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15.12.2017

The MEDICAlliance provides a one-stop shop for marketing power, enabling companies to access attractive markets and business in a range of countries

A significant international impact has always been and remains MEDICA and COMPAMED’s trump card - visitors hail from over 130 countries

“MEDICA and COMPAMED have always had a high degree of international impact, and this remains their trump card. Top decision makers from around the world come together here and see the huge breadth of what we have on offer, which is the international frontrunner and has yet to be beaten”, Joachim Sch…

Idealized cleanroom system with 4 container units. © MK Test Facilities

Three-part cleanroom system in schematized individual containers. © MK Test Facilities

Example of a cleanroom system inside a 20-foot container. © MK Testing Facilities

Variants of the central test facilities: Vertical laminar flow system. © MK test facilities

Variants of the central test facilities: horizontal laminar flow cleanroom lines. © MK Test Facilities

Variants of the central test systems: Isolator with glove interventions. © MK Test Systems

SPS control panel for the regulation and monitoring of technical parameters in cleanroom systems. © MK Test Facilities

Virtual tour of the mobile cleanroom facility. © MK Testing Systems

Virtual cut between the technical room and a workstation with a metal-free distillation system for acids. © MK Experimental Systems

Combination of a cleanroom construction with drawing details in virtual reality. © MK Testing Facilities

View of a glance into the laminar flow system during the virtual tour. © MK Testing Facilities

14.12.2017
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Building technology

4D mobility in flexibly deployable cleanroom systems

The combination is the challenge

"Is it even possible to fulfill four wishes at once? That really can't be done." Such or similar questions are frequently asked of employees at MK Test Systems, the specialist for metal-free cleanroom systems.

The customer requirements often deviated completely from th…

Fig. 1: Structure of a fan filter unit FFU

Fig. 2: 200 mm high modules in various dimensions

Fig. 6: FFU with black housing and black filter intake surface

Fig. 7: Module with particle and molecular filtration

14.12.2017
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Furnishing & equipment

Fan Filter Unit (FFU) modules and their areas of application

Since the mid-1980s, fan-filter modules under the term FFU have been available on the market. FFU stands for Fan-Filter-Unit and represents a compact unit for generating high-purity air. These modules made it possible for the first time to introduce greater flexibility into airflow in cleanrooms. By…

14.12.2017

The DM6 M LIBS 2-in-1 microscope comes with integrated chemical analysis

Save 90% of Time When Doing Materials Analysis

The new DM6 M LIBS microscope for materials analysis from Leica Microsystems allows you to analyze the 2 main characteristics of a material in 1 work step, i.e., microstructure and composition. The microscope has an integrated laser spectroscopy (LIBS) function and delivers the chemical composition…

13.12.2017

B+K sets new standards

The demand for high-purity packaging for the pharmaceutical and medical technology industries has been increasing for years. Bischof + Klein responds to this trend with an investment in a completely new coextrusion line, thereby doubling its extrusion capacities for CleanFlex® cleanroom films.

For th…

Thanks to their barrier-free clamping units, the injection molding machines in the victory and e-victory series enable compact manufacturing cells and particularly efficient automation concepts. (Picture: Engel)

iQ weight control compensates for process fluctuations before rejects are produced. The intelligent assistance system is available for electric and hydraulic injection moulding machines. (Picture: Engel)

Compact integration: The pipe distributor fits within the machine's safety cover. All parts in contact with the product are made of stainless steel. (Image: Engel)

The delicate needle holders are equipped with a breakage point that makes it impossible to reuse disposable syringes. (Image: Engel)

The fully integrated manufacturing solution for producing needle holders for safety syringes will be showcased at Interplastica in a complete cleanroom version. (Image: Engel)

The MES authentig creates transparency about the machinery. With the new

13.12.2017

ENGEL at Interplastica 2018

Smart solutions for greater productivity, quality and cost effectiveness

ENGEL is making its customers more competitive with flexible and efficient machine concepts along with automation from a single source. The system expert based in Schwertberg, Austria, will demonstrate what this means in practical terms by presenting two technically sophisticated applications at Int…

13.12.2017

Even at high temperatures and under compressive stress

GEMÜ 677HP PurePlus ultra-pure diaphragm valve

Thanks to making consistent improvements to processes and investments in state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies, valve specialist GEMÜ can offer its customers plastic diaphragm valves with a significantly higher pressure-temperature rating.

Numerous applications in the semiconductor, foodstuff a…

13.12.2017

A somewhat different type of "support for medium-sized businesses" connects the rapid door manufacturer EFAFLEX with the GROB factories in Mindelheim.

High-speed turbo roller doors support state-of-the-art production processes

Two medium-sized partners have come together: GROB-WERKE in Mindelheim, producer of highly complex automated manufacturing systems and machine tools, and EFAFLEX, the specialist for high-speed door systems. Both family-owned companies operate worldwide, and both are industry leaders in innovation.

"I…

13.12.2017

Shoe manufacturing made easy

Everyone has them, everyone wears them

The history of shoes goes back a long way: already 40,000 years ago, humans had the need to protect their feet from harsh external conditions. However, it took several centuries and various manufacturing techniques for the modern, stylish shoe of today to develop. In pre-industrial times, shoes were…

ebm-papst continues its growth trajectory and plans to build a new development center in Mulfingen (Photo source: ebm-papst / Kraft+Kraft architecture firm) / Image: ebm-papst / Kraft+Kraft architecture firm

At the company headquarters in Mulfingen, ebm-papst is building a new development center (Photo source: Philipp Reinhard) / Image: Philipp Reinhard

13.12.2017

ebm-papst is building a new, 41 million € Development Center

Space for creativity and innovation

ebm-papst is continuing its course for growth and plans a new development center at the ebm-papst company headquarters in Mulfingen. The global technology leader for fans and motors will invest around € 41 million in the building.

The aim of the new building is to double the available floor space in…

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