According to Article 33 of the European Chemicals Regulation "REACH," the supplier of a product is obliged to immediately inform commercial buyers about substances of very high concern (SVHC) in their products if their concentration exceeds 0.1% by mass in the product. Private consumers must be info…

The topic of technical cleanliness and component cleaning is gaining importance at Cleanzone. For the first time, the Cleaning Excellence Center Leonberg (CEC), a competence network dedicated to the topic of cleanrooms, is presenting itself at Cleanzone. The international trade fair with a congress…

In today's times, the surface and its cleanliness increasingly determine the quality of components: Both in gluing and coating processes, only very small amounts of film-chemical residues on the component surfaces can be tolerated. Since there are currently no uniform standards for how to test and e…

The topic of "Technical Cleanliness" is becoming increasingly important for companies in the automotive industry: even a single small contaminant on a component caused by particles can lead to serious vehicle faults. Therefore, it is necessary for the entire industry to verify the cleanliness level…

For over ten years, there have been fixed standards in the automotive industry for testing the technical cleanliness of components. These are specified in VDA Volume 19.1. To ensure that companies can test their components in accordance with regulations, those responsible in the laboratory should be…

The topic of CONTAINMENT is affecting the pharmaceutical industry. Many newly introduced and anticipated drugs in the pipeline are effective even in small quantities, with highly active active ingredients. New regulations are tightening requirements.

A working group of ISPE-DACH has thoroughly examin…

Clothing and equipment worn in cleanrooms are subject to high standards. This is a field in which only a few specialists are knowledgeable. They will present themselves at the Cleanzone, an international trade fair and congress for cleanroom technology, on October 27 and 28, 2015, in Frankfurt am Ma…

Over 80,000 inventions were filed for patents or utility models in Germany in 2014. 80-90% of these are based on inventions by employees. The Employee Invention Act grants them a claim to "reasonable compensation." However, calculating this compensation is complex and generally involves significant…

On August 6, 2015, the Fraunhofer Project Group Process Innovation in Bayreuth opened its new building. After only two years of construction and without additional budget, the 44 employees moved into the new workplace. About 200 invited guests attended the celebration, including Bavarian State Secre…

Cleanzone is becoming even more international. For the first time, the international cleanroom association ICCCS (International Confederation of Contamination Control Societies) will be appearing at the trade fair and congress for cleanroom technology on 27 and 28 October 2015 in Frankfurt am Main…