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Avoids overspray: EcoPaintJet Pro by DÜRR Systems AG. © DÜRR Systems AG

Front row – the winners (from left to right): Alexander Schmunk from ASIS GmbH (2nd place), Peter Haller from DÜRR Systems AG (1st place), and Kevin Braun from the Molecular Plasma Group S.A. (3rd place). Back row – the jury (from left to right): Michael Hilt from the Research Society for Pigments and Coatings e.V., Martin Riester from the VDMA Surface Technology Association, and Katja Feige from Fraunhofer IPA. © Fraunhofer IPA/Photo: Sina-Helena Gross

Removes defects: automatic finishing by ASIS GmbH. © ASIS GmbH

Enables surface functionalities: Nanocoating by the Molecular Plasma Group S.A. © Molecular Plasma Group S.A.

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Award

Innovative applications and technologies across all disciplines of surface technology were awarded: In the early afternoon, the Stuttgart Surface Technology Award "THE SURFACE" was presented at the trade fair "SurfaceTechnology GERMANY".

Three companies were awarded

Probably, surface technology plays a crucial role in the transformation towards a hydrogen economy. The anodes of conventional electrolyzers are coated with iridium, one of the rarest elements on the planet. To reduce the iridium content to an absolute minimum in the future, researchers are currentl…

Syntegon belongs to the most sustainable 16 percent of machinery companies worldwide evaluated by EcoVadis.

EcoVadis has awarded Syntegon the Silver Medal for its sustainability achievements.

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Award

Syntegon receives silver in EcoVadis sustainability rating

– Rating agency for corporate sustainability assesses Syntegon for the second time
– Syntegon among the top 25 percent of companies rated
– Result improved by 22 percentage points compared to the previous year

EcoVadis awarded silver status to Syntegon in their sustainability rating, honoring the proce…

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New building

Greenfield Hightech-Plasmafraktionierungsanlage in der Türkei

Chemgineering International GmbH, an international ‘design & build’ partner for life science projects, is the EPCMV service provider for Maxicells ‘New blood plasma fractionation plant’ in Turkey. Maxicells, in collaboration with the Turkish Red Crescent, further aims to domestically produce pla…

So that founders can quickly turn their innovative ideas into market-ready innovations, igus is participating in the High-Tech Founder Fund IV. (Source: igus GmbH)

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Company

Motion plastics specialist invests in innovative ideas at the economic location Germany

Tailwind for Start-ups: igus invests in the High-Tech Founder Fund IV

Exciting innovations from young start-ups as well as established companies are emerging every day all over Germany. To bring both worlds together, promote groundbreaking developments, and jointly develop new technologies, igus provides financial backing to young entrepreneurs: The motion plastics sp…

22.06.2022
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Air

Lowering infection risk with smart ventilation

As countries emerge from the pandemic, it will be interesting to see what the ‘new normal’ looks like. Will workers return to their offices full time? Or will there be a new preference for more flexible hours and for hybrid working (home + office)? Either way, there will be a new, heightened respons…

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Company

Service provider takes over cleanroom cleaning on 200 square meters

AL-PRO Gerd Böhmm GmbH is a new customer of the Dorfner Group

The Dorfner Group has gained another new customer with AL-PRO Gerd Böhm GmbH. Since February 1, 2022, the Nuremberg-based service provider has been responsible for cleaning the cleanrooms at the Göttingen-based company. AL-PRO Gerd Böhm GmbH has cleanrooms of ISO classes 8 and 7, or GMP class D, cov…

In addition to the ceremonial moments of the opening of the branch, ENGEL products and technologies received plenty of attention: in exciting technical presentations, the speakers showcased successful solutions with examples from regional projects. (Image: ENGEL)

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Company

ENGEL founds subsidiary in Morocco

Austrian injection moulding machine manufacturer and system solution provider ENGEL has strengthened its market presence in North Africa by establishing its own sales and service subsidiary in Morocco. ENGEL Maghreb Sarl builds on long-standing business relations. Numerous customers and partners too…

The historic setting and state-of-the-art conference technology make the new location Motorworld Manufaktur Metzingen an excellent venue for technical professional events. (Image source: CANVANCAN Medienproduktion)

The lecture program of the Industrial Component Cleaning Conference provides fundamental knowledge and expert insights to meet current cleaning challenges in a future-proof manner. (Image source: fairXperts)

The specialist conference with accompanying exhibition is an excellent forum for information exchange between industry experts and component manufacturers. (Image source: fairXperts)

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Conference

30th Conference on Industrial Part Cleaning, September 20, 2022, Metzingen

Basics and expert knowledge for new and altered cleaning tasks

From the transformation that is underway in many industrial sectors, new and altered tasks are emerging for parts manufacturers in component cleaning. The 30th Industrial Component Cleaning Conference of the Professional Association for Industrial Part Cleaning (FiT) e.V. presents fundamental princi…

The Vorarlberg high-tech company 1zu1 has developed a plug-in module from prototype to series in injection molding with the Danish medical technology company BluSense Diagnostics and produced around 325,000 units in batch production. (Photo: Darko Todorovic)

1-to-1 project manager Dario Loss accompanied the project from the initial inquiry to the new record number of approximately 325,000 components. (Photo: Darko Todorovic)

For the production of the plug-in module in cleanroom quality, 1zu1 developed a three-and-a-half times harder aluminum tool through coating for the first time, optimized the manufacturing process, and tested the quality using computed tomography. (Photo: Darko Todorovic)

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Injection moulding

High-tech company completed record project for medical technology company BluSense Diagnostics

1-to-1 increases injection molding capacity with aluminum tools to over 100,000 parts

Optimized aluminum tools enable injection molding peak performance at lightning speed: 1to1 produces medium-sized series up to 100,000 units. By coating the in-house manufactured aluminum tools, batch sizes can be further increased. For example, 1to1 produced 325,000 pre-series parts in cleanroom qu…

The Xelum R&D, consisting of a feeder-blender unit and the Solidlab 2 Plus, offers a flexible platform for developing continuous manufacturing processes and easily transferring them to production scale – without scale-up.

The compact TPR 200 Plus tablet press supports the efficient production of small and medium-sized batches, thanks in part to an integrated Data Acquisition System (DAQ) for determining tablet quality and process stability.

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Building technology

Achema 2022: Syntegon showcases new solutions for process development and manufacturing of solid pharmaceuticals

– Fluid bed Solidlab 2 Plus: efficient development of batch and continuous manufacturing processes
– TPR 200 Plus: flexible tablet press with containment for small to medium-sized batches
– Automated product feeder “APD Feeder”: optimal determination of process parameters for tablet presses

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