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Artist's view of Webb on an Ariane 5 rocket. (Copyright: ESA / D. Ducros)

Working in the clean room: MIRI is a combined instrument of camera and spectrometer. Important mechanical components were developed and built at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg. © Stephen Kill / STFC

Movable High-Tech: The filter wheel makes MIRI a scientific instrument. With the exception of the optical elements, the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy planned, designed, built, and tested this component. The 18 optical elements include filters to restrict the wavelength range, coronagraphs to cover bright objects, and a prism. © MPIA / The filter wheel makes MIRI a scientific instrument. With the exception of the optical elements, the MPIA has planned, designed, built, and tested the filter wheel. The 18 optical elements include filters to narrow the wavelength range, coronagraphs to cover bright objects, and a prism. © MPIA

Group photo under the telescope: This photo was taken on the occasion of a James Webb Consortium meeting and shows the dimensions of the space observatory. The model of this James Webb Space Telescope is the same size as the original. © Örs Hunor Detre / MPIA / This photo, taken on the occasion of a James Webb Consortium meeting, shows the dimensions of the James Webb Space Telescope. The model of this telescope corresponds to its original size. © Örs Hunor Detre / MPIA

12.07.2022
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Science

The space observatory launches into space with equipment developed and built at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy.

The James Webb Space Telescope contains technology from Heidelberg

Having performed a perfect launch on 25 December, the James Webb Space Telescope has set off on its mission into space. On board technical components developed and built at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) in Heidelberg. Among them is a filter wheel that turns the Webb Telescope’s MIRI…

Waste disposal facility at the Vetter location in Rankweil. © Vetter Pharma International GmbH

Area for material preparation at the Vetter location in Rankweil. © Vetter Pharma International GmbH

12.07.2022

Vetter Development Services Rankweil is poised for expansion.

Newest clinical manufacturing site successfully completed its first customer fills

With the realization of the first successful customer fills, we have reached another milestone at our new clinical manufacturing facility in Rankweil, Austria. Further batches are already planned, and more customer projects are in the business pipeline. In addition, the site is being expanded to opt…

Figure 1: Two theoretical biodecontamination cycles (both at a temperature of 23°C) with different initial moisture contents. During the decontamination phase, a portion of vH2O2 is decomposed. In this case, 10% of vH2O2 is decomposed from the initial value, and more H2O2 evaporates to compensate. A similar situation is observed when using two different H2O2 solution concentrations: 12% in the upper graphs and 59% in the lower graphs.

Figure 1: Two theoretical bio-decontamination cycles, (both with Temperature at 23°C) with different humidity levels at the onset of conditioning. During the decontamination phase, some vH2O2 will decompose. In this case, 10% of vH2O2 has decomposed from its initial value and more H2O2 is vaporized to compensate. A similar situation is shown using two different concentrations of H2O2 solution: 12%-m in upper graphs and 59%-m in lower graphs.

Figure 1: Two theoretical bio-decontamination cycles, (both with Temperature at 23 °C) with different humidity levels at the start of conditioning. During the decontamination phase, some vH2O2 will decompose. In this case, 10% of vH2O2 has decomposed from its initial value and more H2O2 is vaporized to compensate. A similar situation is shown using two different concentrations of H2O2 solution: 12 %-m in the upper graphs and 59 %-m in the lower graphs.

Figure 2: Two biodecontamination cycles with different solutions of liquid H2O2 (T = 23 °C). In this case, 10% of vH2O2 is decomposed from the initial value, and more H2O2 is evaporated to compensate and maintain the vH2O2 content constantly.

Figure 2: Two bio-decontamination cycles with different solutions of liquid H2O2 (T = 23 °C). In this case, 10% of vH2O2 has decomposed from its initial value, and more H2O2 is vaporized to compensate and keep the vH2O2 level constant.

Figure 3: Two biodecontamination cycles with different temperatures. In this case, 10% of vH2O2 is decomposed from the initial value, and more H2O2 is evaporated for balancing and maintaining the vH2O2 content at a constant level.

Figure 3: Two bio-decontamination cycles with different temperatures. In this case, 10% of vH2O2 has decomposed from its initial value and more H2O2 is vaporized to compensate and keep the vH2O2 level constant.

Figure 4: ppm vH2O2 as a function of RS/RH sensor readings at 5.0 °C

Figure 5: ppm vH2O2 as a function of rS/rF sensor readings at 50 °C

Figure 6: Maximum vH2O2-ppm at different temperatures generated with 35% and 59% H2O2.

Figure 6: Maximum ppm vH2O2 at various temperatures produced with 35% and 59 vol-% H2O2.

