Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a significant health risk. In about half of patients, the blood clot breaks away from the vein wall and travels to the lungs, where it can cause a pulmonary embolism. Approximately 25% of people who suffer a pulmonary embolism die as a result. This makes it the third le…

Endress+Hauser has once again demonstrated its commitment to innovation. In 2023, the company launched 20 new products and introduced over 1,100 new device options. The measurement and automation technology specialist’s customers also benefited from new tools and improved processes. The people behin…

The Zimmer Group is pleased to announce the opening of its new manufacturing facility at its headquarters in Rheinau. The modern new building, inaugurated in early July, expands the capacities of the Zimmer Group by an additional 5,000 square meters and provides the newly founded subsidiary Zimmer S…

For their research into customized 2D materials, a team of four scientists from Friedrich Schiller University Jena and the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF have been awarded the “Thüringer Forschungspreis” (Thuringian Research Prize). The award for scientific exc…

The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS develops and manufactures individual heatable test chips for the characterization of new gas sensor materials. Deposited sensing layers and their application-specific parameters, such as sensitivity and selectivity, can thus be specifically eva…

Asahi Kasei has announced that in April 2024 it began selling a membrane system to produce WFI (water for injection), a type of sterile water that is used for the preparation of injections. The membrane system was developed as an alternative to the conventional distillation processes for the product…

Pfeiffer Vacuum Valves & Engineering, a member of the Busch Group, received the Blue Sky Business Partner Luminary Award as the first award winner in the California service territory for its commitment to purchasing renewable energies.

Pfeiffer Vacuum’s Yreka facility participated in the prestigious…

– More responsibility for PlastiVation within the Tederic Group
– Positive order development in 2024 and an optimistic outlook
– Strategy development upcoming

Thomas Strecker is the new Managing Director of PlastiVation Machinery GmbH. The company is experiencing positive order development in 2024 and…

While the experts at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) research and develop the key technologies of tomorrow, the Piepenbrock Group ensures a clean working environment. Since January 2024, the building service provider from Osnabrück has been responsible for maintenance cleaning at the DLR site in U…

Intelligent algorithms detect errors and wear phenomena, and the smart watch informs the machine operator how to fix the disruptions: A research team from Fraunhofer IPA has developed a method, together with industry partners, on how artificial intelligence can be integrated into maintenance.

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