UK’s packaging materials supplier Kite Packaging has acquired Northamptonshire-based packaging distributor, Phoenix Box. Established in 1993, Phoenix Box is engaged in the JIT and direct line supply of corrugated cases and other ...
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We run through all the big new features on the redesigned entry-level Kindle. Amazon has announced a newly redesigned version of its base-level Kindle – the first update to the most affordable Kindle in two years. And while this ...
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Ever more Taiwanese hand tool makers have ventured into the development of digital tools to secure sustainable growth, thanks to the nudging by ITRI.Development of digital tools has been regarded as one of Taiwan's hand tool industry's ...
Researchers at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) are proposing using III-nitride and silicon carbide (SiC) hybrid technologies for high-voltage power devices [Jin Wei et al, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, vol63, ...
The latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey results show that the steady increase in hiring intentions in Australia will continue into the third quarter of 2016. Of the 1,500 public and private employers surveyed, 13 per cent indicated ...
Cold beer usually goes hand-and-hand with summer but at least 38.1 per cent of Australians continue to drink beer every month no matter the weather, says new data from Roy Morgan Research. Three-quarters of these beer drinkers are men, ...
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Despite taking a knock last month with the closure of Disney Infinity, Skylanders creator Jeff Poffenbarger has indicated a healthy future for the market. Toys-to-Life games such as LEGO Dimensions and Nintendo Amiibo are ‘only ...
Luxury bedmaker Savoir Beds has announced the debut of its first company-owned US showroom in New York City’s Upper East Side. The historic brand’s second Manhattan outpost has opened its doors on E 59th Street in the heart of ...
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Gardening product production makes up a significant part of Taiwan's hardware industry.Garden tools along with related accessories, which totally generate export revenue of around US$95 million on average every year, are a major contributor ...
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DuPont Nutrition & Health plans to turn its plant in Grindsted, Denmark, into a carbon dioxide neutral facility by next year. To achieve this, the company will retrofit the plant's large coal boiler to burn wood chips. By doing so, ...
Cascades,a recovery and manufacturing of green packaging and tissue products, has announced plans to build a new tissue converting plant in Scappoose, Oregon, US. The US$64 million investment includes new state-of-the-art converting lines ...
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McLaren Packaging, which operates from four sites across Scotland has completed a significant investment in its manufacturing capabilities. The company has just finalised a £350k investment in its Stirling-based operation Blue Box ...
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Taiwanese machine-tool builders generally enjoy robust revenue in May thanks to market recovery (photo courtesy of UDN.com).Mainly fueled by strong orders from downstream manufacturers in such sectors as automobiles, smartphones and ...
With multiple companies making a play for its territory during E3 2016 this week, Oculus VR has announced more than 30 titles will launch alongside the Oculus Touch controller this year. The only problem is, we still don’t know when ...
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Sophia University in Japan has developed a technique for growing laser diodes on an indium phosphide (InP) layer bonded to silicon (Si) [Keiichi Matsumoto et al, Appl. Phys. Express, vol9, p062701, 2016]. The researchers claim that this is ...
Tags: Laser Diodes, Si Substrates