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and cheese products play a critical role in preventing moisture loss and oxygen transmission from packaged products This attribute continues to establish a strong ground for the expansion of cheese packaging market suggests a new market intelligence study Pouches continue to hold a maximum market share demand for small sized pouches would be prominent for cheese slices and liquid cheese products Plastics would discover a substantial incremental revenue opportunity by the end of 2029 owing to superior barrier and space efficient attributes Most demand for cheese packaging is concentrated at modern trade channels such as hypermarkets and supermarkets European countries continue to hold a lions share in global cheese packaging market China India and Japan are emerging highly lucrative on the back of progressing market outlook of ready to eat products ACQUISITIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS Yokogawa opens four new tech service centers Yokogawa Corporation of America has opened four new technology service centers across the U S These new technology service centers in Salt Lake City Baton Rouge Philadelphia and The Woodlands Texas provide expanded access to Yokogawas global resources and capabilities This expansion in local delivery and support infrastructure enables customers to enhance the efficiency and productivity of the investments they make in Yokogawa control systems advanced solutions field instruments and analyzers Founded in 1915 Yokogawa engages in broad ranging activities in the areas of measurement control and information The industrial automation business provides vital products services and solutions to a diverse range of process industries including oil chemicals natural gas power iron and steel and pulp and paper Jason Industries to acquire metal finishing product manufacturer Matchless Metal Polish Company Jason Industries a diversified corporation with Osborn and Milsco business units plans to acquire The Matchless Metal Polish Company in Chicago This acquisition will offer customers access to a global leader that provides solutions for surface preparation cutting cleaning and finishing supported by exceptional technical expertise delivery and quality Matchless will be incorporated into Osborn which is the primary business unit serving the industrial market segment for Jason Industries The Matchless Metal Polish Company founded in 1885 provides a full line of metal finishing products and services including buffing compounds buffing wheels abrasives and chemicals The expanded business serves customers globally offering access to more new product ideas and techniques Founded in 1887 Osborn is the worlds leading supplier of surface treatment solutions and highquality finishing tools for industrial and commercial applications within material finishing deburring cleaning honing and surface polishing segments Founded in 1887 Osborn now includes operations in 13 countries and serves customers in more than 100 countries Dover to acquire Em tec GmbH Dover recently acquired Em tec GmbH a designer and manufacturer of flow measurement devices that serve a wide array of medical and biopharmaceutical applications Following the close of the transaction Em tec will become part of the PSG business unit within Dovers Pumps Process Solutions segment Em tec is headquartered in Finning Germany and has a 30 year history of producing flow measurement equipment used in connection with cardiac vascular and transplant surgery dialysis and life support procedures Dover is a diversified global manufacturer with annual revenue of over 7 billion They deliver equipment and components specialty systems consumable supplies software and digital solutions and support services through five operating segments Engineered Products Fueling Solutions Imaging Identification Pumps Process Solutions and Refrigeration Food Equipment Inductive Automation to expand with two new buildings Inductive Automation recently purchased land near its headquarters with plans to construct two new buildings The significant expansion comes more than two years after its previous expansion when the company purchased a building that allows it to grow to 285 employees With the two new buildings Inductive Automation will be able to triple its number of employees The company will continue to use its current building which is only 350 feet from the new site Groundbreaking for the first new building is scheduled for September Inductive Automation makes industrial automation software thats used in virtually every industry in more than 100 countries Inductive Automation creates industrial software that empowers organizations to swiftly turn great ideas into reality by removing all technological and economic obstacles By cross pollinating IT with SCADA technologies Inductive Automation created Ignition software the first universal industrial application platform with unlimited potential Ignition empowers industrial organizations around the world and in virtually every industry with an outstanding software platform and top notch support For more information visit inductiveautomation com BCG and Parsable partner to drive digital transformation Parsable and Boston Consulting Group BCG recently announced a new strategic partnership aimed at helping industrial companies accelerate 10 Processing APRIL 2020 First FiltXPO draws more than 1300 attendees to Chicago Show organizers said more than 1300 business and product developers gathered in late February at Chicagos Navy Pier for the inaugural edition of FiltXPO North Americas only exhibition and technical conference dedicated exclusively to filtration and separation products and processes More than 100 exhibitors displayed their products and services and the events technical conference featured seven sessions and 31 presenters over the course of the three day event according to a postshow news release Show organizers said many exhibitors praised the interactions they had with senior level decision makers they met on the floor for the first time The ability to forge new connections with first time attendees in new business areas provided strong value that will generate high returns Biax Fiberfilm president Doug Brown said in the post show news release Technologies displayed on the show floor included TSI International demonstrated automated filter testers Albarrie representatives discussed new designs and presented fabric samples for air and liquid filtration Ahlstrom Munksjö shared new approaches on protecting the environment and people with its industrial filtration offerings Air Techniques International tested filter media on site for efficiency and resistance The technical conference featured sessions on biopharmaceutical filtration membrane filtration air and gas filtration nanofiber filter media water filtration macro nano modeling and separation and filter media technology In addition the two day filter media training course conducted by Chris Plotz Director of Education Technical Affairs at INDA drew the maximum of 35 attendees FiltXPO will be fixed in location at the Navy Pier in Chicago and take place every 18 months with the next edition taking place October 12 14 2021 For updates visit FiltXPO com