium. The event will take place from25 to 28 September at the Brussels Expo site. At the event, the company will ...
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German manufacturing giant Bosch stated that it will showcase its new machine for producing and packaging granola bars at PACK EXPO 2017 to be held in Las Vegas in September this year. The new system can produce and package granola bars ...
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Arizona State University (ASU) in the USA claims the first demonstration of 1kV-class aluminium nitride (AlN) Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) [Houqiang Fu et al, IEEE Electron Device Letters, 5 July 2017]. AlN has a wide bandgap of 6.2eV. ...
Tags: semiconductor, MOCVD
German inkjet printing technology manufacturer Leibinger said that it will showcase its JET3up RAPID, a continuous inkjet printer at the upcoming Fakuma trade show to be held in October, this year in Friedrichshafen. The company claims ...
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Mondi has introduced a water soluble film, which offers a biodegradable solution for packing and dosing household products as well as industrial chemicals. The water soluble film is intended for smart packing and dosing of powders, tabs ...
Researchers in Russia claim “the first demonstration of an injection quantum well microdisk laser fabricated of III-V materials monolithically grown on silicon (001) substrate” [N. V. Kryzhanovskaya et al, Optics Express, vol. ...
Tags: silicon photonics, Lasers
Israel-based Tipa has developed and manufactured a new technology that could solve the problem of non-recyclable flexible plastic. Food and beverage packaging accounts for more than half of the non-recyclable flexible plastic in the ...
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Anchor Packaging has once again earned “High Hygiene” certification from NSF International for the BRC Global Standard for Packaging. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is the leading safety and quality certification program ...