New expansion modules for safety and communication are now available for the configurable control system PNOZmulti 2. Additionally, the base device PNOZ m B0 can now be expanded with four modules. With PNOZmulti 2, safety solutions of various sizes and requirements can now be implemented flexibly. T…

The company group of Pilz GmbH & Co. KG, headquartered in Ostfildern near Stuttgart, reports another increase in sales: In 2012, the provider of automation solutions achieved a turnover of 227 million euros. Compared to the previous year, growth was six percent. Despite uncertain global economic con…

Bischof + Klein is focusing on growth in the market for high-purity packaging. With additional production cells in the ISO 5 cleanroom according to DIN EN ISO 14644-1 at rest, the Lengerich-based packaging and film specialist is responding to the increasing demand. "The need for cleanroom packaging…

The experience of 35 years of mold making at the highest level and a profound understanding of the pharmaceutical market form the basis for customer trust in Braunform GmbH. In close collaboration with Gerresheimer Bünde GmbH, the development project TELC was launched. TELC stands for “Tamper Eviden…

The FBH presents various miniaturized laser beam sources as well as diode lasers for the red spectral range at the Laser World of Photonics trade fair, utilizing a novel grating technology for wavelength selection.

With compact, hybrid-integrated diode laser modules, the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, L…

Vaisala's educational seminar series continues with a free seminar for life science industry professionals. Taking place in Birmingham, UK on 23 May 2013, the seminar covers both fundamentals and details of mapping and monitoring for GMP regulated environments.

The seminar will cover, for example, t…

With the Reference Aerosol System RAS 3000 from Palas®, the protection level determination according to SWKI 99-3 and DIN 1946-4 can be carried out reliably, reproducibly, and cost-effectively.

State of the Art before the RAS 3000

According to SWKI 99-3 Edition 400/5/2004 and DIN 1946-4 Edition Decemb…

On the factory premises on Otto-Schott-Straße in Wertheim, one of the largest and most modern cleanrooms for plastic injection molding of highly pure products has been established. The building, commissioned in late 2012, measures an impressive 100 m in length, 42 m in width, and over 9 m in height…

A lot of technology in a small space – that was the requirement for GMP-compliant production of cytostatics in a hospital. Particularly tricky was the equipment of the cleanroom with different differential pressure values.

Modern hospital pharmacies and clinics are increasingly taking on the producti…

The CAT Clean Air Technology GmbH has expanded its product portfolio with the even more powerful ultrasonic mist generator VP18-2012 at the top end. The device is highly popular with customers.

Steffen Hild, Managing Director of CAT Clean Air Technology GmbH based in Stuttgart, has introduced a numbe…