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Pioneering concepts 

for sustainable and 

economical battery cell 

production

Pioneering concepts for 

sustainable and economical 

battery cell production 

High-performance battery cells are a key prerequisite for the transition to sustainable mobility. To achieve this, it is essential 

to create a more energy-saving and resource-efficient production infrastructure for the cells. Researchers at the 

Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production FFB are now demonstrating ways in which the use of so-called 

»mini- and macro-environments« can reduce energy and operating costs in battery cell production, thereby creating high 

potential for competitive battery production in Germany and Europe. The findings are summarized in the newly published 

whitepaper »Energy-efficient and quality-oriented plant concepts for battery cell production«, which is now available. 

The momentum with which battery storage technology is developing 

as one of the most promising approaches to substituting fossil fuels 

is enormous. However, in order for battery cells to be manufactured 

more sustainably and economically in the long term, additional savings 

potential and efficiency strategies are required in the manufacturing 

process, without disregarding the standards of manufacturing 

environments. Currently, up to 50 percent of greenhouse gas emissions 

in Germany result from the electricity required for the production 

of battery cells, of which up to 43 percent of the energy demand 

is attributable to the manufacturing environment and the operation 

of clean and dry rooms. The whitepaper by the Münster researchers 

describes how economic and environmental savings potential can 

be achieved in battery cell production in the future with the help of 

various innovative environment concepts, and also shows the practical 

implementation of the concept at Fraunhofer FFB. 

Challenges in battery cell production 

In its field of application, the lithium-ion battery (LIB) is considered 

the most advanced variant: stationary energy storage systems, consumer 

electronics, but above all the electrification of mobility takes 

up the bulk of the expected total demand. It is the driver for the annually 

increasing demand for LIB in the gigawatt hour range. 

The growing demands on the sustainability and performance 

characteristics of the battery, such as higher energy density to increase 

the range of electric vehicles, also require new types of cell 

materials. However, with a view to smooth, high-quality and safe 

production of the battery cells, these place extensive demands on 

cleanliness and dryness. Clean and dry rooms, i.e. hermetically sealed 

rooms, meet these requirements. They have a dry room climate 

and thus very low humidity at a dew point of minus 60 degrees - the 

Concept of a Fraunhofer FFB plant pilot in U-arrangement as macro-environment:: The momentum with which battery storage 

technology is developing as one of the most promising approaches to substituting fossil fuels is enormous. However, in order for battery 

cells to be manufactured more sustainably and economically in the long term, additional savings potential and efficiency strategies are 

required in the manufacturing process, without disregarding the standards of manufacturing environments. Currently, up to 50 percent of 

greenhouse gas emissions in Germany result from the electricity required for the production of battery cells, of which up to 43 percent of 

the energy demand is attributable to the manufacturing environment and the operation of clean and dry rooms. The whitepaper by the 

Münster researchers describes .© Fraunhofer FFB 

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temperature value at which condensation of the air humidity begins. To make it 

drier than in the desert, however, enormous amounts of energy are required to 

process the very dry air. 

Potential of new environment concepts in battery cell production 

For the manufacturing environment, Fraunhofer FFB is therefore developing, 

implementing and researching process- and machine-related enclosure concepts 

in production, which are intended to replace the energy-intensive clean 

and dry rooms in the future and represent significantly more cost-effective and 

sustainable alternatives. 

– »Mini environments are limited, separated manufacturing and transport units 

that encapsulate the value-adding process as well as the product. The use of 

mini-environments is still limited to laboratory or pilot scale.« 

– »Macro environments connect and combine limited, segregated 

manufacturing areas, which can include operations, logistics, also machine 

and manufacturing units.« 

Marius Heller, research associate in the »Assembly and Formation« research 

group at Fraunhofer FFB, says: »The use of ‚mini-environments‘ in battery cell 

production can improve crucial parameters. These include significantly lower 

operating and energy costs and the protection of employees from potentially 

harmful hazardous substances. For the industry, a switch to environment plant 

concepts in the future can bring about a turnaround to ecological and economical 

cell production in Europe.« 

Implementation and testing in the production lines of Fraunhofer FFB 

In the future, plant manufacturers will be required to design effective and efficient 

plant technology. In its flexible and adaptable factories, the »FFB PreFab« 

and »FFB Fab«, Fraunhofer FFB will establish a benchmark for quality-oriented 

and energy-efficient plant technology compared to the existing state of the art 

and thus make a significant contribution to the transfer of advanced solutions to 

the battery industry. To this end, among other things, the surrounding clean and 

dry rooms will be held in order to test and quantify the process and production 

technologies. At the same time, the testing of the environment concepts will be 

carried out step by step. 

Hasibe Turhan, research associate in the »Assembly and Formation« research 

group at Fraunhofer FFB: »We expect battery cell production to undergo 

a similar development to that which semiconductor production already underwent 

30 years ago: By encapsulating close to the process, targeted air flows can 

be realized and a high product quality can be achieved. Overall, the entire process 

environment will be optimized.« 

Based on market observations and industry discussions, Fraunhofer FFB expects 

the breakthrough for »mini-environments« from the pilot line scale to the 

series scale starting in 2027.The whitepaper »Energy-efficient and quality-oriented 

plant concepts for battery cell production« is now available for free download 

(in german only): 

November 2023 

Dear cleanroom professionals , 

Contrary to many hopes at the 

beginning of the year, from an 

economic perspective, 2023 has so far 

unfortunately been characterised by 

stagnation and frustration rather than 

a motivated new beginning. However, 

30 per cent of investment capital in 

Germany has gone abroad, of which only 

25 per cent has remained in the EU. 

However, we should not be discouraged. 

Building on this, here are some interesting 

and also successful stories from the 

„cleanroom industry“: 

> Pioneering concepts for sustainable 

and economical battery cell production 

> New cleanroom laundry opened in 

Eindhoven 

> 20 years in the business for industrial 

parts cleaning – From „washing parts“ 

to high-purity cleaning 

> Ilmac 2023 in Basel was a 

resounding success 

> Packing medical items safely, 

economically and sustainably 

> Innovative Space Optimization 

> Stainless Steel Trolley for 

Process Industry 

With kind regards 

Reinhold Schuster 

Fraunhofer-Einrichtung Forschungsfertigung Batteriezelle FFB 

D 48165 Münster 


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On 28 September 2023, CWS Cleanrooms officially opened its new cleanroom laundry 

in Eindhoven together with invited customers. 

New cleanroom laundry 

opened in Eindhoven 

CWS Cleanrooms is a full-service provider and leasing partner for 

cleanroom textiles and accessories. The company ensures that its 

customers always have sufficient quantities and sizes in the right 

place at the right time. 

Further expansion of Europe-wide laundry network 

The cleanroom market is growing sand with it the requirements for 

GMP Annex 1 compliant textile concepts and corresponding laundry 

capacities. For optimal supply, the company built a second cleanroom 

laundry in Eindhoven between 2022 and 2023. With this investment 

for the growth of customers from the pharmaceutical, life 

sciences and semiconductor industries in the Benelux, the company 

built another state-of-the-art production facility with future-oriented 

technologies and successfully put it into operation in March. 

Since then, the site professionally decontaminates in a 2-shift model 

in ISO 5 class. The official opening now took place at the end of 

September. 

Successful opening event 

Together with invited customers, the opening of Eindhoven 2 was 

celebrated. In addition to interesting presentations, customers got 

an insight into the modern and energy-efficient facilities during 

tours through the laundry. Furthermore, the company presented its 

range of services as well as innovative and sustainable solutions. 

The customers on site were convinced: „We are happy for CWS 

Cleanrooms. This laundry is an important addition, also for us customers,“ 

said a long-standing client. Likewise, Egbert Jan Schulenburg, 

Regional Manager Operations of Cleanrooms Eindhoven, was happy: 

„In a very short time, we have built another cleanroom laundry 

here with state-of-the-art equipment that meets the highest quality 

standards. Today we were able to celebrate this together with our 

customers. An important milestone for the company and the Eindhoven 

site.“ 

“This expansion will significantly increase our production capacity, 

allowing us to better meet the growing demands of our customers. 

Our new laundry is not just a building; it is a symbol of our commitment 

to excellence and our determination to shape a healthier and 

safer tomorrow”, explained Markus Schad, CEO of CWS Cleanrooms. 

CWS Cleanrooms Deutschland GmbH & Co.KG 

Dreieich Plaza 1 A 

D 63303 Dreieich 

Telefon: +49 6103 3091290 

Telefax: +49 6103 309169 

eMail: cleanrooms.de@cws.com 

Internet: http://www.cws.com/reinraum 


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Topping-out ceremony of the Fraunhofer Institute 

for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP 

The Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP today set an important milestone for the 

research landscape in Hesse with the ceremonial topping-out of its new building on the Niederrad campus of Goethe University 

Frankfurt. More than 100 high-ranking representatives of politics, industry and science as well as the trades involved 

attended the event, including Hesse‘s Minister President Boris Rhein. He emphasized the importance of the Fraunhofer 

ITMP for Hessen as a location for science and pharmaceuticals. 

„The Fraunhofer ITMP is an exemplary cooperation between science, 

business and politics. The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and Goethe 

University, the federal government and the state of Hesse have 

delivered a masterpiece for medical research with the new building. 

The commitment is exemplary of the close cooperation between the 

players from science, politics and business. On behalf of the entire 

state government, I would like to thank everyone who has contributed 

to the success of the project,“ said Hesse‘s Prime Minister Boris 

Rhein. 

The Fraunhofer ITMP is based on the LOEWE Center Translational 

Medicine and Pharmacology (TMP), which is funded by 

the state of Hesse. At its five sites in Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, 

Göttingen, Penzberg/Munich and Berlin, innovative approaches 

to the early detection, diagnosis and therapy of diseases resulting 

from impaired immune system functions are being researched. In 

the planned new building, the Fraunhofer ITMP will dedicate itself 

to the transfer of medical findings into innovative therapies and 

drugs. 

Dr. Sandra Krey, Executive Vice President Finance and Controlling 

of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, explained: „The health care 

industry is one of the main pillars of the German and European economy. 

As an application-oriented research organization with strong 

interdisciplinary operations, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft plays a 

central role here. Our goal is to make a significant contribution to 

the future security of society, technological sovereignty, resilience 

and - in particular - affordable health for all. The key to this lies in 

our so-called 4D strategy. This brings together the fields of drugs, de- 

vices, diagnostics and data, which have often been developed separately 

to date, so that Fraunhofer researchers can develop cost-intelligent 

system solutions for healthcare across disciplines. As one 

of the leading institutes, the Fraunhofer ITMP makes a significant 

contribution to this. The decentralized structure of the institute is 

an excellent basis for the establishment of local health care networks 

with industry throughout Germany. This interdisciplinary and international 

exchange is also reflected in the new building for which we 

are celebrating the topping-out ceremony today. In the future, the 

three main research areas of the institute will be worked on under 

one roof: Drug Discovery, Preclinical Research and Clinical Research. 

