Swiss supplier of beer brands Feldschlosschen Beverages Group has introduced an end-to-end Machine-to-Machine (M2M) technology from the Swisscom M2M Centre of Competence. Feldschlosschen is employing M2M technology at over 300 of its ...
Packaging and paper group Mondi subsidiary Mondi Neusiedler is set to invest €3.6m in an automated reel finishing and packaging line to focus on high-speed inkjet reel market. The investment will be used at its UFP facility to serve ...
Tags: Packaging Line, Packaging
Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo will debut the I-Shift Dual Clutch transmission on the Volvo FH trucks stating from autumn 2014 I-Shift Dual Clutch, which is the first transmission with a dual clutch system for heavy vehicles, is ...
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Semiconductor manufacturer Scaleo chip has introduced new family of powertrain microcontrollers, the OLEA to control the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. OLEA, the new family of powertrain microcontrollers embedding two unique ...
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Deutsche Post DHL has added to its fleet of about 11,500 vehicles one with alternative drive systems and aerodynamic modifications. It is a teardrop trailer for use throughout Germany and France, as part of DHL's logistics service for ...
Tags: Teardrop Trailer, Trailer
The earnings from sales of cotton are likely to increase in the current season to E16 million owing to significant increase in production, according to Minister of Agriculture Moses Vilakati. The production of cotton in Swaziland has ...
Tags: Cotton Sales, cotton production
Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has won an order to supply compact heat exchangers for the caustic evaporation plant of AkzoNobel in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The ...
Spot prices of 75%-Si ferrosilicon in Asia this week remained supported by tighter supply and improved demand among some exporters in China. Platts assessed the Chinese spot price at $1,330-1,370/mt FOB China Thursday, slightly higher ...
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UK-based aerospace, defense and security technology provider QinetiQ Group plc has acquired Redfern Integrated Optics Inc (RIO) of Santa Clara, CA, USA. Founded in 2000 in Australia before moving to San Francisco, CA, USA in 2003, RIO is ...
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Be a part of the number one exhibitions for Logistics, Mobility, IT and Supply Chain Management Across the sector, industry professionals all agree: transport logistic China has grown into the most important meeting place for the ...
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The China Packaging Tour is all about sightseeing – the kind of sightseeing that will pay you back in business contacts and new opportunities for business growth. China has the largest population in the world - around 1.35 billion ...
Commercial vehicle manufacturing flagship of the India-based Hinduja group, Ashok Leyland has secured a vehicle supply order from the Government of Sri Lanka. Under the order, the manufacturer will supply 2,200 buses for the Sri Lankan ...
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South Korean automobile manufacturer Kia Motors has started production of the new all-electric version of the Kia Soul vehicles, which will go for sale in overseas markets during the second half of 2014. Kia Soul EV will represent the ...
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European butyl acetate producers are again struggling to pass on feedstock increase this month and are having to accept declining margins, sources said this week. Butac is produced from iso-butanol, a propylene derivative, and acetic ...
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According to the preliminary data released by Statistics South Africa (SSA), in April this year South Africa's manufacturing output decreased by 1.5 percent compared to the same month of 2013. The main reasons for the decrease included the ...
Tags: Iron, Steel Output