In numerous processes, the flow of dry air or nitrogen (N2) is monitored using flow switches: from applications with main and secondary lines connected to gas cylinders to painting applications in the automotive industry. The goal is to detect leaks as early as possible to ensure process safety and…

The KEL-DPZ-HD is specially designed for use in the food and pharmaceutical industries. In consideration of Hygienic Design guidelines, care has been taken to make the surface very smooth so that no dirt niches form on the visible side. The outer contour radius of 6 mm – instead of the required 3 mm…

With an extraordinary cleanroom crane, the specialist Altmann has taken on a pivotal role at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology at Maastricht University in a uniquely global project.

The initial situation was tricky, and the requirements were quite demanding. But who would expect that the…

The ILMAC 2021 closed its doors on October 21, 2021, and the organizers look back on a successful event – it was the only industry meeting point in the German-speaking region this year. From October 19 to 21, 2021, nearly 7,000 visitors and exhibitors gathered in Basel.

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Batteries with as much energy as possible are especially in demand for electric vehicles. The Fraunhofer IPA is working on solid-state batteries that are supposed to have an energy density of almost twice that of today's lithium-ion batteries, with 700 watt-hours per kilogram. Digital twins are inte…

Quality is not only the highest priority in the field of Good Manufacturing Practice. PTS Training Service, as a provider of training and further education for the pharmaceutical, active substance, and medical device industries, also adheres to the highest quality standards – those of its own and, o…

An efficient and sustainable temperature control is essential for process safety in industrial and research applications involving heat generation – from packaging lines to welding equipment to injection molding and laser applications. The automation specialist SMC, known for its versatile portfolio…

SÜDPACK Medica AG is extending its portfolio of thermoforming films with a polypropylene-based film which is free of halogenic substances for the manufacture of blister packaging and other pharmaceutical solid product applications. In this way, the pharmaceuticals industry can be provided with a sus…

Imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, today announces that Apple Inc. has joined imec’s brand-new Sustainable Semiconductor Technologies and Systems (SSTS) research program. The SSTS program is the first initiative rallying stakeholders from a…

How can medical staff in hospitals be relieved through digitalization while simultaneously placing the patient more firmly at the center of processes? Researchers at the Fraunhofer IPA are investigating how routine tasks in everyday clinical practice can be digitized and automated. In cooperation wi…