Production downtime, assembly errors, product recalls – Who is not eager to avoid these horror scenarios for industrial series production. Contamination, defect parts or faulty screw joints are all examples of small issues creating major problems. Significant financial damages and loss of reputation…

Floor conveyors are widely used in the food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. Due to the diverse tasks they need to perform, special designs are often necessary. The German manufacturer EAP Lachnit specializes in this. Its stainless steel electric pallet trucks meet the high legal requiremen…

For its research and development work, the fan specialist ebm-papst has received the "Innovative through Research" quality seal from the Stifterverband for German Science for the third time after 2014 and 2016. Since 2014, the Stifterverband has been awarding this quality seal to companies in the fi…

When we think about GEMÜ, we often – justifiably so – have a picture in mind: Aseptic stainless steel diaphragm valves. The family-owned enterprise from Baden-Württemberg in Germany has enjoyed a prominent position as market leader in sterile applications for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology ind…

The University of Rosenheim has built a system – a pilot plant unique across the whole of Germany – for developing climate and resource-friendly procedures and materials for automotive applications, timber construction and furniture manufacture as well as a wide range of other applications. The aim…

Water droplets bead up on the lotus leaf, whereas they wet a concrete wall. The reason is the respective surface properties. Tiny structures cause, for example, that a droplet does not adhere. Researchers at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern (TUK) investigate these effects using a 3D high-s…

The biocide market is constantly changing due to current legislation. The use of many biocides in products such as paints and coatings is increasingly regulated for end users. Vink Chemicals therefore recommends biocide users to pursue more efficient biocide application in order to achieve the neces…

The LED industrial lighting manufacturer LED2WORK, based in Pforzheim, the competence center for precision engineering in Baden-Württemberg, is expanding its offerings for the North American market with seven additional luminaires for machine, workplace, and building lighting. This officially confir…

The Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Technical University of Berlin are expanding their cooperation into a strategic partnership and developing a joint bio- and medical technology campus on Seestrasse in Berlin-Wedding. There, research topics from biotechnology and medicine will be inter…

With the creative combination of fully electric and standardized handling and linear motor modules from Afag, the packaging technology specialist Brunner Engineering from Durmersheim is increasing the utilization and application flexibility of its systems.

"Brunner Cartoning for all industries and ap…