S.Africa's manufacturing up 7 percent y/y in April

South Africa's manufacturing output rose 7 percent year-on-year in volume terms in April - far outpacing market expectations - after contracting 2.2 percent in March, Statistics South Africa said on Tuesday.

Delcam Electrode saves time and money for Cavalier Tools

Switching to Delcam Electrode software for the design and manufacture of its electrodes has saved time and money for Cavalier Tool.

Ethiopian coffee lab obtains SCAA certification

The Ethiopia Commodity Exchange coffee laboratory is the first in Africa to meet the U.S standard in coffee

PepsiCo, Theo Muller open yoghurt facility

PepsiCo, Theo Muller Group open Muller Quaker Dairy Yoghurt manufacturing facility, which will be the national production and distribution centre of Muller yoghurt

More than 43% of manufacturers designing factories of the future today

More than 43% of manufacturers designing factories of the future today, according to new IDC Manufacturing Insights Survey.

Demand in emerging economies to fuel global machine tools market

Demand from automobile, aerospace and defence industries in emerging economies to fuel global machine tools and cutting tools market, says Frost & Sullivan.

Vietnam PM says partnership with Singapore companies vital to growth

Macroeconomic stability and economic restructuring among issues discussed at IE Singapore's dialogue with Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Chomarat launches a new design product for high-end markets

C-Weave SP: a new spread fibre reinforcement for high-end Class A parts.

Amcor develops tea leaf sculpted PET bottle

Amcor develops tea leaf sculpted PET bottle for Crystal Geyser's Tejava? Premium Iced Tea.

AkzoNobel selects Terra Technology to cut inventory in Europe, Africa

AkzoNobel has purchased Terra Technology’s Demand Sensing and Multi-Enterprise Inventory Optimization solutions.

Universal high-performance lathe chucks

The ROTA NCD wedge bar power chuck from SCHUNK is extremely versatile. It is used for clamping small diameters as quickly and precisely as large ones.

Bearings distributor to commence Qatar operations

The Dubai-based Rolman Group, one of the largest and most established distributors of bearings and related technical application-specific services in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), expects to commence operations in its newly-established Doha facility as soon as next quarter this year.