In 2013, Member States have been evaluating 47 registered substances under the substance evaluation process and they have also prepared a draft decision in case further information is needed in order to assess the safety of the substance. ...
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Herma claims a time saving of up to 90% can be achieved . Using Herma’s new format changing kit, setup times have been reduced to around one minute. “This boon becomes even more significant in the case of products to which ...
Tags: Faster Format, Packaging
Best Practices for Bearing ProtectionAdam Willwerth, Sales and Marketing Manager, Electro Static Technology Voltages arcing through the bearings of VFD-driven motors create thousands of pits, which cause increased friction and noise and ...
Tags: Bearing, Industrial Equipment, Components
Multi-touch Technology: Intuitive Functionality Advances AutomationRichard Clark, Product Manager, InduSoft Multi-touch HMI takes HMI visualization to the next level to improve performance, enhance safety, and cut costs. Most industrial ...
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Import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 6.1 percent in April, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. ...
The arms of Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci Xi Surgical System, as shown on its website. Few, it seems these days, are happy with Intuitive Surgical. Following on the heels of the debut of its latest Da Vinci Xi robotic surgery offering, ...
A pioneering £31 million deal will be struck today (3 April) to make hydrogen vehicles a viable and environmentally friendly choice for motorists across Europe. Leading motor manufacturers, hydrogen fuel suppliers, the Mayor of ...
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The aerodynamically optimised 2Impact FX unit heralds the arrival of the second generation of this ultra-economical compact spinning technology. In the new compact spinning unit for the Zinser 351 the air ducting system has been optimised ...
The USDA's Prospective Plantings report released on March 31 revealed that U.S. producers intend to plant 91.7 million acres of corn and 81.5 million acres of soybeans. The soybean acreage was near market expectations but the corn acreage ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
New Zealand-based bottled water brand Nakd has launched in Australia. Sourced in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty, Nakd said its water is bottled directly from an 1,800 aquifer and that is was "one of the softest waters in the world". The ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, bottled water
March the BPIF responded to an Insolvency Service consultation paper on strengthening the regulatory framework and fee structure for Insolvency Practitioners (IPs). Welcoming the proposed reforms set out in the paper, the BPIF expresses ...
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Latest industry data – published today ahead of the European Commission 2012 figures expected at the end of 2014 – confirm average glass recycling rates in the European Union have passed the 70% mark. This means that over 25 ...
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TDK Corporation has extended its range of EPCOS MKK power capacitorsThis is a general term referring to capacitors that handle large currents or high voltages, can be used in charging systems, and applications in electrical distribution ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, capacitors
The 2014 corn crop's going to be 4% smaller than 2013, while soybean acres will grow, according to Monday's USDA-NASS annual Prospective Plantings report. Those numbers were immediately bullish, but those bulls didn't run far. And now, ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Corn
Fangliang Gao and Guoqiang Li of South China University of Technology have developed a technique to grow high-quality indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) on gallium arsenide substrates using an ultrathin amorphous buffer [Appl. Phys. Lett., ...