False positive results • Contaminations • Investigations • Unusable batches

The greatest risk for false positive results comes from personnel during aseptic processing. After detecting microbial contamination, investigations must be conducted, which can cost thousands of euros per case; additionally…

Cleanroom employees are now able to detect extremely low levels of microbiological contamination much faster than with traditional methods. This capability is the result of a global agreement between MOCON, Inc. and Particle Measuring Systems (PMS).

The MOCON GreenLight® system has a proven track rec…

Spectris plc, a well-respected and long-established supplier of productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls, has confirmed today that it has acquired CAS Clean Air Service AG (CAS), a leading full-service supplier of clean room measurement systems which has a strong customer base within Swit…

The South Baden eucatech AG develops and manufactures minimally invasive medical devices for the treatment of vascular diseases. The highly sensitive products, such as heart catheters and stents, are used in cardiac and vascular surgery and are produced under the highest hygienic standards in cleanr…

In recent years, cleanroom compatibility has increasingly become a fixed quality parameter for machine and component suppliers. This quality feature is found in more and more products, whose use can take place in the cleanroom and whose suitability for this purpose should be documented. This quality…

For the second time, the VIP3000 Award was presented to students of the Albstadt-Sigmaringen University of Applied Sciences (Faculty of Life Sciences). Four teams presented their concepts for different production sites to the expert jury. On January 21, the winning concept was awarded.

As in the prev…

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…

Particle Measuring Systems (PMS) is pleased to announce certification of ISO/IEC 17025, accredited by A2LA, for the performance of ISO/IEC 17025 Accredited Calibrations. This accreditation provides PMS with the ability to offer globally recognized ISO/IEC 17025 accredited calibrations for critical i…

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…