RFID standard to be incorporated in cargo seals
Six companies will incorporate a new international standard for shipping seals that use radio frequency identification (RFID) to warn when a cargo's contents have been breached.
Archives for August 6, 2007
Weather rains on Scottish & Newcastle's performance
Eastern Europe continues to boost the fortunes of brewer Scottish & Newcastle, driving comparable sales growth of 7.8 per cent to £2.1bn (€3bn) for the first half of the year as the company moved to offset increased input and production costs.
Monitor designed to eliminate bottling line jams
A new infeed monitor is engineered to eliminate line jams by distributing product from a nested position to multiple lanes at speeds up to 2,000 bottles per minute, its manufacturer claims.
Coffee drinking may slow cognitive decline in women
Drinking more than three cups of coffee a day may decrease a woman's rate of cognitive decline associated with age, but offers no such benefits for men, suggests a study.