The open structure ensures open communication between 

the individual departments.“ 

In his presentation, Prof. Gerd Geißlinger, Director of the Fraunhofer 

ITMP, emphasized the importance of translational research 

and highlighted the synergies that the new building will offer the institute: 

„Through the transdisciplinary health research made possible 

by the collaboration of physicians, engineers, scientists and data 

scientists within the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and at the Fraunhofer 

ITMP, on the one hand patients can quickly benefit from innovations, 

and on the other hand an important contribution will be made 

to cost-intelligent health care.“ 

The researchers are scheduled to move into the new Fraunhofer 

ITMP building in the fourth quarter of 2024. 

Fraunhofer-Institut für Translationale Medizin und Pharmakologie ITMP 

D 60596 Frankfurt a. M. 

Fig. 1 (from left to right): Volker Bouffier, Member of the Fraunhofer ITMP Board of Trustees and former Prime Minister of Hesse, 

Ayse Asar, State Secretary at the Hessian Ministry of Science and the Arts, Boris Rhein, President of the State of Hesse, 

Prof. Gerd Geißlinger, Director of the Fraunhofer ITMP, Dr. Sandra Krey, Chief Financial Officer of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, 

Prof. Frank Behrens, Deputy Director of the Fraunhofer ITMP. © Fotograf Jürgen Lecher/Fraunhofer ITMP 


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Fraunhofer Business Area Cleaning at parts2clean from the very beginning (left: 2003, right: 2022) © Fraunhofer 

20 years in the business for industrial 

parts cleaning – From „washing parts“ 

to high-purity cleaning 

You can´t make an omelet without breaking eggs – according to the saying, almost every manufacturing or processing company 

and institution is aware of the relevance of cleaning and the strong influence of contamination in process chains. In 

the world of the Fraunhofer Institutes, too, the question of cleaning processes and associated competences arose in the 

2000s. This was soon followed by the birth of the Fraunhofer Cleaning Alliance. This group is now celebrating its 20th anniversary. 

Up to now, a wide variety of Fraunhofer institutes and facilities have been developing cleaning processes for a broad 

range of industrial challenges, using innovative technologies. At parts2clean 2023 in Stuttgart, Germany, at the Fraunhofer 

joint booth no. D28, in hall 10 and during the expert forum will be present the newest cleaning technologies and services. 

This year, the Fraunhofer-Business Area Cleaning looks back on 20 

years of successful research and development in the field of industrial 

parts cleaning - an occasion for a review of highlights and achievements 

to date, but also to take a look at many current developments 

and research results and to look ahead to the future. 

None of the now 77 institutes and facilities of the Fraunhofer- 

Gesellschaft has dedicated itself exclusively to the industrial cleaning 

of surfaces, but there are many institutes that, due to their technological 

focus, inevitably have to deal with cleaning processes in 

order to be technologically successful. 

However, this technological competence has hardly any external 

visibility. This situation already existed in 2001, which is why Dr. 

Konrad Wissenbach from the Fraunhofer ILT started an internal 

Fraunhofer survey to find out who was actually involved in cleaning 

processes and who was interested in working together. This initial 

contact finally led to the founding of the Fraunhofer-Cleaning Alliance 

on December 5, 2002. The founding members were the Fraunhofer 

Institutes FEP, ICT, IGB, ILT, IPA, IPK, IST and IWS. 

The establishment of an administrative office at Fraunhofer IPK 

as a central point of contact for interested partners and customers 

of the member institutes and the launch of a dedicated website for 

the visibility of competences, laboratory opportunities and business 

areas were the basis for a successful start of this long-term cooperation. 

parts2clean and expert forum with bundled Fraunhofer 

competence from the very beginning 

A significant activity of the newly founded alliance in its very first 

year was the joint planning and successful start of the trade fair parts2clean 

in Friedrichshafen, Germany, which was launched in 2003. 

From the very beginning, today‘s Fraunhofer-Business Area Cleaning 

has been involved in the technical orientation of parts2clean, 

which has been able to successfully assert itself on the market and 

thus can also celebrate its 20th anniversary this year together with 

the current organizer – Deutsche Messe AG. In particular, the accompanying 

parts2clean expert forum has been the trade fair‘s visitor 

magnet from the very beginning. The expert forum is currently 


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tive production would also require work in cleanrooms, but such assembly 

and cleaning processes are now required on a large scale for 

the safe functionality of many assemblies. Even sheet metal fabricators 

are increasingly delivering to end customers who demand cleanroom 

quality for the parts they supply. Although the term „washing 

parts“ still persists, today‘s cleaning processes increasingly have the 

character of precision surface finishing. 

To makes the right decisions for development strategies in the 

field of industrial parts cleaning, detailed knowledge of the market 

is an essential basis. This is why Fraunhofer-Business Area Cleaning 

conducts regular market surveys and publishes the results as a market 

study. After 2007 and 2012, the last survey was conducted in 2020 

in the middle of the market situation shaken by Corona. This made 

it possible to collect additional information on the resilience of the 

parts cleaning industry, which is valuable for strategic decisions. 

Underestimated knowledge - industrial parts cleaning 

20 years Fraunhofer Business Area Cleaning © Fraunhofer 

organized and moderated by the Fraunhofer-Business Area Cleaning 

together with the German Industrial Parts Cleaning Association 

“Fachverband industrielle Teilereinigung e.V. (FiT)”. Featuring 

three days of events and 58 lectures, it continues to form a stable 

backbone of parts2clean as the largest expert event in this field. 

Innovations and standardization with applied research 

The member institutes of the Fraunhofer-Business Area Cleaning 

have implemented and continue to implement innovative trends 

and developments in this cross-industry technology, thus often enabling 

the mastering of new industrial challenges. Some examples of 

this are uniform standards through the VDA19 series, high-resolution 

imaging detection of residual contamination, blasting processes 

with CO2 and lasers, AI-supported cleaning processes through to 

environmentally friendly cleaning media. Currently, a DIN standardization 

committee is also working on issues of standardization and 

assistance for the targeted processing of cleaning tasks. 

Around the year 2000, no one could have imagined that automo- 

The development of the Fraunhofer-Business Area Cleaning is seamlessly 

linked to the endeavor to impart knowledge in the field 

of industrial parts cleaning, an area that was still an underdeveloped 

area on the ground 20 years ago. In addition to several special 

seminars on sub-topics of industrial parts cleaning at the member 

institutes, a joint annual basic seminar has been held in Dresden, 

Germany, since 2009. 

Frank-Holm Rögner, current spokesperson of the Fraunhofer- 

Business Area Cleaning and a pioneer in this field, explains: „This 

three- or four-day series of events is an important element for knowledge 

transfer and has already received a lot of positive feedback. 

We have also been able to maintain the seminar as an online format 

during the corona period. However, it can only convey the basics of 

cleaning processes in a very condensed form. There has been a demand 

among us and many interested partners for more comprehensive 

training, because unfortunately professional training does not 

yet exist in this specialist area.“ 

Intensive efforts by the Fraunhofer FEP in this direction resulted 

in the approval of the „CLOU“ project funded within the framework 

of the InnoVET competition after approximately eight years, 

on 01.02.2021. 

„Among other things, the concept of an extra-occupational training 

to become a ’Certified professional Specialist (m/f/d) for industrial 

Parts Cleaning‘ is now being developed and currently being tested 

together with the Sächsische Bildungsgesellschaft für Umweltschutz 

und Chemieberufe Dresden mbH (SGB). This is a milestone 

for this industry!“ continues Frank-Holm Rögner enthusiastically. 

The Fraunhofer Institutes FEP, IGB, IGCV, IPA, IPK, IPM, IST, 

IVV and IWS are currently members of the Fraunhofer-Business 

Area Cleaning. Since 2019 the administrative office is located at 

the Fraunhofer FEP in Dresden and continuously takes care of the 

ongoing development of the expert forum at parts2clean and other 

seminars and events for all partners who have a need and interest in 

knowledge and developments as well as technologies in the field of 

industrial parts cleaning. 

For individual challenges that require the development of a 

specific cleaning solution, the office connects the respective right 

contact person among the Fraunhofer Institutes and is available to 

companies and partners for everything starting with consulting and 

feasibility studies up to the development of customized solutions or 

machines. 

Fraunhofer-Institut für Organische Elektronik, Elektronenstrahl- 

und Plasmatechnik FEP 

D 01277 Dresden 


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The cryogenic on-wafer prober at Fraunhofer IAF enables fully 

automatic characterizations of up to 25 whole 200-mm or 

300-mm wafers with devices for quantum computing 

and sensing. © Fraunhofer IAF 

KryoproPlus project successfully completed 

View into the main chamber with a 200-mm wafer in the center on the 

chuck which is moved under the probe card. The system is testing a 

wafer from the QUASAR project, in which researchers are developing 

single-electron transistors (SETs) based on silicon quantum wells to be 

used as a device for spin qubits. © Fraunhofer IAF 

Cryogenic on-wafer prober determines 

quality of qubit devices for quantum 

computing and quantum sensing 

Germany’s first cryogenic measuring setup for statistical quality measurement of qubit devices on whole 200- and 300-mm 

wafers has started operation at Fraunhofer IAF. The on-wafer prober can characterize devices based on semiconductor 

quantum dots and quantum wells as well as superconductors at measurement temperatures below 2 K. Fully automated 

operation will allow researchers to build up a quantitatively relevant database and advance the industrial production of 

high-quality devices for quantum computing and quantum sensing in Europe. 

With the newly set up cryogenic on-wafer prober, researchers at 

the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF aim to 

better understand the functioning of quantum devices based on semiconductor 

quantum dots and quantum wells as well as superconductors. 

The device can characterize wafers in industrial sizes (200 

mm and 300 mm) and high volumes (up to 25 wafers in a row) fully 

automatically at cryogenic temperatures below 2 K (271.15 C°). 

The data sets obtained significantly reduce the dependence on 

random hits, which is characteristic for single measurements. In this 

way, the increase in measurement capacities at the institute contributes 

to the development of reliable production of high-quality qubits 

that can be used in quantum computers and quantum sensors. 

The facility is the fifth of its kind worldwide, the second in Europe 

and the first in Germany. The German Federal Ministry of Education 

and Research (BMBF) funded the procurement and installation 

of the wafer prober as part of the project “KryoproPlus - Provision 

and Verification of a Cryogenic On-Wafer Prober.” 

Developing know-how for industrial qubit manufacturing 

“With the on-wafer prober we gain new and unique capabilities in 

cryogenic characterization nationwide,” emphasizes Prof. Dr. Rüdiger 

Quay, KryoproPlus project coordinator and acting institute director 

of Fraunhofer IAF. “With this system, we will support our partners 

from research and industry in establishing a European supply 

chain for materials and production processes for solid-state qubits. 

This allows us to make an important contribution to the technological 

sovereignty of Germany and Europe,” Quay adds. 

“The wafer prober provides us for the first time with statistically 

relevant data sets that we can use to systematically optimize and 

scale the production of qubit devices,” explains Nikola Komerički, 

who is supervising the KryoproPlus project as part of his doctorate 

on the characterization of quantum computing devices. Komerički 

coordinated the installation and commissioning of the system and is 

already performing the first measurements. 

“We want to better understand how to get good, homogeneous 

qubits to enable scaling and industrial production of qubits in Germany 

and Europe,” Komerički adds. “To do that, it is necessary to 

expand the qualitative view to include a quantitative, statistical perspective 

on device behavior.” 

