South Korean automotive supplier Hyundai Mobis said it will soon test its autonomous car model, named M.BILLY, in Michigan, US. The testing will be for level 3 and level 4 autonomous driving system development. The company currently has ...
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OFD Foods, a supplier of freeze-dried food for the US Military, has started construction on a $25m, nearly 50,000ft2 facility in the Town of Henrietta, Monroe County in New York State. The facility, which will be operating by the end of ...
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Tomra Sorting Recycling has developed a new technology designed to separate single-layer PET trays from PET bottles. The new technology, Tomra Sharp Eye, is intended to enhance the previous capability of the company's Autosort machine to ...
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US-based Prestige-Pak has installed Paper Converting Machine’s (PCMC) Fusion C flexographic press to better meet its customers’ needs. Based in Fond du Lac of Wisconsin, Prestige-Pak supplies printed and laminated flexible ...
Electrify America has selected ABB, BTC Power, Efacec and Signet to jointly install more than 2000 ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging systems across the US. The chargers will be installed across 484 stations in the US. The ...
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Confectionery giant Mondelēz International has opened a new $90m biscuit manufacturing plant in Bahrain. The new 250,000m2 plant will manufacture the confectionery and snacking firm’s power brands that include Oreo cookies and ...
Toyota and its luxury brand Lexus are planning to launch technology to connect vehicles and infrastructure in the US in 2021. The two companies plan to deploy dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) systems on vehicles sold in the US ...
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A consortium of Ningbo Joyson Electronic (Joyson Electronics) and Asia-based private equity firm PAG have offered funding to Key Safety Systems (KSS) in acquiring the all of the global assets of Japan-based airbag-maker Takata. Takata's ...
UK-based food-to-go packaging manufacturer RAP has developed a new modified atmosphere (MA) carton food tray for Moy Park, a poultry meat producer in England and Northern Ireland. The new RapTray, which is claimed to be the world’s ...
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German automakers BMW and Daimler have agreed to merge their respective mobility services business units into a joint venture (JV) in which each company will hold a 50% stake. The agreement will bring together the companies’ ...
Constantia Flexibles Group has commissioned its first machine for digital printing for exclusive use in the pharmaceutical industry. The multi-color UV inkjet printer has been installed at the company's Constantia Fromm in Remshalden near ...
BMW is set to showcase its new Mini Electric at this year’s upcoming New York International Auto Show to be held between 30 March 30 and 8 April this year. The classic Mini Electric combines the historic look of the world’s ...
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Consumer goods firm Unilever has collaborated with start-up firm Ioniqa and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin producer Indorama Ventures to pioneer a new technology that can turn PET waste into virgin grade material for use in food ...
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Groupe PSA is investing in Luton facility in the UK to manufacture a new Opel/Vauxhall Vivaro by 2019. The company said the success of its light commercial vehicle strategy needs further manufacturing capacity and the investment in Luton ...
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An extensive experimental database of inorganic thin-film materials that organizes a decade’s worth of research at the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is now publicly available (‘An open ...
Tags: Thin-film, PV, Thin-Film Materials