Hardly any chemical process today occurs without catalysis. The vast majority of all manufacturing and conversion processes in the chemical industry are catalytic. A catalyst is a substance whose participation makes the chemical reaction possible or economically feasible. An important catalytic proc…

On the occasion of the 50-year partnership, Alfred Schiffer, Managing Partner of BOY (in the picture on the left), visited the owner of BMS France, Antoine Bidet (2nd from the left) and Thierry Roche, National Sales Director at BMS (2nd from the right). Wolfgang Schmidt, BOY Export Manager (in the p…

- Path-breaking: Arburg guides its customers into the digital future of plastic production
- Efficient: assistance packages, new customer portal and "smart services" facilitate day-to-day injection moulding tasks
- New: premiere for ATCM and Allrounder 820 H in the new design and 'Packaging' version

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On November 8, 2018, the Kunststoff-Zentrum in Leipzig (KUZ) will host the second Forum Micro Injection Molding. Under the motto "From the Idea to the Actual Part," the conference offers a comprehensive overview of possibilities for micro component manufacturing from plastics.

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Product develop…

From 23 to 26 September 2018 VCCN, the Dutch contamination control society, hosts the International Symposium on Contamination Control and cleanroom technology in the Hague. ISCC’18 is pleased to announce the final symposium programme, including our keynote speakers.

The symposium starts with a socia…

Rentschler Fill Solutions GmbH, a service company and expert in aseptic filling, announced today the appointment of Dr. Margit Klotz (52) to the Management Board Operations, effective August 1, 2018. In this newly created position within the company, Dr. Klotz will be responsible for Process Develop…

Our Moon is today lifeless and uninhabitable. There is no significant atmosphere, no liquid water on the surface, no magnetosphere to protect against solar winds and cosmic radiation, as well as large temperature fluctuations. Linking this moon to habitability seems daring and upends previous hypoth…

Wear, corrosion, material fatigue – these signs of wear are common to most materials. It is all the more important to detect damage early, preferably at the micro level. To do this, magnetic testing methods are often used. With non-magnetic steel, this has so far been impossible. Researchers from Ka…

The EE1900 humidity module from E+E Elektronik is optimised for the measurement of relative humidity (RH) or dew point temperature (Td) in climate and test chambers. With outstanding temperature compensation across the working range from -70 °C to 180 °C (-94 °F to 356 °F) and the choice of stainles…

The market for medical technology and products is characterized by sustainable growth. The innovation cycles are short. However, approval procedures differ widely from country to country and are very complex as a whole. Restrictions due to trade policies and exchange rate fluctuations are further ch…