Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has denied reports that it received a formal bid from the Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors (GWM) with respect to sale of its Jeep brand. FCA said that it will stick to its 2014-18 growth plan and has ...
Tags: Great Wall Motors, Chrysler
Lyon Distilling Company of St. Michaels has released its latest concoction – a special, limited batch Black Rum with a percentage of every bottle sold benefitting the projects and programs of the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy (ESLC). ...
Great Point Partners (GPP) portfolio firm Softbox Systems has acquired Spain-based Tempack Packaging Solutions for an undisclosed sum. Based in Barcelona, Tempack is engaged in the development and manufacturing packaging solutions for the ...
Tags: Softbox Systems, Tempack Packaging
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given its approval for the takeover of Punch Taverns by Dutch brewing giant Heineken. In June this year, the CMA raised the issue of affecting competition in 33 places in the UK, if ...
Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA (which makes lighting-class LEDs, LED lighting and power semiconductors) has granted a royalty-bearing, non-exclusive patent license on certain Cree patents for certain LED luminaires to Light Polymers Inc of San ...
Tags: Cree LED, LED lighting
Microsemi Corp of Aliso Viejo, CA, USA (which makes chips for aerospace & defense, communications, data-center and industrial markets) has become a member of PowerAmerica — a manufacturing institute consisting of public and private ...
MRSI Systems of North Billerica, MA, USA, which manufactures fully automated, high-precision die bonding and epoxy dispensing systems, has launched the MRSI-HVM3 high-speed die bonder to support high-volume manufacturing requirements for ...
Tags: Die Bonder, Photonics
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 ...
Toy franchises including Merrythought Bear, Meccano, Action Man and Hornby Dublo trains are back, in stamp form. Royal Mail has announced plans to immortalise some of the most popular toy brands of the last 100 years in stamp form, with a ...
Tags: Children's Toys, Toys
Terminator and Game of Thrones have all inspired board games, taking the property from the big screen and applying it to a humble game. Here, Nicki Gumbrell, sales director at Gibsons, reviews why TV and film has such a huge presence in the ...
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Graphic Packaging International (GPI) said it will introduce a new packaging machinery system and robotic integration capabilities for the beverage industry at drinktec 2017 event in Germany. The company is also unveiling other machinery ...
Tags: packaging machinery, packaging
Mouvent said its Cluster technology can now be adapted for all substrates, of all widths, for all markets. Mouvent, a joint venture formed by BOBST and Radex in June 2017, serves as energy provider for BOBST. The Mouvent Cluster ...
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Yamato Scale Dataweigh UK will demonstrate its automatic weighing solutions for the plastic industry at Interplas, which is due to be held next month. At the NEC in Birmingham, the firm will exhibit the capabilities of its checkweighers ...
BCGA Concept Corp., which manufactures Bruce Cost Ginger Ale and Brooklyn Organics, has launched Brooklyn Crafted. Spicing up the beverage category, Brooklyn Crafted is a line of ginger ale and beers made with 100% fresh, unfiltered ...
Tags: Ginger, Craft Beverages
Pallidus Inc (a Melior Innovation company) of Houston, TX, USA has launched its proprietary M-SiC silicon carbide source material and technology platform, with the capability to deliver cost/performance parity against silicon devices in the ...
Tags: Silicon Carbide, Pallidus