For greater transparency in production, Schmalz is making an app available to users for the first time. With it, vacuum components such as the vacuum and pressure switch VSi can be easily installed, parameterized, and operated via smartphone or tablet. This reduces procurement costs, shortens commis…

With renowned speakers, notable exhibitors, interesting factory tours, and a high level of expertise, the 2nd Specialist Conference on the topic of "Film Contamination," held from November 14-15 in Ludwigsburg by Süddeutscher Verlag Veranstaltungen GmbH, was a complete success. Over 100 participants…

The German Mittelstand (small and medium-sized enterprises) is increasingly exposed to cyberattacks, with small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) being particularly affected. These companies often lack the resources to defend themselves against cyberattacks. The Association of Electrical Engineering…

Richard Wöhr GmbH can look back on 50 years of business activity in Höfen in 2017. Much has changed since the company founder Richard Wöhr – vigorously supported by his wife Gisela – laid the foundation for his globally active family business in his garage at the Schönberger residential building as…

On November 9th and 10th, this year's Autumn General Meeting of the VIP3000 Association of the Interest Group for Pharmaceutical Construction 3000 e.V. took place. The host was the member company Kemmlit-Bauelemente GmbH, Dusslingen. 34 out of a total of 54 members gathered for the exchange of infor…

How OEMs can recognize in time whether their suppliers will achieve certification within the set deadline

Medical device manufacturers are responsible for ensuring that even components not produced in-house comply with all relevant ISO guidelines. To this end, they must verify and ensure that their…

The trend towards simplified upstream and downstream plant designs and the effective avoidance of cross-contamination risks means that single-use technology is becoming an increasingly high-profile field – especially in pharmaceutical process engineering. Single-use technology is increasingly being…

It was a broad industry spectrum represented by the 30 participants of the two-day FiT qualification on quality assurance in component cleaning on November 9 and 10 in Frankenthal. All had come with the expectation of gaining knowledge to optimize cleaning processes — and this expectation was fully…

Simple and precise operation in the smallest space. These are the requirements for spatial portals, which are used, for example, for automation tasks in handling areas or in testing automation. igus has now developed a new compact portal, whose application is ideally suited for such scenarios. It is…

The 15th round of the International Powder & Bulk Solids Processing Conference & Exhibition (IPB) in 2017 can look back on a positive outcome. The trade fair took place from 16 to 18 October 2017 at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center (SWEECC). A total of 143 exhibitor…