The Covid-19 pandemic brings deep economic cuts. Hundreds of thousands of companies have registered short-time work. Marginally employed workers, however, go empty-handed in these cases: they do not receive short-time allowance. This affects precisely those employees who are most dependent on their…

Since the spread of the Corona virus can only be combated by joining forces, automation specialist PIA Automation and special machine manufacturer Ruhlamat have signed a license agreement. The aim is to make a rapid and significant joint contribution to minimize the high demand for facemasks.

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In the fight against the corona virus, it is not just every day that counts. Every additional cycle of a fully automated assembly line for the production of urgently needed protective masks is also crucial for fighting and containing the virus. As a systems integrator, PIA Automation is making an es…

Triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, the demand for ultrasonic cleaning devices is currently skyrocketing. In some places, laboratories, clinics, and hygiene service providers are already complaining about long delivery times or supply shortages. Against this background, the Rapid Group has quickly a…

Together with business partner Haidlmair, ENGEL is committed to improving the supply of face masks worldwide. In record time, mould maker Haidlmair developed and implemented a new mould solution for the production of reusable masks, which is now being used by plastics processing companies worldwide…

All 16 federal states now offer emergency childcare for cleaning staff working in critical infrastructures. This is the result of the revised regulations to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. This decision is correct and overdue, says Olaf Piepenbrock, Managing Partner of the Piepenbrock Group. Neverthe…

POWTECH INDIA will be postponed due to current circumstances from its initial dates in September 2020 to February 2021. POWTECH INDIA will now take place parallel to HPCI India on 11 – 12 February 2021 in Mumbai. Companies can register for the trade fair with accompanying congress and supporting pro…

For continuous quality and low production failures, a clean environment is an essential prerequisite. This is especially true for semiconductor manufacturing facilities for structures in the micro- and nanometer range, as well as in microchip production, medical technology, precision engineering, an…

Wherever hot products need to be handled briefly, the use of heat protection gloves is advisable to prevent injuries to the user. They are used, for example, in semiconductor manufacturing and SMT assembly. The model T-300 (EN 407: 4121XX) was specifically developed for work in cleanrooms from ISO C…

New concept for Cleanzone 2020: The international trade fair for contamination control and cleanroom technology on 18 and 19 November in Frankfurt am Main is being transformed into a modern city. Product groups take the form of city districts arrayed around the marketplace. Cleanzone Avenue leads vi…