Engine maker LiquidPiston has introduced X Mini, a 70 cubic centimeter gasoline powered rotary four-stroke engine prototype. X Mini is expected to be used in small engine applications including electric vehicles, range extenders, ...
Tags: X Mini Engine, Auto
Men and women are working side by side and are moving China towards the future. From the outside this all looks very equal and harmonious. But do men and women really make no difference between male or female colleagues, employees or ...
Tags: China's Female, Economy Motor
For the main part of China’s history, women were dominated by a patriarchic system and forced to a background role. Only in recent history have they reached a more equal position in Chinese society and started to visibly shape the ...
Tags: Role of Women, China's history
In his address at the ‘Quality Garment Network Days’ held in Germany, Matthijs Crietee – Secretary General at International Apparel Federation (IAF) pointed out a gradual shift in garment manufacturing from ‘moving ...
In October 2014, Brazil exported 148,500 tons of cotton, which is the highest monthly volume in the last two years. “This might result in a higher volume of exports in the year, than the one forecasted up until now by Conab, at ...
Tags: cotton prices, Cotton Exports, Textile
Coats, one of the leading industrial thread and consumer textile crafts companies, has announced the opening of a global services business in Vietnam, on the eve of completing 25 years of operations in the country. The new dedicated ...
Tags: Coats Global Services, Textile
Messe Frankfurt, organizers of Heimtextil said they are enlarging offering of digital printing products and information at the trade show which runs from January 14-17, 2015. In addition to an extended ‘Digital Print’ product ...
Tags: Digital textile printing, Textile
Retail sales of sporting goods in October increased 1.2 percent seasonally adjusted month-to-month and 3.6 percent unadjusted over 2013, according to an analysis of government data by the National Retail Federation. Overall retail sales ...
Tags: sporting goods
Monday's USDA Crop Production caught the market's attention for a short time, but since then, the focus has turned to the weather in key soybean-growing areas of South America. Though rainfall is forecast in some of those critical areas, ...
Tags: Soybean, Agriculture
The firm is encouraging kids to make the move from bands to wool. Character Options is reporting an already high demand for its new Shimmer and Sparkle Cra-Z-Knitz Ultimate Designer Knitting Station. Looking to perpetuate the looming ...
Tags: Looming Kit, Toys
Heimtextil is enlarging its offering of products and information on the topical theme of digital printing. In addition to an extended Digital Print product segment in Hall 4.0, the successful European Digital Textile Conference by WTIN will ...
UK-based custom printed self adhesive labels manufacturers Mercian Labels has opened a new 24,000 ft2 factory in Staffordshire to meet the expanding demands for its digital and security labelling products. The company recently ...
New research has highlighted a growing gap between consumers’ expectations and retailers’ capabilities when it comes to delivering great shopping, resulting in consumers preferring to shop with retailers that are ...
Apollo Tyres Ltd. posted net income of nearly 2.6 billion rupees on net sales of 33 billion rupees for its second quarter ended Sept. 30, 2014. That compares to income of 2.2 billion rupees on sales of 34.3 billion rupees for the same ...
Tags: Apollo, Auto Parts
More than ever before, automation and assembly go hand in hand (or gripper to gripper)—even at small-scale, low-volume production levels. The quest for higher efficiencies and cost savings is driving manufacturers to add consistency ...
Tags: Automation, modular automation