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Anyone who does not want to take risks and does not want to be dependent on national decisions should familiarize themselves with ISO 16890 as quickly as possible. Freudenberg Filtration Technologies can help with this. (Image source: Freudenberg Filtration Technologies)

20.02.2017

A bureaucratic error in the implementation of EN ISO 16890 allows countries to withdraw EN 779 at short notice

The EN 779 test standard for air filters can be with-drawn at any time

A formulation error in the cover page of the new ISO 16890 international test standard for the assessment and classification of air filters has created uncertainty and different courses of action among different countries. Originally, the standard introduced at the beginning of 2017 was intended to…

The robot arm places a safe pack on the pallet.

Control of the Safe Packs on the touchscreen. / Adjusting the position of the packs with the touchscreen.

The finished pallet on its way to the shrink wrapping machine.

20.02.2017

Gerresheimer optimizes cold-end operations at its pharma glass production plants with state-of-the-art packing robots

Every year, Gerresheimer’s pharmaceutical industry customers order several hundreds of millions of glass pharmaceutical packaging products manufactured at the company’s plants in Essen and Lohr. Packing robots were recently introduced to improve the efficiency and reliability of packing operations b…

20.02.2017

MULTIVAC presents comprehensive solution portfolio for the medical and pharmaceutical industry

MULTIVAC presents a comprehensive portfolio of packaging solutions for the medical and pharmaceutical industry at interpack 2017 in Düsseldorf. At booth A 51 in hall 17, the company will showcase, in addition to an automated product handling packaging line, solutions for packaging small batches.

The…

20.02.2017

THINK SMALL – RAUMEDIC at the Medtec Europe

RAUMEDIC, polymer component system provider for the medical technology and pharmaceutical industry, will present again in 2017 at the Medtec Europe in Stuttgart – in the heart of the German Medtech industry. The company will be demonstrating its ability to implement customer ideas in products that e…

The balls indicate the size of the smallest detectable particle. Small balls high in the diagram indicate
high detection sensitivity.

Image made by a PDM3 system with 8 µm particle resolution of some glass bead calibration dust. The image is 0.025cm x 0.016cm. The smallest particles have a diameter of 25 µm. (Image SAC-Nederland b.v.) Note the size variation of the glass beads. The total image was 50 cm². (125,000 times larger than the small image shown.)

Omneo from Omneo Systems (height approx. 30cm)

PFO meter from Ingenious Systems under license of ESA/ESTEC

Nico Thevissen, Eng, Developer has worked in the field of machine vision for over ten years. He was previously active in the field of compact discs at Philips in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, and Hasselt, Belgium. In 2007, he joined the VCCN working group discussing the requirements for particle deposition measurement equipment.

20.02.2017

Particle Deposition Monitoring

Particle deposition measurements are based on the surface inspection measurements techniques as developed for the automotive industry around the change of the century. Industry awareness about the influence of particle deposition measurements has defined a clear demand for equipment. This papier des…

Image rights: Systec & Solutions GmbH / Image Rights: Systec & Solutions GmbH

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Furnishing & equipment

IGEL Thin Client – now with Bluetooth and WLAN function

The WLAN option for Systec & Solutions HMI systems now also permits wireless, mobile use of IGEL Thin Clients. Thanks to the Bluetooth option, wireless connection of Bluetooth handheld scanners or other Bluetooth HID end devices to our IGEL Thin Clients is possible as well.

A Bluetooth manager in the…

The modules of the UR Academy guide each participant through basic tasks, such as programming a UR robot arm to pack parts into a box on a conveyor belt.

How to create safety zones around a robot application and program the robot to brake when it moves within them is also part of the curriculum at UR Academy.

Take a linear measurement, measure the tool flange, and enter the data into the Teach Pendant: The learning modules of the UR Academy are not only interactive but also highly practical.

20.02.2017

Quick integration thanks to robot training courses at no cost

Universal Robots Academy offers free online training for robot programming

With Universal Robots (UR), anyone can now teach themselves the first steps of robot programming. Because with the new Universal Robots Academy, users and robot enthusiasts worldwide now have access to an online training program that teaches them the basics of handling the collaborative lightweight…

The short-term development, production, and delivery of customized biocide formulations, along with comprehensive all-in-one service, are the particular strengths of Vink Chemicals.

The production volume of 12,000 tons per year includes the full range of known biocides with a focus on isothiazolinones.

20.02.2017

Vink Chemicals formulates customized biocides with over 30 years of experience

The Technical Conservator

A young company, but anything but a newcomer in the biocide business is Vink Chemicals. Thanks to its specialization in application-specific production of customized biocide formulations for all relevant industries, the company is continuously growing.

With the trading company Vink + Co., they starte…

20.02.2017

High-quality material pass-throughs of the Kambic series

Stainless steel material lockouts for cleanrooms

Material transfer hatches are used wherever materials, equipment, documents, or samples need to be transferred between cleanrooms, rooms with different
pressures, or rooms with different cleanliness classes under control.

Many medical and pharmaceutical institutions, development laboratories, and manu…

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Buildings & Rooms

Connect 2 Cleanrooms Supports Solar Cell Research at Swansea University

Connect 2 Cleanrooms have completed the installation of an ISO Class 6 & 7 cleanroom at Swansea University to help support their solar cell research as part of the SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre.

Led by Swansea University, SPECIFIC is an academic and industrial consortium with a vision to t…

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