The German wood processing machinery supplier Homag Group boosted its order intake by another 3.5% to €156.6m in the second quarter of 2012. New orders had fallen 9% in the first quarter as the company was unable to replicate strong ...
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Firm to exhibit at Nuremberg as part of expansion plans; looking to grow portfolio. Toy State has revealed some ambitious growth plans for 2013, as it pushes further into the European marketplace. The firm - which manufactures licensed ...
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It has been a veritable stampede this week. There’s been a whirlwind of events and launches - just as the kids feet hit the playground the diary dates have started to stack up again in earnest – although that might sound like a ...
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Mattel 01628 500 000 Mattel had two of the top five family games last year, according to NPD December 2011 data, and Uno was the number one card game. This season it has a number of fresh products, including Chameleon Crunch, which ...
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Spiel is the famous annual games fayre held in Essen, Germany. According to official Spiel website, Spiel is "Four days of fun: meeting friends; playing and testing thousands of games and novelties together with gamers from all over the ...
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It's the most wonderful time of the year. In the toy business, it's the time when we get to see which lines live up to the hype and go on to become best-sellers. But with 2013 now not too far away, you might be looking foward to what ...
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Focus for 2013 show is on digital worlds and success with online marketing. Next year's Global Toy Conference at Nuremberg will focus on Digital Worlds: Success with Online Marketing and E-commerce. The event will take place ...
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The edible flexible Magic Choc product has become Play.com's number one toy. Distributor The In Thing reports the item is the current best-selling toy with the online retailer, and it has kicked off some Christmas discounts to celebrate. ...
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In the last 20 years, Essemtec Switzerland has successfully strengthened its position in the highly competitive market for production equipment for electronics. Regularly the company makes headlines introducing outstanding machine and ...
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Ball Packaging Europe will demonstrate innovative cans for modern drinks with a slogan ‘Everything – Everywhere – Forever’ at Brau Beviale in Nuremberg during 13-15 November 2012. The can's attractiveness is ...
German design company, VerDeSoft has collaborated with Innovia Films to develop a new pack design, ‘breadbox’ using Innovia’s compostable, cellulose-based material, NatureFlex NK film. According to Innovia, the new ...
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WEG is claiming that its new motors are the only complete standard range of electric motors available on the market that meets the yet-to-be-ratified IE4 regulations. The show takes place in Nuremberg,Germany,between 27–29 ...
Smurfit Kappa will present its new bulk-corrugated pack, called Viscontainer, at German trade fair FachPack In a statement, the firm described its Viscontainer as a "bulk packaging solution" that can be used for any liquid or paste ...
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Partners from research and industry are studying the principles of next-generation cabin lighting Gradual transitions from day into night have become standard today on board of modern passenger aircraft. Bergische Universität ...
Tags: cabin lighting, Osram, LED, flight tests, LED-based lighting
Anti-microbial air treatment systems will become a “very important” hygiene factor in the food manufacturing industry in coming years, Ecolab’s Marcus Ley told reporter Mark Astley. Speaking with ...
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