As a physicist, book author, columnist, moderator, but above all as a cabaret artist, Vince Ebert approaches the big topics of our time in his current stage program "The Future": work, life, Sudoku, and thermodynamics. In this series, only production technology and automation are missing. He now ded…

Open-Source Software for robots is a de-facto practice in academia, and its ad-vantages can also benefit industrial applications. The worldwide ROS-Industrialinitiative has been using ROS, the Robot Operating System, to this end. To consolidate Europe’s dominance in advanced manufacturing, ROSIN wit…

Today, laboratories often resemble a traditional manufactory structure. Devices and processes are not connected and valuable samples are often processed manually by employees. For a long time, this system has been sufficient to maximize the innovative strength of laboratories. However, they now gene…

Coinciding with Medtec Europe, Fraunhofer IPA, in cooperation with the trade fair organizer UBM and Landesmesse Stuttgart, will establish a new conference format. The specialist conference "Medical Device Manufacturing" aims to bring together international experts from research and industry and deve…

Due to high demand and very positive feedback from participants, the hands-on cleanroom technology training course "Systems and Concepts of Cleanroom Technology" will be offered for the second time from June 20 to 23, 2017, at the Hermann Rietschel Institute, under the auspices of BTGA, FGK, VIP3000…

On March 22 and 23, 2017, the "Cleanrooms Today" specialist conference will take place again as part of the Pharma Forum at Schlosspark Mauerbach. Representatives of national and international pharmaceutical companies and industry experts will discuss the latest developments, innovations, and effici…

With partly surprising results, more than 70 companies from various sectors of the automotive industry participated in the first round-robin test to determine the recovery rate of test particles. Among them were well-known OEMs, Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, as well as many laboratories offering clea…

In October 2016, Marhan - Normpartikel launched the first round-robin test for determining the recovery rate of test particles according to VDA 19 Part 1. By participating, companies and testing laboratories conducting cleanliness investigations according to VDA 19 Part 1 receive proof of the recove…

From November 16 to 19, 2016, a cleanroom technology training with a strong practical focus will take place at the Hermann Rietschel Institute of TU Berlin.

In this training, participants will be shown practical problem areas and solutions in planning and working in cleanrooms through hands-on sessio…

Even minor contaminations cause significant quality losses in many industries. For example, if contaminants reach microchips, spacecraft, or lenses, it can lead to defective or faulty end devices. To prevent damage to high-quality products, companies isolate the affected manufacturing and assembly s…