In industrial manufacturing as well as in science and research the need for a particle-clean and germ-free environment plays an ever important role.

For this purpose elaborated clean room facilities are being designed at great expense not only upon purchase but also for their keep-up. In many instanc…

To give the lower parts of arch printing presses in the Würzburg plant a highly fine finish, Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA) installed a DIXI 270 machining center from the Swiss manufacturer DMG Mori in 2015. For the machine to meet the required accuracy values of ± 10 µm, special conditions must be met…

In the cleanroom systems of the Cleancell series, the manufacturer Schilling Engineering, Wutöschingen, has closely examined and comprehensively considered the energy costs.

Through the interplay of recirculation technology, high airtightness, and low-maintenance components, the systems consume less…

The M+W Products, a company of the M+W Group, has collaborated with the TheoPrax Center of the Fraunhofer ICT (www.theoprax.de) at their production site in Stuttgart to carry out a practical project over nearly one school year with four students (11th grade) from Reuchlin Gymnasium in Pforzheim. The…

It is expected that the new DIN 12980 "Laboratory Equipment – Safety Cabinets and Isolators for Cytostatics and Other CMR Drugs" will come into effect by the end of the year. This was announced by Egon Buchta, Chairman of the responsible working committee in the DIN Standards Committee "Laboratory E…

The Lindner Group packs its bags in 2015 and embarks on an exciting journey through 50 successful years. During this time, the company evolved from an acoustic contractor to an international specialist in building envelopes, complete interior fit-outs, and insulation technology with a market-unique…

The EcoDesign Directive 1253/2014, published at the end of last year, for environmentally friendly design of ventilation systems, although to be implemented gradually over two or four years, still has an ambitious goal: The European Union estimates the annual potential savings in primary energy in 2…

In the automotive industry as well as in other sectors such as semiconductor manufacturing or micromechanical assembly, the requirements for technical cleanliness are constantly increasing. Although compliance must be legally guaranteed, it is not always necessary or sensible to set up an expensive…

The CleanMediCell® cleanroom systems from SCHILLING ENGINEERING have been specifically developed for the demanding areas of product protection in the medical sector. For controlled production of medical components or pharmaceutical packaging systems, for example, injection molding or hollow body blo…

Qioptiq (since October 2013 an Excelitas Technologies company) specializes in the manufacture of optical components and systems. The high-tech production facility in Göttingen is the competence center within Excelitas for semiconductor technology and thus of strategic importance for the company in t…