May 02, 2017, Tuesday

Hitachi Chemical acquires German thermal insulation maker Isolite GmbH

The move is aimed at strengthen Hitachi Chemical's automotive products business

April 19, 2017, Wednesday

Adidas & Carbon develop process for mass production of 3D printed footwear

Process overcomes shortcomings of conventional 3D printing methods, ie low production speed & scale

April 17, 2017, Monday

UK-based start-up Skipping Rocks Lab develops edible packaging for water

The seaweed-based packaging material is claimed to be cheaper than plastics

April 12, 2017, Wednesday

Toyota to invest $1.33 bn for setting up automotive plant in Kentucky

This investment is part of Toyota's plan to invest $ 10 billion in the US over the next five years

April 07, 2017, Friday

ABB buys B&R to strengthen leadership position in industrial automation

B&R recorded annual sales of more than $ 600 mn in the $20-bn machine & factory automation market

March 29, 2017, Wednesday

Adient to collaborate with Boeing to improve aircraft seating & interiors

The aircraft interiors market is estimated to reach $ 21.7 bn by 2025, as per Counterpoint Market

March 08, 2017, Wednesday

Ford Motor plans to use 3D printing technology for making large auto parts

With light-weighting & personalisation in mind, Ford to use Stratasys 3D printer for this project

March 06, 2017, Monday

Zachry Group buys Ambitech Engineering

Ambitech has 750 employees in multiple locations across US, India, Philippines and Middle East

March 02, 2017, Thursday

Henkel in talks to buy Darex Packaging from GCP Applied for $ 1.05 bn

Acquisition will strengthen Henkel's position in the attractive metal packaging market

March 01, 2017, Wednesday

Dell uses recycled ocean plastics to make packaging tray for laptop

The firm has reached its 2020 goal of using 50 million pounds of recycled materials in its products

February 18, 2017, Saturday

New technologies to drive global biofuels demand to 67 bn gallons in 2022

Advanced biofuels will nearly double in 5 years to 9.6 billion gallons per year, says Lux Research

February 08, 2017, Wednesday

Human-assisting robotic technologies to prosper in warehouses sector

E-commerce boom & investor funding giving boost to warehouse robotics startups, says Lux Research

February 02, 2017, Thursday

Fish farmers get a low catch in this budget: Kamlesh Gupta

While agriculture got allocations of Rs 13,741 cr, fisheries & aquaculture received only Rs 401 cr

January 27, 2017, Friday

Johnson & Johnson buys Swiss biopharma firm Actelion for $ 30 billion

It will also have 16% stake in Actelion's yet-to-be created R&D company

January 18, 2017, Wednesday

Unilever aims for 100% recyclable plastic packaging by 2025

It has committed to ensure all of its plastic packaging is designed to be recyclable or compostable

December 21, 2016, Wednesday

Linde and Praxair merger to create $30 bn industrial gases behemoth

The combined entity will leverage upon unique strengths of each company - Linde's long-standing leadership in technology with ...

December 17, 2016, Saturday

Nano Dimension delivers 3D printer to leading defence company

This marks Nano Dimension's fifth delivery of the DragonFly 2020 3D printer, following deliveries to leading companies from a ...

November 25, 2016, Friday

Stratasys and Siemens partner to develop additive manufacturing solutions

Two companies aim to strengthen and expand the benefits of 3D printing in manufacturing value chain in sectors such as aerospace, ...

November 22, 2016, Tuesday

Oil & gas industry turn to 3D printing to cut costs and raise efficiencies

In an era of low oil prices, 3D printing offers gains in a wide range of use cases, as leaders like Halliburton, Schlumberger, ...

November 16, 2016, Wednesday

Material innovation to bring long-lasting solar panels in market

Biggest growth opportunities in solar often lie in emerging markets located in harsh climates, so technologies to make modules ...