– 73,000 Employees in Microelectronics & ICT
– Software Industry grows by six percent in terms of employees
– Association expects an increase to 100,000 employees by 2030
– 2,600 companies with €16 billion in revenue along the value chain

Today, nothing works without microchips and software – and this e…

At the 2022 IEEE International Interconnect Technology Conference (IITC 2022), imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, presented options to reduce the metal line resistance at tight metal pitches, mitigating the resistance/capacitance (RC) incre…

Whether in the production of food and medicines, in horticultural businesses, in hospitals, or in every private household - disinfection and the reduction of pollutants in water and on surfaces play an important role in many areas of application. The addition of chemicals should, however, be avoided…

Faced with rising energy costs, many companies have set themselves the target of saving electricity. Against this backdrop, RINCO ULTRASONICS has compared two drive technologies used in ultrasonic welding machines in terms of efficiency and presents the differences and advantages of both types – wit…

On July 14, 2022, the Baden-Württemberg Minister of Economics, Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut, together with the director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology and Automation IPA, Prof. Thomas Bauernhansl, as well as Georg Gewers from Gewers & Pudewill Architects, inaugurated the new r…

In the field of battery cell manufacturing, system components must deliver precise performance in a compact space. The round and flexible pneumatic cylinders of series 25A-CJ2 do not compromise on performance but save space: they feature high precision and, thanks to their small size, enable space-s…

Since 2017, Piepenbrock has been providing various security services for Helmholtz Munich (Helmholtz Center Munich). After a re-tendering process, the previous tasks in the field of on-site fire brigade were expanded to include a 24-hour service at the beginning of March.

At Helmholtz Munich, the on…

– Oil- and particle free applications
– Resistant to applications with light corrosive gases
– Large pumping of condensable gases

Pfeiffer Vacuum, one of the world’s leading suppliers of vacuum technology, introduces new multi-stage Roots pumps ACP 90, which are designed for oil- and particle free appl…

The world market leader in collaborative robotics Universal Robots (UR) is once again expanding its sales network in Germany. Four new partners have joined in recent weeks as the company's Certified System Integrators. These include Matheus Service GmbH from Osann-Monzel in Rhineland-Palatinate, LEC…

Gerresheimer has been awarded the gold medal for the first time by EcoVadis, one of the leading providers of sustainability rankings, for the successful implementation of its sustainability strategy. With 68 out of a maximum of 100 possible points, Gerresheimer is among the top 5 percent of all comp…