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The new system carrier from LK Mechanik is designed as a stackable, forklift-compatible, and Euro-Pallet-compliant reusable solution for use in production logistics shuttle traffic and can be adapted to various product geometries. (Image: LK Mechanik)

Folded and stacked, the new workpiece or load carrier from LK Mechanik can also be transported and stored (intermediate) in a space-saving manner in larger quantities. (Image: LK Mechanik)

When unfolded and stacked, the new component carrier from LK Mechanik securely holds several heavy, valuable, and delicate parts, assemblies, modules, and devices. (Image: LK Mechanik)

Serially, the new workpiece carrier system from LK Mechanik is based on the dimensions of the Euro pallets of types F11 and F76. The company's flexible manufacturing structures also allow for the realization of special dimensions according to customer requirements. (Image: LK Mechanik)

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Transport

LK Mechanic manufactures workpiece carriers for heavy components and assemblies

Move pre-assembled units safely

For the safe transport of heavy and valuable components and parts, LK Mechanik has designed a flexible workpiece carrier system made of steel and stainless steel. Based on its standard dimensions similar to European pallets F11/ F76, it is intended as a sustainable reusable solution to optimize mate…

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Award

2021 Trendsetter of German Economy

Ingelfingen-based technology company GEMÜ was named a "2021 Trendsetter of German Economy" by the F.A.Z. Institute and awarded second place in the measurement systems category.

The F.A.Z. Institute bestows this accolade on companies who have demonstrated great success and pioneering spirit in alignin…

Production Manager Philipp Scheu with COO Tobias Drixler at the key handover for the opening of AP&S Plant 3 (from left to right).

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Conversion

Plenty of space for the manufacturing of microchip facilities

AP&S opens new manufacturing plant in Donaueschingen

Approximately 2000 m² of production space offers the new AP&S plant at Friedrich-Ebert-Str. 92 in Allmendshofen. Space that is urgently needed. "Only by expanding our production capacity can we meet the high order volume," says COO Tobias Drixler. "With our key technology for semiconductor manufactu…

The Piepenbrock Group is pleased to be awarded as a Top National Employer 2022. (Image: Piepenbrock Group GmbH + Co. KG)

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Award

Focus again highlights the best employers in Germany

Top Employers 2022: Piepenbrock receives the seal

The building services company Piepenbrock can call itself Top Employer 2022. The title is awarded by the news magazine Focus in collaboration with the research institute FactField, which evaluated employee surveys and online reviews for the study.

The results of the survey conducted by Focus and Fact…

24.02.2022
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Injection moulding

Second set of the successful webinar-series

SIGMA Technical Talks

Based on the good feedback to last year’s SIGMA Technical Talks this webinar series will be offered again with new partners, topics, and presentations over several weeks this spring.

SIGMA Engineering in cooperation with numerous experts from industry partners organizes webinars starting in March 202…

The flexible 8-bit microprocessor from Imec next to a 2-euro coin.

Screenshot of the Snake game in action and timestamps.

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EDP, Hardware, Software

Imec, KU Leuven, and PragmatIC Semiconductor demonstrate the fastest flexible 8-bit microprocessor for energy-efficient applications

This week, imec, a globally leading research and innovation center for nanoelectronics and digital technologies, together with KU Leuven and PragmatIC Semiconductor, a worldwide leading company for flexible electronics, will present at the 2022 International Solid-State Circuits Conference (2022 ISS…

The new impulse radio ultra-wideband transmitter chip from Imec enables data transfer rates of up to 1.66 Gb/s for in-body and short-range applications.

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Trade fair

ISSCC ’22 contribution confirms that UWB technology is capable of supporting low-power, high-bitrate applications – from smart glasses delivering tomorrow’s AR/VR experiences, to wireless telemetry modules for intracortical sensing.

Imec Pioneers Ultra-Wideband Transmitter Chip That Pushes Data Rates up to 1.66Gb/s with Milliwatt Power

At this week’s International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), imec – a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies – presents a new impulse-radio ultra-wideband (IR-UWB) transmitter chip that could redefine the future of UWB technology.

Fabricated in…

The new security label from Schreiner MediPharm protects the integrity of vials and helps prevent their illegal reuse thanks to its clear first-opening indication.

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Medicines

Clear First-Opening Indication for Small Pharmaceutical Containers

New Security Label from Schreiner MediPharm Provides Tamper Evidence on Vials

Drug counterfeiters frequently fill original pharmaceutical containers with ineffective or harmful substitutes. In many cases, tampering with the containers cannot be detected. In the worst case, a falsified medicine may have fatal consequences for the patient to whom it has been administered. A tam…

NEO·Ec: High-performance electric injection molding machine of the NEO·E series with 208 t clamping force. (Photo: Tederic Machinery Ltd.)

Brotzeit-Box: At the Kuteno Kunststofftechnik Nord, Tederic NEO·Ec produces a lunchbox made of polypropylene. (Image credit: Tool manufacturer IWPM GmbH) / At the trade show Kuteno Kunststofftechnik Nord, Tederic NEO·Ec produces a polypropylene lunchbox. (Photo: Mold maker IWPM GmbH)

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Trade fair

Premiere at the trade show Kuteno

Tederic NEO·Ec produces lunch box at PlastiVation booth

– Powerful electric injection moulding machine NEO·E208c/e840 in production operation
– Molding tool from our partner IWPM GmbH
– Wide range of applications: household goods, electronics, medical and packaging

PlastiVation Machinery GmbH will present a series of the Tederic 'NEOseries' for the first ti…

Opening of the new testing center of ebm-papst with State Minister of Economics Dr. Hoffmeister-Kraut.

State Minister of Economics Dr. Hoffmeister-Kraut gets an insight into the product range of the fan manufacturer ebm-papst at their production facility in Hollenbach.

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New building

Minister of Economics Dr. Hoffmeister-Kraut opens new building of ebm-papst

After approximately 15 months of construction, ebm-papst opened its new testing center for energy-efficient fans in Hollenbach (Hohenlohe district) on Wednesday. Additionally, another building for the manufacturing of operational materials is nearing completion.

The shareholders Jan Philippiak and Ra…

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