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The high-vacuum angle valves of the XL series: now also with heat-resistant signal indicator for high-temperature design, optionally with solenoid valve and replaceable bellows.
(Photo: SMC Deutschland GmbH)

04.11.2019

Equipment with electromagnetic valve, replaceable bellows, and a new high-temperature version of the signal indicator – these are the most important innovations.

SMC modifies high-vacuum angle valves of the XL series

Like all high-vacuum corner valves of the XL series from SMC, the new models are also equipped with an aluminum housing. This offers multiple benefits for users: the low weight, high durability, and resistance to aggressive media such as fluorine gas are important advantages. Additionally, thanks to…

Managing Director Roland Schreiner (center) officially opens the new production site with Project Manager Matthias Meier, Technical Director Lorenz Geiger, Dorfen's Mayor Heinz Grundner, and Plant Manager Ernst Werner (from left to right).

In good spirits, CEO Roland Schreiner welcomes the guests and shows what the Schreiner Group has planned for Dorfen in the coming years.

Plant Manager Ernst Werner, Dorfen's Mayor Heinz Grundner, Managing Director Roland Schreiner, Technical Director Lorenz Geiger, and Project Manager Matthias Meier (from left to right) are pleased with the successful opening ceremony of the Dorfen production site.

Guests could witness live how the Schreiner Group produces high-tech labels at the Dorfen site.

During a tour of the new production site, guests were able to learn about the individual production steps of Schreiner Group.

04.11.2019

High-tech manufacturing of innovative functional labels in Dorfen

Schreiner Group opens new production site

With a ceremonial act, Schreiner Group officially opened its new production site in Dorfen near Erding (Upper Bavaria) last Friday. This continues the company's ongoing growth trajectory. Numerous guests and employees from the headquarters in Oberschleißheim attended to celebrate the start of produc…

Collaboration between humans and machines in final packaging. (Image source: Vetter Pharma International GmbH) / Collaborative work in secondary packaging. (Source: Vetter Pharma International GmbH)

04.11.2019

The CDMO increasingly relies on close interaction of humans and machines.

Flexibility through collaborative work

- Successful implementation of collaborative dual-arm robot YuMi
- Innovative response to rising customer demands for greater flexibility
- Acquisition of more robots planned

Vetter's core competencies include the manufacturing of safe, user-friendly, complex packaging systems such as the assembly of p…

Hon.-Prof. DI Dr. Dr. mont. h.c. Alfred Lampl remained closely connected to the company ENGEL even in retirement. The owner families and employees of ENGEL mourn a great person. (Image: ENGEL)

04.11.2019

Mourning for Dr. Alfred Lampl

The owner families and employees of the ENGEL Group mourn their former Technical Director. Honorary Prof. DI Dr. Dr. mont. h.c. Alfred Lampl passed away in October at the age of 89. Dr. Lampl shaped the technical innovations of the injection molding machine manufacturer for 25 years and, as part of…

In the new plant in Skopje, North Macedonia, Gerresheimer will in the future produce inhalers and insulin pens for the pharmaceutical industry using state-of-the-art cleanroom technology.

29.10.2019

New plant of Gerresheimer in Skopje, North Macedonia, to start production mid 2020

Today the topping-out ceremony of the new Gerresheimer plant in Skopje, North Macedonia, took place, attended by the Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, the Deputy Prime Minister, Kocho Angjushev, other ministers of the Government, the German Ambassador and distinguished guests. The CEO o…

29.10.2019

Strong Impetus for Industry: High Propensity to Invest among the approx. 225,000 Trade Visitors from 165 Countries - Circular Economy is “Hottest Ticket” for the Global Plastics and Rubber Industries

K 2019 gives a Clear Signal for Responsible Handling of Plastics

K, the leading global trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry, has drawn to a close in Düsseldorf after eight days on Wednesday (23 October 2019). The 3,330 exhibitors from 63 nations proved impressively: plastics continue to be an innovative, indispensable, future-oriented material. But the…

Mobile systems like this autonomous transport vehicle from Fraunhofer IPA significantly contribute to the growth of service robotics. (Source: Fraunhofer IPA / University of Stuttgart IFF, Photo: Rainer Bez)

29.10.2019
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R+D & Community of Interest

Service robots worldwide on a growth trajectory

Commercial and privately used service robots recorded double-digit growth rates in revenues and units in 2018. Detailed market analyses are presented in the new yearbook »World Robotics 2019 – Service Robots«, a cooperative project of the »International Federation of Robotics« (IFR) and Fraunhofer I…

29.10.2019

TU-Alumna Dr. Johanna Klyne receives the Marthe-Vogt Prize from the Berlin Research Association e.V.

Price for young female scientist

The physicist Dr. Johanna Klyne has investigated, using state-of-the-art laser spectroscopic techniques and complex quantum chemical calculations, how certain biomolecules function and communicate with each other in her doctoral thesis. This knowledge is an important foundation for, for example, bet…

29.10.2019

The new Höcker system shelves offer endless possibilities for the meat and food industry as well as pharmaceuticals.

All-in-one solution for every storage need

"With our new system shelf, we offer a versatile all-rounder for a variety of industries," says Benjamin Hœcker, Managing Director of the Hœcker Group. The shelving system is a consistent development of several different types of shelves in response to customer requests for even more flexibility, ea…

The recently issued certificate certifies Neuberger's successful certification of an environmental management system according to ISO 14001:2015. (Image author: Anja Cross, Neuberger Building Automation GmbH)

29.10.2019

Neuberger Environmental Management System successfully certified according to DIN EN ISO 14001

The Rothenburg expert in building automation, room automation, cleanroom, and process technology confirms the existing DIN EN ISO 9001 certification and successfully implements a certified environmental management system according to DIN EN ISO 14001:2015 for the first time.

For 25 years, the company…

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