In August 2018, the Weinheim-based rubber flooring manufacturer nora systems announced its acquisition by the American flooring manufacturer Interface. Since then, Interface and nora executives have been tirelessly working on integration, which is expected to extend until 2020. As already mentioned…

Piepenbrock was awarded the Axia Best Managed Companies Award 2019. The competition is announced annually by Deloitte, WirtschaftsWoche, and the Federation of German Industries (BDI). It recognizes companies for strategic foresight, innovation, a sustainable leadership culture, and exemplary corpora…

A new rugged stainless steel pressure regulator from Eisele is designed for applications in aggressive environments and industries with increased cleaning requirements. The compact and easy-to-operate functional screw simplifies compressed air supply in industry and craftsmanship.

A complete redesign…

On July 4, 2019, SEW-EURODRIVE is the host and main sponsor of the Hygienic Design Day (HDD). The trade magazine [me] from the publisher agt agile technik is the organizer of the congress and invites OEMs and end customers to discuss hygienic design in mechanical engineering.

Machine builders demand…

Disposable overshoes are used, for example, in cleanrooms, laboratories, hospitals, and the food industry.

They are also suitable as a quick alternative for visitors in critical areas.

The overshoes are simply pulled over regular shoes, thus preventing contamination.

For easy and quick donning and doff…

When working with these devices, dust is not stirred up as with conventional cleaning methods, but effectively bound. They are easy to handle and, depending on the model, available with removable films or with an adhesive pad for cleaning the roller.

Roller with removable films Contaminants are relia…

Increasing productivity while maintaining environmental quality and regulatory compliance is an important challenge for cleanroom teams and requires solutions that address the root causes of contamination events.

In this article the human causes and resulting impacts of cleanroom contamination are di…

In the food industry, production facilities must be designed according to hygiene standards. The requirements vary greatly depending on the hygiene zone, from food, spray, to packaging and non-food areas. At the international leading trade fair for the meat industry, IFFA (May 4-9, 2019) in Frankfur…

New at CiK Solutions is the cost-effective pH and water temperature data logger MX2501 from the HOBO series.

The MX2501 pH data logger was designed for the electronic measurement of the pH value of water and water temperature. Data transfer is wireless to mobile devices or tablets via Bluetooth Low E…

The Swiss biotech industry continues to be buoyant and once again managed to increase its sales, exports and research investments in 2018. As a result, it is laying the foundations for further growth and forward-looking development. Capital investment in listed biotech companies saw an especially st…