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Environment monitoring, Monitoring System, Temperature Monitoring, Humidity Monitoring, GxP Compliance, GxP, GAMP5, Monitoring Solution, Climate Control, Real-Time Monitoring
Together with containment expert Weiss Pharmatechnik, Goldfuss Engineering has designed a new robot-assisted filling system for small batch sizes
Goldfuß Engineering has developed a new system in which a hygienic “Motoman HD7” handling robot from Yaskawa fills up to 120 vials per hour under cleanroom conditions. Clinical studies or personalized medicine usually require small batches of medication, for example injection solutions, which are filled into vials. These vials or glass containers must be sterile and aseptic. The small batch sizes...
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The RFID tag contains all important sensor information and remains permanently legible even in harsh environments
Scratches, dents or abraded areas: After years of reliable performance under all environmental conditions and temperatures, even a level sensor shows its age. RFID tags are now available for Vega sensors in the Pro series so that they can be identified at any time and anywhere despite a damaged or faded nameplate and traced back to the last serial number. RFID is not new and yet radio frequency...
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Schneider Electric collaborates with GR3N to tackle plastic recycling challenges and drive circularity in chemical sector
Schneider Electric has partnered with "GR3N", a PET chemical recycler, to create the first open automation system for the advanced plastics recycling industry. With 50 percent of the world's plastic waste ending up in landfills and only nine percent recycled, "GR3N" developed "MADE". It stands for Microwave Assisted Depolymerization solution. The new process breaks down PET into its chemical...
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Final figures confirm: Adjusted EBITDA in second quarter clearly above previous year and above first quarter
Evonik significantly increased its earnings in the second quarter of 2024 despite a persistently difficult economic environment. The final figures confirm the preliminary data announced on July 15: adjusted EBITDA rose by 28 percent to €578 million compared to the previous year. Free cash flow was clearly positive at €217 million, following a cash outflow of €203 million a year earlier. “We are...
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The new packaging solution replaces the traditional plastic shrink wrap with a so-called smart strip. Consumers can simply twist and pull a can to detach it from the other cans
The British manufacturer of long-life tuna products John West faced the challenge of replacing plastic packaging for its main products without generating more waste in the supply chain. This was the only way the company could achieve its sustainable packaging targets. Working closely with the Schubert Group, CCL Label and Touch Design, John West is now launching non-refrigerated fish products in...
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In June, Krones celebrated the double machine anniversary together with Natural One
From preform sterilization to the discharge of the sealed PET bottles, Krones has created an end-to-end process chain with the latest generation of the "Contipure Asept Bloc" that is aseptically safe down to the last detail. This overall concept has already proved its worth in the past with customers all over the world: : “Since the market launch of the updated ,Contipure AseptBloc' around one and...
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Wacker ground-breaking ceremony
With the construction of a new production site in Europe, Wacker Chemie is strengthening its strategic focus on the manufacture of silicone specialities. In Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, the chemical company, together with project partners and representatives of the city and regional authorities, symbolically broke ground for the new plant. Wacker will produce room-temperature-curing high...
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Adelholzener Alpenquellen plant
Seven out of eight production lines at Adelholzener Alpenquellen use Krones technology to ensure the highest standards of hygiene. The returnable glass line installed in 2020 will be supplemented in 2025 by a further line for filling non-returnable containers. The decision in favour of precisely this type of container and therefore line was made for two reasons: Firstly, the demand for products...
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In addition to ongoing investment projects at the Ravensburg and Langenargen sites, Vetter is planning to build additional production capacities
Vetter is investing in the expansion of its production capacities in Germany and the USA. The pharmaceutical service provider will relocate its site for development services within the USA and continue to expand there. At the same time, in addition to the ongoing capacity expansions in Ravensburg and Langenargen, Vetter is planning to establish a further site in Saarlouis, Saarland, for the...
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