
On September 18 and 19, 2024, Südpack, SN Maschinenbau and Menshen are inviting manufacturers and packagers to take part in an in-house exhibition will be held at Südpack’s cutting-edge site in Erolzheim, Germany. The focus of the event will be on the in-house production of spouted pouches for packaging liquid or pasty foods. The event…

Supreme PLC has acquired the trade and assets of Clearly Drinks Limited. The acquisition broadens Supreme’s product range, bringing non-vape annualised sales to over £100 million (£250 million, including the group’s vaping division). Clearly Drinks, based in Sunderland, is a long-established, independently run manufacturer of canned and bottled-at-source spring water and soft drinks. The company…

Cathedral Park in Chișinău, Moldova. Image courtesy 123rf Tetra Tech, a provider of consulting and engineering services in water, environment and sustainable infrastructure, has been awarded $85 million to integrate a BESS in Moldova to strengthen the country’s power grid infrastructure. The funding comes courtesy of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to increase…

PEMTRON, an inspection equipment developer and supplier, is excited to announce that the company has been selected as one of the Global Leading Company 1000+ for 2024 by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS). The Global Leading Company 1000+ Project, organized by the MSS, aims to identify and validate companies with strong technological capabilities…

VJ Electronix, Inc., the leader in rework technologies and global provider of advanced X-ray inspection and component counting systems, proudly announced the recent installation of the XQuik II Plus component counter into Lonestar EMS, LLC dba Circuitronics, Inc. This new addition to their inventory management infrastructure underscores its commitment to employing state-of-the-art technology to boost…

Heraeus Electronics is proud to announce its participation in the FastLane project, an ambitious EU-funded initiative aimed at revolutionizing the European value chain for Silicon Carbide (SiC)-based power electronics. This project, led by Valeo France, spans 36 months, from May 1, 2024, to April 30, 2027. The FastLane project, titled “Boosting the European Value Chain…

Image showing previous damage to power infrastructure. Image credit: DTEK Ukrainian private energy company DTEK has released a statement confirming significant damage to a thermal power plant following Russian drone attacks on Thursday. The attacks mark the 7th large-scale attack on DTEK’s infrastructure since 22 March 2024, when Russia launched its biggest offensive against Ukraine’s…

Image courtesy 123rf In what they are calling an Australian first, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced AU$3.2 million ($2.1 million) in funding to Amber Electric to trial battery electric vehicle (BEV) smart charging and provision of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) services with residential customers. Through the trial, Amber is developing a software solution to…

SAFE has launched a campaign on acrylamide, a chemical compound that is formed during most high-temperature cooking processes, and calls for urgent action on limiting the substance in food. SAFE is strengthening its efforts on raising awareness of acrylamide and advocating for the establishment of strict limits for the presence of the substance in food.…