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06.11.2019

TDK expands its product range towards medical applications and showcases innovative solutions at Medica 2019

- TDK presents its product solutions for various kinds of medical applications and services under the brands TDK, EPCOS, Micronas, ICsense, TDK-Lambda, and Tronics
- Medica is the biggest European medical exhibition, which takes place in Dusseldorf from Nov 18-21, 2019

TDK Corporation (TSE 6762) will…

Year after year, Gerresheimer produces glass containers for numerous solid and liquid medications at glass manufacturing sites around the world, in accordance with the guidelines of the relevant pharmacopeias.

The Gerresheimer Executive Board visits the Gerresheimer plant in Essen to learn about the construction of the new melting furnace (from left to right: Markus Rocholz, Chairman of the Works Council, Dietmar Siemssen, CEO of Gerresheimer AG, Dr. Jürgen Unruh, Managing Director of Gerresheimer Essen GmbH, and Dr. Bernd Metzner, Chief Financial Officer).

A view into a clean room / A view of a clean room

06.11.2019

New furnace for the innovative and sustainable production of clear-glass containers for solid and liquid drugs

Gerresheimer in Essen produces many millions of glass containers for the pharmaceutical industry every year. The long-established company has recently completed the routine renovation of its clear-glass furnace. Despite being more powerful, its improved technology means it uses less energy and is th…

Cleaning procedure in the cleanroom and inspection with UV light.

Figure 1: Example of the different cleaning levels

Example of the complexity of various contaminants.

04.11.2019
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Furnishing & equipment

Cleaning and packaging of individual parts and assemblies for use in cleanroom conditions

Overview

An increasing number of product manufacturing processes are carried out under defined conditions, cleanroom conditions. The respective products and the process steps required for production determine the cleanroom conditions needed. To produce in a cleanroom, some essential prerequisites mus…

04.11.2019

parts2clean 2019 (October 22nd to 24th)

parts2clean also convinces in challenging environments with quality, quantity, and internationality

At the end of parts2clean on Thursday, it was clear: the parts2clean 2019 met the expectations of most exhibitors, if not exceeded them. The international leading trade fair for industrial parts and surface cleaning achieved this not only with visitor numbers at the level of the still-booming 2018…

04.11.2019

Vaccine vial system according to FDA requirements

Often it is the small improvements that make a product truly optimal for use. An example is the new dropper bottle system E / F with different cap designs – in System E, the cap has an authenticity seal that remains firmly attached to the bottle after opening. System F features a cuff cap.

"Many peop…

The high-vacuum angle valves of the XL series: now also with heat-resistant signal indicator for high-temperature design, optionally with solenoid valve and replaceable bellows.
(Photo: SMC Deutschland GmbH)

04.11.2019

Equipment with electromagnetic valve, replaceable bellows, and a new high-temperature version of the signal indicator – these are the most important innovations.

SMC modifies high-vacuum angle valves of the XL series

Like all high-vacuum corner valves of the XL series from SMC, the new models are also equipped with an aluminum housing. This offers multiple benefits for users: the low weight, high durability, and resistance to aggressive media such as fluorine gas are important advantages. Additionally, thanks to…

Managing Director Roland Schreiner (center) officially opens the new production site with Project Manager Matthias Meier, Technical Director Lorenz Geiger, Dorfen's Mayor Heinz Grundner, and Plant Manager Ernst Werner (from left to right).

In good spirits, CEO Roland Schreiner welcomes the guests and shows what the Schreiner Group has planned for Dorfen in the coming years.

Plant Manager Ernst Werner, Dorfen's Mayor Heinz Grundner, Managing Director Roland Schreiner, Technical Director Lorenz Geiger, and Project Manager Matthias Meier (from left to right) are pleased with the successful opening ceremony of the Dorfen production site.

Guests could witness live how the Schreiner Group produces high-tech labels at the Dorfen site.

During a tour of the new production site, guests were able to learn about the individual production steps of Schreiner Group.

04.11.2019

High-tech manufacturing of innovative functional labels in Dorfen

Schreiner Group opens new production site

With a ceremonial act, Schreiner Group officially opened its new production site in Dorfen near Erding (Upper Bavaria) last Friday. This continues the company's ongoing growth trajectory. Numerous guests and employees from the headquarters in Oberschleißheim attended to celebrate the start of produc…

Collaboration between humans and machines in final packaging. (Image source: Vetter Pharma International GmbH) / Collaborative work in secondary packaging. (Source: Vetter Pharma International GmbH)

04.11.2019

The CDMO increasingly relies on close interaction of humans and machines.

Flexibility through collaborative work

- Successful implementation of collaborative dual-arm robot YuMi
- Innovative response to rising customer demands for greater flexibility
- Acquisition of more robots planned

Vetter's core competencies include the manufacturing of safe, user-friendly, complex packaging systems such as the assembly of p…

Hon.-Prof. DI Dr. Dr. mont. h.c. Alfred Lampl remained closely connected to the company ENGEL even in retirement. The owner families and employees of ENGEL mourn a great person. (Image: ENGEL)

04.11.2019

Mourning for Dr. Alfred Lampl

The owner families and employees of the ENGEL Group mourn their former Technical Director. Honorary Prof. DI Dr. Dr. mont. h.c. Alfred Lampl passed away in October at the age of 89. Dr. Lampl shaped the technical innovations of the injection molding machine manufacturer for 25 years and, as part of…

In the new plant in Skopje, North Macedonia, Gerresheimer will in the future produce inhalers and insulin pens for the pharmaceutical industry using state-of-the-art cleanroom technology.

29.10.2019

New plant of Gerresheimer in Skopje, North Macedonia, to start production mid 2020

Today the topping-out ceremony of the new Gerresheimer plant in Skopje, North Macedonia, took place, attended by the Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, the Deputy Prime Minister, Kocho Angjushev, other ministers of the Government, the German Ambassador and distinguished guests. The CEO o…

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