US-based beer distributor Reyes Beverage has announced plans to acquire Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, a move that will expand the company's operations. Gold Coast currently distributes several craft beer brands such as Boston Beer, ...
Tags: Reyes Beverage, beer brands, Agriculture
Bottling company Coca-Cola Femsa plans to increase its investment in the Philippines operations to $1.7bn by infusing $500m by the end of 2015. The company will use the funds to upgrade its existing facilities and to establish ...
More than ever before, automation and assembly go hand in hand (or gripper to gripper)—even at small-scale, low-volume production levels. The quest for higher efficiencies and cost savings is driving manufacturers to add consistency ...
Tags: Automation, modular automation
Funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and coordinated by Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany, the Hi-Q-LED project has made advances with green LEDs, diminishing the ‘green ...
Researchers based in Singapore and Turkey have been developing a hole accelerator structure with a view to improving the performance of indium gallium nitride (InGaN) semiconductor light-emitting diodes (LEDs) [Zi-Hui Zhang et al, Appl. ...
Tags: Nitride LEDs, InGaN
Have you heard of the silent killer? Every year, carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning claims 500 victims in the United States. This colorless, odorless gas is a byproduct of using common household appliances which burn fuels like natural gas, ...
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Australian supermarket giant Coles will resist moves by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to merge into a single court action the two unconscionable conduct court cases launched against the supermarket by the ACCC. ...
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Organisers of FESPA China 2014 to be held from November 19-21, 2014 in Guangzhou, China say they have expanded floor space by an entire hall compared with the inaugural FESPA China 2013. This, the organisers inform, is due to ...
Tags: FESPA China, Demand, Textile
High quality tape head systems manufacturer Dekka has launched a new entry-level case erector system that makes upgrading to a fully automated system easier. The Dekka 500 Automatic Case Erector will help users increase production ...
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Sustainability has been a concept which regional and national trade associations in Europe has been encouraging coatings producers and their suppliers to adopt to ensure that the coatings sector move in a more environmentally friendly ...
Tags: Marine coatings, coatings
The trivia game based on the iconic detective has six days remaining to hits its goal of $20,000. Iconic super sleuth Nancy Drew is just days away from getting her own board game, as a new Kickstarter project surges towards its $20,000 ...
Tags: Kickstarter, Toys
The US Patent Office has issued US Patent No. 8,859,310 to Versatilis LLC of Winooski, VT, USA (a technology and business development firm that focuses on novel materials and processes for electro-optical devices, as well as extending its ...
Tags: US Patent, Semiconductor
So far, dual-clutch transmission (DCT) technology is only available in the award-winning Duonic gearbox available in Mitsubishi Fuso Canter class 4/5 trucks, but you'll be seeing more of it soon. Fuso was first with a DCT in a commercial ...
Annual shipments of LEDs for residential applications are expected to grow from 81 million in 2014 to more than 1.1 billion by 2023, according to a report ‘Residential Energy Efficient Lighting and Lighting Controls’ from ...
Tags: Lighting market, LEDs