Prior to large-scale production, pharmaceutical and medical technology applications must undergo complex approval processes, which often require the production of parts such as clinical test samples or stability batches in small volumes. Because of this, Gerresheimer Medical Plastic Systems has now…

The components of the automation system PSS 4000 are now approved as safety components for elevator applications by TÜV Austria. Elevator operators and manufacturers can now implement the strict safety regulations and specific requirements applicable to these applications in a technically independen…

The year 1914 saw the birth of 35 mm photography as we know it today. Oskar Barnack made the Leitz Camera, the very first Leica, 100 years ago. And now, in 2014, Leica Camera AG is celebrating the centenary year of this occasion with numerous events, exhibitions and exciting new products. The slogan…

With the model series 3100/3200, Setra Systems Inc. offers extremely robust pressure sensors for series production, which due to their performance characteristics are suitable for a wide range of plant and device engineering applications.

They feature sputtered thin-film sensors with overpressure mea…

Teva, world market leader in generic medicine and one of the 10 biggest pharmaceutical companies worldwide, has expanded its production facilities in the German town of Blaubeuren-Weiler with a new sterile manufacturing plant. Aiming at an increase of the company’s production capacities, io-consulta…

Leica Microsystems has strengthened the alliance with its Turkish distributors Mikro-Optik Tıbbi Malzeme Ithalat Ihracat ve Ticaret Limited Şirketi and Gantenbein Ticaret Mürsel Gelincik ve Ortağı Adi Komandit Şirketi, thereby deepening its market presence in Turkey. All relevant assets of the two c…

- Successfully used by customers in Europe, the U.S. and China
- New multi-tubing port  for efficient upgrades
- All key components as weil as pre-tests from a single source

At Interpack 2014, Bosch Packaging Technology, a leading supplier of process and packaging technology, presented the expanded port…

Particle Measuring Systems, a leading manufacturer of monitoring solutions for aseptic production as well as semiconductor manufacturing, has expanded the FacilityPro product family. The product family includes easily expandable, innovative systems for monitoring particles and airborne microbes (mic…

The word “clean” almost automatically brings to mind a universal ideal, yet cleanroom philosophies vary from continent to continent, as well as from region to region. Traditionally the USA is seen as being fond of regulations, Japan as focused on technology and Europe as leaders in the field of appl…

Regulations to treat electronic cigarettes as medicinal products are due to be adopted later in 2016.  When these come into place, high quality and reliable products will shape the future of this emerging market.

Production and manufacturing environments will no doubt be key focus points for manufactu…