Cotton cultivation in Latin American country of Colombia has deteriorated due to the decreasing demand from both the domestic and global textile industry as well as lack of sophisticated pest management program. According to the ...
Tags: Cotton, Farming Deteriorates
US-based dispensing systems supplier AptarGroup has announced plans to invest $26m to increase the capacity of its Aptar Stelmi pharma packaging business, which was acquired in July 2012. The investment will be used to expand facilities, ...
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Before taking a plunge into GRP ladder, it feels important to throw some light on what GRP is and why there is much of fuss about this material in the industry. GRP, in its expanded form, refers to Glass Reinforced Plastic. Reinforced ...
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Electric motors account for around 69 percent of power consumption in manufacturing businesses according to the European Commission s Motor Challenge Programme. Pump systems constitute the largest individual item in this area, with just ...
Tags: Manufacturing, Processing Machinery, Industrial Equipment, Components
One way of securing the supply of high-quality technical rubbers to industry is to employ plants or other recycled material as feedstock. The BIOPROOF project aims to do just that, and is now being supported by expertise from pump and valve ...
US-based manufacturer of process automation systems Key Technology has unveiled a new standard Iso-Flo conveyor and hygienic options for all other Iso-Flo vibratory conveyors at the Pack Expo event in Las Vegas. According to the company, ...
Streamlight Inc., a leading provider of high-performance lighting and weapon light/laser sighting devices, announced The Siege, a rugged, cordless, alkaline battery-powered LED lantern designed for a wide variety of outdoor, safety and ...
Tags: LED lighting, Streamlight, LED Lantern, LED
Germany based specialty chemicals company Lanxess has opened its first production facility in Russia that manufactures rubber additives used in automotive and tire industries. The company's subsidiary Rhein Chemie will produce ...
Tags: Rubber Additives, Lanxess
Maize now has competition as the most important energy crop for German biogas plants: beets, particularly sugar beets and specially-bred energy beets, are becoming more and more popular. Firstly, they achieve a very high dry matter content, ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, biogas plants
One of the products which the building materials manufacturer Knauf makes in Iphofen is a concrete primer. What is intended to ensure that plaster evenly bonds onto smooth walls in construction does however create problems when filling: the ...
Tags: Netzsch Pumps, Knauf Bauprodukte
Almost all of the pressure sensors in the market have a diaphragm made of stainless steel (e.g. flush-mounted pressure sensor) or made of other metallic or non-metallic materials such as ceramic. And most pressure sensors are add-on sensors ...
Tags: Pressure Sensor, Viscotec
Panasonic today announced pricing and availability for the new models 2013 headphone lineup, which features a wide array of styles designed for ultimate functionality and appeal. The Panasonic Iconics series features two new headphone ...
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Steven Reinstadtler, industrial marketing manager – coatings for construction, Bayer MaterialScience LLC, has been elected President of the Polyurea Development Association (PDA). He will officially begin his one-year term during the ...
Researchers at Nottingham Trent University have created an artificial eye with a cosmetic pupil that can dilate and contract in response to light. "The prototype aims to solve the longstanding problem of eye loss victims having two ...
Tags: light, bright sunshine, Lighting
Knoll Maschinenbau has developed an elastomer and joint-free variant of its proven MX progressing cavity pump. Robust PTE is used for the stator and the secondary seals, which means that neither colors and paints that contain solvents nor ...
Tags: Progressing Cavity Pump, Pump, Manufacturing, Processing Machinery