As winter approaches, the desire for warmer products is on everyone's minds. That's why Yon O. Chang created the "Yon wearable blanket," a versatile three-in-one blanket. It's a blanket, foot warmer, and pillow. The blanket keeps wearers ...
Tags: Textile, Rug, Travel Blanket
UK-based rigid plastics packaging manufacturer RPC Group has selected clear polypropylene (PP) for sustainable packaging application for some of its products. The company uses PP for majority of its thermoformed, blow molded and thin ...
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Italy-based SIPA has launched the third generation stretch blow mould machine under the name SFR EVO for the benefit of PET bottle manufacturers. The company is planning to release 10, 20 and 24 cavity models of SFR EVO later in 2013, ...
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The study looked into the chain of custody commitment made by the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE). The group is made up of Tetra Pak, Elopak and SIG Combibloc. At 88%, ACE said that its members were “well ...
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When a tote-carrying iBOT (at left) arrives at a pick station, it tilts forward into an ergonomic-friendly position for the human picker.Many executives running high-throughput distribution centers face a growing logistics challenge - the ...
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Hyundai will be hoping a return to the World Rally Championship (WRC) in 2014 will be enough to bolster its share of younger male buyers. The South Korean manufacturer earmarked its renewed involvement in the WRC as a means to capture a ...
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British researchers David and Sue Richardson will lead a cruise tour for Asian textile enthusiasts with a love of adventure and Indonesian ikat around the Lesser Sunda Islands in Eastern Indonesia. The tour will begin from May 8 and end ...
Tags: Ikat Textiles, Textile
This dramatic, illuminated half orb is composed of more than 7,000 recycled plastic bottles and is lit from within by LED lamps. The sculpture, in Hong Kong's Victoria Park, forms the centrepiece of the mid-autumn festival in the city, ...
A tire (or tyre) is a ring-shaped covering that fits around a wheel's rim to protect it and enable better vehicle performance. Most tires, such as those for automobiles and bicycles, provide traction between the vehicle and the road while ...
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Car tyres are a complex assembly of materials with very different properties. The following are some of the key elements: 1. Tread The tread rubber compound determines how well the tyre grips dry roads. In the wet, the best car tyres ...
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The McLaren P1 is reportedly almost sold out, with only a handful still available to customers in Europe. Autocar reports every unit of the 673kW hybrid hypercar destined for markets in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and North and South ...
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In 2010 and 2011, BRÜCKNER sold four HT (high temperature) stenters for filtration material in the Chinese market (one of them ordered from Germany). With this result, half of the market leaders in China in the high temperature ...
The Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG hot-hatch has arrived in Australia to put the famous performance badge in reach of younger buyers. With a price tag of $74,900, the fastest version of the Mercedes A-Class is less than half the cost of the ...
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Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials—fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials, will be participating in Galleria Intima 2013, exhibition being ...
This 'Stained Glass Octopus Lamp' came from a posting on Imgur, an online photo sharing platform. Gorgeous and extending its eight long arms throughout its space, it could possibly be on the verge of taking over. This octopus inspired ...
Tags: Chandelier, Lights, Lighting