The Hohenstein Academy is now offering its courses at university level. The part-time further education program "Quality Manager (Univ.)" can be credited with a total of 12 ECTS points towards a university degree.

Hohenstein offers the certificate course together with the IBH (Institute for Vocationa…

Under the name FaireMasken, the Pöppelmann company Lohner Kunststoff is now launching affordable mouth-nose coverings. The high-quality masks can now be ordered from the company's webshop at www.fairemasken.de. Managing Director Matthias Lesch explains: "Pöppelmann acts quickly and pragmatically. Th…

The Covid-19 pandemic brings deep economic cuts. Hundreds of thousands of companies have registered short-time work. Marginally employed workers, however, go empty-handed in these cases: they do not receive short-time allowance. This affects precisely those employees who are most dependent on their…

Since the spread of the Corona virus can only be combated by joining forces, automation specialist PIA Automation and special machine manufacturer Ruhlamat have signed a license agreement. The aim is to make a rapid and significant joint contribution to minimize the high demand for facemasks.

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In the fight against the corona virus, it is not just every day that counts. Every additional cycle of a fully automated assembly line for the production of urgently needed protective masks is also crucial for fighting and containing the virus. As a systems integrator, PIA Automation is making an es…

Triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, the demand for ultrasonic cleaning devices is currently skyrocketing. In some places, laboratories, clinics, and hygiene service providers are already complaining about long delivery times or supply shortages. Against this background, the Rapid Group has quickly a…

Together with business partner Haidlmair, ENGEL is committed to improving the supply of face masks worldwide. In record time, mould maker Haidlmair developed and implemented a new mould solution for the production of reusable masks, which is now being used by plastics processing companies worldwide…

All 16 federal states now offer emergency childcare for cleaning staff working in critical infrastructures. This is the result of the revised regulations to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. This decision is correct and overdue, says Olaf Piepenbrock, Managing Partner of the Piepenbrock Group. Neverthe…

POWTECH INDIA will be postponed due to current circumstances from its initial dates in September 2020 to February 2021. POWTECH INDIA will now take place parallel to HPCI India on 11 – 12 February 2021 in Mumbai. Companies can register for the trade fair with accompanying congress and supporting pro…

For continuous quality and low production failures, a clean environment is an essential prerequisite. This is especially true for semiconductor manufacturing facilities for structures in the micro- and nanometer range, as well as in microchip production, medical technology, precision engineering, an…