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The high-tech company 1zu1 manufactures precise series components and high-end prototypes for medical technology companies in cleanroom conditions. (Photo: Darko Todorovic)

1-to-1 from Dornbirn produces precise plastic parts in series quality quickly through 3D printing and injection molding. (Photo: Adolf Bereuter)

1zu1 is a pioneer in industrial 3D printing of series components. (Photo: Darko Todorovic)

After additive manufacturing, 1zu1 ensures series-ready plastic components through chemical smoothing. (Photo: Darko Todorovic)

24.01.2025
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3D printing

High-tech company plans approximately 10 percent growth by 2025 with a focus on medical technology and electronics

1-to-1 drives the transformation into a series specialist for small, precise plastic components

New technologies and materials, higher capacities and batch sizes: The Dornbirn-based high-tech company 1zu1 is advancing the industrialization of 3D printing. The specialist for small, precise series components and high-end prototypes made of plastic looks ahead after a challenging industry-wide ec…

The temperature measurement points and -strips Tempstrip from Kager feature irreversible color change indicators with vertical or horizontal scales in degrees Celsius. (Image: Kiefer Industrial Photography)

For monitoring temperature excursions, the Tempstrip-type measurement points and strips can be used both in supply chains of packaged pharmaceuticals and for quality assurance of medical processes. (Image: Kiefer Industrial Photography)

With the help of the Kager drug test strips, it can be determined whether the temperature of a urine sample is within the acceptable range of 32°C to 38°C within a maximum of four minutes after the sample is provided. (Image: Kager)

The Kager drug test strip is attached to the sample container and indicates the maintenance of the temperature by the appearance of a green dot. (Image: Kager)

24.01.2025
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Testing and detection equipment

Temperature indicators support quality assurance of medical procedures

Samples and processes thermally verify

The current portfolio of the trading and consulting company Kager includes a wide range of test strips for visualization, monitoring, and recording of surface temperatures. Specifically compiled for use in quality assurance of medical and medical-technical processes, the company now offers a selecti…

Located in the immediate vicinity of Servomold's existing site, the newly acquired property offers plenty of additional space for the expansion of the company's future-oriented activities. © Servomold

Two generations with a sense for the future of toolmaking: from left to right: Lucas, Bianca, and Thomas Meister, in front of the newly installed 5-axis precision milling machine in the fully air-conditioned production cell. © Servomold

The new, µm-precise SLY core pulling unit, shown here fully assembled © Servomold

24.01.2025
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Company

High investment in space, equipment and people

Automation specialist Servomold is increasingly focusing on medical technology

Servomold, a global specialist in the automation of injection moulds, is increasingly focusing its activities on the medical technology sector. To this end, the company has invested almost €5 million in the local expansion of its site, which was only completed in 2018, to a total of 1650 m², 750 m²…

The housing of VCSEL laser diodes with integrated temperature control is extremely compact. © Fraunhofer IOF

Schematic representation of the eight-channel VCSEL source for polarization-encrypted photons. © Fraunhofer IOF

Representation of the VCSEL source on the circuit board with KOVAR frame. The housing contains the optics, which are attached to the top of the VCSEL chip. The glass tip on the housing is the waveguide combiner through which the polarization signal exits. © Fraunhofer IOF / The VCSEL source on the ceramic printed circuit board (PCB) is shown with the KOVAR frame housing. The tiny glass tip on top of the housing is the waveguide combiner, where the polarization signal comes to exit. © Fraunhofer IOF

The source is mounted on a ceramic printed circuit board (PCB) with a molybdenum heatsink. The PCB carries the VCSEL and driver chip (center). The wings are plugs for thermal management components. © TU Ilmenau

23.01.2025
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Trade fair

Photonics West 2025: Fraunhofer IOF presents VCSEL-based photon source for quantum-encrypted communication

Ultra-compact light source for quantum encryption

The concept of using strongly attenuated, randomly polarized light pulses for secure quantum communication has been around since the mid-1980s. Most commercial light sources for quantum communication are still based on this idea today. The biggest challenge here is to generate indistinguishable and…

23.01.2025
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Company

Bayer and Neste to Collaborate on Developing Feedstocks for Renewable Fuels

– The companies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly scale winter canola in the US as a biomass-based feedstock to meet growing demand for renewable fuel
– Bayer aims to launch hybrid TruFlex winter canola in the US in 2027, delivering excellent product stability and performance…

The automated settle plate changer from MBV AG: MAS-100 Libra®.

23.01.2025
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Systems

MBV AG presents solution for automated passive air monitoring

Even in highly automated pharmaceutical processes, changing of settle plates requires manual intervention. But these interrupt the process and increase the risk of contamination. MBV, a leader in the development and manufacture of microbial air samplers, presents MAS-100 Libra®, a new instrument tha…

No chiplets without heterogeneous integration: High-end performance packaging from wafer to system is one of the keys to hardware realization within the APECS pilot line. © Fraunhofer IZM

22.01.2025
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Electronics (wafers, semiconductors, microchips,...)

Fraunhofer IZM is powering the evolution of chiplet technologies as part of the APECS pilot line

The Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration IZM announces its active contribution to the APECS pilot line launched as part of the EU Chips Acts. APECS intends to promote the development and integration of chiplet technologies as a means of making Europe’s semiconductor industry mor…

2-dimensional magnetic vector scanner. © Fraunhofer IPMS

22.01.2025
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Trade fair

Optical systems from Fraunhofer IPMS for medicine

High-precision images and lasers for faster, more precise therapies

Particularly in medicine and bioanalytics, results must be determined precisely and reliably. The optical systems of Fraunhofer IPMS enable position control and gentle analysis options, which realize precise results in the shortest amount of time. The versatile applications of micro scanners in medi…

Fig. 1: Clamping cassette ceilings are non-occupiable, suspended metal ceilings. Lights and air outlets can be integrated into the system almost seamlessly across the surface. (Copyright: Jens Distelberg)

Fig. 2: The Glatt Granulator GPCG was integrated here into a graded support grid ceiling in a cleanroom-compatible manner. (Copyright: Glatt)

Fig. 3: The fully welded cleanroom washing station made of stainless steel, developed by Glatt, is completely free of silicone joints and can be seamlessly connected to all common cleanroom ceiling systems. (Copyright: Jens Distelberg)

Fig. 4: Light fixtures, ventilation outlets, sprinkler heads, and sensors should, as far as possible, always be integrated flush with the ceiling systems. (Copyright: Jens Distelberg)

21.01.2025
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Ceilings

Cleanroom Design: Proper Planning and Construction of Ceilings and Their Installations

Clear requirements in current GMP regulations and other applicable standards define how a cleanroom must be constructed. In practical implementation, these meet the needs of the client and must be considered when selecting the system and during on-site execution. An approach to the realization of cl…

Due to the blister-free packaging, the prefilled syringes can be packaged in a volume-optimized cardboard box made of 100 percent mono-material. © Schreiner MediPharm

The Cap-Lock label from Schreiner MediPharm wraps around the syringe and cap and irreversibly indicates first opening. © Schreiner MediPharm

21.01.2025
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Trade fair

Functional Label Enables Syringe Packaging without Blisters

Schreiner MediPharm Presents Innovative Cap-Lock Label for Prefilled Syringes at Pharmapack

Schreiner MediPharm, a leading developer and manufacturer of functional labels for the healthcare industry, is going to present an innovative solution for secure blister-free packaging at this year’s Pharmapack in Paris from January 22 to 23. Together with partnering companies SCHOTT Pharma and Körb…

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