Under the motto "Now more than ever!" this year saw the award ceremony of the "Great Prize of the Mittelstand" take place in Dresden. This marked the 27th competition of the Oskar-Patzelt Foundation, reaching its grand finale on Saturday, October 30, 2021, with the presentation of nationwide special…

The RICO Security Technology AG introduces a new overpressure valve called REDisc, which is primarily designed for use in the pharmaceutical sector. The innovative product is mainly used in isolators to ensure pressure equalization in the event of increased overpressure or to prevent the bursting of…

How important the integration of research, teaching, and industry is has been recognized by the founders of the VdF HLK (Association of Supporters of Research in Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Technology Stuttgart e.V.) – among them members of the University of Stuttgart – almost 40 year…

It is 169 millimeters high, 163 millimeters long, 78 millimeters deep, and weighs only 200 grams. This makes the e-spool flex mini from igus one of the smallest and lightest cable and hose reels in the world. It provides uninterrupted power, data, and media transmission in a variety of environments…

Medications often help with various diseases. To be effective, researchers need precise information about the surface molecules of viruses or bacteria. Often, the movement of the atoms of these molecules is neglected during drug development. However, this can affect the efficacy. A team of researche…

The core component of every electric car is the battery. It should be compact and as powerful as possible – and above all, safe. This places high demands on manufacturing. Researchers from the Fraunhofer IPA at the Center for Digitalized Battery Cell Production (ZDB) demonstrate what this could look…

Since 2004, the professional association for industrial part cleaning, FiT, has been providing orientation, support, knowledge transfer, and qualification as a navigator for component cleaning for providers and users of industrial cleaning technology. This year, the competence network has, among oth…

Scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology and Automation IPA are digitizing the value stream analysis together with the Stuttgart-based software provider iFAKT. This aims to make this proven optimization method feasible in the future with significantly less effort and almost…

With the acquisition of GEM Plastics Limited, Schütz expands its product portfolio in the field of industrial packaging and further enhances its capabilities for customers in Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Schütz GmbH & Co KGaA, a leading manufacturer of high-quality transport packaging, signed…

Industry 4.0 is the networking of data. But 97% of field data is not used at all so far. Endress+Hauser's Industry 4.0 program makes this data available: for process optimization, increased availability, and cost reduction. At SPS 2021, Endress+Hauser presents visitors to the trade fair stand with i…