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The plant manufacturer and conveyor technology specialist EAP Lachnit specializes in electric pallet trucks in stainless steel design – also in custom versions. (Image: EAP Lachnit)

The operation is carried out via a safety steering tiller, which contains all control and operating elements. (Image: EAP Lachnit)

For special transportation requirements, EAP Lachnit also offers custom versions such as the electric pallet truck 420 S for the transportation of barrels. (Image: EAP Lachnit)

06.06.2018

EAP Lachnit: Electric pallet truck made of stainless steel also in special designs

Electric stacker truck for sensitive areas

Floor conveyors are widely used in the food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. Due to the diverse tasks they need to perform, special designs are often necessary. The German manufacturer EAP Lachnit specializes in this. Its stainless steel electric pallet trucks meet the high legal requiremen…

Official quality seal from the Stifterverband for German Science. (Source: Stifterverband for German Science)

06.06.2018

ebm-papst receives the "Innovative through Research" award again

Excellent Research and Development

For its research and development work, the fan specialist ebm-papst has received the "Innovative through Research" quality seal from the Stifterverband for German Science for the third time after 2014 and 2016. Since 2014, the Stifterverband has been awarding this quality seal to companies in the fi…

06.06.2018

GEMÜ strengthens its industrial business and acquires new sales markets

When we think about GEMÜ, we often – justifiably so – have a picture in mind: Aseptic stainless steel diaphragm valves. The family-owned enterprise from Baden-Württemberg in Germany has enjoyed a prominent position as market leader in sterile applications for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology ind…

Gravimetric synchronous dosing and blending station from the Graviplus series with four Labline dosing modules; one dosing module can be automatically filled with a Metro conveying unit, while the remaining three need to be filled manually. (Image: Motan-Colortronic)

The modular dosing system can be quickly and easily adapted for feeding granulate, microgranulate, powder, grinding stock, and liquids, as well as various dosing tasks, without much effort by using different dosing modules for bulk material, microgranulate, powder, and grinding stock. (Image: Motan-Colortronic)

The dosing system is controlled by the Gravinet GP control unit, which is operated via a menu displayed on a 12.1

06.06.2018

Multifunctional dosing system for combining natural fibres with polymers

The University of Rosenheim has built a system – a pilot plant unique across the whole of Germany – for developing climate and resource-friendly procedures and materials for automotive applications, timber construction and furniture manufacture as well as a wide range of other applications. The aim…

Fabian Krull (left) and Professor Antonyuk examine how droplets hit different surfaces. (Photo: TUK/Thomas Koziel)

A 3D high-speed camera system is used. (Photo: TUK/Thomas Koziel)

06.06.2018

Achema 2018

Researchers closely examine drops using 3D high-speed camera technology

Water droplets bead up on the lotus leaf, whereas they wet a concrete wall. The reason is the respective surface properties. Tiny structures cause, for example, that a droplet does not adhere. Researchers at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern (TUK) investigate these effects using a 3D high-s…

Vink Chemicals strongly recommends biozide users to pursue more efficient biozide use in order to achieve the required product preservation even with lower biozide dosages. For this purpose, Vink Chemicals offers its customers hygiene audits, consulting, test kits, and customized operational hygiene concepts.

06.06.2018

Optimized biocide use with Vink Chemicals through operational hygiene audits and test kits

Using biocides more efficiently

The biocide market is constantly changing due to current legislation. The use of many biocides in products such as paints and coatings is increasingly regulated for end users. Vink Chemicals therefore recommends biocide users to pursue more efficient biocide application in order to achieve the neces…

The LED2WORK portfolio with ETL approval for the North American market includes construction lights as well as signal lights for machines and systems, as well as for system workstations and building and facility technology.

The LED2WORK portfolio with ETL certification for the North American market includes overhead lighting as well as signal lights for machines and systems, as well as for system workplaces and building and facility technology.

Since early May, LED2WORK has been offering an expanded range of industrial luminaires with ETL approval for the North American market.

06.06.2018

LED2WORK GmbH obtains ETL certification for seven additional product series for the North American market.

