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Amcor has secured two honours at the UK Packaging Awards. The business won UK Packaging Company of the Year, while Mike Baxter was recognised for Outstanding Contribution to the Packaging Industry.
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ECITB has launched training addressing risks from unsuitable protective equipment. Developed with input from the Women’s Engineering Society, the two short courses examine PPE fit, worker responsibilities and the organisational processes needed to provide effective protection in high-hazard engineering environments.
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LIS Technologies has received uranium feedstock for laser enrichment trials. The material will support commissioning and process optimisation at its Oak Ridge demonstration facility, where the company is developing evidence of technical performance before progressing towards commercial production.
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Ginkgo has integrated automated cellular imaging into its Nebula laboratory. Araceli Biosciences’ Endeavor instrument can image a 1,536-well plate in less than four minutes, supporting continuous analysis within the Boston robotic research facility.
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Kawasaki will introduce its CP110L palletiser to North American manufacturers. The 110 kg robot will demonstrate handling boxes and bags with one Piab end effector at PACK EXPO, where compact installations are a central focus.
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Seeq and Cognizant will combine analytics for pharmaceutical manufacturing operations. Their collaboration focuses on overall equipment effectiveness, continued process verification and more consistent use of production data across multiple sites.
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Magna Mining has approved restarting Ontario’s historic Levack copper-nickel mine. A preliminary economic assessment forecasts commercial production in mid-2028, but the company is proceeding without mineral reserves established through a feasibility study.
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Nucor plans new capacity for steel utility structures in Indiana. The proposed $105 million Crawfordsville expansion adds more than 120,000 square feet of manufacturing space and is expected to create 100 jobs, subject to approvals.
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GlobalFoundries has agreed to manufacture silicon interposers for TSMC packaging. The $2 billion arrangement runs initially for five years and will add capacity at Malta, New York, with volume production expected to ramp in the first half of 2028.
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ESET researchers have traced MATCHBOIL malware changes affecting Ukrainian industries. The downloader appeared at transport, manufacturing and energy organisations, while later variants changed how they communicated, persisted and resisted analysis. The findings do not establish attacks on industrial controllers.
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