Jon Hughes
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PCB design tools directly shape engineering efficiency and outcomes. Selecting platforms that integrate schematic capture, rule checking, stack-up control, and DFM validation reduces rework and late-stage errors. From library discipline to final Gerber output, workflow coherence determines whether fabrication proceeds cleanly or exposes avoidable oversights.
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Amcor has installed advanced 3D printing in Barcelona. The system, located within its Rigid Packaging Innovation Center, enables faster conversion of CAD concepts into functional prototypes. With additive manufacturing now operational across all five rigid packaging centres, Amcor is tightening global collaboration in health, beauty, nutrition, and food & drink markets.
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Apricorn has achieved AS9100 certification for aerospace quality. The hardware-encrypted USB manufacturer says the accreditation strengthens its position in defence and aviation markets, validating risk management, supply chain control, and quality assurance processes underpinning its encrypted storage devices.
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Testo Saveris will showcase AI-led food safety at GFSI 2026. At the Vancouver conference (24–26 March), the company will outline automated monitoring, AI language support, and simulated temperature modelling to tighten frontline execution.
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Nulogy has launched a Manufacturing Operating System for plant operations. MOS unifies production, quality, compliance, maintenance, and warehouse execution on a shared data backbone with real-time analytics and integrations. Nulogy says users see 97% inventory accuracy, 99% fill rates, and 12% OEE gains in nine months.
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Tubex has boosted tree-shelter recycling returns by 39% in 2025. The programme received 1,982 dumpy sacks, up from 1,421, and reprocessed material at 95.6% yield. With 24 free drop-off hubs, the Magnera brand is nearing two million shelters recycled since 2022.
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Cold Chain Technologies has opened a new 42,000-square-foot Mumbai facility. The Taloja, Navi Mumbai site adds manufacturing, R&D, and validation under one roof, supporting pharma and life sciences customers with faster turnaround and tighter quality control. CCT says the location strengthens India’s cold chain links across APAC.
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Amcor has launched a shaped standard bottle for beauty brands. The Mocha design offers colours, finishes, and large decoration area, with 100 ml, 250 ml, and 500 ml options. Minimum order is 10,000 units, with delivery in as little as eight weeks, plus multiple flip-top and pump pairings.
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IN Supply’s first magazine is live as routes shift. The debut issue connects trade policy, procurement pressure, compliance enforcement, cyber resilience, and climate exposure into one industrial operating context.
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Amcor is expanding its thermoforming capacity amid sector growth. Backed by steady 5% market expansion, the company is targeting ready meals and dairy applications with recycle-ready, lightweight mono-material packs, EVOH barrier options, and premium in-mould labelling to combine extended shelf-life with enhanced on-shelf impact.
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