Shrink hooding, stretch wrapping and stretch hooding are emerging as the most effective palletising packaging techniques on the market, and the Beumer Group is offering solutions in these areas. Stretch hooding has been efficient in ...
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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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Seren Photonics Ltd of Pencoed Technology Park, UK, which was spun off from the University of Sheffield in 2009 with funding from venture capital firm FusionIP plc (now part of IPGroup plc), was one of six firms to win an award for best ...
Equipment maker Duravant has purchased packaging machinery manufacturer Hamer to boost its capability in bag management systems. Known for its specialization in automated bagging systems, fillers, sealers and robotic palletizers, Hamer ...
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Ross introduces a new VersaMix multi-agitator system featuring a two-wing anchor, a gate agitator and a high speed disperser. Ideal for processing viscous pastes and slurries, the new VersaMix delivers a unique combination of low, ...
Freudenberg Performance Materials has upgraded Evolon, a microfilament fabric by launching Evolon 3D, whose surface volume has increased and become more, refined, paving the way for other applications. “Combining a top-of-the-range ...
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Clariant has created the complete toolbox for formulators to design hot melts with superior performance for any need, using sustainable processing. It features Clariant’s acclaimed Licocene metallocene-based systems and formulating ...
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General Motors (GM) is pumping in $1.2bn to revamp its pickup truck plant at Fort Wayne, Indiana, with the work on its upgrade expected to commence in June. The modification of the plant involves putting in place new pre-treat, ...
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Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials like fabrics, leather, technical textiles, and composite material, has announced that Italian luxury menswear brand, Brioni has ...
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German eco-business firms Zelfo Technology and Upgrading have teamed up to introduce an up-cycled packaging material based on wheat straw for the food industry. The Micro and Nano Fibrillated Cellulose (M/NFC) packaging solution ...
Mercedes-Benz Style and Lufthansa Technik have joined hands to design a luxurious and integrated cabin concept for private jets. The design adopts Mercedes-Benz style for aircraft. The cabin windows draw an inspiration from the ...
H.B. Fuller has introduced two new flexible packaging adhesives, promising manufacturers savings in time and cost. The adhesives, Flextra Fast and Flextra Reseal, were launched at ICE Europe in Munich, Germany. The Flextra Fast SFA ...
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Starpath UV creator Hamish Scott has launched Nevana Designs by presenting the newly designed Aston Martin DBS with its UV formula. The UV coated surface makes the car to glow in the dark and it remains luminescent for at least 10 hours ...
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Kewal Kiran Clothing, a marketer of Killer, Lawman and Easies denim and apparel brands, reported an 18 per cent year on year surge in net sales for the fourth fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2015. In a BSE filing, the Kewalchand Jain led ...
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Michael Stephen, chairman of the Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association and deputy chairman of Symphony Environmental Technologies, discusses how this material biodegrades in the outdoor environment. Oxo-biodegradable plastics have from ...