LED2WORK: new products with ETL approval

The LED industrial lighting manufacturer LED2WORK, based in Pforzheim, the competence center for precision engineering in Baden-Württemberg, is expanding its offerings for the North American market with seven additional luminaires for machine, workplace, and building lighting. This officially confir…

Prof. Axel R. Pries, Prof. Andreas Thiel, Steffen Krach, Prof. Christian Thomsen, Prof. Roland Lauster and Prof. Karl Max Einhäupl (l. to r.) (© Charité/Wiebke Peitz)

06.06.2018

Medicine meets technology for the development of human model systems

New joint Bio- and Medical Technology Campus for Charité and TU Berlin

The Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Technical University of Berlin are expanding their cooperation into a strategic partnership and developing a joint bio- and medical technology campus on Seestrasse in Berlin-Wedding. There, research topics from biotechnology and medicine will be inter…

The handling technology complete solution at the end of the vertical case packer VCL 180 S is equipped with the two handling systems supplied by Afag for removal positioning (bottom) and for correct orientation of the folding cartons for further processing (top). (Image: Afag Automation AG)

For continuous delivery of the folding carton, a handling unit is installed that uses a vacuum gripper to pull the standing folding carton out of the transport belt area and place it in the removal position, ready for multi-axis handling. (Image: Afag Automation AG)

The illustration shows the synchronized double swinging/rotating process (2 x 90°) for the correct orientation of the folding cartons on the discharge conveyor belt. (Image: Afag Automation AG)

After the completed folding process, the now positioned folding carton is ready for further transport to the final packaging. (Image: Afag Automation AG)

06.06.2018

Pioneering Packaging Automation

With the creative combination of fully electric and standardized handling and linear motor modules from Afag, the packaging technology specialist Brunner Engineering from Durmersheim is increasing the utilization and application flexibility of its systems.

"Brunner Cartoning for all industries and ap…

Numerous preparations in the pharmaceutical industry are highly sensitive and require careful planning of the manufacturing processes. Most errors in drug production occur early on and lead to costly and time-consuming changes during scale-up. At the beginning of the development process, it is rarely considered how a specific work step can later be integrated into a large production facility. Therefore, ZETA supports its customers throughout the entire manufacturing process – from the laboratory through various clinical phases to industrial production. This ensures that the products reach market readiness in the shortest possible time. (Source: ZETA Biopharma GmbH)

The bioreactor presented at ACHEMA is the scale-down model of a bacterial fermenter with a typical height-to-diameter ratio of 2:1 and is equipped with the new sensor technology for kLa measurement. (Source: ZETA Biopharma GmbH)

The bioreactor presented at ACHEMA is the scale-down model of a bacterial fermenter with a typical height/diameter ratio of 2:1 and is equipped with the new sensors for kLa measurement. (Source: ZETA Biopharma GmbH)

The measurement in the bioreactor is achieved using an electrode that is connected directly to the reactor via a sampling cell through a nozzle. This method is particularly suitable for existing systems, as samples can be taken from almost any point inside the fermenter. (Source: ZETA Biopharma GmbH)

Together with Boehringer Ingelheim and TU Hamburg-Harburg, ZETA has developed a new type of agitator for container sizes of up to 30,000 liters. It will be presented at ACHEMA as a scale-down model within the bioreactor showcased there. With appropriate modifications, such as double storage, it can also be used for large industrial bioreactors with a working volume of 15 m³ and container sizes of up to 30,000 liters. (Source: ZETA Biopharma GmbH)

Together with Boehringer Ingelheim and TU Hamburg-Harburg, ZETA has developed a new type of agitator for vessel sizes of up to 30,000 liters. It will be presented at ACHEMA as a scale-down model within the bioreactor showcased there. With appropriate modifications, such as double staging, it can also be used for large industrial bioreactors with a working volume of 15 m³ and vessel sizes of up to 30,000 liters. (Source: ZETA Biopharma GmbH)

06.06.2018

PAT measurement method enables timely determination of the volumetric mass transfer coefficient

Process optimization for bioreactors

In recent years, the pharmaceutical industry has advanced the improvement and performance capability of biological cell cultures, requiring bioreactor technology and process control to meet increasingly higher standards. For functional preparations, a high volumetric mass transfer coefficient (kLa…

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