In sensitive areas of electronics, pharmaceuticals, or glass industries, forklifts and floor conveyors must meet strict requirements. Problematic are drives with tires or rollers that leave debris. This must be prevented, especially in cleanrooms or Ex-zones. EAP Lachnit has developed the Multilift…

Part cleanliness has now become a quality feature in all industries. But how is a cleaning process designed so that the cleanliness requirements resulting from subsequent manufacturing steps are met with consistent quality and cost-effectiveness? Answers to this question were provided by the first p…

Already in spring 2017, Carpus+Partner AG, headquartered in Aachen, relocated its South German location from Ulm to Munich to be even closer to clients and experts. Now, the currently twelve-person team has moved into the completed office spaces in Schwabinger Tor – a young district developed accord…

In the food and packaging industry, users are increasingly turning to clean and hygienic plastic solutions. For film and label deflection rollers, igus has now developed complete solutions consisting of various pipe materials and polymer ball bearings with flanges. These lightweight systems are now…

Cherwell Laboratories, specialist supplier of products for environmental monitoring and process validation, has drawn on its in-depth pharmaceutical and related industry knowledge to publish an eBook titled, “The Environmental Monitoring Processes and Validation Guide.” 

Available to download from Che…

The science surrounding micro- and nanolasers is experiencing a worldwide hype. Usually, researchers mainly focus on the fundamental physics of these lasers. What potential benefits these extremely small lasers might have in practical applications remains unclear. "The fact that there are few or no…

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
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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.

Lectures

Product develop…