Israel-based Highcon has increased the productivity of its Euclid digital cutting and creasing system. The system now has an effective speed increased by up to 40% for B2 sheets, reaching speeds of up to 2,750 sheets per hour. Highcon ...
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Brazil-based meat processing company JBS has agreed to sell its beef operations in three South American markets to companies controlled by Minerva for $300m. Under the deal, JBS’ beef businesses in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay ...
Tags: Beef Operations, Minerva
Hoping for a Sony PlayStation Vita 2? Your luck is out, as one Sony exec pours cold water on the prospects of another handheld in the near future. When the PS Vita launched back in Japan in 2011 (and 2012 for the rest of us), the hype was ...
Japanese conglomerate Lotte is using HP Indigo printing technology to market more than 2 million of its Xylitol chewing gum brand in unique packages. Xylitol, commemorating its 20th anniversary has released has started a campaign to ...
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Plastic processing equipment maker Milacron has exhibited its advanced injection molding machine portfolio at Chinaplas 2017 event in Guangzhou, China. At the event, the company exhibited Ferromatik 160 Series machines, which provides ...
Daimler has laid the foundation for a second factory for lithium-ion batteries in Kamenz, Germany. Stuttgart/Kamenz, Germany – By laying the foundation for one of the biggest and most modern battery factories, Daimler AG is setting ...
Tags: automotive, Battery
Japan’s ROHM Semiconductor has developed 1200V 400A/600A-rated full-silicon carbide (SiC) power modules [BSM400D12P3G002/BSM600D12P3G001] - available in June (for samples and OEM quantities) - optimized for inverters and converters in ...
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Heineken has taken full control of Lagunitas Brewing after purchasing the Californian brewery's remaining 50% interest. Heineken, which initially purchased a 50% stake in Lagunitas in 2015, has not disclosed the the financial details of ...
Apple is almost always embroiled in an acquisition rumour, and the latest predictions put Netflix – amongst others – in the Silicon Valley store window. This week, we learned that Apple now has cash reserves totalling an ...
Huawei just announced a new Raspberry Pi-like mini computer that will let developers create software for Android on an ARM-based development board for the first time. The HiKey 960 comes packing some of the latest smartphone hardware, ...
LED chip, lamp and lighting fixture maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA and Xiamen-based San’an Optoelectronics Co Ltd (China's largest producer of full-color ultra-high-brightness LED epiwafers and chips) are forming a joint venture ...
Optomec said its printers were highlighted at the Grand Opening of the University 3D Printing Research (U3DP) facility at Hong Kong Polytechnic. Hong Kong Polytechnic currently owns an Optomec Aerosol Jet system for 3D printed electronics ...
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Germany-based Bosch is collaborating with Chinese internet giant Baidu and domestic mapping firms AutoNavi and NavInfo on automated driving projects. Bosch will be supplying components including radar sensors, multi-purpose camera for ...
Tags: Automated Driving, Bosch
The LED materials market is increasing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.9% from 2016 to $12.55bn in 2021, forecasts a report from MarketsandMarkets. The market is driven by the growing demand for LED materials in general ...
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The LED lighting market grew 18.1% to $47,303m in 2016, accounting for almost 60% of global lighting, according to the report ‘Global LED Lighting Market (2017 Update)’, part of Frost & Sullivan’s Homes & Buildings Growth ...
Tags: LED market, Lighting market