Extremely clean conditions are becoming increasingly important in research and production. Parts or components from mechanics, electronics, optoelectronics, medical or biotechnologies are assembled or stored with high process reliability. Custom variants tailored for problematic workplaces are also…

With the Damper Shock, weisstechnik is expanding its portfolio of temperature shock test chambers. The new test chamber from the ShockEvent series is predestined for test specimens, which are sensitive to vibrations or energised.

The special feature of the Damper Shock is the stationary test space. T…

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Syntegon Technology recently installed the first f…

When it comes to optimal indoor air quality for people, the environment, and processes, Camfil is among the world’s leading providers with its air filter products and solutions. Currently, the company is presenting an expanded program in the redesigned filter manual – from general air filters, E…

Air purifiers improve indoor air quality – when equipped with the right filters and compliant with legal standards. High-quality air purifiers are capable of significantly reducing viruses, aerosols, and fine dust. They ensure that people indoors are better protected. During the Covid-19 pandemic…

"Not exactly in paradise, but in the 'Pharmacy at the Monastery of Paradise,' we were allowed to build a new cleanroom for sterile manufacturing," says Dirk Steil, Managing Director of BECKER Cleanroom Technology, proudly referring to the project recently put into operation near Soest.

The Pharmacy a…

Aerosols and solid particles are responsible for many infections. As a mixture of solid and/or liquid suspended particles with very low weight, aerosols mainly float freely in the air indoors and can potentially contain viruses and pathogens.

Viruses, such as influenza or coronaviruses (size approxim…

After 32 years of successful activity at Camfil GmbH, Rolf Opalka, the former application specialist in the project department, concluded his professional career in October and retired. Jan Peters, previously working as a product expert in Technical Sales, took over the position as Application and S…

In the relevant literature, various methods for collecting vegetative germs in gases can be found. With the devices developed for this purpose, determination and evaluation of germ counts can be performed.

Especially currently, in times of Corona, the detection of bacterial germs through their proper…

The answer to this complex question is of a physical nature and quite simple to give: it is the size that all three differently acting particles share, or more precisely, their extent.

What sizes do these particles have?

The size ratios of some selected objects are shown in Figure 1.

The size scale ran…