The payoff of Taiwanese fastener makers' effort on going upmarket is a major growth drive for the industry's sustainable development (in the photo are the high-strength, quality-approved bolts and fixings for rail construction). Although ...
Tags: Fastener, industrial parts
John Bowers, a professor of electrical and computer engineering and of materials at University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB), has been selected to receive the 2017 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Photonics ...
Tags: Integrated Photonics, PICs
The driverless truck is no longer a fanciful idea that will materialise in some future world. The technology has advanced rapidly over recent years, and I believe that we’ll see these automated vehicles on our highways in the near ...
Tags: driverless truck, automated vehicles, weather-related delays
VariBlend has purchased Hutt automatic fill and final assembly equipment to support the production of 20mm MiniMix beauty packaging product. As part of the partnership with Cosmax, VariBlend will install one of the HUTT systems at ...
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The Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) has selected Delphi Automotive as a strategic partner in implementing autonomous mobility concepts, through its technologies in advanced safety and automated software. Delphi will provide a ...
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Industrial vacuum pump manufacturer, Busch, has further developed its MM series of vacuum pumps to create the Mink MV series. The new Mink MV claw vacuum pump series has significantly lower noise levels and operates in the same way as ...
Tags: Busch, Claw Vacuum Pump
Boxes Inc subsidiary Mid-America Display has purchased Diecut UK’s Redline 2200SF semi-automatic diecutter. Suitable for all industries, the machine can be installed with a top feeding system, which allows the operator to feed ...
Flint Group has opened a new Global Colour Centre (GCC) in Poland, which provides solutions for packaging print industry. The new center includes a demo centre, customer academy, round the clock colour matching, and digital colour ...
Tags: Flint Group, Packaging, packaging print
China based paper maker Sun Paper has commissioned new Voith-developed kraft liner paper machines at its facility in Zoucheng. Designed to have an annual capacity of 800,000 metric tons, the two new machines including right-hand machine ...
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South Korea’s paper manufacturer Hansol Paper will speed up deleveraging effort to improve financial state that includes rights offering to be able to afford to venture into new areas for growth. Debts shot up as the company shifted ...
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Bedfordshire-based Mechelec Automation has developed a new trolley collation and packing system for the dairy industry. The TP1002 Trolley Packer is designed to provide fully automated, cost-effective trolley loading, at faster operating ...
Tags: Mechelec, Trolley Packer, Dairy Industry
Jomar has introduced a new series of injection blow moulding (IBM) machines designed to reduce operating costs and increase production for customers. Powered by custom-designed servo-driven hydraulic technology, the new Jomar ...
Packaging machinery supplier Bobst and BHS Corrugated have been awarded a contract by Mexican paper and packaging manufacturer Grupo Gondi to supply and install 11 new production lines. The contract scope includes purchase of two BHS ...
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Daimler has trialed a semi-autonomous Mercedes-Benz bus on a 20km drive through Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The Future Bus undertook a manned trip via a section of a bus rapid transit (BRT) line at speeds of about 70km/h using the ...
Tags: Daimler, Semi-Autonomous, Mercedes-Benz Bus
The AgieCharmilles AM S 290 Tooling, based on the EOS technology, is GF Machining Solutions’ first 3D printing solution fully aligned with the mission of resolving manufacturers’ real-life application and business challenges ...
Tags: Plastic Injection, EOS technology