The role of emotional appeal in product development

In creating a product, manufacturers shouldn’t underestimate the emotions it may trigger in consumers. There are various approaches to measuring emotional response toward products.

Food packing a growing sector for plastic sacks

Plastic heavy duty sacks offer enhanced performance over paper sacks in most end use sectors, according to AMI 

Reasons for picking a type of ice cream

How do consumers choose their ice cream? The GNT Group lists the top five aspects of ice cream indulgence

Marking solutions showcased at FachPack

LEIBINGER will present its German quality industrial inkjet printers, vision systems and camera systems at FachPack 2016 

Coperion redesigned twin screw extruder model

Twin screw extruder ZSK Mv PLUS in a new hygienic design for markedly improved product and production safety  

China Electricity Council will release the first batch of organizational standards at EP China 2016

Brand-new concurrent expo -- China International Exhibition on Technology & Equipment for Electricity Safety and Emergency Response debuts

The compact all-rounder

The quest of the commercial vehicle industry to reduce unit costs and increase productivity in the machining of powertrain components is presenting ever greater challenges to mechanical engineering companies all over the world. 

New scale in robot-based 3D in-line metrology

The ZEISS AIMax cloud optical 3D sensor is the new benchmark in robot-based 3D in-line metrology in the fields of sheet metal processing and car body construction. 

Milacron's breakthrough technologies to bring Klear cans and recyclable single use coffee pods to the market

Milacron sold its first Milacron Klear Can production system, while another technology is used in the production of recyclable single use coffee pods

Quicker machining of vehicle shafts

A machine that offers an extremely time efficient solution for the production of vehicle shafts. 

Avery Dennison upgrades plant with a new coater

The new coater at the Schwelm plant offers large production flexibility with two coating methods and 10 different solvent-based adhesives.  

Highest flexibility in heavy-duty machining

Massive workpieces and small batch sizes in commercial vehicle production can clash. The VM 9 turning center has the functionality to be loaded and unloaded automatically or manually based on the customers’ demands