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  • Mondi acquires Schumacher Packaging’s Western Europe assets

    With the completion of the acquisition of Schumacher Packaging’s Western Europe assets, Mondi, a world leader in the manufacturing of sustainable paper and packaging, has increased the capacity, innovation, and product range available to consumers who require high-performance, sustainable packaging on a large scale. For existing Mondi customers, the expanded product range and enhanced production…


  • Ulma Packaging’s new TFX thermoformers combine intelligence, sustainability, and efficiency

    With a strong emphasis on production efficiency, sustainability, and digitalisation, Ulma Packaging is presenting a new line of high-performance TFX thermoformers to address today’s issues in the food sector. The hygienically designed TFX thermoformers stand out for their high performance and operational availability producing high quality packaging with sustainable materials. Advanced technologies have been incorporated…


  • Invinity Energy to break ground on vanadium flow battery in UK

    Image courtesy Invinity Energy Systems Invinity Energy Systems has reached an agreement to proceed with the LODES project, developing, building, owning and operating an up to 20.7MWh vanadium flow battery (VFB) in the UK. Invinity has acquired the rights to develop, build, own and operate the system using the Company’s VS3 vanadium flow batteries on…


  • Bühler and Icos Capital connect start-ups and corporates to scale up efforts to address industry’s challenges 

    Investors, industry leaders, and start-ups from the biotech sector heard how to accelerate sustainable solutions, harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) at the “Accelerating Sustainability Summit” at Bühler’s CUBIC Innovation Campus on March 28, 2025. Climate tech venture capital fund, Icos Capital, held the event with Bühler to enable start-ups to scale up their…


  • CCEP seeks to upend RTD market with first-ever taste innovation

    The first-ever flavour innovation from Absolut Vodka & Sprite features a strong watermelon twist. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) is shaking up the ready-to-drink category with the launch of Absolut Vodka & Sprite Watermelon – the brand’s first-ever flavour innovation. Available nationwide now, the sleek 250ml cans combine Sprite’s signature crisp taste with Absolut Vodka’s smoothness…


  • The flavour of summer in a can.
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    The first-ever flavour innovation from Absolut Vodka & Sprite features a strong watermelon twist. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) is shaking up the ready-to-drink category with the launch of Absolut Vodka & Sprite Watermelon – the brand’s first-ever flavour innovation. Available nationwide now, the sleek 250ml cans combine Sprite’s signature crisp taste with Absolut Vodka’s smoothness…


  • FlashPCB Enhances Manufacturing Capabilities with Acquisition of 1 Click SMT Drymaster

    FlashPCB, a leading provider of quick-turn PCB assembly, has further strengthened its manufacturing capabilities with the purchase of a 1 Click SMT Drymaster 555L. The sale was facilitated by Don Dennison, President of PIT – Equipment Services, LLC, a trusted provider of advanced electronics manufacturing solutions. The 1 Click SMT Drymaster 555L is a state-of-the-art…


  • Anglia launches new Anglia Plus customer loyalty scheme: 90-day payment terms & receive rewards worth up to £2,500

    Anglia Components, the UK and Pan EU distributor that consistently delivers new and innovative customer support programs, today launched Anglia Plus, a customer loyalty scheme that offers extended payment terms and money back rewards for customers that place orders through Anglia Live, the company’s ecommerce platform that is open to customers in the UK and…


  • Teradyne Announces Production System for Double-Sided Wafer Probe Test for Silicon Photonics

    Teradyne, Inc. , a leading provider of automated test equipment, has partnered with ficonTEC, a global leader in production solutions for photonics assembly and test, to announce the availability of the first high-volume, double-sided wafer probe test cell for silicon photonics. This innovative solution is designed to meet the growing demand for high-throughput electro-optical testing…


  • Chris Merow from Europlacer at IPC APEX 2025

    Claire Saunders from What’s New in Electronics TV talks to Chris Merow from Europlacer at IPC APEX 2025 in Anaheim, USA. [embedded content] WNIE TV is kindly sponsored by Axxon Mycronic, BTU, Kyzen, Kurtz Ersa, Koh Young Technology, Nordson Test & Inspection, Viscom, EVS, Indium, ROKA Solutions, ART, and Saki.