Better data through automated measurement of whole 

200 mm and 300 mm wafers at temperatures below 2 K 

Qubits based on semiconductor quantum dots and quantum wells 

as well as superconductors operate at temperatures close to absolute 


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zero (-273.15 °C). This minimizes ambient interference, activates superconductivity, and thus 

enables the formation and entanglement of qubits. Accordingly, it is essential for the testing, 

optimization and scaling of qubits that they are characterized at their operating temperature 

and that a statistically evaluable set of measurement data is collected. 

The cryogenic on-wafer prober closes this characterization gap. The automated measurement 

of entire 200 mm and 300 mm wafers at temperatures below 2 K with a short changing 

time increases the amount of available data. This data provides researchers and engineers 

with the necessary basis to make targeted improvements to qubit-formation devices 

and increase scalability. 

Characterization of qubit devices in the projects MATQu, QUASAR and QLSI 

With the full commissioning of the wafer prober, the project KryoproPlus has been completed. 

The first measurements of the facility are in the projects “MATQu - Materials for 

Quantum Computing,” “QUASAR - Semiconductor Quantum Processor with Shuttling-based 

Scalable Architecture” and “QLSI - Large Scale Quantum Integration with Silicon.” 

For MATQu, Komerički is characterizing and analyzing (niobium) Josephson junctions, 

which are devices for transmon qubits. For QUASAR and QLSI, characterizations of field-effect 

transistors (FETs) for single-electron transistors (SETs) based on silicon quantum wells 

and, subsequently, SETs that serve as devices for spin qubits are being performed. 

1 K cryostat with conducted lines for direct 

current and high-frequency measurements. 

© Fraunhofer IAF 

Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte 

Festkörperphysik IAF 

D 79108 Freiburg 

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Acquisition transitions from an indirect to direct sales and service approach 

in the UK and Ireland. 

Particle Measuring Systems, Inc. 

Announces Acquisition of Environmental 

Monitoring Services Irl. Limited 

and EMS Particle Solutions Ltd 

Particle Measuring Systems, Inc. announces the acquisition of Environmental 

Monitoring Services Irl. Limited and EMS Particle Solutions 

Ltd, and their parent company (collectively EMS); established 

in 1988, and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. EMS is a leader in the 

cleanroom industry, delivering complete cleanroom monitoring and 

control solutions and services to customers, and ensuring quality by 

design from inception to process control. 

Particle Measuring Systems, Inc. is the market leader in contamination 

monitoring and control for cleanrooms and aseptic manufacturing 

environments. The company combines best-in-class domain 

knowledge, technology, and service necessary to successfully meet 

regulatory requirements and improve product yields for customers 

in the life sciences, semiconductor, and electronics end markets. 

This acquisition aligns with Particle Measuring Systems’ strategy 

to be direct in every major geographical market as a means to best 

support and service customers with advanced contamination monitoring 

and control solutions. EMS has a strong, and long-established 

track record of success supporting both aseptic pharmaceutical and 

semiconductor customers in the UK and Ireland. 

Particle Measuring Systems, Inc. has partnered with EMS for 

almost thirty years as an exclusive sales and service channel for customers 

in these strategic territories. EMS’s knowledge of Particle 

Measuring Systems, Inc.’s business is expected to lead to a seamless 

integration experience for both customers and employees. 

“It has been gratifying to grow EMS over the last 30 years,” said 

Dave Nolan, Managing Director, EMS. “This is an exciting and natural 

next step for our organization and I’m looking forward to continuing 

as part of this great team.” 

“We are always looking for ways to provide our customers with better 

solutions while maintaining our strong growth trajectory and being 

recognized as an employer of choice by our employees.“, said interim 

Particle Measuring Systems, Inc. President, Mark Fleiner. “Acquiring 

EMS helps us achieve these goals while also preparing for continuity 

of service and solutions in this strategic geography.” 

Particle Measuring Systems Germany GmbH 

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D 64293 Darmstadt 

Phone: +49 351 88963850 

email: PMSGermany@pmeasuring.com 

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SÜDPACK Medica expands its production 

capacity under clean room conditions 

To meet the increasing demand for packaging solutions for sterile goods, SÜDPACK Medica AG is investing in the expansion 

of its site in the Orne region of France. At the groundbreaking ceremony for the plant in Coulmer on September 19, the 

company will lay an important foundation stone for the further consolidation of its status as a leading producer of pouchmaking 

material under ISO 7 clean room conditions. 

“The expansion of our production capacities will allow us to position 

ourselves even more strongly in the pharmaceutical sector in 

addition to the medical goods industry,” emphasizes Thomas Freis, 

Managing Director of SÜDPACK Medica. For more than 30 years, 

SÜDPACK Medica has been a proven partner to the healthcare industry. 

The company’s site in Coulmer primarily manufac-tures sterile 

barrier pouches, such as those used in packaging for implants. 

It also produces a wide range of reel material and lidding solutions 

made of film, Tyvek® and paper. In future, the plant will also focus 

on the production of header bags, especially for large-volume medical 

technology products that typ-ically undergo ETO sterilisation. 

Typical applications range from syringe nests and pipette boxes to 

surgical kits, wound-care products and surgical textiles. 

Consistent focus on customer and market requirements 

In recent years, the company has invested in flow pack and 3-sideseal 

pouch machines to meet the increased demand for films and 

pouch-making material that can be used at various points in the value 

chain, including in the pharmaceutical industry. These products 

are an optimal packaging concept for prod-ucts such as stoppers, 

filters or connectors. They are also ideal as simple media packaging 

and especially as transfer packaging. 

Thomas Freis believes that these transport and process packaging 

solutions, which are used to transport products between cleanrooms 

or to the point of use, harbor enormous market potential for 

SÜDPACK Medica: “The glass bottles, ampoules or syringes required 

for administering liquid parenterals such as infusions must be 

completely sterile before filling. By almost doubling our ISO 7-compliant 

clean room production facility as a result of the plant expansion, 

we will be an even more efficient supplier to the market – with 

high quality standards and an uncompromising promise of quality.” 

September 19, 2023 was the start date ... 

for what is currently the largest single project at SÜDPACK Medica. 

SÜDPACK Medica’s French site is certified to ISO 13485 (medical 

+ diagnostic) and 15378 (primary packaging – GMP), making it the 

ideal choice for the production of sterile barrier systems for medical 

technology and diagnostic applications, as well as primary packaging 

for pharmaceuticals. 

At the official groundbreaking ceremony, Carolin Grimbacher 

and Johannes Remmele, the shareholders of SÜDPACK, were joined 

by Erik Bouts, CEO of the SÜDPACK Group as well as Thomas Freis, 

Managing Director of SÜDPACK Medica AG and, last but not least, 

the head of the investment project, Frederic Covasso, and plant manager 

Samuel Wilquin. Chantal Nicoleau, the mayor of Coulmer, was 

enthusiastic about SÜDPACK’s investment, which is also linked to 

the creation of new jobs – sentiments echoed by Sébastien Gourdel, 

the chair-man of the local “Vallées d’Auge et du Merlerault” municipal 

association, in his speech during the ceremony. Other guests 

who gladly accepted SÜDPACK Medica’s invitation included Agnès 

Laigre, vice president of the local “Vallées d’Auge et du Merlerault” 

municipal association, Jean Pierre Feret, member of the departmental 

council, as well as high-ranking representatives of the French 

Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the contracted construction 

companies. 

SÜDPACK Medica AG 

CH 6341 Baar 


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Gerresheimer Gx Elite Vials: 

Safely putting production in the fast lane 

– Shatter-resistant injection vials maximize patient and production safety 

–Also available as ready-to-fill vials in innovative EZ-fill Smart packaging 

Gerresheimer, an innovative system and solution provider and a global partner for the pharma and biotech industry, is 

presenting Gx Elite, a product line of glass injection vials designed to maximize patient safety and production efficiency. 

Superior quality and shatter resistance are the key priorities of the range. The advanced primary packaging solution is particularly 

suitable for sophisticated drugs such as biopharmaceuticals and cytostatics. Gx Elite vials can also be delivered presterilized, 

ready-to-fill in Gerresheimer’s innovative and sustainable EZ-fill Smart packaging, for example. Gerresheimer 

will be presenting these and other solutions at CPHI Barcelona from October 24 - 26, 2023, at booth 50 in hall 2. 

“The trend toward sophisticated and innovative 

drugs such as biopharmaceuticals and 

cytostatics, as well as innovative vaccines, is 

placing new demands on the quality and performance 

of primary packing solutions,” says 

Holger Krenz, Global Vice President Business Development High 

Value Products Tubular Glass at Gerresheimer. “At the same time, 

these new solutions are changing the division of work between the 

pharmaceutical industry and packaging manufacturers.” 

Up to four times more shatter-resistant 

Gx Elite vials stand for high quality and shatter resistance, enabling 

them to reliably protect valuable drugs. They are the result of many 

years of product development and are manufactured in a patented 

production process that completely eliminates microdefects measuring 

100 µm. The vials can therefore be filled with drugs efficiently 

and safely. 

Sustainable EZ-fill Smart packaging 

Gerresheimer’s Gx Elite vials address the 

growing demands on the quality and 

performance of primary packaging solutions 

for sophisticated and innovative drugs, such 

as biopharmaceuticals and cytostatics. 

ling process, cuts costs and reduces particle 

load by over 90 % by swapping Tyvek lids for 

a polymer sealing film. This means that no 

Tyvek fibers or adhesive particles are released 

when peeling off the film immediately 

before the filling process. As a result, the risk of such particle contamination 

is considerably reduced. At the same time, EZ-fill Smart 

packaging lowers the customer’s carbon footprint by using biopolymers, 

reusable materials and a resource-saving sterilization process 

(VHP), for example. 

Extensive portfolio of ready-to-fill products 

Gx Elite vials are part of Gerresheimer’s extensive ready-to-fill (RTF) 

portfolio. Ready-to-fill products allow the pharma industry to focus 

on their core competencies and save the costs and time required for 

washing and sterilizing primary packaging. As a consequence, drugs 

can be brought to market more quickly and with lower overall costs 

in the production process. 

Gx Elite vials are also available in the new, optimized EZ-fill Smart 

packaging. The innovative RTF packaging platform simplifies the fil- 

Gerresheimer Regensburg GmbH 

D 92442 Wackersdorf 


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Michael Grosse to hand over CEO role to Torsten Türling 

Management change at Syntegon Group 

– Torsten Türling becomes new CEO of Syntegon Group effective as of November 1, 2023 

– Dr. Michael Grosse resigns as of October 31, 2023 

Torsten Türling becomes new CEO of Syntegon 

Group effective as of November 1, 2023 

The Syntegon Group, a globally leading provider of processing and packaging technology, appoints 

Torsten Türling as new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He succeeds Dr. Michael Grosse, 

who will leave the company by mutual agreement on October 31, 2023, following three and 

a half successful years as CEO. For the next phase of the company’s development, Syntegon 

is strengthening its Executive Board with an experienced manager who will continue to drive 

the company‘s growth and innovation and will significantly reinforce its sales activities. 

With Torsten Türling, Syntegon wins a growth-oriented strategist with a strong focus on 

implementation. He has over 30 years of international management and sales expertise, with 

extensive CEO experience at the helm of well-known listed and privately owned companies. 

