With effect from January 1, 2018, Dr. Lukas Burkhardt (38) has been appointed to the Executive Board of Gerresheimer AG. Lukas Burkhardt assumes responsibility within the Gerresheimer Executive Board for the Business Unit Primary Packaging Glass.

"With Lukas Burkhardt, we are strengthening the Gerres…

The countdown is on: On February 9, 2019, EU Directive 2011/62/EU will come into effect. It aims to stop illegal trade in falsified medicines. From then onwards, pharmaceutical manufacturers have to provide secondary packaging of all medicines placed on the market with an individual serial number as…

Start ready for K 2019: From now on, exhibitors from all over the world can register for the world's most important trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry, with the relevant documents available. A high-quality printed version of the exhibitor invitation has been sent to all participants of…

Photographers use iris diaphragms to control the amount of incoming light and to set the depth of field. Due to their size and energy consumption, conventional diaphragms have limitations: they cannot be used in mini cameras like those in smartphones or tablets. The situation is different with micro…

When implementing a cleaning and disinfection concept for the manufacturing area in the cleanroom, many users face the question of whether a single-use concept or a reusable solution is more sensible. The answer depends on numerous factors that must be weighted differently within the company. Not on…

As part of the second round-robin test to determine the recovery rate of test particles, numerous companies took the opportunity this year again to qualify their process procedures for cleanliness testing. Some were able to significantly improve their results compared to the previous year.

Among the…

The innovative stainless steel components from NovoNox KG were the highlight of the trade fairs drinktec and PowTech this year 2017. The focus of the presentations was on newly developed control and machine elements designed to meet the highest hygiene standards, and this with resounding success.

Wit…

With Rentschler Fill Solutions GmbH, the first Vorarlberg-based biopharmaceutical company has settled in the Rankweil industrial area Römergrund. The service company specializes in the aseptic filling and freeze-drying of biopharmaceutical products. "We are a pure contract manufacturer, committed to…

Industry 4.0 or Digitalization 4.0 has been a widely discussed topic in the press, in lectures, and also within companies for some time. Project groups are formed to develop ways for companies to meet this challenge in order to ultimately harness the "digital benefits".

In general, digitalization ref…

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On 7 and 8 February 2018, Arburg will be represented in hall 7.1, stand H11 at the Ph…