Many couples wishing to have children have been helped through artificial insemination using the IVF procedure (In-vitro Fertilization, German: artificial fertilization). In developed countries alone, around 15 percent of couples suffer from impaired fertility. According to scientists, these problem…

Medical technology does not tolerate mistakes. That is why maxon produces micromotors in certified cleanrooms. The effort required to build such specialized rooms is not to be underestimated.

Cleanrooms are needed in various industries – for example, in medicine, food technology, and the semiconducto…

On the grounds of Birkhof in Stuttgart-Vaihingen, opposite the Fraunhofer Institute Center, construction work is beginning on Building U. Starting in 2021, processing technologies for lightweight construction will be developed there. The groundbreaking ceremony is on May 20, 2019.

With the groundbrea…

Weldability as significant product feature

As manufacturer of components for high quality stainless steel tube systems the family-owned German company Dockweiler has got a worldwide leading position in the field of tubing for semiconductor, pharmaceutical, biotechnological, and photovoltaic applicati…

- Record sales of € 3.5 billion (+48%)
- Rise in order intake to € 4.4 billion (+35%)
- Adj. EBIT at € 170 million (+57%)
- Outlook for 2019: rising sales and sustained development of adj. EBIT

Exyte AG (“Exyte”), a global leader in the design, engineering and construction of high-tech facilities, con-t…

Vaisala, a global leader in weather, environmental, and industrial measurements, launches its newest offering for centralized environmental monitoring in cleanrooms: The CAB100 integrates Vaisala’s world-class instruments for monitoring parameters into a simple, pre-configured enclosure.

Vaisala CAB1…

The German procurement law is a complex legal field even for experienced professionals, which is constantly changing. Public clients at the state or municipal level are repeatedly confronted with questions about legally compliant formulation of specifications. The last comprehensive reform took plac…

Ruland now makes oldham coupling hubs from 303 stainless steel. This addition gives designers an off-the-shelf coupling to choose from when designing systems in corrosive, vacuum or cleanroom environments. Stainless steel oldham couplings are zero-backlash, can accommodate all forms of misalignment…

The micro pump-equipped drug delivery devices of Sensile Medical, a subsidiary of Gerresheimer AG, have an unmistakable design. The design was the creation of Team Consulting, an agency based in England which in 2018 received the renowned Good Design Award in the category “Medical 2018” for its work…

Three key factors have led to the focus on the energy consumption of air filters within the ventilation industry. These are, first, rising energy prices; second, increasingly strict requirements to reduce CO2 emissions; and third, the growing awareness of the serious health and well-being impacts ca…