Most recently, he served as CEO of Nilfisk, a leading global supplier of professional cleaning 

equipment based in Denmark and listed on the stock exchange. During his tenure, he initiated 

the strategic repositioning of the company and achieved significant progress in growth 

and sustainability. Previously, he was CEO of Ideal Standard International, where he was responsible 

for a successful turnaround. He further held various management positions at Linde 

AG and, as Managing Director of Linde Refrigeration, led its successful integration into 

Carrier Corporation following the spin-off. He holds a Master of Business Administration 

from the University of Saarbrücken and a Master of Management from EM Lyon Business 

School in Lyon. 

Dr. Michael Grosse has been CEO of Syntegon since 2020, and as such has been largely 

responsible for the company‘s successful transformation into an internationally independent 

company following its spin-off from Bosch at the end of 2019. 

„We thank Michael Grosse for his outstanding contribution to Syntegon and wish him all 

the best for the future. He has steered the company safely through the pandemic and the ongoing 

global supply chain crisis. Under his leadership, Syntegon has made excellent progress 

in recent years. For the next phase of Syntegon’s development we are delighted to welcome 

Torsten Türling, an internationally experienced manager with proven sales expertise. With 

his strong focus on innovation and expansion of sales structures, Torsten will contribute to 

the company‘s further growth,“ says Marc Strobel, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of 

Syntegon. 

„Syntegon has made impressive progress as an independent company since its spin-off 

from Bosch. I look forward to contributing my expertise to the company and working with 

the global team to realize the group‘s growth potential. Syntegon‘s ability to develop customer-specific 

solutions is unique and its innovative range of products and services already 

excites customers around the world,“ says Torsten Türling. 

„It has been a great pleasure and an honor to lead Syntegon on its journey to become 

an independent, leading, and global provider of innovative and sustainable processing and 

packaging solutions,“ says Dr. Michael Grosse. „Now is the right time to pass on the baton. 

I wish Torsten great success and fulfilment in his new role. At the same time, I would like 

to thank all our employees for their trust and their unwavering commitment throughout my 

tenure.” 

Syntegon Technology GmbH 

Blaufelder Straße 45 

D 74654 Crailsheim 

Telefon: +49 7951 4020 

eMail: packaging-ph@syntegon.com 

Internet: http://www.syntegon.com 


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Freeze-Light-Protect reliably adheres to the syringe even at temperatures far below zero and can be provided 

with a variety of UV and light protection levels. 

Freeze-Light-Protect reliably adheres to the syringe even at temperatures far below 

zero and can be provided with a variety of UV and light protection levels. 

Freeze-Light-Protect reliably adheres to the 

syringe even at temperatures far below zero 

and can be provided with a variety of UV and 

light protection levels 

The newly developed Freeze-Light-Protect syringe label from Schreiner MediPharm is suitable for deep-freeze applications 

at temperatures far below zero and at the same time offers individual light protection. Consequently, it is particularly 

well-suited for use with sensitive mRNA-based substances as well as for cell and gene therapies. Schreiner MediPharm 

is going to present this innovative label for the first time at this year’s PDA Universe of Pre-Filled Syringes and Injection 

Devices in Gothenburg from October 17 to 18. 

Therapies and vaccines with mRNA substances as well as cell and 

gene therapies are becoming increasingly important. However, these 

novel active ingredients entail special challenges: On the one hand, 

they must be transported and stored on dry ice at freezing temperatures 

of down to -100 °C. On the other hand, special light protection 

is frequently required, depending on the type of substance. Precisely 

for these applications, Schreiner MediPharm has developed the 

Freeze-Light-Protect syringe label. 

Freeze-Light-Protect securely adheres to the syringe despite 

extremely low temperatures and enables reliable marking. In addition, 

the specialty label can be provided with a variety of UV and light 

protection levels. The first level strictly provides UV protection, level 

two protects against UV rays and blue light, and level three delivers 

full light protection. The light protection level can be precisely customized 

to suit the specific requirements of the active ingredient. 

Additional functionalities may be integrated as well: detachable 

documentation labels for vaccination cards or patients’ medical records, 

inspection windows for checking the syringe contents in unadulterated 

color, and graduations for correct dosing of injections. 

The novel label from Schreiner MediPharm was developed in coordination 

with its partner SCHOTT Pharma who launched the 

SCHOTT TOPPAC® freeze syringe. The 1 ml long COC syringe was 

developed for medicines with temperatures down to -100 °C with 

a view to retaining the syringe’s functionality and integrity of the 

syringe closure, thus securing the stability of the drug. Schreiner 

MediPharm’s Freeze-Light-Protect was tested specifically for the 

SCHOTT TOPPAC® freeze syringe in order to prove the reliability 

of the label-integrated protective functions and other features. 

Thanks to the combination of the Freeze-Light-Protect label 

and SCHOTT TOPPAC® freeze syringe, pharmaceutical companies 

are provided with a pre-qualified solution that can be customized 

to suit the relevant application. Due to the concentrated 

expertise of Schreiner MediPharm and SCHOTT Pharma, they 

are optimally supported in bringing their deep-frozen drugs to the 

market. 

Schreiner MediPharm 

D 85764 Oberschleissheim 


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Positive Signs for PaintExpo 2024 

Registrations for the world‘s leading trade fair for industrial coating 

technology are already at an excellent level about one year before 

the next edition of the event opens its doors. From 9 to 12 April 2024, 

PaintExpo will once again be providing a global showcase for the latest 

trends in industrial coating. The who‘s who of the coating technology 

industry exhibits at PaintExpo 2024 in Karlsruhe. 

With around 430 exhibitors from 27 countries and more than 9,000 

trade visitors from 57 countries, PaintExpo was successfully restarted 

in 2022 following the pandemic break. More than one in three 

exhibitors travelled from abroad. Visitors included a large number of 

key decision-makers, specialists and managers, with around 90 per 

cent of visitors to the previous PaintExpo able to influence investment 

decisions in their companies. 

Preparations for PaintExpo 2024 are in full swing. With about 

one year still to go before the trade fair opens its doors, around 280 

companies have registered and more than 80 per cent of the exhibition 

space of the previous event is already sold. „The response from 

the industry has been great. This clearly confirms that PaintExpo is 

a well-positioned, must-attend event for everyone in the industry. 

In April of next year, PaintExpo will once again serve as a worldwide 

showcase for innovations and future technologies as well as providing 

a platform for practical solutions in industrial coating technology,“ 

says Markus Geisenberger, Chief Executive Officer of Leipziger 

Messe. Registration information can be requested here. 

Key Industry Players, Interesting New Exhibitors, 

High International Participation 

Global market and technology leaders will join innovative mediumsized 

companies in three exhibition halls at this world‘s leading trade 

fair to present their latest products and applications in industrial 

coating technology. Exhibitors will include important industry players 

from Germany and abroad such as Axalta, DeFelsko, Dürr, Eisenmann, 

FreiLacke, Gema Switzerland, J. Wagner, Krautzberger, Louis Schierholz, 

Nordson, PPG and Venjakob. In addition, interesting new exhibitors 

were also convinced by the trade fair concept: Among those in 

Karlsruhe presenting their range of products and services for the first 

time at PaintExpo will be Mitsuda, a Turkish supplier of cleaning and 

pretreatment technology. 

The coming edition of PaintExpo also has a lot to offer internationally: 

Most exhibitors will be from Western European countries. 

Alongside Germany, they will be primarily from Italy, Switzerland, Austria, 

the Netherlands and Spain. However, companies from countries 

such as Turkey and Greece have also already booked their stands. The 

proportion of international exhibitors is – as of today – around 40 per 

cent. 

Full Spectrum of Industrial Coating 

The products and services on display at PaintExpo cover the full spectrum 

of industrial coating. Next year, the range of exhibits will again 

include surface treatment solutions, quality assurance, paints and 

paint finishing lines as well as powders and powder coating systems. 

The industry platform offers a comprehensive package of coating solutions 

for all industries, applications and materials, from wet coating 

and powder coating to coil coating. 

Leipziger Messe GmbH 

D 04356 Leipzig 


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parts2clean 2023: 

First-rate contacts, new projects 

and concrete deals 

Deep-going technical discussions, a strongly attended Expert Forum and a positive overall mood on all three days of the 

fair testified to the fact that the 20th parts2clean, ending on September 28, fulfilled all expectations. More than 3,000 

trade visitors came to the event, the majority of them armed with current tasks and projects as well as a thirst for new 

information. This resulted in numerous high-quality contacts, new projects and even direct business deals for the more than 

150 exhibitors from 14 nations at the event. 

Cleanliness is playing an increasingly important role in a growing 

number of industrial sectors. This conclusion can be drawn after the 

close of the 20th parts2clean, made clear by the tasks and projects 

which more than 3,000 visitors brought with them to the Stuttgart 

Exhibition Center from 26-28 September. The share of foreign visitors 

was 20 percent, with the strongest attendance coming from 

Germany, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Turkey, Austria and the 

Netherlands. 

The highlight theme of “High Purity”, which was added to the 

core areas of this, the leading international trade fair for industrial 

parts and surface cleaning, made a major contribution to the substantial 

increase of around 33 percent compared to the previous 

year. “In this way, we have placed a stronger focus on the range of 

solutions offered at parts2clean for tasks where the highest cleanliness 

requirements need to be met,” reports Christoph Nowak, Project 

Director at Deutsche Messe, “and we have thus succeeded in 

attracting more visitors from the affected industries to parts2clean.” 

This was confirmed by Dr.-Ing. Günther Schmauz, board member at 

acp systems AG: “With our high-purity snow blasting cleaning solutions, 

we were previously more of a niche supplier at parts2clean. 

At this year’s event, however, we were able to welcome a large number 

of trade fair guests from the fields of EUV lithography, including 

system partners and suppliers, as well as electromobility. The latter 

ranges from battery manufacturers and suppliers of components for 

power dissipation and energy management right through to electric 

motors. For us, parts2clean 2023 went very well.” Jan Gerbrands, 

CEO at Netherlands-based Brookhuis Applied Data Intelligence B. 

V., a manufacturer of products for optimizing cleanroom operations, 

expressed similar sentiments: “It was a fantastic show for us, as we 

were able to generate many new contacts.” And, according to Rainer 

Straub, Board of Management and Vice President Sales & Customer 

Service at Ecoclean GmbH: “parts2clean was significantly more successful 

for us this year than in 2022, certainly due to the highlight 

theme of ‘High Purity’, which is a focal point in our program at Ecoclean. 

This helped us to attract new visitors.” 

Decision-minded trade visitors looking to invest 

A total of over 150 exhibitors from 14 countries presented new, refined 

and time-tested products as well as services for industrial parts 

and surface cleaning on around 4,500 square meters of display space. 

