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…

Fully automated with intelligently programmed robots and tools, cooperatively working with humans and robots in a team, or entirely manual for assembly tasks requiring high precision and small batch sizes: Fraunhofer IPA will showcase technologies at this year's international trade fair for producti…

Continuously more compact components, higher power densities, lower emission values, safety systems, driver assistance systems, and lower fuel consumption are some of the buzzwords in the modern automotive sector. And all of this with decreasing manufacturing costs? An ambitious goal that has noneth…

Since 2012, Fraunhofer IPA has annually honored outstanding developments in purity technology with the "CLEAN!". The aim of the award is to promote pioneering applications and technologies in the industry and establish them in the market. Companies can still apply for Clean! 2016 until August 19. Th…

It all started with a car wash system. An IPA department was just working on optimizing this system when a request came from the Federal Ministry of Research and Technology asking whether the institute could deal with cleanroom technology. That was 30 years ago, when the golden age of home computers…