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
Chinese automobile manufacturer GAC Motor is expanding its footprint in the Middle East with the introduction of its vehicles in Lebanon and Qatar. The car maker has partnered with distributors Bazerji Motors in Lebanon and Domasco in ...
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Athletic footwear maker Skechers has cited reports in The Wall Street Journal and Money.com that said the company has moved ahead of competing footwear brands Adidas, New Balance and Asics to secure the number two brand share position in ...
Tags: Adidas, Athletic footwear
It’s been summer in major China, but the slack sales for China truck markets continues. Sales of light trucks decreased by 20% in the first quarter over last year, and sales of heavy trucks decreased by 30% over last year, and the ...
Tags: Light Trucks, Trailer Tractors
Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA says that Xiamen Changelight Co Ltd of Xiamen, China has purchased multiple TurboDisc EPIK 700 gallium nitride (GaN) metal-organic chemical vapor ...
Tags: LED, MOCVD Systems
South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor has launched new LED packages for the automotive lighting segment to further strengthen its presence in automotive LED lighting. Since 2011, the firm has developed LED packages for the automotive ...
In booth A3.205 at LASER World of PHOTONICS 2015 at Messe München in Germany (22-25 June), diode laser maker DILAS of Mainz, Germany is showcasing a series of high-brightness fiber-coupled diode laser pump modules. Additions and ...
The Taiwan Cabinet plans to roll out the Taiwanese version of “Industry 4.0 Plan” this June just shortly after such plan had been publicized on TV to be part of China's official program, with the aim to help the island's ...
Control systems maker Motiv Power Systems has opened a new manufacturing plant in Hayward, California, and recireceived $8.1m in grant from California Energy Commission (CEC) to commercialize its all-electric powertrain. With an annual ...
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LED chip, lamp and lighting fixture maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has introduced the next generation of its BR30 LED flood light, claimed to be the first LED BR30 replacement to deliver no-compromise, high-performance LED lighting at a ...
Tags: LED Flood Light, LEDs
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) system maker Park Systems Corp of Suwon, South Korea has launched NX-Hivac, which is claimed to be the only high-vacuum AFM system on the market that meets the current and future needs for failure analysis in ...
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Soitec of Bernin, near Grenoble, France, which makes engineered substrates including silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers, has announced a definitive agreement to sell its solar system business - including all technology assets and ...
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The Renault-Nissan Alliance will supply a fleet of 200 electric vehicles (EVs) for the United Nation's COP21 climate conference to be held in Paris this November. The fleet, including Renault ZOE, Renault Fluence Z.E. sedan, Nissan Leaf, ...
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British automobile maker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) looks to extract inputs from the sub-conscious realm of human mind to develop its next-generation vehicles. In a bid to introduce further sophistications in vehicles, the carmaker would ...
Tags: Jaguar Land Rover, Future Models, next-generation vehicle
Suntory Beverage & Food (SBF) has signed a basic agreement to buy beverage business of Japan Tobacco (JT) for $1.2bn. According to SBF, the deal also includes acquisition of canned coffee brand Roots and peach-flavored drink brand Momono ...
Tags: Suntory, Japan Tobacco