The fact that most of them were able to hold highly detailed discussions 

about specific projects was due to the above-average percentage 

of trade visitors (99 percent). About 88% of them were involved in 

operational investment decisions, and about 78% visited the trade 

fair looking to make purchases. And these were directly implemented 

at parts2clean, as Wolfgang Prem, Managing Director of Maschinenbau 

Silberhorn GmbH, reported: “This year we are taking away 

a whole lot of good leads with visitors from companies we did not 

know before. But the highlight of our participation in the tradeshow 

was that we were able to sell one of our new MWS cleaning systems 

to a company from Israel directly at our booth. It was a first contact 

that occurred right here at the show.” Manfred Holzleg, General Manager 

of Safechem Europe GmbH, also expressed his satisfaction: 

“At parts2clean, we always have the opportunity to meet a diverse 

audience. This year, we were able to hold numerous discussions, 

especially with visitors from industries that are new to us, and we can 

also open up new business fields as a result. However, parts2clean 


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is also important for us from the point of view that the world market 

and technology leaders from the various areas of industrial cleaning 

technology come together here, and we can exchange information 

about developments and trends in an interdisciplinary manner.” Bahadir 

KöK, Sales Manager of the Turkish company Everest Elektro 

Mechanik Makina Sanayi Ve Tic. A.S. took a similar view: “parts2clean 

is one of the most important trade fairs for Everest. In order to 

become more independent from the automotive industry, we have 

developed new systems in line with the current standards in medical 

technology, which we are presenting here. We also invited our dealers 

from various countries to attend the fair so that we can present 

these new developments to them.” Maria Laure from the New Business 

Perfect Welding division at the Austria-based Fronius International 

company assesses her participation in the trade fair in the 

following light: “We participated in parts2clean for the third time and 

have noted a positive development, both in terms of visitor numbers 

as well as the international makeup. We conduct around 50 percent 

of our discussions in English. These are thorough-going discussions 

that deal with specific tasks, and in some cases the visitors even 

bring along the workpieces to be cleaned.” 

Strong demand for information drives record attendance 

at Expert Forum 

“A magnet for visitors has always been the bilingual Expert Forum 

at parts2clean,” remarks Nowak. “But this year it underpinned its 

status as one of the world’s most sought-after sources of expertise 

on industrial parts and surface cleaning, drawing record attendance.” 

And the numbers spoke for themselves: A total of 2,700 

times knowledge transfer par excellence by listening to the simultaneously 

translated (German English) lectures by renowned 

speakers from science, research and industry to generate or deepen 

cleaning knowledge. “The enormous popularity of this forum 

shows that there is an immense need for information – both for 

traditional cleaning tasks as well as high-purity applications, which 

will continue to increase due to changing and new requirements,” 

adds Nowak. 

2nd FiT2clean Award presented 

The last day of parts2clean also offered a special highlight, featuring 

the presentation of the FiT2clean Award. This was the second 

time that the German Industrial Parts Cleaning Association (FiT) 

honored outstanding achievements and solutions for parts cleaning. 

Intelligent Fluids GmbH secured the €10,000 innovation prize for 

the development of water-based, sustainable phase fluids that can 

replace standard solvents in numerous cleaning applications. 

Deutsche Messe AG 

D 30521 Hannover 

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Ilmac 2023 in Basel 

was a resounding success 

(Copyright: MCH Group) 

After three eventful days, Ilmac 2023 closed its doors on 28th September 2023 allowing the organisers to look back on a 

successful event. From 26 to 28 September 2023, the exhibition halls in Basel once again set the stage for the largest meeting 

place for the chemical and life science industry in Switzerland. The expected number of 10,000 participants was exceeded 

and so around 12,000 participants were able to visit the 400 renowned exhibitors from over 20 countries and many other 

highlights. This year, Ilmac presented numerous new formats and digital offers in addition to its well-established features. 

Over the course of three days, leading industry providers such as 

Agilent, Endress+Hauser, Integra, Mettler Toledo, Metrohm, Siemens, 

and Skan, as well as 30 innovative startups, came together in 

the Basel exhibition halls to present their innovations and new products 

to around 12,000 participants. ‘With the new Ilmac format, we 

were able to respond even better to the needs of the industry and 

thus attract a large number of exhibitors and visitors. We will maintain 

this strategy in future to ensure a strong and successful Ilmac,’ 

says Céline Futterknecht (Brand Director, Ilmac). New highlights like 

the Startup Area, the Laboratory of the Future exhibition, the Job 

Connect area and our Speakers’ Corner complemented our well-established 

formats such as the Ilmac Conference and the Pharma Logistics 

Days, which took place in parallel for the third time. A special 

experience for all exhibitors and visitors was the Networking Apéro. 

There’s no other place where one can mingle with so many colleagues, 

experts and service providers under one roof. Kaspar Sutter 

(Head of the Department of Economic, Social and Environmental 

Affairs of the Canton of Basel-Stadt) said a few words to welcome 

everyone. 

„Our conclusion is very good. We were able to welcome many 

new customers at our stand and start interesting projects. For us as 

an innovative company, Ilmac is the most important trade fair to be 

able to present our new products to a broad professional audience,“ 

says Ricardo Da Costa, General Manager of Anton Paar Switzerland 

AG after Ilmac. Guiseppe Cirillo, Head Sales & Marketing, SKAN AG, 

formulated his positive conclusion as follows: „We had a lot to do and 

that‘s what we want at a trade fair! We were visited by many people 

- existing and new customers. For me it is nice to see how Ilmac 

has recovered. Because Ilmac is our trade fair.“ Paula Winter, Global 

Marketing Programme Manager of Beckman Coulter GmbH is also 

satisfied: „It went very well for us. We had many interesting discussions 

with our customers. Ilmac is very important for us because it is 

the leading trade fair for the life and sciences market in Switzerland 

and we can present our entire product range here.“ 

An efficient transfer of know-how at the Ilmac Conference 

The science-oriented Ilmac Conference impressed the participants 

with a wide range of topics and high-profile speakers. This year’s 

focus was on important industry topics such as Lab Digitisation, 

Chemical Technologies and New Biotech Methods. The Ilmac Conference 

was organised in cooperation with the Swiss Chemical Society, 

the Swiss Biotech Association and the Swiss Association of 

Graduate Chemists FH (SVC) and ensured an efficient transfer of 

knowledge between experts and visitors. 

„Our experience at Ilmac has been thoroughly positive. We had a 

lot of visitors at the conference. Our programme of national and international 

speakers was well received by people and our three themes 

are exactly what people are concerned about today,“ says David 

Spichiger, Executive Director and Head Office, Swiss Chemica 

Sustainability and digitalisation in the Laboratory of the Future 

In our new special exhibit, the Laboratory of the Future, participants 

had the opportunity to experience future-oriented systems and infrastructures 

for laboratories interactively. They were able to get a 

comprehensive view of what the laboratory of the future will look 

like in view of growing digitalisation and the demand for greater sus- 


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tainability. They also had the opportunity to exchange best practice 

examples and network with each other at the Innostage workshops 

and symposia. For example, the Green Lab Symposium, which is 

hosted each year by Green Building Schweiz, was held for the first 

time this year on the Innostage in cooperation with Ilmac. 

Jens Feddern, Head Vertical Market Life Science at Siemens 

Switzerland, was satisfied with the visitor numbers: „The fact that 

Ilmac dared to do something new with the Laboratory of the Future 

and set new impulses, and that it then worked, is a highlight for us.“ 

Efficient transport solutions at the Pharma Logistics Days 

The Pharma Logistics Days on 27 and 28 September set the scene 

for visitors to learn about current trends and innovations in Pharma 

Logistics. Around 30 leading service providers in the industry presented 

their current logistics solutions and allowed visitors to experience 

trucks, containers and passive packaging live and in person. 

The Pharma Logistics Days Conference, which was opened by Lukas 

Engelberger (Cantonal Councillor of Basel/Head of the Department 

of Health/President of the GDK), featured a number of guest 

speakers from the life science industry, universities and the logistics 

sector. ‘In principle, the entire pharmaceutical logistics supply chain 

came together in one place,’ says Gian Carlo Alessi from Lamprecht 

Pharma Logistics. 

Well prepared and connected all year round with Ilmac 365 

The new Ilmac 365 platform enables both exhibitors and participants 

to prepare optimally for their Ilmac visit. The app allows people 

to view the interactive hall plans, get comprehensive information 

about exhibitors and the programme, book appointments and even 

arrange meetings during the event. With Ilmac 365, the industry can 

continue to network globally. The platform is not only active during, 

but also before and after the event, and offers an exclusive space to 

network, present products and exchange knowledge – 365 days a 

year. 

The next Ilmac event will be held in Lausanne on 

4 and 5 September 2024 and in Basel from 16 to 18 Sept. 2025. 

MCH Messe Schweiz (Basel) AG 

Messe Basel 

CH 4005 Basel 

Telefon: +41 58 206 3106 

eMail: anne.klipfel@ilmac.ch 

Internet: http://www.ilmac.ch 

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POWTECH and PARTEC 2023: 

International home of powder 

processing and particle technology 

– 553 exhibitors from 27 countries 

– Diverse supporting programme with top speakers and live events 

– PARTEC Scientific Congress draws 480 delegates 

Happy visitors to Nuremberg: For three days, POWTECH and the PARTEC Congress in Nuremberg formed the hotspot for 

international experts in process engineering and the elite in particle technology research. More than 9,500 trade visitors 

travelled to POWTECH from locations in Germany and abroad again this year, with international visitors making up about 

40 percent of the total. In four exhibition halls, 553 exhibitors from 27 countries (43 percent international) presented the 

latest solutions in process engineering and analysis for bulk solids, powder and liquid processing. As part of the top-level 

supporting programme, speakers gave 55 presentations in which they discussed current challenges and specific solutions 

for the industry with the trade visitors. A particular highlight was the PARTEC Scientific Congress, with an impressive 509 

participants and top-level lectures on the current state of particle technology. The new Chair is Dr Lutz Mädler, of the Leibniz 

Institute for Materials Engineering in Bremen, who succeeds Dr Arno Kwade of Braunschweig University of Technology. 

© NürnbergMesse / Thomas Geiger 

Heike Slotta, Executive Director Exhibitions at NürnbergMesse, is 

happy: “POWTECH, this time together with PARTEC, once again 

shows that it is the home of powder processing and particle technology, 

and acts as a huge driver for the various sectors.” POWTECH 

recorded not only a 16 percent increase in exhibitor numbers but also 

a higher visitor total – more than 9,500. Marianny Eisenhofer, Director 

POWTECH, adds: “What makes POWTECH particularly special 

is its hands-on nature. Exhibitors praised the strong interest on the 

part of trade visitors and the high quality and proportion represented 

by decision-makers. Exhibitor and visitor satisfaction – that’s what 

counts in the end.” 

One of the leading processing trade fairs, POWTECH was once 

again strongly international, and while its participants were mainly 

from Europe, the appeal of the fair extended to the key processing 

markets around the world. Forty-three percent of the exhibitors travelled 

from outside Germany, as did about 40 percent of the trade visitors. 

After Germany, the countries most strongly represented were 

Austria, Italy, Switzerland, the Netherlands, UK, Czech Republic, 

China and Turkey. The main sectors represented were chemicals, 

food and feed, and pharmaceuticals, while machine and plant builders 

also formed an important part of the POWTECH community. 

The POWTECH community is already looking forward to gathering 

again in two years, as the result of an independent survey 

showed: 95 percent of the visitors surveyed said they wanted to attend 

POWTECH again after its scheduled break. “Just like the survey 

results, we can rely on the data on exhibitor and visitor numbers at 

POWTECH,” asserts Eisenhofer. “These figures are verified by FKM 

– German Society for Voluntary Control of Fair and Exhibition Statistics, 

which quite a number of trade fair organizers opt to use. These 

figures count only the visitors who actually register and attend for 

each day of the event.” 

