30 years ago, the Stuttgart Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology and Automation IPA set purity technology on its agenda. Since then, its commitment in this field has steadily grown. Today, it is one of the leading institutions worldwide. It not only has the largest test cleanroom of ISO Cl…

A quarter-century of grown and proven know-how

The STZ EURO in Offenburg was founded in 1987 as a transfer center of the Steinbeis Foundation. The Steinbeis GmbH & Co. KG for Technology Transfer, affiliated with the Steinbeis Network, currently includes over 1,000 Steinbeis companies that provide…

Components used in a space mission must be meticulously cleaned. Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology and Automation IPA have designed a cleanroom, in which even contaminants at the nanometer level can be removed. Together with partners, the experts clean and sterilize…

Unavoidable, but outdated and expensive. Cleanroom operators and staff are familiar with the problem. Cleanroom technology is continuously evolving. Adjustments that would increase efficiency are costly and time-consuming – for most, this is not an affordable option. Because if the cleanroom works…

On March 15 and 16, 2016, it will be that time again: The specialist conference "Cleanrooms" will take place at Schlosspark Mauerbach near Vienna.

Representatives from national and international pharmaceutical companies, experts, and authorities will exchange ideas on how to design cleanrooms safely…

Purity is of utmost importance in the medical technology industry. For example, if a dental or hip implant is excessively contaminated, it can interfere with the integration with the bone. How clean the products actually need to be has so far often remained unclear. The Fraunhofer IPA, together with…

Consumables such as special clothing, gloves, cleaning cloths, or packaging films are essential in cleanrooms. However, there are currently no uniform international regulations on how manufacturers test and label their products regarding cleanroom suitability. Led by the Fraunhofer IPA, the industry…

For customers with extremely high cleanliness requirements, such as in medical engineering, aerospace and the manufacture of process devices for the semiconductor industry, Fraunhofer IPA offers integrated, reproducible, cleaning solutions that can be fully validated. The spectrum of cleaning techno…

Already in 2001, the purity technology specialists at Fraunhofer IPA addressed the topic "Technical Cleanliness in the Automotive Industry." The scientists developed the first version of VDA 19, which was valid until early 2015. "Until then, the contents of VDA 19 and its international counterpart I…

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…