Figure 7: Condensation points at given temperatures and vH2O2 ppm (at each point rS = 100 %, maximum %rF varies according to the curves)

Figure 7. Condensation points at given temperatures and ppm vH2O2 (at each point RS = 100 %, maximum %RH varies according to curves)

11.07.2022
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Gassing (H2O2, ...)

Influences in Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor Bio-decontamination

Considering Condensation

In this article the key parameters are discussed that influence the condensation point and maximum ppm H2O2 in vaporized hydrogen peroxide applications. Four rules are proposed that can guide repeatable, effective, bio-decontamination processes.

Vaporized hydrogen peroxide (vH2O2) is widely used to p…

Location commitment: Endress+Hauser has invested 60 million Swiss francs in the Reinach campus.

11.07.2022
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Industry 4.0

The company creates more space for the production of flow measurement technology as well as the development of Industry 4.0 solutions.

Endress+Hauser lays the groundwork for the future

Endress+Hauser continues on the path to growth. Over the past five years the number of employees at the Reinach location in the Swiss canton of Basel-Landschaft has grown by 20 percent to more than 2,000.

At the same time, the number of units produced has significantly increased and the digital solut…

Optical excitation in the solid with subsequent interference of the photoemitted electrons. Below are the orbitals whose orientation with respect to the atomic positions (small white spheres) is responsible for the orientation of the transition dipole moments. The curves illustrate the optical excitations incident from above through two crossed pulses. Above that is the shape of the expected experimental measurement signal. (Photo: Nature Communications)

11.07.2022
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Science

When light hits matter: Kaiserslautern researchers visualize the efficiency of optical excitation in solids

The interaction of light and matter is responsible, for example, for plants conducting photosynthesis and solar cells generating electricity. The efficiency of light absorption in matter is determined on a microscopic scale by so-called transition dipole moments. The research group of Prof. Dr. Mart…

Live and in color: over 3,700 visitors attended the Arburg Technology Days from June 22 to 25, 2022, in Lossburg and were thoroughly impressed by the unique event and the exhibits, including more than 30 applications in the Customer Center alone. A highlight in terms of digitalization was the 5G campus network, which Arburg has been using as a pilot customer of Deutsche Telekom since the 2022 Technology Days for connected manufacturing in plastics processing. (Photo: Arburg)

The Technology Days were held across the entire company. The turnkey exhibition space in the new assembly hall also aroused great interest, where as a special highlight, current customer projects were on display. (Photo: Arburg)

10.07.2022
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In-house exhibition

Arburg Technology Days 2022: great enthusiasm again from industry professionals

– This is what we all were waiting for: Over than 3.700 guests from 39 countries came to Lossburg
– "Think Tank": focussing on digitalised and sustainable plastic processing
– Highlights: 50 exhibits, specialist presentations, Efficiency Arena, turnkey solutions, digital services and more

Live and in c…

10.07.2022
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Disinfection | procedures, devices, agents, media (Wipers, Swaps,...)

Hand hygiene: More than just disinfection

Washing, care, gloves – they also belong to it

Since May 5, 2022, there is an international day of action dedicated entirely to the topic of hand hygiene. Because hand hygiene, when performed correctly at the right moments, is one of the most important measures to interrupt chains of infection. Therefore, hand hygiene, especially hand disinfecti…

Höcker at IFFA 2022: Christian Peselmann and Benjamin Höcker (Photographer: Rene Sutthoff/Konsequent PR)

10.07.2022

Höcker Gruppe voluntarily has the product series Cleanmaster HS tested by TÜV Rheinland. The result confirms a high quality standard.

TÜV-certified hygiene technology for the meat and food industry as well as pharmaceuticals

Anything is possible, nothing is mandatory? This does not apply at all to hygiene regulations in the meat and food industry. Because in one of the most heavily regulated and monitored sectors of the processing industry, there is no room for interpretation. "For our customers in the meat and food ind…

Intelligent condition monitoring is now also possible with the new i.Sense TR.B sensor on the 3D energy chains triflex R from igus. (Source: igus GmbH)

10.07.2022
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Robot

New i.Sense TR.B sensor enables condition monitoring for triflex R energy chains in three-dimensional applications.

Flexibility meets safety: First monitoring system for robot e-chains from igus

Robots have long been an integral part of many areas of industrial manufacturing – and their range of tasks continues to expand with digitalization. Whether welding, painting, soldering, or palletizing: industrial robots work dynamically. A flexible 3D energy chain like the triflex R from igus makes…

Nathan Roman, Genesis AEC, Director of Validation

09.07.2022
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Validation

Temperature mapping studies - Simplifying with validation services

What is the current state of how GxP industry performs temperature mapping?

Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP), according to the FDA's Code of Federal Regulations Title 21, requires that environments used to manufacture or process drug products be validated to ensure a high degree of quality…

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