Does a thermometer really measure the correct value? To answer this question, plant operators in the food and life sciences industries must regularly remove their measuring devices for calibration – in extreme cases, after each batch. Now, Endress+Hauser has developed the iTHERM TrustSens, a thermom…

This year, the iTHERM TrustSens won the Hermes Award at Hannover Messe and the AMA Innovation Award at Sensor+Test 2018. Its development incorporated the expertise of Endress+Hauser Wetzer, the Innovative Sensor Technology IST AG, which is part of the Endress+Hauser Group, and the Technical Universi…

In many areas and products of daily life, ranging from automotive manufacturing, electronics to medical technology, silicones have been able to conquer a wide range of applications due to their unique combination of properties.

Also, the combination of a thermoplastic with a liquid silicone rubber in…

Clothing that is compostable or devices and materials whose individual parts are made into a new object after their period of use? Cradle to Cradle has made it its mission to design and promote a potentially infinite circular economy. Also, nora systems, global market leader for rubber floor coverin…

Validation of robot applications according to ISO/TS 15066, safe programming according to EN ISO 13849, or risk assessment and analysis according to IEC 62061. Those dealing with functional safety can easily get entangled in standards and guidelines. With the Safety Compendium, Pilz provides designe…

From September 23rd to September 26th 2018 VCCN, the Dutch contamination control society, hosts the International Symposium on Contamination Control and cleanroom technology in the Hague. With The World behind Contamination Control as theme for ISCC 2018, VCCN is pleased to announce the conference p…

The robot currently being examined by engineers at Fraunhofer IPA in their research cleanroom has traveled far: just a few days ago, it arrived by air freight from Korea. It is the first industrial robot "Made in Korea" whose cleanroom suitability is being tested in Stuttgart. In this emerging high…

In the "Valves / Seals" sector, the company was able to impress the expert jury across the board with its innovation. The novel membrane sealing (plug diaphragm) allows for a hermetic isolation of the actuator in valves while also providing more precise flow control than conventional solutions.

The s…

The hygiene regulations do not permit wearing wristwatches in cleanrooms. A desk or wall clock is also unthinkable there.

For this reason, we have developed a surface-mounted digital clock based on the proven BRIEM cleanroom display - the BRIEM Cleanroom Clock.

It is specifically tailored to the condi…

It has only been five years since the opening of GEMÜ's European production and logistics center in Kupferzell, and once again there is reason to celebrate: GEMÜ is opening another building. In June, the inauguration of the new Surface Technology Center (short: OTZ) was held in a small circle with t…