UK-based testing instruments manufacturer Mecmesin has developed its latest model of horizontal friction peel and tear tester. The pre-programmed FPT-H1 has been designed to simplify the use for main industry standard friction-testing ...
Tags: Friction Peel, Tear Tester
The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) has released new protocols to be followed by fresh and perishable products companies to ensure safe use of reusable plastic containers (RPCs). The RPA had formed a food safety working group in 2014 ...
Tags: Reusable Packaging, Packaging
A partnership between petrochemicals company Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and liquid food packaging firm Elopak will help in making available beverage cartons coated with plastic made from SABIC’s certified renewable ...
More than 36 seminars on topics related to garment and textile industries will be hosted at the upcoming 21st edition of Chinese international trade fair Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics, due to be held from March 18 to 20, 2015 at ...
Tags: Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics, garment industries
Teledyne Scientific & Imaging and test instrument maker Teledyne LeCroy of of Chestnut Ridge, NY, USA (a subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies Inc) say that researchers at the Microwave Electronics Lab at Chalmers University of Technology in ...
Tags: Wireless Transmission, Electronics
Packaging company International Paper's US corrugated packaging container plants servicing food product customers will soon become Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) certified. The certification will be measured against the ...
Tags: Packaging, Food Packaging
A Mayer and A Bay of University of Namur in Belgium have applied a 'genetic algorithm' to the problem of finding optimal surface textures for light extraction from gallium nitride (GaN) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) [Journal of Optics, ...
The market value of LED lamps installed for general lighting in the USA (including indoor & outdoor accent and functional lighting for residential, commercial and government areas) reached $1.22bn in 2014 and will grow strongly at average ...
Tags: LED Lamps, General Lighting
An official of China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Saturday that the ministry will consider taking possible actions in response to a ruling by the World Trade Organization (WTO) panel about a steel pipe trade dispute. "China will ...
Tags: Steel Pipe, Trade Dispute
Footfall in January was 1.2% lower than a year ago, down on the 0.7% fall in December. Shopping centres reported the largest decline, falling 2.8%, while high streets experienced a 1.6% decline in footfall, up on the 1.8% fall in December. ...
Tags: Consumer Confidence, Footfall
Apparel is the largest product category in India, with a share of 22 per cent in the occupied modern retail space of the top seven cities, according to property consultant Knight Frank. The seven cities are Bengaluru, Chennai, ...
Tags: Apparel, Retail Space
As online shopping continues to grow at the expense of store visits, the premium in the future will be on creating unique, brand-defining experiences that keep customers coming back— whatever the channel, says global consultancy firm ...
Tags: Retail Stores, Apparel
Globally, consumers buy 1.5 trillion calories a day, with the average global consumer purchasing 765 calories each day through packaged food and soft drinks, according to new findings from market research company Euromonitor International. ...
Tags: Packaged Food, Soft Drinks
Automotive Ethernet Congress - Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced the availability of Automotive Ethernet support in the Volcano VSA product for network design of both AUTOSAR-based and non-AUTOSAR electronic control units ...
Tags: Automotive Ethernet, Auto Parts
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Vehicle Electrification Market by Product Type, Degree of Hybridization & Region - Trends & Forecast to 2019"report to their offering. In this research study global vehicle ...