Jon Hughes
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LOCTITE has launched a new adhesive portfolio for e-Mobility repairs. The range targets EV battery and e-Drive maintenance with thermal gap fillers, gasketing, threadlockers, and retaining compounds engineered to improve component longevity, support workshop efficiency, and reduce environmental impact under Henkel’s 4R circularity framework.
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Auto steering systems deliver measurable precision gains across diverse crops. The technology improves straight-line accuracy, reduces overlap, and supports repeatable field operations from planting through harvest, with row crops, cereals, vegetables, orchards, root crops, and oilseeds seeing the most immediate efficiency and yield benefits.
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High-traffic factory floors push standard wheels and castors beyond their limits. Frequent load shifts, temperature swings, and chemical exposure accelerate wear, driving avoidable downtime and maintenance. Precision-engineered, UK-manufactured components offer longer service life and more stable performance, helping facilities reduce failures and sustain reliable material movement under continuous demand.
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Sontara unveils sustainable wipes made from recycled and renewable materials. The new Europe-made range delivers sharply reduced carbon and transport emissions while maintaining the strength, absorbency, and low lint performance required in critical cleaning. Customers can choose off-the-shelf options or develop bespoke combinations to meet regulatory demands and sustainability goals.
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New research shows pharma supply chains accelerating predictive AI adoption. The latest LogiPharma survey highlights growing investment in blockchain, data analytics, and machine-learning risk tools, even as regulatory uncertainty, skills gaps, and internal resistance continue to hinder broader deployment across an industry pushing toward end-to-end resilience.
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Prism eLogistics stepped in to resolve Quenched’s packaging bottleneck fast. The logistics provider delivered a rapid shrink-sleeve solution for 40,000 cans, enabling the drinks company to meet urgent orders and maintain its visual identity while avoiding waste, production delays, and the commercial hit of turning customers away.
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Choosing proper industrial connectors reduces failures in harsh, fast-changing environments. Effective selection depends on matching electrical load, environmental protection ratings, and certification, ensuring connectors withstand dust, moisture, vibration, and inspection demands.
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Industrial equipment upgrades often deliver stronger long-term value than repair. This is particularly true where modern vacuum pumps improve throughput, energy efficiency and uptime. This guide outlines the key selection criteria for industrial pumps and profiles four major manufacturers shaping performance, reliability and service standards across demanding industrial environments.
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Corplex has launched closed-edge AkyPak packaging to boost hygiene standards. By sealing exposed corrugated edges, the Correx-based design reduces contamination, tearing, and delamination, extends life, and prevents water ingress during cleaning.
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Amcor will showcase its wide ranging capabilities at the Prod&Packexhibition in Lyon, France this November.
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