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Recyclable HDPE Drink Carton Fuels Circularity

Plastics Today

Award-winning plastic packaging that’s curbside recyclable offers a sustainable alternative to difficult-to-recycle composite beverage cartons.

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Manufacturing PMI® at 46.5%; October 2024 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

The share of manufacturing sector GDP registering a composite PMI ® calculation at or below 45 percent (a good barometer of overall manufacturing weakness) was 46 percent in October, a 5-percentage point increase compared to the 41 percent reported in September.

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Service robot sales climb by 30% worldwide, reports the IFR

Robotics Business Review

As the sector is evolving rapidly, some key applications have emerged, such as food and beverage preparation, as well as guidance and information points in public environments. Its sample composition varies each year. Robots for mobile guidance, information, and telepresence accounted for the majority of these robots.

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2023 and Packaging: What Have We Seen So Far

MEM

Germany’s major packaging act, VerpackG, has mandated that retailers, restaurants, and distributors of “to-go” food delivery offering plastic food packaging and beverage cups inform consumers of reusable options for takeaway meals and drinks that can replace single-use packaging. Spain’s much-awaited Plastic Tax is now in force, and 0.45

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Manufacturing PMI® at 47.2%; September 2024 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

The share of manufacturing sector GDP registering a composite PMI ® calculation at or below 45 percent (a good barometer of overall manufacturing weakness) was 41 percent in September, an 8-percentage point increase compared to the 33 percent reported in August. We are anticipating a record sales volume for 2024.”

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Application of Use Cases in Process Manufacturing - Digital Twin vs. Machine Learning / AI

Quantis

A digital twin is a digital representation of a real object that provides a detailed and accurate representation of the object's condition and composition. The knowledge has developed from decades of process experience in the beverage bottling industry. The company Quantis relies on machine learning and AI with its IIOT platform.

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Manufacturing PMI® at 46.8% July 2024 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

More concerning: The share of sector GDP registering a composite PMI ® calculation at or below 45 percent (a good barometer of overall manufacturing weakness) was 53 percent in July, 39 percentage points higher than the 14 percent reported in June. Sales are lighter, and customer orders are coming in under forecasts.