Smart manufacturing ecosystems create competitive edge

Deloitte and MAPI Study finds ecosystems can create competitive edge for manufacturers facing ongoing disruption.

Teel Plastics adds Davis-Standard lines for swab stick production

Teel Plastics deploys operational excellence to fight COVID-19 with the installation of Davis-Standard lines to address swab stick demand

Clariant expands pigments lab in S. Africa

Clariant inaugurates pigments laboratory in South Africa to service whole continent and the Middle East

Big Bottling Company invests in PET line from KHS

Nigeria-based Big Bottling Company has opted for KHS for its new PET line.

Impact of materials science on EV battery

As demand for such vehicle type increases, new breakthroughs in battery production are showing great promise for high-power electric vehicles and other transport applications.

TDM Systems, DMG MORI sign digital tool management deal

TDM Systems has signed a new cooperation agreement with one of the world's leading manufacturer of machine tools DMG MORI.

Super high-flow PC resin for LED lighting

Increasing complexity of automotive LED lighting designs creates demand for novel and easy to mold thermoplastics

SÜDPACK acquires LPF

SÜDPACK has acquired LPF Flexible Packaging B.V. (LPF) from the Clondalkin Group.

Bausano launches extruders in U.S. and Canada

New features of Bausano’s MD Plus and MD Nextmover lines include Digital Extruder Control 4.0 for real-time analytics and Smart Energy System that offers significant energy savings

Number of food and drink acquisitions grew in 2020

Zenith Global reports 831 mergers and acquisitions in the global food and beverage industry in 2020

A solid way to overcome microdefects

James Thorpe, global product manager at Sandvik Coromant, explains how a drill’s design is integral to producing better quality holes.

State of the art measuring device for GCT

GCT GmbH, the global leaders in diamond coated micro-tools are pleased to announce the full production startup of their new state of the art measuring device.