A recent survey by the VDMA shows that 44 percent of mechanical engineering companies in Baden-Württemberg are cautiously optimistic about the rest of the year. The reason for this is an improvement in the supply of materials, with the exception of electronic components. As a result, 68 percent of companies in Baden-Württemberg expect nominal sales growth for 2023.
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DHL Supply Chain, the business unit of Deutsche Post DHL Group specializing in contract logistics, has put its largest fully automated warehouse with robotic picking into operation for its customer Peek & Cloppenburg Düsseldorf at the logistics center in Staufenberg, Lower Saxony.
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Promotion opportunities guaranteed: The packaging industry offers attractive jobs. Packaging Valley spares no effort to spark enthusiasm in skilled workers and young talent for its member companies and the industry.
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Cosmetics group L’Oréal wants to revitalize the beauty industry with two new technology prototypes. The device, called “Hapta,” is designed to help people with limited fine motor skills apply makeup or lipstick. People can use the “Brow Magic” to style their eyebrows. They are assisted in this by an app.
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Online retailer Amazon wants to do away with the barcode in favor of a camera system, US media report.
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New ideas for e-commerce packaging are always in demand. Because online trade continues to boom. A start-up has now developed inflatable packaging for mail orders.
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The companies Gerresheimer and Merck want to optimize supply chains in the pharmaceutical sector with the help of newly developed digital twins.
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The Rewe Group wants to be the first grocer to use small robotic vehicles from US manufacturer Cartken to deliver groceries in Hamburg.
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Sebapharma, a leading company in medical skin cleansing and body care and known by the brand name sebamed, is gradually discontinuing the production of all instruction leaflets.
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Sidel has opened a new center for PET recycling. At the only PET recycling pilot plant to date in Octeville, France, the company aims to deepen its expertise in PET recycling to fully support market players in the switch to recycled PET.
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