A glance at the viability of the sector 

“In quite difficult economic times, in particular, it is important to 

have a platform such as POWTECH that sets the pace and provides 

orientation,” says Slotta. “It offers a unique opportunity to meet with 

experts, learn, interact, and develop new ideas. After all, only by working 

together – and here I’m referring specifically to PARTEC and 

its scientific focus – can we tackle the challenges and set the right 

course for the future.” 

POWTECH is also rigorously refining its goal of promoting the 

process engineering sector and its top user industries. Starting in 

2025, the event will operate under the name POWTECH TECHNO- 

PHARM, and with this new refinement it will provide the perfect 

platform for the growing pharmaceutical and life sciences industry 

in particular. The agreement between NürnbergMesse GmbH and 

the International Association for Pharmaceutical Technology (APV) 

was signed at POWTECH. 


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PARTEC – Particle technology research at the highest level 

The current state of particle technology research forms the basis 

for future innovations. This year’s PARTEC, the three-day scientific 

congress held in parallel with POWTECH, attracted 509 participants 

from 25 countries. PARTEC is also part of the NürnbergMesse 

portfolio and is sponsored by VDI-GVC. In addition to top-level 

lectures and keynotes from entities such as BASF and Nestlé, along 

with lucrative science prize winners, award presentations and panel 

sessions, the poster exhibition also met with great interest. At the 

close of this extremely successful congress, its Chair, Dr Arno Kwade 

of the Institute for Particle Technology at Braunschweig University 

of Technology, handed over the baton to Dr Lutz Mädler of the Leibniz 

Institute for Materials Technology in Bremen. As the new Chair, 

Mädler will be responsible for supervising and refining PARTEC for 

the next two years. 

Key questions and proposed solutions 

in the supporting programme 

Strong demand for “knowledge to go”: The two ‘stagetalks’ expert 

forums at POWTECH drew more than 2,600 participants. In 55 

presentations by top-level speakers on all three days of the event, 

experts discussed the latest themes relating to the automation and 

processing industry. The stagetalks II expert forum focused on 

pharmaceutical production. Other topics very much in vogue were 

Future Energies, Battery Production, Recycling, Sustainability and 

New Food. 

The VDMA Special Show, jointly organized by its Air Handling Technology 

and Process Plant and Equipment associations for the first 

time, enjoyed strong popularity as a network platform and industry 

representative. Eleven member companies and VDMA experts gave 

the trade visitors some close insights into the process chain of the 

bulk solids industry. 

The “innovation made in Germany” pavilion, the Networking 

Pavilion and the international Startup Pavilion, and also the POW- 

TECH Campus Pavilion gave trade visitors and other interested visitors 

an opportunity to network, establish contacts and discuss new 

ideas. On the Student Day on the last day of the Trade Fair, a digital 

Guided Tour took several hundred students, including doctoral students, 

through the highlights of the event. 

Once again this year, the impressive live explosion protection 

demonstrations by the REMBE Research + Technology Centre 

(RTC) ensured that amazed faces and lively discussions about the 

way protection systems function were the order of the day in the exhibition 

park. 

Save the date 

POWTECH will take its scheduled break next year. The next event 

will be held from 23 to 25 September 2025, under the POWTECH 

TECHNOPHARM banner, once again in conjunction with PARTEC 

and co-located with FACHPACK at the Nuremberg exhibition venue. 

After that, POWTECH will be held again in September 2026. 

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5th Leading Trade Fair for Deburring Technology and Precision Surface Finishing Held 

Successfully in Karlsruhe 

DeburringEXPO 2023 

Distinguished by Outstanding Quality 

Nearly all of the more than 1200 expert visitors arrived at this year’s DeburringEXPO in Karlsruhe with specific tasks and 

strong demand for information from the 10th through the 12th of October. For the majority of the 107 exhibiting companies 

from 13 countries, this resulted in excellent contacts and new projects with good prospects for post-event business. With 

more than 500 participants, the bilingual expert forum also lived up to its reputation as a coveted source of knowledge. 

Deburring and the production of precision surface finishes are just 

one aspect of surface treatment technology. But due to quality and 

cost considerations, manufacturing companies are focusing on 

them to an ever greater extent. This is confirmed impressively by 

the current challenges and projects brought along to this year’s DeburringEXPO 

by the 1214 visitors (roughly 10 % more than in 2021) 

from the 10th through the 12th of October. 20% of the event’s visitors 

came from outside of Germany and 18 countries were represented. 

The largest percentage of visitors came from Germany, followed by 

Switzerland, Italy, Austria and Slovenia. “The fact that participation 

at the trade fair paid off for the exhibiting companies is more important 

than the figures themselves,” notes Hartmut Herdin, managing 

director of private trade fair promoters fairXperts GmbH & Co. KG. 

Significant Contacts Promise Good Post-Event Business 

And this appears to be the case, as is evident from the following comments 

from Steffen Hedrich, managing director of Kempf GmbH: 

“Practically every visitor at DeburringEXPO comes to the trade fair 

with an ongoing problem for which they require a solution. As a result, 

discussions go into great depth very quickly. We also presented 

a world’s first for deburring tasks which place stringent demands on 

chamfer quality, and it generated significantly better feedback than I 

expected beforehand. For us it’s already clear that we’ll exhibit again 

The automation of deburring and surface finishing processes was 

one of the dominating topics at this year’s DeburringEXPO. 

The exhibitors presented a variety of alternatives to this end. 

(Image source: fairXperts GmbH & Co. KG) 

in 2025.” The fact that there was so much tangible action at DeburringEXPO 

was due to the very high proportion of expert visitors. The 

most prominently represented sectors include machinery and systems 

manufacturing, metalworking and metal processing, medical 

and pharmaceuticals technology, tool and mould making, precision 

engineering and optics, the automotive industry, as well as aviation 

and aerospace technology. Roughly 92% of all visitors are involved 

in company investment decisions. The quality of the contacts and 

RFQs is correspondingly good, which were fielded at the event by 

a majority of the 107 exhibitors from 13 countries. “We took over the 

business from another company that exhibited at the trade fair on 

a regular basis and were thus also on hand this year. We were surprised 

by the highly specific tasks and RFQs, and by the resulting 

quality of our leads. I think we’ll exhibit again at the next Deburring- 

EXPO,” reports Shigeru Kajisaki, managing director of Yamazen Europe 

GmbH. Dieter Münz, managing director of Ultratec Innovation 

GmbH, is also very satisfied with the way things went at the trade 

fair: “DeburringEXPO is our most important trade fair. You don’t 

have as many visitors as you do at the big metalworking events, but 

they all come with a specific task in mind. As a result, the success 

rate for good post-event business is significantly higher here than at 

other trade fairs. This is why we will definitely be back in 2025.” David 

Bartels, laboratory manager responsible for process engineering 

sales at Höckh Metall-Reinigungsanlagen GmbH, who exhibited together 

with SGM s.r.l. (manufacturer of thermal deburring systems), 

also drew a positive balance: “Deburring is one of the major topics at 

DeburringEXPO, and cleaning is an upstream or downstream production 

step. The joint trade fair presentation with SGM has resulted 

in synergies that have enabled us to generate more interesting 

leads than at previous events, including numerous new contacts.” 

Patrick Taschek, sales and project engineer at Rösler Oberflächentechnik 

GmbH, recalls very detailed discussions and RFQs: “During 

the three days at the trade fair, we were visited by existing customers 

with whom we were able to discuss new projects. On the other hand, 

we were also able to establish good new contacts. Our meetings frequently 

focused on reducing the number of manual processes, as 

well as simplifying and automating processing operations.” Jan-Niklas 

Merkel from the technical sales department at SHL AG also 

discovered that the trend towards more automation, which is not 

least of all due to the shortage of qualified personnel, was a dominant 

theme at this year’s DeburringEXPO: “The visitors came from 

various metalworking sectors with different tasks for deburring 

and the production of precision surface finishes. We observed that 

the requirements for automation solutions are becoming more de- 


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manding and that greater degrees of automation are required.” 

High Levels of Visitor Satisfaction Thanks to 

Numerous Innovations 

The fact that the leading trade fair for deburring technologies and 

precision surface finishing lived up to the expectations of the visitors 

as well is made apparent by the evaluation of the visitor survey. 

Roughly 95% were satisfied or very satisfied with the trade fair offerings. 

Without a doubt, the numerous new and further developments 

presented by the exhibitors contributed to the high levels of satisfaction. 

Further evidence of visitor satisfaction is the recommendation 

rate: more than 75% would recommend a visit to the leading trade 

fair as an information and procurement platform to colleagues and 

business partners. 

Coveted Source of Knowledge 

Right from its very first edition, the bilingual expert forum at DeburringEXPO 

has established itself as a coveted source of knowledge. 

505 participants took advantage of the simultaneously interpreted 

presentations (German English) at this year’s event in order to 

deepen their knowledge of deburring technologies and the production 

of precision surface finishes. For more than 30% of the visitors, 

the programme schedule for the expert forum was the decisive factor 

for selecting the day on which they visited the trade fair. 

The next DeburringEXPO will be held at the Karlsruhe Exhibition 

Centre from the 14th through the 16th of October, 2025. 

fairXperts GmbH & Co. KG 

D 72639 Neuffen 

Intelligent standard parts from Ganter ensure greater safety, higher efficiency 

and more stable processes. 

Signal Feedback Included 

Setting bolts with a cable? Cabinet U-handle with signal light? An 

oil level indicator that provides not only visual information but also 

sends an electronic signal thanks to a REED contact? There’s no 

doubt about it: Ganter standard parts are becoming even more functional 

- multifunctional to be precise. They are suitable for a wide 

range of applications, such as remote monitoring the fill and temperature 

levels in hydraulic tanks, displaying process situations, or 

reporting the position of parts in machines. 

For instance, the smart GN 251.2 setting bolt reports whether 

workpieces are precisely positioned in the machining process thanks 

to the integrated end position switch. The GN 817.6 indexing plunger 

and its pneumatically operated, fully compatible counterpart, the 

GN 817.7, send a high signal as soon as the plunger is successfully 

engaged. Information on safety-related opening operations is provided 

by the safety hinges of the GN 139 and GN 239 series, which 

are available in zinc die-cast, stainless steel and fiber-glass-reinforced 

polyamide. The angle-dependent switching point can be adjusted 

individually, and a combined closing and locking query can be 

made in conjunction with the above-mentioned indexing plunger. 

This improves safety or saves energy - for example, when the doors 

need to be closed to ensure effective cooling in control cabinets. GN 

893 proximity switches are equipped with inductive sensors that are 

installed in power clamps and report that a workpiece is clamped in 

the machine properly. 

There are other control elements in Ganter’s portfolio in addition 

to such sensors: GN 331 and GN 332 machine tubular handles 

provide status information via a light signal, the push button can call 

up further functions, and the emergency stop switch, which is also 

integrated, interrupts the system’s safety chain and safely stops it 

to protect the operator from injury and also to protect the machine 

from damage. 

GN 422 and GN 628.4 cabinet U-handles also use a push button, 

but do not have an emergency stop. GN 3310 switches provide 

immediate feedback in the form of a red or green illuminated push 

button. 

Ganter deliberately avoids signal transmission via radio and relies 

on cable-based connections instead - because this simplifies 

integration into control systems, while improving reliability at the 

same time. 

