PowerAmerica — a manufacturing institute consisting of public and private partners from the semiconductor industry, the US Department of Energy (DoE), national laboratories and academia — in early August selected Navitas ...
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International packaging and paper group Mondi has won two German Packaging Awards 2017 (Deutscher Verpackungspreis) in the “Cost Effectiveness” category for enhancing corrugated packaging efficiency. The competition - ...
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US-based Foremost Graphics has invested in KBA Rapida 106 41-inch sheetfed press in order to enhance its production operations. The company has installed the press at its newly remodeled 80,000ft² facility located outside of Grand ...
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Dairy products supplier Arla Foods has set up a new sales and packaging facility in Accra, Ghana. Arla, owned by 11,200 farmers, is planning to expand its business in Sub-Saharan Africa by selling its products including powdered milk ...
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Komori Europe Corporation and Highcon Systems have entered into a strategic selling agreement, further strengthening the existing Highcon relationship with Komori in Japan and America. Komori Europe is in the process of installing a ...
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Corrugated shipping containers manufacturer Rusken Packaging has acquired Great Southern Industries. Founded in 1962, Great Southern Industries manufactures corrugated containers in its 189,000 square foot facility located in Mississippi. ...
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Hybrid Software will exhibit its complete workflow and editing solutions at Label Expo Europe 2017. The increasing demand from printers and trade shops for innovative packaging production software has delivered significant growth for ...
The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Dongfeng Motor have established a joint venture (JV) to co-develop electric vehicles in China. The new JV, dubbed eGT New Energy Automotive, will manufacture vehicles with zero-emissions. It will use the ...
US-based Blue Label Digital Printing has integrated its Cern management information system (MIS) with Esko Automation Engine production system, in a bid to effectively manage its operations. The integration will allow Blue Label to ...
Russian food firm Cherkizovo Group said that its Vasilyevskaya poultry production facility has received permission to export poultry products to Iraq. The Vasilyevskaya poultry farm, which is Cherkizovo Group’s largest poultry ...
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Private equity firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) has collaborated with management to purchase FlexXray, a provider of x-ray inspection services focused exclusively on food safety. FlexXray assists Fortune 100 food ...
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Colordyne Technologies has appointed Brian Wirt as strategic account executive to identify and expand businesses that could benefit from digital or hybrid label solutions. Brian will focus on serving commercial converters and brand owners ...
Packaging materials developer Tekni-Plex has started production at its new manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China. The new advanced facility, which features 140,000ft² of space, has already began producing products for the ...
Volpak has developed a complete STANDCAP pouch supply chain to satisfy customer demand in the US. It will deliver both horizontal form fill seal (HFFS) and pre-made pouch solutions for their exclusive inverted STANDCAP Pouch solution. ...
US-based Hormel Foods has entered into South America with the acquisition of Brazilian meat company Cidade do Sol for about $104m. Cidade do Sol offers over 70 products in 15 categories that include meats like mortadella, sausage and ...
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