Canada-based TC Transcontinental has acquired US flexible packaging supplier Multifilm Packaging for an undisclosed sum. Based in Elgin of Illinois, Multifilm provides flexible packaging solutions for the food, beverage, and confectionery ...
Mainly on the popularization of mobile Internet around the world as well as slumping prices of internet components, application of data analysis is rising to become the key element in the development of the smart manufacturing industry, ...
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Anjou Etiquettes has invested in digital printing by selecting the Xeikon CX3, the five-colour digital label press. The move will allow Anjou Etiquettes to better position itself in the market for high quality short label printing runs ...
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Scholle IPN, a provider flexible packaging solutions, is now authorized to display the 3-A Authorization on their SureFill 40 line of fillers, which includes the High-Acid, Low-Acid, and ESL bag-in-box fillers. This was based upon our ...
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Irish packaging firm Smurfit Kappa has rejected €8.6bn ($10.6bn) takeover offer from the US-based International Paper. Smurfit Kappa said the unsolicited proposal from International Paper failed to reflect the company's strong growth ...
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The UK Government has launched a three-year review into driving laws in preparation for self-driving vehicles. With the detailed review, the government plans to make sure that the UK remains one of the best places in the world to develop, ...
The UK’s Public Health England (PHE) has asked the food industry to cut down calories in their products by 20% by 2024, in a move to implement the government’s strategy to tackle childhood and adult obesity. According to the ...
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Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides components, modules and subsystems for optical communications) is sampling what is claimed to be the first family of high-bandwidth 1310nm photonic integrated circuits (PICs) that integrate a ...
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SixB Labels, a US-based supplier of labels, decals and bar codes, has installed an Epson SurePress L-4033AW digital label press to enhance its workflow and meet the label printing needs. The investment in the second Epson digital label ...
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Uflex is the first Indian company to manufacture glitter printing rotogravure cylinder on its state-of-the-art direct laser engraving line. Pigments of glitter inks are substantially bigger in size as compared to conventional gravure inks ...
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Net Savings Link has bottled China’s first hemp beer, Angry Tiger Beer. The firm is also in talks with a major hemp beer producer in the Netherlands regarding a potential partnership The launch of Angry Tiger Beer coincided with the ...
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Daimler Mobility Services said that it acquire the 25% stake in car2go Europe from joint venture partner Europcar Group. The acquisition means that following approval of the transaction by the relevant authorities, 100 percent of the ...
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Toyota, Denso Corp and Aisin Seiki said that they will establish a new company in Tokyo, Japan to provide fully-integrated, production-quality software for automated driving. The new company, dubbed Toyota Research Institute-Advanced ...
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German automaker Volkswagen has unveiled its new electric-powered I.D Vizzion concept at the 2018 Geneva motor show. The fourth member of the I.D. Family features Level 5 automation and artificial intelligence (AI). Based on the MEB ...
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Printing inks manufacturer Siegwerk has collaborated with prepress offset and inkjet print solutions supplier Agfa Graphics for UV digital packaging inks. The deal includes business transfer from Agfa Graphics to Siegwerk, featuring ...
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