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flipchip packaging and gallium nitride power transistors

24 Mar 2015
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researchers in taiwan have been studying the effects of flipchip packaging on the performance of gallium nitride gan highelectronmobility transistors hemts szuping tsai et al, appl. phys. express, vol8, p034101, 2015. packaging three devices in parallel, the team from national chiaotung university and yuan ze university found increased output current and reduced onresistance, along with greater temperature insensibility.

brisk deliveries of glass packaging in 2014, water and beer were the big winners

24 Mar 2015
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&nbsp23 mar 2015 &minus germany&rsquos container glass industry concluded the 2014 business year with gains. deliverie increased by 2.8 across all segments. domestic growth was particularly brisk with a plus of 2.7 on the previous year, according to the german glass packaging federation aktionsforum glasverpackungen. in 2013, the domestic glass market was still moving sideways compared to 2012. in 2014, deliveries abroad increased by 3.2 on the previous year. the strongest month of 2014 was july, which boasted gains of 8.6 on the previous year.&nbsp

grahams captures the magic and nostalgia of classic british seaside holidays in ice cream packaging refresh

24 Mar 2015
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scottish family dairy graham&rsquos has announced a new range of ice cream with longstanding creative branding agency threebrand helping out on the packaging.&nbspgraham&39s captures the &quotmagic and nostalgia of classic british seasidetasked with designing packaging with lots of personality to achieve standout, threebrand has drawn inspiration from the &ldquomagic and nostalgia of classic british seaside holidays,&rdquo said fiona scott, associate creative director at threebrand.&ldquolike all of the products from graham&rsquos the family dairy, the new pa

microhuber promotes safety first with gecko launch

24 Mar 2015
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micro inkshuber group launched the gecko line of flexible packaging inks in india at twin events held in mumbai and noida on 20 and 21 march 2015 respectively, in the presence of huber top brass from germany and italy, and the local printing community and print buyers.following the launch, micro huber will start production of the gecko series of inks at the expanded facility in its vapi plant.aimed especially at the food packaging segment, the series of inks under the brand name gecko which is a species of lizard, hence the brand logo of a colourful lizard are free from hazardous and toxic

pro2pac 2015 icodersolutions to demo full range

24 Mar 2015
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icodersolutions is demonstrating its full range of date coding and marking printers at pro2pac 2015.the company offers independent supply of coders to reduce the total cost of coding.it works with a selection of partners who design and manufacture printers for longterm reliable operation and independent testing.the icodersolutions equipment visitors can expect to see at stand s2008 includesbestcode series 8 continuous ink jet cij printers which are said to offer simple operation, flexible configuration and up to 8000 hour service intervals.icoder x200 thermal ink jet tij printer said to off

colormax view translucent color sensor

24 Mar 2015
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combining proven color sensor technology with innovative hardware and software, the colormax view&trade translucent color sensor was specifically developed for highspeed, online color verification of translucent packaging containers used in the pharmaceutical, food, beverage, personal care and other industries.establishes passfail criteria for color characteristics of translucent packaging materials to eliminate defects.online measurement allows realtime quality control.modulated, wide spectrum white led light source.software control enables comprehensive control of sensor settings.seri

rexam chosen by sagres beer to launch 10 new can designs showcasing portugals diverse culture

24 Mar 2015
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rexam, a leading global can maker, has been chosen by sagres, the portuguese beer brand, to create packaging for their range of new, limited edition can designs that promote the cultural diversity of ten regions in portugal.the unique cans use rexam&rsquos innovative hd printing techniques and mattovervarnish finish to bring to life the illustrated designs.

polish students find winning ways to create glass packaging

24 Mar 2015
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two polish students have taken important steps towards future careers as packaging designers thanks to a competition cosponsored by the polish glass operation of international packaging company, ardagh group.&nbsp&lsquothe art of packaging&rsquo, organised by european media group in poznan, brought together design students from art colleges throughout poland and professional designers who competed in various categories to find the most creative packaging design talents in the country.&nbspardagh, who have glass design and manufacturing units in gosty, ujcie and wyszk&oac