Otto Ganter GmbH & Co. KG 

Triberger Straße 3 

D 78120 Furtwangen 

Telefon: +49 7723 65070 Telefax: +49 7723 4659 

eMail: info@ganternorm.com Internet: http://www.ganternorm.com 


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MULTIVAC at Compamed 2023 (13-16 November 2023) 

Packing medical items safely, 

economically and sustainably 

MULTIVAC will be presenting itself (Hall 8a, Stand H01) at this year‘s Compamed as a supplier of integrated solutions for 

the healthcare sector. A new machine model, the R 3 thermoforming packaging machine, will be exhibited at the trade 

fair, and it is designed for entry level, automatic packing of medical products, which place relatively low demands on the 

packaging. Another focus of MULTIVAC‘s presence at the 

trade fair will be the presentation 

of sustainable packaging concepts. 

Expansion of the product range in the 

entry-level sector 

The R 3 thermoforming packaging machine, 

which is being shown to the medical sector 

for the first time, is suitable for packing lowrisk 

medical products, such as for example 

disposable syringes, laboratory supplies 

and connectors etc, which are frequently 

produced in large quantities and packed in 

conventional thermoformed packs. Some of 

the features of the machine are its outstanding 

price-to-performance ratio, as well as 

its simple servicing and maintenance. The 

machine at Compamed will show a flexible 

film pack with uncoated medical paper as 

the upper web, which is suitable for packing 

disposable products. Before the upper web 

is sealed, it is printed by a Bell-Mark Inteli- 

Jet Traverse HD printer, and the print image 

is subsequently inspected by a MULTIVAC 

vision system. 

Traysealer designed to meet the high 

demands of the medical industry 

Other exhibits include the T 260 traysealer, 

a mobile and compact model, which is designed 

for running a wide spectrum of trays, 

and which offers companies packing small 

to medium-sized batches a high degree of 

process reliability, reproducibility, and above 

all flexi-bility. The sealing die ensures 

that a controlled sealing pressure and precise 

temperature distribution are achieved. 

Critical parameters are monitored permanently 

by sensors. 

Secure packaging of medical products 

in film pouches 

When it comes to packing sterile medical 

products in film pouches, MULTIVAC will 

be showing the C 300 TC chamber machine. 

It ena-bles packs to be produced either as 

vacuum packs or with modified atmosphere 

and reduced residual oxygen content. A 

temperature-controlled and permanently 

heated sealing bar ensures that this cleanroom-compatible 

machine achieves reproducible 

sealing quality, and the whole process 

can be calibrated and validated. 

Modular carrier system for the controlled 

transportation, loading and buffering of 

syringes 

Among the exhibits will also be a modular 

carrier system with the H 242 handling 

module, which in this example will be demonstrating 

the loading of syringes into 

combi packs. The integrated and high-performance 

vision system ensures that, even 

at high output, all the packs are inspected 

rigorously for completeness of content. The 

sys-tem also checks, whether the individual 

products have been loaded correctly into 

the pack cavities. 

Sustainable packaging solutions 

for medical products 

Sustainable packaging solutions, which 

are increasingly gaining in significance in 

the medical products industry, are another 

featured topic at the trade fair. A variety of 

packaging concepts will be shown on the 

stand, and these make a significant contribution 

to saving consumable material and 

resources in the packaging process, as well 

as providing better pack recyclability. 

“Significant savings in consumable materials 

can be made with our machines, such 

as for example the reduction in film thickness, 

the close matching of the pack size 

to the product, and the optimised design 

of the pack format in the machine. Other 

potential savings can be achieved by reduced 

cross cutting waste, smaller partition 

widths between the packs, as well as narrower 

edge trims,” explains Verena Vetter, 

Product Manager for Medical & Pharma Solutions 

at MULTIVAC. “We can also support 

our customers, when it comes to better recyclability: 

The trend in the market is going 

away from multi-layer films, which can not 

be recycled, towards fully recyclable polyolefin 

solutions. Our machines are designed 

in such a way, that they can run a wide range 

of materials without problems, and these include 

mono materials from PP or PE, as well 

as recyclable polyolefin solutions made of 

PE/PP.” 

By using machines designed in the 

MULTIVAC e-Concept, customers can also 

save resources during the packaging process 

itself: These machines enable savings 

to be made in the compressed air and cooling 

water consumption, as well as energy 

savings through the use of electrical instead 

of pneumatic drives. 

MULTIVAC Sepp Haggenmüller GmbH & Co. KG 

D 87787 Wolfertschwenden 


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(c: Constanze Tillmann) 

The med-tech supply sector shows off its “high-performance mode” 

COMPAMED 2023, between the poles 

of top innovation and regulation 

If you want to see the efficiency of the medical technology industry’s supply sector for yourself, a visit to the leading international 

industry platform COMPAMED in Düsseldorf is absolutely essential. From 13–16 November 2023, in fully booked 

out trade fair Halls 8a and 8b, more than 700 exhibiting businesses from around 40 different nations will demonstrate their 

special know-how and many innovations for applications in medical technology, medical devices and medical technology 

manufacturing, divided into five “worlds of experience”. As always, this will take place in parallel to the thematically fitting 

world’s leading medical trade fair MEDICA with more than 5,000 participants from 70 countries. The five worlds of experience 

are: Manufacturing & Devices (e.g., components, parts, manufacturing processes), Services & Advice (e.g., research, 

development, services), Materials (e.g., plastics, glass, ceramics, metals, composite materials, adhesives, packaging), Micro 

Tech (such as micro components, microfluidics) as well as IT in Tech (software development and maintenance for medical 

technology). 

These worlds of experience offer their professional audience many 

innovations as well as an exciting programme on stage based on 

the programme formats that have been established for two years: 

the COMPAMED HIGH-TECH FORUM by IVAM and the COM- 

PAMED SUPPLIERS FORUM by Devicemed. For the entire trade 

fair duration, the forum’s international talks (in Hall 8a), organised 

by International Microtechnology Business Network IVAM, will offer 

insight into research and development of the processes and products 

exhibited at the trade fair, explain technological trends in the 

industry and convey information on the relevant markets abroad for 

medical technology. The forum designed by the Devicemed professional 

media portal will also run for all four days of COMPAMED and 

will present cutting-edge developments along the entire value chain 

in medical technology (in Hall 8b).“This year, the topic of ‘electronics 

in medical technology’ has met with particularly great interest”, says 

Marc Platthaus, Editor in Chief of Devicemed, naming one of this 

year’s focus areas. 

Embedded systems: setting the pace for 

modern medical technology 

In his forum talk “What is the importance of embedded software and 

electronics in medical technology?”, Dieter Müller will offer insight 

into the field’s current developments at a high-tech level. The expert 

for medical engineering is a Senior Business Development Manager 

at Akkodis, a development service provider operating globally, and 

will use several examples to explain how embedded systems can improve 

the performance of modern med-tech. For example, the company 

Aesculap has developed a computer-based navigation system 

with the name OrthoPilot Elite that can support surgeons in hip and 

knee surgeries. Thanks to the method’s high accuracy when placing 

the implants, it ensures that the requirements for durability and 

function of the implants are fully met. What’s positive for patients is 

that the OrthoPilot does not need any additional pre-examinations 

by way of X-rays or CAT scans, and thus additional radiation exposure 

is prevented. The system is a unit consisting of a computer, the 

corresponding keyboard and mouse, a screen, a camera and optical 

markers. This basic unit uses the software for calculating the navigation, 

using different versions for various kinds of surgery. With the 

help of the optical markers that are affixed to the instruments and 

the patient’s body, the position of the instruments can be continuously 

determined during surgery. Due to the different marker positions, 

the software can calculate a three-dimensional image and can 

continuously pinpoint the exact location of the instruments and the 


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joint during surgery. This makes it possible to insert implants with 

complete accuracy. Today, the OrthoPilot forms part of more than 

1,500 surgeons’ daily routine, and to date more than 300,000 surgeries 

have been carried out with its special navigation. 

The importance of medical electronics today can also be expressed 

in figures. According to calculations by market research company 

Research and Markets, the volume for medical electronics amounted 

to USD 6.30 billion in 2021 and is expected to achieve an average 

annual sales growth rate of 8.3 percent over the forecast period until 

2030. The increasing use of medical electronics in the fields of imaging, 

screening, treatment and intervention is an important growth 

driver. The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) state that the implementation 

of artificial intelligence (AI) in the healthcare sector 

could decrease annual health spending by USD 150 billion by 2026. 

“Europe meets USA” – COMPAMED HIGH-TECH FORUM 

highlights the best practices of a close friendship 

The COMPAMED HIGH-TECH FORUM, also held in English, also 

focuses on topics that are currently of particular concern to the industry: 

“Scale Up, don’t Screw Up: Design for Manufacturing in Printed 

Electronics and 3D Printing”, “Smart Sensor Solutions”, “Europe meets 

USA: High-Tech for Medical Devices”, “Laser & Photonic Applications” 

and “Microfluidics”. This topic is covered in two sessions that are titled 

“Integration and Combination of Microfluidic Components Generating 

Solutions for Life Sciences” and “Microfluidic-based Diagnostic and 

Life Science Consumables – From Idea to Viable Product”. 

The forum’s highlights again include the session for internationalisation 

“Europe meets USA – High-Tech for Medical Devices”. 

After its successful premiere last year, this series of talks is being 

continued with the aim of promoting cooperation in the field of medical 

technology between component and device manufacturers as 

well as users in Europe and the US in a targeted manner. Last year, 

the connection to the medical technology companies exhibiting at 

the neighbouring MEDICA trade fair in particular ensured a wide 

range of professional expertise and effective networking. The session 

is offered for the entire day on 14 November for visitors to ME- 

DICA and COMPAMED and will end with an international networking 

round. The first session (Scale Up, don’t Screw Up: Design for 

Manufacturing in Printed Electronics and 3D Printing) where the 

Finnish firm VTT and its partners will present cutting-edge research 

highlights and the hands-on session on the topic of microfluidics to 

be held on Wednesday afternoon (15 November) are especially interesting 

in terms of content. 

IVAM’s joint exhibition stand presents 

the diversity of microtechnology 

This year, IVAM’s joint exhibition stand includes 48 participants 

from industry and research representing eleven nations (Germany, 

Sweden, France, Greece, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Taiwan, the 

UK, the US, Japan and Finland). “We are pleased that the Asian businesses 

are back after the pandemic years”, says Dr Thomas R. Dietrich, 

CEO of IVAM. On site, there will again be a variety of microcomponents 

(microelectronical, optronical, microoptical, microfluidic), 

sensors, actuators and sensor systems, micropumps, coatings, 

smart textiles as well as manufacturing and processing procedures. 

This year, the young med-tech company CorTec (from Freiburg) is 

set to again be one of the highlights of the IVAM area with its cutting-edge 

technology for the next generation of active implants that 

enable communication with the nervous system to heal diseases. 

CorTec specialises in implants for the long-term recording and stimulation 

of neuronal activity. 

Strong Fraunhofer presence at COMPAMED 

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft not only exhibits at the parallel trade 

fair MEDICA, but also increasingly at COMPAMED. The world’s leading 

organisation for application-oriented research provides ideas 

and developments for medical technology with the aim of making 

healthcare affordable and facilitating innovative treatment approaches. 

