Mercedes Benz-maker Daimler has broken ground at its new factory to produce the next generation S-Class and electric vehicles at its Sindelfingen plant in Germany. Mercedes-Benz Cars presents its "Factory 56", the world's most modern car ...
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Koenig & Bauer announces a price increase with effect from 1 April 2018 for the entire product portfolio. Koenig & Bauer salesexecutive vice-president Ralf Sammeck said: “This price increase is being effected against the background ...
DS Smith Plastics has received two Plastics Recycling Europe 2018 nominations across five categories for: ‘Best Recycled Plastic Packaging Product’ and ‘Best Building & Construction Product made from recycled plastics.' ...
Norway-based Tomra Group has agreed to acquire New Zealand-based BBC Technologies for NZD66.9m ($48.9m) Based in Hamilton, BBC Technologies provides solutions for sorting, optimising, and packing small fruit. The company designs, ...
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Macfarlane Packaging, the UK’s distributor of protective packaging materials, will showcase packaging solutions to help businesses reduce cost and waste at Packaging Innovations 2018 event to be held at the Birmingham NEC from 28 ...
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Australian packaging firm Orora has purchased two EFI Nozomi C18000 single-pass LED inkjet corrugated packaging presses to boost its production capabilities. The purchase is a part of an agreement signed by Orora with EFI to expand global ...
Pearson Packaging Systems, a producer of secondary packaging equipment, has completed the acquisition of robotic automation specialist Flexicell. Established in 1992, Flexicell provides end of line automation equipment for manufacturing ...
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Fisher Container has rebranded its subsidiaries Fisher Container, LLC and Packaging Products Corporation (PPC) into a new firm, PPC Flexible Packaging. The company’s rebranding follows the acquisition of PPC in June 2017. Fisher ...
PIX4life – a European pilot line within the European Horizon 2020 initiative that offers photonic integrated circuits for biophotonics and life-sciences applications – says that, after two years of internal development, it is ...
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In stand I-2 (hall 2) at GSMA’s Mobile World Congress (MWC2018) in Barcelona, Spain (26 February – 1 March), Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which makes analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has launched its first ...
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CCL Industries, a provider of specialty label, security and packaging solutions for global corporations, government institutions, small businesses and consumers, has reported record fourth quarter and annual financial results for 2017. ...
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Baker Perkins said its new MAX3 feed system for powder coating and industrial extruders can result in a throughput increase of up to 34%. Baker Perkins had added MAX³ with re-designed feed port and screws to enhance flow of material ...
AMRI, a global contract research, development and manufacturing organization working with the life sciences industry, is expanding leading container closure integrity testing (CCIT) services into the European Union. The company will build ...
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Universal Laser Systems has expanded its laser material processing systems with the addition of ULTRA Platform Series ULTRA platform-based laser systems are designed and ideally suited for precision laser cutting, laser ablation, and ...
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Coca-Cola is using Crown’s thermochromic Reveal ink technology for its Coke, Coke Zero, Fanta and Sprite beverages in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Crown Bevcan Europe & Middle East and Chromatic Technologies (CTI) have developed ...