While environmental regulations have ensured that particulate matter pollution from the operation of motor vehicles has continuously decreased, this anthropogenic source is now being displaced by particulate emissions from private, wood-fired systems (heating and fireplaces), especially since the Co…

Dowel pins DIN 6325 of hardened steel, also known as locating pins, are universal parts that can be pressed into fitting bores. They are used in tool and machine construction, for example, to secure a precise position, to receive shear forces or, in the simplest case, as stops or pivot axes. The dow…

With the introduction of Rapid-C+, a real-time airborne microbial particle counter, MBV AG is participating in the distribution of an innovative product that sets new standards in environmental monitoring. The combination of real-time counting with traditional active air sampling is unique worldwide…

The packaging of wafers into so-called FOSB, an acronym for Front Opening Shipping Boxes, is an elaborate process that must take place under cleanroom conditions. To completely avoid human intervention, a Bavarian company has developed a fully automatic solution that is unmatched. Two Stäubli cleanr…

A consortium of over 25 leading universities, research institutions, and companies receives five million euros through the DATIpilot program for the project "BioBlock". This makes "BioBlock" one of the 20 selected innovation communities out of 500 applications for funding. "The management team, cons…

With the new magnetic gripper SGM-SV-BY, Schmalz presents a solution for the precise handling of unloaded and loaded battery round cells with a diameter of 46 millimeters. The gripper guarantees high process safety even in the event of a power failure.

In the manufacturing of battery cells, precision…

With its new aseptic block for bottle sterilization KHS is setting standards in safety and hygiene. Beverage bottlers don’t have to compromise on performance here, however: thanks to its rotary filler, the block can produce triple the output of the linear filler.

Where maximum safety is of prime conc…

The cts GmbH introduces the cts OVD (Open Vial Dispensing System), the most compact device to date for dosing and filling radioactive pharmaceuticals into open injection vials. The user-friendly device automates the dosing and filling of up to 100 vials per hour. The self-calibrating scale achieves…

The Busch Group celebrates a significant expansion of its activities in Austria: The Vacuum Competence Center in Korneuburg is the new headquarters of Busch Vacuum Solutions and Pfeiffer Vacuum.

The new Vacuum Competence Center covers a total area of nearly 3,800 m². Here, the two companies Busch Vac…

Cleanrooms’ energy efficiency has become a major issue over the past twenty years. There are many factors that can be addressed to successfully improve energy efficiency. Visitors to the cleanroom trade fair Cleanzone on 25 and 26 September 2024 in Frankfurt am Main will find out what these are and…