Global production value for high-brightness LED chips in 2017 will reach US$13.179 billion, growing 2.8% on year, according to Digitimes Research. There will be 303.754 billion high-brightness LED chips shipped globally in 2017, ...
BlackBerry has opened a new QNX Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Centre (AVIC) in Canada. The centre was inaugurated by BlackBerry executive chairman and CEO John Chen and he was joined by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Housed ...
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Ford Motor will be debuting its next-generation Fusion Hybrid autonomous development vehicle at CES and the North American International Auto Show in January, next year. According to Ford, the new vehicles will be using the current Ford ...
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Waymo, previously known as Google's self-driving car project, has added 100 self-driving Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans to its fleet. The vehicles, which were delivered by FCA, are currently being outfitted with Waymo’s fully ...
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North American printing and label converting company, WS Packaging has invested in second Mark Andy Digital Series hybrid solution to boost production. Configured to meet the company’s prime label production requirements, the new ...
Flexible packaging firm Uflex is planning to commence the production of packing liquid products at its new aseptic packaging plant in Sanand in Gujarat, a state in India by April 2017. Being built with an investment of Rs5800m ($85.2m), ...
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Australia-based packaging producer Streamline Cartons has invested in first sheetfed offset press, KBA Rapida 105 solution for UV print and finishing. The new press, which features six printing units, inline coating tower and full ...
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Ruiz Food Products is recalling approximately 23,544 pounds of beef and cheese tortilla products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically brittle clear plastic, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety ...
Indian dairy firm Verka has commenced operations at its new dairy and ice cream plant built with an investment of INR320m ($4.7m) in Punjab state. Dubbed as the Verka Bathinda Dairy and located in Bathinda, the dairy and ice cream unit ...
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Flexible packaging solutions provider Comexi has unveiled a new CI8 consolidated offset printing technology. Comexi C18 offset printing system can be operated at speeds up to 300m/min with enhanced quality and color adjustment. The ...
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Janoschka Pavlovsk will install a Schepers Digilas laser at the start of the new year. The direct laser will be operational in the first quarter of 2017 and will primarily be used for embossing jobs in the tobacco business area. By ...
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London-based print specialist Kingswood iOptus augmented its wide-format digital print offering with the purchase of an EFI VUTEk GS3250LX Pro LED superwide-format printer and an EFI H1625 LED wideformat printer. Each complements the ...
Videojet Technologies has introduced new 100W fiber laser marking system for high-speed beverage, pharmaceutical and extrusion manufacturers. The new Videojet 7610 fiber laser marking system has been developed to be used for marking ...
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Belgian chocolate and cocoa products firm The Barry Callebaut Group has completed the acquisition of a chocolate production facility from Mondelēz International. The acquisition of the facility, which is located in Halle, Belgium, ...
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Santo based Texas Best Proteins has recalled 12.6 tons of products containing farm-to-market Cajun-style rice owing to misbranding and undeclared allergens. The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service ...