Latest figures show HGV registrations still falling
The latest HGV registration figures from SMMT, covering the first quarter of 2022, show a continued decline overall, but it’s not through lack of demand. With the war in Ukraine, a significant supplier of automotive components, adding to the existing shortages of semi-conductors, and raw materials such as steel and aluminium, the market is unable…
Duplo launches entry-level booklet system
Commercially available as of this week, the Duplo 150 Booklet System is additional to the manufacturer’s existing portfolio and comprises the DSC-10/60i, a heavy-duty collator feeding system, with the DBM-150 bookletmaker and trimmer. Duplo said the DSC-10/60i provides users with the power, reliability and flexibility to handle a wide range of material with consistent results,…
New apprentice opportunities at Carfulan
Despite gloomy predictions of national unemployment and recession, the Carfulan Group is bucking the trend by experiencing high demand for its world-class manufacturing technologies as the sector fights back against the impact of COVID-19. The company is on the lookout for its next batch of talented and enthusiastic candidates, who must be able to work…
Pantone hikes Connect pricing
Connect has become a potentially important tool for graphic arts professionals because Adobe has phased out Pantone Color Libraries from its Creative Cloud products, although the basic colour books remain available. When Printweek wrote about the situation over the summer, a premium annual subscription to Pantone Connect cost £42.99 per user, with volume discounts available…
Rayonier halts newsprint production and sawmills at seven Canadian mills
Rayonier Advanced Materials will take downtime at mills which are not deemed essential in times of coronavirus, Euwid reports. Rayonier Advanced Materials has announced downtime or production curtailments at seven Canadian mills. The measures are related to the spread of coronavirus. The company will stop newsprint production at its Kapuskasing mill in Ontario, Canada, with…
Teleydyne Imaging technology central to ESA Copernicus missions
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Mouser signs worldwide agreement with iWave for SoMs
The iWave portfolio includes the Xilinx ZU19/17/11 Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC SoMs based on the Zynq UltraScale+ multiprocessor SoCs (MPSoCs). They feature FPGA fabric and six heterogeneous Arm processor cores (four 64-bit Arm Cortex-A53 and two 32-bit Arm Cortex-R5 cores). Search for new and used Electronic Manufacturing Equipment for Sale here
Morgana launches new flat sheet UV coater
Commercially available as of this month, the Morgana DigiCoater Pro 400 comes with a choice of two curing modules; a cold lamp UV system, which can produce up to 45m/min of coated print, and an LED equipped machine, which can run at up to 60m/min. Both systems are suitable for inline and offline applications. A…
California pays for new zero-emission forklifts
As California plans to ban the sales of new propane and diesel-powered trucks starting in 2026, it has introduced an incentive programme for switching to zero-emission forklifts in 2022. The Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE) has $125,000,000 to spend on subsidies to encourage California businesses to purchase or lease zero-emission off-road trucks. These incentives help…
Nippon Paper establishes new company in Autralia
Nippon Paper Industries has established a new local subsidiary in Australia to further strengthen the liquid packaging carton business and facilitate global business expansion. In recent years, the transition toward sustainable packaging solutions is expected to take place in the Oceanian market, as in other regions. Against this background, demand for paper packages made mainly…