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1 month ago | 
packaging-gateway.com | VMS Engage-Buyer's Guide |Mohamed Dabo
A coalition of 150 environmental organisations and businesses has voiced strong opposition to California’s newly proposed Assembly Bill 473 (AB 473), arguing that it undermines the state’s existing “Truth in Labelling” law (SB 343). The bill, introduced by Assembly Member Lori Wilson, seeks to alter California’s standards for labelling single-use plastic items as recyclable.
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1 month ago | 
packaging-gateway.com | VMS Engage-Buyer's Guide |Mohamed Dabo
Marks and Spencer anticipates an annual cost of £40 million due to forthcoming sustainability taxes, reflecting the increasing financial pressures on UK retailers. The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme, set to commence in October 2025, requires businesses to cover the costs associated with the disposal of household packaging waste. This initiative aims to incentivise companies to adopt more sustainable packaging solutions.
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1 month ago | 
packaging-gateway.com | VMS Engage-Buyer's Guide |Mohamed Dabo
The Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) will showcase how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming plastics recycling at its upcoming exhibition and conference, set to take place at RAI Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on 1-2 April 2025. The event will feature an AI Innovation Hub, demonstrating advancements in recycling technology, including a swarm robot sorting display and an interactive AI-based recycling data game.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
power-technology.com | VMS Engage-Buyer's Guide
Power plant maintenance ensures power assets’ continuous operations, extends their useful lives, and streamlines their performance and availability. The use of technologies such as predictive maintenance and drones can help power plant operators implement and adhere to maintenance schedules, minimise the wear and tear of components, avoid unscheduled stoppages and ensure optimal productivity of power plants.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
power-technology.com | VMS Engage-Buyer's Guide
Industrial safety equipment is extremely important for operators within the power industry. Safety needs in the power industry are diverse, with different power generation and transmission systems presenting different challenges. While protection against electrical hazards such as arc flashes and or electrocutions is a concern across the industry, additional specific safety measures are required.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
medicaldevice-network.com | VMS Engage-Buyer's Guide
Siemens Healthineers has secured the CE Mark for two innovative features within its syngo.PET Cortical Analysis software application. These enhancements utilise positron emission tomography (PET) to measure protein deposits in the brain that are indicative of Alzheimer’s disease. The new Centiloid scoring feature is a method to standardise beta-amyloid plaque quantification in PET scans across various radiopharmaceuticals.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
packaging-gateway.com | VMS Engage-Buyer's Guide |Mohamed Dabo
Avery Dennison, in collaboration with the University of Memphis, has recently launched an exhibit showcasing how RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology is transforming packaging and logistics. The exhibit highlights innovative uses of RFID in streamlining parcel handling, from shipment through to the final delivery stage, with an emphasis on improving operational efficiency and sustainability.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
packaging-gateway.com | VMS Engage-Buyer's Guide |Mohamed Dabo
The European Union has officially adopted a new regulation allowing the use of digital labelling on fertilising products. This move, approved by the Council, marks the final step in the legislative process. The regulation encourages the use of digital labels while maintaining physical labels where necessary, simplifying requirements for suppliers and improving the clarity of product information. The adoption of digital labels is expected to reduce both costs and bureaucracy for producers.
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Oct 12, 2024 | 
medicaldevice-network.com | VMS Engage-Buyer's Guide
Medical device sterilization is a continuously evolving process. This growth and development is, at least in part, due to the growing number of hospital-acquired and other infections, improved attention to disinfection, rising counts of surgical procedures. It is also related to the growth of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. Growing consumer awareness of various sterilization products and services has significantly increased demand for them.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
medicaldevice-network.com | VMS Engage-Buyer's Guide
Medical device interface design includes all the physical elements of a medical device that enable interaction between the user, such as doctors, nurses and patients, as well as the device itself. The growing utility of technical equipment in the healthcare industry continuously calls for more advancement in medical device interfaces to make the devices more user-friendly.
