The communication module CM8420 from Rothenburg's specialist for building automation, room automation, cleanroom, and process technology has been successfully certified since March 1, 2022. This means that all users of the Open.Room room automation system now have access to an officially certified a…

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…

Companies that want to produce efficiently are increasingly requiring an overview of all manufacturing technologies and processes. In the area of tableting, for example, tableting tools make an essential contribution to overall performance, along with tablet presses. Accordingly, high-quality punche…

Automation has many facets – different applications require individual and optimally tailored solutions that often include technologies from various manufacturers and are implemented by system integrators. To meet high demands for reliability, flexibility, and productivity of modern systems, close c…

How can medical staff in hospitals be relieved through digitalization while simultaneously placing the patient more firmly at the center of processes? Researchers at the Fraunhofer IPA are investigating how routine tasks in everyday clinical practice can be digitized and automated. In cooperation wi…

The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT in Aachen has been developing and building laser systems for use in space for several years. At the same time, the Aachen scientists are also researching technologies for metallic 3D printing. Using the Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) process, Fraunho…

By combining injection molding and extrusion blow molding technologies as well as fully automated assembly lines, Wirthwein Medical manufactures customer-specific components for the diagnostics, medical technology, and pharmaceutical industries. The subsidiary of the family-owned company Wirthwein…

EV Group (EVG), a leading supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, today introduced the LITHOSCALE® maskless exposure system – the first product platform to feature EVG’s revolutionary MLE™ (Maskless Exposure) technology. LITHOSCALE…

Labor automation at Fraunhofer IPA is paving the way for a gene-based cancer therapy tailored to individual patients. Preparations that are currently produced in small quantities with a lot of manual labor in laboratories could in the future come from "mini-factories." Partners in the project, funde…

With its remarkable batch size range from 10 to 100%, the TP R Optima perforated coating pan from Romaco Tecpharm covers an enormous range of applications. This extraordinary flexibility is achieved thanks to a very high level of automation. An intelligent spray arm and individually controllable air…