Volkswagen of America has announced full pricing of the all-new 2019 Jetta, which the company says raises the bar in the compact sedan class, with new technology features. Now based off the award-winning MQB platform, the 2019 Jetta ...
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Australian packaging firm Amcor has developed a new polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle for Nature’s Promise hand soap brand. The new 12oz bottle, which contains 50% post-consumer recycled (PCR) content, has been developed in ...
Sato America has partnered with Metalcraft, a provider of durable nameplate, label and RFID products, to offer on-metal tag printing, RFID encoding services. The deal allows Metalcraft’s Universal Mini Onsite Printable RFID tags to ...
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Iveco, a brand of CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNHI /MI: CNHI), presented its world premiere IVECO Z TRUCK at the 2016 IAA Show in Hannover, Germany. IAA is the commercial vehicle industry's leading international trade show, taking place every two ...
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Robots are no longer the unyielding, one-task giants doing humans' dull and dangerous work. The new breed can perform more than one task and work alongside humans without being a physical threat. As a result, manufacturers across industries ...
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The Association of Global Automakers and the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITSA) have called upon Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to focus on safety first while changing the rules of 5.9 GHz Safety Spectrum band. ...
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Ford has announced two safety recalls for 450,013 vehicles in North America due to issues with the fuel tank and steering column. The company is recalling around 450,000 units of 2010-2011 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan vehicles due to ...
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Retail sales have continued to slow, with the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) CHEP Retail Index revealing growth of only four per cent year-on-year in the March quarter, slowing to three per cent by the June quarter. Retail ...
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The Australian retail sector is expected to see a further slowing in growth nationally, with the AFGC CHEP Retail Index showing growth of 4 per cent year-on-year in the March quarter, slowing to 3 per cent by the June quarter. Within this ...
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Zero-emission vehicle maker Proterra has announced an extended range battery system for its electric bus. With the launch of the TerraVolt XR extended-range battery, the buses can be configured to travel up to 180 miles between ...
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Will it be possible one day to reconfigure electronic microchips however we want, even when they are in use? A recent discovery by a team at EPFL suggests as much. The researchers have demonstrated that it is possible to create conductive ...
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Softblock is one half of molo’s softwall+softblock modular system. Softblock can be thought of as paper partition building blocks that stack and attach end to end, then quickly reconfigure to fulfil new functions. Their modular design ...
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Belvedere Vodka, a brand of Polish rye vodka produced and distributed by LVMH, is planning to divest its non-strategic and operational loss-making assets, in a move to boost profits. The sale includes wholesale and retail activities in ...
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Celupaper has entered into an agreement with Italy-based Toscotec for a new PM3 tissue machine and to rebuild the existing PM2 machine at Papelera Nicaragua in Argentina. With the new machines, the company will be able to reach a total ...
FUJITEC plans to increase its capacity by 25% before 2015 by building new parts plants. Mitsubishi Electric also plans to increase its capacity by 20% before 2020. China, as a huge market for global elevator manufacturers, has half of the ...
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