The 2015 National Print Awards are open for entries until COB 12 December. So, to all packagers, print professionals, creatives, marketers, and communications experts this is the inside story on how to win. The 32nd NPA chairman of ...
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The growing problem of product counterfeiting has raised its head a number of times this year. Now global market research and consulting company, MarketsandMarkets, has released a report on what counterfeiting means to the packaging ...
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FoodLegal presents ‘NZ Supplemented Foods’ for the Australian market: Opportunity and Regulatory Risks Things are changing for food and drink companies and for pharma products. Those with businesses in either dietary ...
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Acrostic jewelry uses the first letter of each gemstone set in the jewelry to spell out certain messages or terms of endearment. Among the most popular was “regard”--ruby, emerald, garnet, amethyst, ruby and diamond--spelled out ...
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Toys and children’s clothing are lagging behind other industries when it comes to safety, according to the Stericycle European Recall and Notification Index. The toy industry continues to lead all consumer goods in terms of volume ...
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Germany-based Theegarten-Pactec has developed a new flow-pack wrapping solution to wrap short items in flow-packs at a high speed. Flow packs help to deliver secure, hygienically sealed packaging that minimises moisture and odour ...
BMW has commenced a pilot project to test the impact of wearable technology in improving quality assurance of its cars at its plant in Spartanburg in South Carolina. Workers at the plant are using Google Glass to record tests by ...
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Researchers based in China have found “remarkably reduced efficiency droop” from staircase (SC) thin indium gallium nitride (InGaN) quantum barrier (QB) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) [Kun Zhou et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol105, ...
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An innovative technology made headlines recently by allegedly offering users the ability to measure the quality of olive oil. The device comes from China, where there is an enormous problem with illegally reprocessed cooking oil appearing ...
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The United States Department of Labour (DoL) has found widespread violations by employers in paying wages to workers in the Southern California garment industry. In fiscal year 2014, DoL’s Wage and Hour Division conducted 221 ...
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Top industrial associations of Pakistan have urged Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), one of the largest integrated gas companies in Pakistan, engaged in the business of transmission and distribution of natural gas, to reverse its ...
University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) and Mitsubishi Chemical Corp have reported indium gallium nitride (InGaN) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with thicker active regions enabled by growing the crystal on the semi-polar (30-3-1) plane ...
It’s all about personalised care for each customer that makes a difference almost in every business and industry. The digital technologies are the hot trends but printed communication still holds a place in our hearts, as it is one of ...
Honda has recalled more vehicles due to issues related to Takata air bags which can explode and release injurious metals in case of a collision. The recall includes 2003-2005 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2004 Element, 2002-2005 ...
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Covidien described its new Puritan Bennett 980 ventilator as “simple, safe, and smart” when it won regulatory approval in the U.S. and Europe in early 2014. But half a year later, it is now the subject of a Class I-level recall ...