A new study by DuPont Personal Protection which assesses the performance of reusable garments for cleanroom applications could lead to a radical change in controlled environment practices. The results, which the company has published in a whitepaper, confirm that reusable garments are vulnerable to…

In companies across various industries, the demands for cleanliness are increasing. This trend is driven by a combination of factors. Components are becoming smaller, tolerances tighter, assemblies more complex, and customers more demanding. Likewise, the potential sources of dirt are diverse. The m…

Promolding approached Connect 2 Cleanrooms (C2C) to provide an intelligent cleanroom solution to protect a medical device manufacturing contract that is due to run until 2032.

Effective contamination control is critical, as Promolding is producing optical manifolds for an eye surgery machine. Designe…

21 executives from medical technology formed an international delegation from seven nations in the fall of 2018, which had numerous meetings with German companies on their agenda. Organized by the Baden-Württemberg Export Academy and supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy…

Endress+Hauser has invested roughly three million euros in a modern, state-of-the-art calibration and training center in the industrial city of Jubail, Saudi Arabia, thus strengthing direct contact with customers in the Middle East while supporting the country’s economic development.

Saudi Arabia wan…

- Cleaning of parts and components increasingly important in many sectors
- Keen interest in automation and digitization (Industrie 4.0)
- Trade show attracts numerous decision-makers willing to invest

The 16th parts2clean proved to be a complete success. From 23 - 25 October 2018 the 240 exhibitors a…

Food Safety at Risk?

To eliminate pathogens, production facilities in the food industry are continuously cleaned. But how clean is "clean" actually? And could the installed ball bearings possibly endanger food safety? SKF and independent microbiology and hygiene experts have found astonishing answers…

In the technical production of food and beverages as well as fine chemicals, unwanted foam formation often occurs. Typical examples of such processes include the extraction of alcohol from mash during spirits production, milk pasteurization, or biodiesel production. Foam can alter the processes occu…

The electrical engineering company Weidmüller and the Austrian expert in industrial automation KEBA are teaming up to mutually enhance their digitalization and automation portfolios. Both companies announced this during SPS 2018 in Nuremberg. The focus is on joint offerings for industrial automation…

Contents of the New Guideline

The guideline VDI 2083 Sheet 21 provides overarching guidance on the topic of cleanliness of medical devices in the manufacturing process and thus forms a basis in the absence of product-specific regulations. The guideline describes the procedure for deciding the necessi…