The Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology and Automation IPA is also focusing this year on topics aligned with the
main themes of the AMB, the International Exhibition for Metalworking: The Stuttgart-based scientists will provide insights into the
development and application status of Industr…

Transport and handling of goods in the food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries, as well as in cleanrooms or Ex-zones, require compliance with numerous national and international guidelines. In particular, conveying technology plays a central role here. Specializing in this area is EAP Lachnit…

Gerresheimer will be showcasing innovative glass and plastic packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical industry in the Innopack exhibition area at CPhI Paris from October 7 to 9, 2014. The comprehensive product range extends from simple pharmaceutical vials to complex drug delivery systems. Two Ger…

A recent best seller1 tackled the question of why an entire nation can be compelled to help one or a few people in life-threatening situations (e.g. Chilean miners), but will do little to help millions who are at equal or greater risk (e.g. Tsunami victims). This may be irrational, but is also an ac…

Medical technology is and shall remain an export hit. The German medical technology industry makes more than two-thirds of its revenue through the business with buyers in other countries. Above all, the medical advancement, the growth of the middle class in emerging countries, an increase in disease…

POWTECH from 30 September to 2 October 2014 in Nürnberg is a must event for anyone wanting to find out how to really handle powder and bulk solids. At the World-Leading Trade Fair for Processing, Analysis and Handling of Powder and Bulk Solids, over 700 exhibitors from more than 25 countries show cu…

The premiere of International FoodTec Brasil, international supplier trade fair for the food industry, which took place in Curitiba, Brazil, closed its doors on Thursday, 7 August 2014 following an excellent event. 81 suppliers from nine countries took advantage of the full 6,595 gross square metre…

Cleanroom bags and films from STRUBL are the effective solution for protection against contamination in the cleanroom supply chain. Packaging as a contamination risk? Yes, of course – and precisely when the packaging is produced under lower hygiene and cleanroom conditions than the product being pac…

Bending capillary tubes often posed significant problems for developers in the medical industry. igus has now developed the e-cord micro for this purpose. With the flexible band, which can be assembled modularly, even the smallest tubes can be guided safely and flexibly.

Limited space presents a majo…

Graphene could revolutionize the tech world. It has wonderful properties: extremely conductive, stable yet flexible, transparent, lightweight, and a million times thinner than a sheet of paper. One square meter of graphene weighs less than a milligram – and could still carry a cat. So far, the two-d…