Audi has introduced a robot at its A4/A5/Q5 assembly lines at the Ingolstadt plant in Germany which is expected to work hand-in-hand with humans. The robot dubbed 'PART4you' is designed to make ergonomic improvements in the assembly and ...
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Halfords Group plc reported same-store sales by its Cycling and Travel Solutions stores increased 7.6 percent and 5.7 percent respectively in the 15 weeks and fiscal third quarter ended Jan. 9. The UK’s leading retailer of ...
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Coca-Cola has released a limited-edition 8oz. glass bottle, just in time for Miami Beach 100th anniversary. The specially designed, collectible bottle proudly displays the city's centennial logo, while the Coca-Cola/City of Miami Beach ...
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Textile trade fair, Colombiatex of the Americas which runs from January 27-29, 2015 in Colombia will see nearly 500 exhibitors showing various textile goods ranging from yarns, fabrics, dyes and chemicals, etc. In the last 17 years, ...
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Pacific Market International (PMI) of Seattle has acquired Aladdin South America, including two ISO-9001 certified manufacturing plants in Brazil, where it intends to ...
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Royal Philips NV (PHG) plans to buy medical-imaging company Volcano Corp. (VOL) for $1.2 billion, in one of Philips’ largest acquisitions in years, according to a Bloomberg report. The purchase of San Diego–based Volcano will ...
Sika is further expanding its research and development activities. In the presence of His Royal Highness, Prince Edward Duke of Kent, Sika has opened a state-of-the-art research facility in Preston in northwest England. Sika employs around ...
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Sustainability, one of the major topics among current trends in the furnishings and textile sector will apply in equal measure for the world's largest trade fair for home and contract textiles, Heimtextil. Heimtextil, which runs from ...
Tags: Home Textiles, Textile
U.S. jewelry and watch sales combined fell 0.6 percent year on year to $5.461 billion in October, according to preliminary estimates by Rapaport News. While the data is subject to several revisions, it currently marks the first monthly drop ...
Sustainability is one of the major topics among current trends in the furnishings and textile sector. Heimtextil will be devoting itself to the whole issue of sustainability, with inspiring special displays and interesting events. Olaf ...
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Many of the more than 2,700 international exhibitors at Heimtextil, which runs from January 14-17, 2015, will have textile interior product ranges, also called contract furnishings, available, specifically for hotels. To further promote ...
Microsoft has joined the wearable health-monitoring fray with its new “Microsoft Band,” a wrist-worn device that will allow users to monitor their fitness and exercise regimens. The Microsoft Band, as shown on the company's ...
Orbotech has completed the acquisition of SPTS Technologies Group which works in the areas of advanced packaging and micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS). The company said that the acquisition of SPTS would help them as the latter is a ...
The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), a body recognised for fire safety, signed a partnership which will guide garment factories adopt best practices and most up to date standards for ...
Tags: NFPA, Safety Measures, Accessories
Rick Majewski (front row, third from left), vice president of Wilson County Tire and Retreading, prepares to cut the ribbon at the official opening of the newest Marangoni dealer. Behind and to his left are Bill Sweatman, CEO and president ...
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