Effective immediately, Schmalz is manufacturing both individual vacuum components and complete systems for automation and manual handling with vacuum at its new China headquarters in Taicang. At the groundbreaking two years ago, the Glattener company set the goal of focusing not only on practical be…

Pöppelmann FAMAC® successfully implemented the modernization of a packaging for throat lozenges for Dr. PÃleger Arzneimittel GmbH. Among the core competencies of the division specializing in technical functional parts and packaging of the plastics specialist Pöppelmann is the development of custom-d…

THE GUARDTECH GROUP are expanding their Service Department to meet the needs of a fast-growing new customer base.

A new year restructure saw Guardtech Cleanrooms repositioned to sit alongside new acquisition Cleanroom Solutions and existing businesses Isopod (rapid cleanrooms) and CleanCube (mobile s…

The production of semiconductors requires a large number of production steps, which are carried out at so-called equipment stations. For effective semiconductor production, the individual stations must be supplied with wafers in a timely and flexible manner, so this is becoming increasingly automate…

Introduction

As environmental system designers, we are often asked where to place sample points for particle monitoring, whether it be performed in a pharmaceutical cleanroom or clean device (RABS, isolator, etc.).

The answer is not always straightforward. There are several guidance documents that of…

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The German Rubber Conference DKT will be "live…

Until now, experience-based knowledge was relied upon when it came to irradiating surfaces of additively manufactured components. However, the Fraunhofer IPA and Microstrahltechnik-Vertriebs GmbH have now clarified in a scientific experimental setup which blasting medium with which process parameter…

The same year that saw Queen Elizabeth II ascend to the throne, the first artificial heart valve implanted in the USA and the musical “Singin’ in the Rain” inspire millions at the cinema, history was also made in Germany with the inaugural edition of K, hosted in Düsseldorf from 11 to 19 October 195…

Fraunhofer IPA has developed a new, flexible transportation robot that specifically addresses the needs of healthcare facilities such as hospitals and nursery homes.

Transport and logistics tasks are part of everyday working life in healthcare facilities. However, they take up valuable staff time tha…

Cleanroom in the new Forum of Technology offers an exclusive environment for scientific research. Microplastics are everywhere – but how can they be detected and studied? PhD student Emma-Elena Bratge and BA student Sofie Runnebohm give us insights into their work. In microplastic analysis, this spe…