Happy faces in Frankfurt: With an increase in visitors and high visitor satisfaction, Cleanzone is clearly on a growth course. The trade fair and congress for cleanroom technology took place for the second time on October 22 and 23, 2013, attracting over 800 participants from 44 countries to Hall 1…

1. Introduction

Many materials and building materials can contaminate a pure production environment due to their properties and are thus a significant factor in achieving and maintaining the required purity.

Emissions from a joint of a handling unit can release microscopic particles that may contamina…

According to forecasts from the Robert Koch Institute, in 2012, 258,000 men and 228,000 women were expected to be newly diagnosed with cancer. Since there are still types of cancer for which the currently approved medications show no effect, the pharmaceutical industry is working intensively to deve…

In many cases, it is important to be able to make a statement about temperatures that a product has experienced, and whether a specified temperature range has been exceeded, i.e., whether critical limit values have been surpassed or fallen below. The LogTag® Temperature Indicator TIC20 was developed…

On the occasion of the "13th Back Health Days," the Dauphin HumanDesign Group (DHDG) is once again launching the "Office Customized" campaign. Following the great success of the first round, the provider of complete solutions for the office sector has expanded the campaign for offices with a wellnes…

"Two awards underline our position as technology leader," says Dr. Walter Angelis, the Technical Director of Air Technology at Ziehl-Abegg. Specifically, it concerns the successful fan system ZAplus and a novel bionic Bio-Fan, which was only introduced a few weeks ago. Both have been awarded at the…

The particle measurement of airborne contamination is firmly anchored both in ISO standards (ISO 14644) and in pharmaceutical guidelines. The measurement basis for all cleanroom standards is the use of optical scattered light particle counters (OPC). Often unnoticed by many users, a standard has bee…

The internationally active flooring specialist Gerflor now offers its cleanroom solution "MIPOLAM BIOCONTROL" in 24 colors and new designs.

The color palette, which brings visual freshness to the cleanroom, ranges from mix beige through indigo and paprika to saffron. Regardless of the shade, MIPOLAM…

With a novel offering, Stephan May from Schwarzach am Main is enriching the cleanroom industry: In addition to the traditional trade with consumables and accessories for cleanrooms, he offers his customers objective purchasing potential analyses with supplier management through his newly founded com…

One of the latest developments of Coperion GmbH to make its debut at K 2013 is the ZSK 26 Mc18 twin screw laboratory extruder with 26 mm screw diameter. This new extruder offers all the advantages of the ZSK Mc18 series; it has a simple design, it is operator-friendly and easy to clean. It is suitab…