It’s all systems go at Canon because it didn’t chase growth
The robot trolleys scooting around Canon’s Toride photocopier assembly plant quietly beep a little melody – “Toryanse”, a traditional folk song – to warn workers that they’re coming. The lyrics translate as: “Unless you are going to the shrine, don’t take this path”, a typically [...]
Monthly Archives: November 2008
Cut-free zone: a company to copy in a slump
Aegate steals a march in war against counterfeit drugs
Aegate, the drug authentication business, will move into Ireland in January, strengthening its position ahead of expected EU legislation to fight the growing threat of counterfeit drugs.
Millions at risk from fake medicines smuggled into UK
Packets of fake pills are being smuggled into high-street chemists and sold as real medicines that prevent heart attacks or fight cancer, putting the lives of millions of British patients at risk.