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Equipped for the future with the new headquarters: Arne Gaedtgens (center), Managing Director of Schmalz K.K., during the traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony, together with the management of Schmalz as well as representatives from politics and business. (Photo: J. Schmalz GmbH)

The new building in Yokohama (Japan) offers modern facilities on an area of approximately 1,400 m². (Image: J. Schmalz GmbH)

01.11.2017

After less than a year of construction, Schmalz inaugurated its new sales headquarters in Japan with a traditional ceremony.

New Schmaltz distribution center inaugurated in Japan

For 15 years now, Schmalz has been active in Japan with its own branch and additional sales offices. Worldwide, the automation and handling specialist employs around 1,300 staff at a total of 18 locations. The Japanese company Schmalz K.K. has grown steadily in recent years and currently has around…

01.11.2017

DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals ready for full support of customers and partners implementing serialization, a tracking and tracing system to reduce prescription drugs counterfeiting

DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals (DSP) announces its full readiness to onboard its customers and partners in regards to the upcoming global legislation on serialization, aiming to reduce counterfeiting of prescription drugs by tracking and tracing the passage of prescription drugs through the entire sup…

01.11.2017

Wi-Fi in the cleanroom: what special considerations should be taken into account?

In companies, a conventional LAN connection has so far been used when a network that is equally secure and high-performing should be set up. However, increasingly, WLAN networks could also become a flexible alternative: new standards allow higher bandwidths, and employees can work independently of l…

With the short, effective relief exercises of the

With the movement and stretching exercise program, employees mobilize the thoracic spine, loosen the shoulder girdle, strengthen the back muscles, and stretch the neck. The

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Furnishing & equipment

“Industry Trainer”: For healthy, moti-vated and productive staff in industrial workplaces

The Dauphin HumanDesign Group unveiled the new “Industry Trainer” at the A+A 2017. With the five-minute exercise and stretching programme designed to prevent health problems, employees can get the most out of their health-promoting workplace furnishings. Incorporating the various exercises into one…

Thanks to their long service life and high positioning accuracy, the LLS series from SKF is suitable for a variety of fully automatic applications; for example, for chemical analysis devices or sample changers.

01.11.2017

SKF at COMPAMED / MEDICA: New Miniature Profile Rail Guide LLS for Laboratory Automation

At the Düsseldorf COMPAMED and the parallel MEDICA, SKF Linear Systems GmbH will present the miniature profile rail guide LLS for the first time. The new series is extremely compact and offers high smoothness of operation. With its low noise level and long service life, it provides an ideal solution…

Mahmut Tümkaya (M.) receives the certificate of membership from the hands of Klaus Aengenvoort (l.), Chairman of the CAFM RING, and Jan Schipper (r.), Deputy Chairman of the CAFM RING. (Image: CAFM RING e.V.)

01.11.2017

Confronting the challenges of digitalization

Piepenbrock strengthens the CAFM RING

The Piepenbrock Group has joined the industry association CAFM RING. The association promotes the quality of IT and service projects that support processes and management in the construction and real estate industry.

"Modern facility management is no longer possible today without digital data managem…

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Building technology

A new appearance of the MBV - manufacturer of the MAS-100 air microbial sampler

Air. Nothing else.

The claim "Air – nothing else." emphasizes our focus and ambition. With a new content and visual appearance, we now present ourselves as more modern and fresher. The new website highlights our expertise and offers users structured, clear, and comprehensive information. This allows you to find what y…

Figure 1: AQON High Tension System (HTS)

Figure 2: Agglomeration effect of the High Tension System

Figure 3: Reduction of particle count through the use of the HTS on a fleece filter with an average filter fineness of 60 μm (20 grams / m2) and aluminum shavings or CTD according to ISO 12103-1 A4 (practical example).

01.11.2017

Reduction of operating costs for filtration by up to 80% through dipole induction

Cost-effective and simple filtration of fine dirt and fine abrasion with conventional filter technology through agglomeration

Rising quality demands on surface quality and the increased use of multifunctional machine tools, e.g., with integrated grinding processes, lead to an ever-increasing load of fluid media with fine dirt or fine debris.

Conventional centrifuges or filter systems can only separate contaminants of 5 – 15…

01.11.2017

300 mm wet process technology, futuristic HoloLens presentations and much more await visitors at the AP&S booth at SEMICON Europa 2017

From 14. to 17. November the semiconductor industry will gather at the SEMICON Europa trade fair, for the first time co-located with productronica in Munich, Germany. AP&S as one of the exhibi-tors is ready to welcome visitors at the booth 1739 in hall B1.

“The AP&S IoT solutions will be one of t…

Bimos laboratory chairs, like the Labsit here, set standards. They are specifically designed for work in the laboratory and for the typical working postures such as pipetting or microscopy. (Photo: © Bimos)

Bimos laboratory chairs reliably follow the movements of their

Also with regard to the seat inclination, Labsit adapts individually to its

01.11.2017

Labor chairs from Bimos: seating comfort for effective and healthy laboratory work

Ergonomics takes priority

Labs are workplaces of progress: no other sector grows as rapidly, and no other work environment generates as much innovation. The corresponding, flexible, and adaptable workstation equipment impresses with its ergonomically optimized functionality as well as the use of intelligent materials with fu…

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