China has been a dominant force in the electronics market since the early 1990s, so it’s only right that you’re interested in sourcing electronic products from this country. But where do you need to focus your efforts? What ...
European food packaging producer Flo has unveiled new industrial compostable coffee capsule, Gea, which was developed in partnership with functional biopolymers producer NatureWorks. Gea capsule contains Ingeo polylactic acid (PLA), which ...
Tags: food packaging, packaging
Jing Zhang, a faculty member at Rochester Institute of Technology, has received a CAREER award from the US National Science Foundation (NSF) for work to develop new, highly efficient ultraviolet light sources. Zhang’s NSF award of ...
Tags: UV LEDs, UV Photonics
South Korean automotive supplier Hyundai Mobis said it will soon test its autonomous car model, named M.BILLY, in Michigan, US. The testing will be for level 3 and level 4 autonomous driving system development. The company currently has ...
Tags: Self-Driving Car, Hyundai Mobis
Grolsch, an international brewery, was looking to further expand their sustainable image with a beverage crate made from 100% post-consumer plastic waste for its pils brand Kornuit. To realize this challenge, Grolsch looked to the ...
Chinese multinational technology firm Baidu has secured first batch of licenses to carry out road tests for autonomous vehicles in Beijing. At the launch ceremony today, five cars powered by Apollo, the open autonomous driving platform by ...
Tags: Baidu, Autonomous Driving Vehicles
Aptar has launched a Sustainable Materials Task Force that addresses customer, consumer and regulatory expectations for sustainable product offerings. Sustainability is a key driver in the market today. Sustainability efforts are now ...
The EU-funded NanoPack Project will reveal the results of new antimicrobial efficacy tests that demonstrate the ability of its innovative film to extend bread shelf life by an extra three weeks at Anuga FoodTec, which will take place from ...
Tags: NanoPack, Food Packaging
Nissan Motor and DeNA will start Easy Ride robo-vehicle mobility service trial in Japan, starting 5 March 2018. The field test, which will run until 18 March 2018, will take place in Minatomirai district of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. ...
Tags: Nissan, mobility service
Sacmi Automation & Inspection Systems Division’s new cap inspection system has been tested by an undisclosed can manufacturer at its facility in Asturias, Spain. The new DECOCAP 360-3D cap inspection system is claimed to be the ...
Stratasys said that Dutch 3D service bureau, Visual First, is using FDM Nylon 12CF carbon-filled thermoplastic to replace metal machine parts for its customer, The Chocolate Factory. The ability to 3D print machinery replacement parts ...
Tags: 3D Printing Material, Chocolate
Continental and Huawei have successfully conducted field trials for testing the efficiency of Cellular Vehicle to Everything (C-V2X) communication standard in Shanghai. C-V2X is emerging as a promising wireless communication technology, ...
Tags: Continental, Huawei, Cellular Vehicle
Puerto Rican firm PET Plastics has purchased a complete system from Sacmi capable of processing up to 2,000 caps per minute, with higher quality performance, lower costs and increased process efficiency. Fast, easy size changeovers, ...
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DS Smith said that it will participate in the coffee cup recycling trial that will be carried out at its Kemsley Paper Mill located in Sittingbourne, UK. Slated to begin in January 2018, the project is being carried out on behalf of the ...
Tags: Coffee Cup, corrugated case
Clariant has launched new 3D Printing business to meet the demand of the fast-changing Additive Manufacturing market for premium and customized 3D printer filaments. Additive Manufacturing (AM) is growing at a rapid pace globally, with ...
Tags: 3D Printing, Additive