A frozen computer is frustrating, but a frozen touchscreen in an automobile is a much bigger deal. That’s why engineers push the touchscreen buttons on the Buick IntelliLink infotainment system more than 2 million times every week, ...
Tags: gas station, frozen touchscreen, Auto
Charles Ross & Son Company has introduced Ross Multi-Shaft Mixers. According to the company, these mixers are ideal for large-scale processing of pastes, gels, dispersions, suspensions and slurries from low to high viscosity. Equipped with ...
Tags: recipe systems, Construction
As the end of 2014 draws near, Canadean forecasts the top trends which will influence consumer behaviour in 2015, and provides an insight into how manufacturers and marketers can target these evolving consumer needs to drive sales over the ...
Tags: craft offerings, FMCG market, Agriculture
For its fiscal second-quarter 2015, fiber-optic communications component and subsystem maker Finisar Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA has reported revenue of $297m, up 2.2% on $290.7m a year ago but down 9.4% on $327.6m last quarter (its first ...
Tags: Finisar, Electronics
GW Plastics Supplier in Mexico grow with OEMs. As Mexico's automotive and aerospace industries continue to see rapid growth, suppliers are being encouraged to locate plants near these OEM and Tier 1 facilities to help reduce cost and ...
Tags: Plastics Supplier, Health
Driven by its core business, European fashion retailer, Bestseller reported a 21 per cent year on year surge in pretax profits for the fiscal year 2013-14. Pretax profits rose 21 per cent from the previous fiscal year to €228.2 ...
Tags: Pretax Profit, Apparel
As demand for gluten-free products continues to soar, Nestlé’s foodservice business, Nestlé Professional has launched a new addition in its rapidly expanding range of MAGGI Gluten Free Gravy Mixes. Nestle Professional ...
Tags: Gluten-Free Demand, Nestle
Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has introduced the Propel Power gallium nitride (GaN) metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) system, which incorporates single-wafer ...
We all need to eat – and that means we all need food packaging, with most of us handling some form of food pack several times every day. Whether it’s the cereal box at breakfast, the sandwich packet at lunch, perhaps a snack in ...
Tags: food packaging, food pack
The market for discrete power electronics components – used to convert and manage electricity in devices ranging from mobile phones to pumps and motors – will grow by 77% from $13bn today to $23bn in 2024, according to the ...
NYSE-listed LyondellBasell Industries said it posted second consecutive quarter of record earnings, while its EBITDA crossed $2 billion for the first time in the third quarter of 2014. Earnings from continuing operations for the third ...
Tags: chemicals producer, ethylene market, Textile
The nation’s first operational, all-electric car share service launched in Golden, Colo. eThos Electric Car Share will provide the Golden and Denver-metro area with American-made, all-electric sedans (EVs) for short-term rental. "We ...
Tags: all-electric sedans, short-term rental, Auto
Higher product clearance promotions drove down gross margin in the first fiscal quarter ended October 27, 2014, at women’s apparel retailer and NASDAQ listed, Bebe Stores. Bebe Stores said gross margin from continuing operations as ...
Mercedes-Benz is recalling 10,509 units of its C-Class compacts from model year 2015 due to issues with its steering wheel. The company said that production workers did not install a steering component properly on selected C300 and C400 ...
Tags: C-Class compacts, steering wheel, Auto
Global demand growth for fluorochemicals is forecast to accelerate, rising 3.8 percent per year to 3.8 million metric tons in 2018. Above average growth in higher value products will help drive increases in value demand more than seven ...