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X-Rite Pantone's Spectura platform is designed to bring laboratory-grade colour measurement into the production environment. But what are the technical challenges involved in achieving consistent colour measurement across different instruments, materials and production conditions? We spoke with Matt Adby, Product Development Director at X-Rite Pantone,
The partnership comes as Avantium advances its FDCA platform towards commercial production, while building customer and value-chain relationships for PEF in Japan. The Dutch technology company has partnered with Japanese plastics trading company Sojitz Pla-Net to drive adoption of its plant-based FDCA and PEF materials under the
28 July 2026--Japanese food group Meiji Holdings has agreed to sell its dairy and business-to-business (B2B) operations in China to Shanghai AustAsia Food for RMB320 million (approximately US$47.2 million), marking a strategic shift in its China business after several years of changing market conditions. The
Italian equipment manufacturer SACMI has introduced new artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities for its Computer Vision Systems (CVS), expanding the use of AI in quality inspection for rigid packaging production. According to the company, AI has become an increasingly important component of manufacturing competitiveness, prompting SACMI to integrate the technology more