Ford is planning to mass produce driverless cars and introduce them in commercial operation in a ride-hailing service by 2021. To help speed up development of self-driving cars, Ford is investing in or collaborating with four startups on ...
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Verso Corporation, a leading producer of flexible packaging, technical, and label and converting papers, introduced GlazeArmor Micro, a bleached, uncoated machine-glazed paper with oil and grease resistance (OGR) that is specifically ...
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Atlas Copco’s purchase of Italian manufacturer Varisco has enhanced its position in the pumps business and dewatering applications. We discover what Varisco brings to the group and how the Portable Energy division intends to move ...
Transport for London (TfL) celebrates 'Metroland' and its role in the suburban development of London's housing stock at this year’s designjunction, as part of this year's London Design Festival, with a funfair style booth designed by ...
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Several patents by Nintendo have recently been released online, and some of the them suggest gesture support is coming to NX. First spotted by users on NeoGAF, many of these new patents appear to be very similar to a report published by ...
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Ulma, a supplier of packaging machinery and automated lines, has installed new tray-sealed packaging equipment at Traditional Norfolk Poultry’s (TNP) Shropham facility in UK to boost the latter’s productivity and improve ...
With a history of more than half a century, fastener production is today one of Taiwan's most globally competitive industries in the southern region. This achievement is attributable to insiders' efforts on moving forwards high value-added ...
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Your event is tomorrow and your images are not showing up on the monitor. It’s late, you traveled all day, and the AV tech is nowhere to be found. There are some simple things that can make or break your next event that we should ...
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Toscotec has installed its PM1 machine at the Rossmann Group’s Papeterie Sical facility in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. The PM1 machine has been installed at the facility to produce container board products. The machine, which has ...
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Husky Injection Molding Systems has introduced a latest generation of its HyCAP beverage closure molding machine for improved productivity. The fully integrated HyCAP4 high output system is designed to produce the high quality, light ...
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Makers of vertical form/fill/seal machines have offered automatic set-up functionality for mechanical axes of motion for some time now. So when changeover to a new bag size requires an adjustment of the vacuum belts that pull the flexible ...
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The payoff of Taiwanese fastener makers' effort on going upmarket is a major growth drive for the industry's sustainable development (in the photo are the high-strength, quality-approved bolts and fixings for rail construction). Although ...
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UK based retailer JD Williams has installed automated packaging line at its Lilac & Briar Mill facility in Shaw, Lancashire, to boost its production capacity. The retailer has installed an automated packaging line from Axiom GB as well as ...
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Optima has expanded its machine range to include new entry-level solutions. These solutions currently include the flexible and completely attuned filling and closing machines OPTIMA FM1 and CM1. These new systems can also be used as ...
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Germany-based KHS has introduced a new crowner, designed to help in maintaining hygienic standards in beer filling systems. The new crowner, which has undergone testing for microbial safety, is designed to help in reducing cleaning times ...