Ford has issued five safety recall and one recall compliance in North America to fix defects in some of its vehicles. The company is recalling around 37,000 units of 2015 Ford F-150 vehicles due to issues with adaptive cruise control. ...
Tags: Ford, transmission, fuel tank
Drivers of Ford electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles can now access their battery charge status, unlock their doors and get a driving score from their last trip with the MyFord Mobile application for smartwatches. "The app gives drivers ...
Tags: hybrid vehicles, Smartwatch, smartphones
Nestlé Confectionery's bubbly chocolate brand AERO has unveiled a collaboration with British fashion designer Matthew Williamson to create a beautiful limited edition wrapper design. The new high-fashion design will feature on AERO ...
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AkzoNobel's influential annual global study of color trends has been launched, with a shade of gold being unveiled as Color of the Year for 2016. An appropriate color for an Olympic year, it was chosen by a specially invited panel of ...
The report “Electrocoating (E-Coat) Market by Type (Cathodic Epoxy, Cathodic Acrylic, Anodic), by Application (Passenger Cars, Commercial Vehicles, Automotive Parts & Accessories, Heavy Duty Equipment, Appliances, & Others) & By ...
A new film for in-mold labeling in thermoforming delivers a look and feel on par with injection-molded products. The solution developed by BOPP specialist Treofan features an innovative surface that enables stable fusing of thermoforming ...
Tags: injection molding, BOPP Film
Apparel brand Patagonia has introduced Merino Air Baselayer and what it calls the first-ever fusion of sustainably sourced wool and cutting-edge technology. “Merino Air offers outstanding warmth, more breathability and better fit ...
Tags: apparel manufcture, wool, Patagonia, Merino Air Baselayer
US automotive giant Ford Motor is planning to shift the production of Focus small cars and C-Max hybrid vehicles from its Michigan Assembly Plant near Detroit in 2018, to outside US. Even though the automobile major has not disclosed the ...
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Birla Cellulose, the flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group recently launched Liva, a new age fabric brand in line with consumer needs. Leading Bollywood diva Kangana Ranaut is the brand ambassador of Liva and had been part of the Liva ...
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Litchfield Fund has invested in Atlanta-based Harvest Soul, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fresh Promise Foods. Litchfield is a family-owned joint venture making equity and venture capital investments in the natural and organic food and ...
Tags: Litchfield Fund, fruits and vegetable, animal products, vegetable
The Coca-Cola Company has unveiled a plastic bottle made entirely from renewable plant material. The US beverage giant claims the bottle is fully recyclable and the first to use PET plastic (a common type of polyester) that is entirely ...
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US beverage firm Bon Affair has expanded into the single-serve market with the unveiling of Sauvignon Blanc Wine Spritzer, in 11.2oz aluminum bottle 'Fusion' made by consumer packaging firm Rexam. The aluminum bottle, available in sizes ...
Tags: Packaging, Bottle, Consumer Packaging
In a talk and a tutorial at CLEO 2015 (Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics) in San Jose, CA, USA (10-15 May), a team led by Paul Crump from FBH (Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut fur Hoechstfrequenztechnik) of Berlin, Germany ...
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Ford Motor has opened the door to its treasure trove of electrified vehicle technology patents for its competitors to assist the progress of research and development on that front. More than 650 electrified vehicle patents and around ...
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Xerium Technologies has introduced an improved polyurethane roll cover technology Blue Diamond for press nip conditions in paper making industry. US-based Xerium supplies woven fabrics and other products used in making paper. According ...