Dutch firm Hydratec Industries, through its subsidiary LAN Handling Systems International, has acquired food equipment manufacturer ABAR Automation for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is in line with Hydratec's strategy to grow its ...
Tags: food manufacture, ABAR, agriculture, food processor
Hexbug has expanded its range of robotic sea creatures with three new additions. Robotic toy manufacturer Hexbug is launching new additions to its AquaBot range. The latest additions include the Aquabot Jellyfish, Seahorse and 3.0 ...
Switzerland-based robotics and automation technology firm ABB has notched up an order to the tune of $52m for catalyzing the efficiency of new manufacturing unit of Changan Ford Automobile in Harbin, China, with its robots to produce ...
Tags: ABB, robotics, automation technology, auto parts and accessories
Food packaging company Sealed Air has begun the construction of its new headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, US. The company will move to the new campus at LakePointe Corporate Center in early 2017, and is expected to employ around ...
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US automobile major General Motors (GM) will pump in $245 million at its Orion Assembly unit in Michigan to launch new vehicles, creating 300 employment opportunities. With this, the investment made in the manufacturing unit reaches ...
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Snapdeal, one of India’s largest online marketplace has announced its partnership with the government of Himachal Pradesh to launch India’s first special e-commerce zone at Dharamshala in the presence of the state’s chief ...
Equipment maker Duravant has purchased packaging machinery manufacturer Hamer to boost its capability in bag management systems. Known for its specialization in automated bagging systems, fillers, sealers and robotic palletizers, Hamer ...
Tags: Packaging Equipment, Packaging
Star Wars fans should ‘prepare themselves’ as the company has a consumer version of the droid in the works. Robotic toy company Sphero has hinted that it is currently working on a consumer version of BB-8, the droid from ...
Tags: Sphero, Robotic toy
NASA has introduced a self driving robotic car prototype, Modular Robotic Vehicle (MRV), which is capable of moving sideways and can take tight corners without compromising on the vehicle speed. The car looks similar to a golf cart with ...
England based Wrights Food has decided to invest £6m in its new confectionery factory in Weston Road, enhancing company’s production capacity in the country. The new 40,000 sq ft facility is now fully operational and ...
Have you ever had the sadness facing a disappointing slice of toast when you were starving at the midnight? Have you ever excepted a miracle of a hot chip vending machine that deep fries frozen chips when you get hungry? A Perth-based ...
Spin Master has placed among four winners this year for its robotic dinosaur, Zoomer Dino. Spin Master’s Zoomer Dino has been named as one of the four winners of this year’s coveted Toy Awards at Europe’s largest toy ...
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Cadillac, a division of General Motors has announced that the company is planning to use advanced mixed-material manufacturing techniques to build the new CT6 sedan. The CT6 will be manufactured at the company's Detroit-Hamtramck ...
Tags: mixed-material manufacturing techniques, new CT6 sedan, Auto
More than 1200 local students in New York City are joining 75,000 students worldwide as they gear up for the 2015 FIRST Robotics Competition, an annual competition that challenges high-school students – working alongside professional ...
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Nissan’s North American unit has entered into a five-year research and development partnership with NASA to develop autonomous vehicle systems for commercial application. Researchers from the car maker's Silicon Valley Research ...
Tags: Autonomous Vehicles, drive systems, software analysis, Auto