The topics exhibited include material developments for medical 

and surface engineering, quick-to-manufacture and low-cost 

lab-on-a-chip systems and innovations in ultrasound imaging and 

3D-printed micro- and macro-optics. Nano inks for medical technology, 

bone replacement materials and in vitro testing systems complete 

the range and the Fraunhofer trade fair stand. Here, the seven 

Fraunhofer institutes and units will present a wide range of research 

projects and results (Hall 8a, stand G10). 

Improved healing after bone fractures 

These include the SCABAEGO project, for example, which aims to 

find ways to heal bone fractures without complications. After a fracture 

and subsequent inpatient treatment at a hospital, many patients 

experience complications during the healing phase. These include 

pseudarthrosis and bone defects. This is particularly stressful for 

those affected, particularly since healing takes much longer. Hospitals 

and the entire healthcare system incur additional work and 

enormous costs. 

The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced 

Materials IFAM developed a solution to this together with 

the company BellaSeno and the Heidelberg University Hospital. It 

uses a composite of polycaprolactone (PCL) and bioglass. The degradable 

polymer PCL offers stable support, vascular and guiding 

structure while the bioglass impedes bacterial growth and stimulates 

bone regeneration. Inserted into a fracture, this solution contributes 

to quicker healing free of complications. 

No need to fear root canals 

A further innovation by Fraunhofer is an intelligent ultrasound system 

that improves root canal treatments (the IPUCLEAN project). 

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies 

and Systems IKTS have developed a technology that noticeably 

simplifies root canal treatment at the dentist’s. During treatment, 

the dentist cleans the root canals with a file. A piezoceramic stack 

actuator combines the file’s rotation with a vibrational motion to 

prevent adhesions in the root canal. This way, the file doesn’t need to 

be cleaned as often and the treatment takes less time. This technology 

can also be used for other medical applications, for example in 

diagnostics or cancer treatment. 

Can PFAS be replaced in medical technology? 

The subject of PFAS is also set to be a hot topic of discussion at COM- 

PAMED 2023. Within the EU, these important industrial chemicals, 

which are widely used in medical technology in particular, are threatened 

with a blanket ban. The per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds 

with high longevity have been proven to damage the environment 

and health, but on the other hand, they save lives through their use in 

many high-tech products. In medical technology, particularly in endoscopies 

and minimally invasive surgeries, they are indispensable. 

“The broad-based regulation of entire substance groups, irrespective 

of their proven risks, could cause irreparable damage to Europe, 

its citizens and its industry”, says Jörg Mayer, Executive Director of 

the industry association SPECTARIS. In sum, there are about 3,000 


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affected areas in medical technology, including endoscopy, intracardiac 

catheters, implants, stents, MRT, CAT and dialysis machines. 

In many cases, there are no alternatives to the previously used 

PFAS. The aim should therefore be to find a solution that takes all 

interests into equal account and carefully weighs the benefits and 

risks. 

MDR and IVDR also continue to provide food for discussion 

A further regulatory topic is also bound to cause discussion, the 

Medical Device Regulation (MDR) and the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical 

Device Regulation (IVDR) issued by the EU that have been in 

effect since 2021 and 2022, respectively. After all, there are approximately 

500,000 types of medical devices on the market – and the 

EU’s intention in issuing the regulations was to make these safer 

and more transparent for patients. “There is no question that a lot 

of work is still required to fully implement them”, comments Stefan 

Bolleininger, CEO of the consulting firm be-on-Quality that offers 

support for any and all questions regarding regulatory requirements 

and quality management in medical technology. “The number 

of functioning ‘notified bodies’ must be increased, and additional 

guidelines would be helpful to point us in the right direction, 

but the courage of entrepreneurs to make their own decisions is 

also needed”, the expert explains. As the regulations are a complex 

subject matter, dealing with them is a continuous learning process 

for the parties involved. Without a doubt, the required workload 

has increased compared to the previously applicable provisions. 

“However, the quality of documentation and the final product safety 

for patients are clearly better”, Bolleininger emphasises. “We 

also support the demands of the German Medical Technology 

Association (BVMed) and the Diagnostics Industry Association 

(VDGH) for more transparency and efficiency, predictability and 

speed, more international interconnection and competitiveness, 

good management practice and the submitted change proposals 

in order to keep the medical technology industry from relocating 

outside of Europe”, adds IVAM CEO Dr Thomas Dietrich. 

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Electronic refinements, intelligent sensors, contentious issues 

such as PFAS and new regulations on medical devices – COM- 

PAMED remains a platform with a wide range of innovations and 

creative discussions. These also include the evergreen topic of 

sustainability. The multinational EU project Hypelignum proposes 

an especially intriguing solution in this field. HyPELignum represents 

research into wood materials in hybrid printed electronics: a 

comprehensive approach for functional electronics with zero net 

carbon emissions. The quickly growing availability of affordable 

consumer electronics has resulted in increasing amounts of electronic 

waste. With its comprehensive approach, the EU-funded 

project aims to show that the combination of additive manufacturing, 

wood-based materials (in this case cellulose fibrils in particular), 

plentifully available transition metals and a progressive, 

sustainable assessment can lead to the design and manufacture 

of carbon-free electronics. “We work with wood substrates that we 

can subsequently use as circuit boards”, states Dr Thomas Geiger 

of the Swiss EMPA (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science 

and Technology) who is responsible for base materials in the 

project. This approach of recontextualising an ancient material is 

also typical for COMPAMED. 

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH 

D 40001 Düsseldorf 

NEWSLETTER | EDITION EN 11-2023 

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Get connected – this is ENGEL‘s claim bringing together experts with machine solutions and the technologies to match at 

Fakuma from 17 to 21 October. Among other exhibits, the ENGEL stand is presenting an automotive application and a medical 

application which have one thing in common: with complexity reduced to the bare essentials, these applications show 

what a close-to-standard solution with proven ENGEL technology can look like. 

Being a partner for every injection moulder – this is the aspiration on 

which ENGEL is focusing at the heart of this year‘s Fakuma. Decades 

of experience in developing and building injection moulding solutions 

have led to a deep understanding of the injection moulding 

process and its special character. At Fakuma, ENGEL is presenting 

solutions deliberately reduced to the essentials that impress in terms 

of performance and efficiency at the same time. 

Energy-efficient entry level machine 

for the dual-platen segment 

In the dual-platen machine area, ENGEL is exhibiting a standard 

application that supports a variety of use cases, manufacturing automotive 

trims for the vehicle interior made of a PP compound by 

Borealis in a 4-cavity mould on a duo 1480/500. Using 30% recycled 

material, this application clearly shows that processing recovered 

plastics is a worry-free process on standard machines. The application 

does justice to an EU directive currently under discussion which 

envisages a 25% share of PCR (post consumer recyclate) in cars by 

2030. A viper20 from the ENGEL linear robot family is removing the 

parts from the 4-cavity mould by Simoldes and placing them on a 

conveyor belt. 

The servo-hydraulic drive featuring ENGEL ecodrive is available 

as standard for all sizes of the duo series. In combination with 

the digital assistance systems from the iQ family, such as iQ clamp 

control and iQ flow control, energy savings potentials of up to 40% 

can be achieved compared with conventional dual-platen machines. 

This close-to-standard design also offers the advantage of shorter 

lead times. 

Leveraging the maximum machine potential with digital support 

Featuring all the iQ solutions available on the market right now, EN- 

GEL is showing how the potential of the standard-based duo 500 

can be leveraged to the max. While iQ weight control and other 

systems ensure process quality, iQ process observer ensures that – 

wherever changes occur in the injection moulding process – the machine 

operator is alerted to these in real time. Immediate action can 

be taken to avoid rejects and keep machine availability high. 

e-mac improves productivity per unit of area in the cleanroom 

In the medical sector, ENGEL is showcasing a high-precision and, 

above all, space-saving all-electric application: needle protection 

caps are being produced on an e-mac 265/130 – equipped with the 

ENGEL cleanroom package – in a premiere at Fakuma. This means 

that the compact e-mac series is now also available for space-saving 

production of medical parts in cleanroom applications. The 96-cavi- 


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ty mould comes from KEBO AG and was developed specifically for 

secondary packaging. Secondary packaging does not directly touch 

the active ingredient and is mainly used to protect and identify the 

medical device. Moulds with a large number of cavities, like the 

mould by Kebo, require high precision and dynamics in the injection 

process – and this is exactly what the new injection unit 265 ensures. 

The cycle time is a fast 6.2 seconds. 

On show for the first time, box transfer system 

reduces manual intervention 

The box transfer system is a further innovation that supports optimum 

use of the production cell in partially to fully automated production. 

The injection-moulded needle protection caps drop out 

of the KEBO mould into a delivery chute and are transported from 

there by a Z conveyor belt to a box waiting on another conveyor belt. 

This box has a capacity of 30,000 units. Once full capacity is reached, 

the box is cycled forward on the conveyor belt. All told, there is space 

for four boxes of this type on the belt. The box transfer system can 

be connected to an automated guided vehicle (AGV) system – inde- 

pendently of the manufacturer. Besides the digital interface, all that 

is needed is preparations in logistics to allow the AGV to dock with 

the box transfer system and accept the boxes. 

Combinations for optimum temperature control 

Both the duo 500 and the e-mac 130 show how smart temperature 

control works. The two production cells combine e-flomo plus with 

eco-flomo plus to manage the various aspects of temperature control 

in the best possible way: while e-flomo plus takes care of mould 

temperature control, eco-flomo plus is used for hot runner cooling, 

and more specifically for flow rate monitoring. All manifolds are clearly 

displayed by the iQ flow control smart assistant. 

Solutions deliberately reduced to the essential that enable highperformance, 

efficient injection moulding production – these are 

the requirements that ENGEL is squaring up to for its customers at 

Fakuma 2023. 

ENGEL AUSTRIA GmbH 

A 4311 Schwertberg 

Schiller Cleanroom Intralogistics Introduces New Spacesaver 

Innovative Space Optimization 

The development and construction of intralogistics 

solutions for cleanrooms is a 

challenging task, especially when it comes 

to efficient space utilization. SCI (Schiller 

Cleanroom Intralogistics), a part of the 

SCIO Group, has collaborated with leading 

companies in the semiconductor industry to 

develop a highly compact storage robot for 

wafer production. 

Innovative structural design, specialized 

interior shelf layout, and precise handler 

positioning ensure the efficient utilization 

of available space and room height. Thanks 

to a sophisticated and remarkably high-performance 

gripping system, it‘s also possible 

to store containers in a double-deep manner, 

providing additional space savings. This 

enables the storage and retrieval of more 

than 800 wafer boxes within an area of less 

than 14 square metres. Subsequently, SCI 

conveyor systems ensure the smooth transport 

of wafers to the respective production 

areas within the cleanroom. 

For comparison, in a conventional setup, 

a similar quantity of wafers would require 

over 38% more space. As space in the highly 

controlled cleanrooms of the semiconductor 

industry is a valuable commodity due to 

the stringent requirements, SCI has been 

collaborating with renowned clients in the 

semiconductor industry since its founding 

in 2009 to develop solutions that enhance 

the productive use of space within cleanrooms. 

Furthermore, automated storage systems 

offer a multitude of advantages for 

semiconductor manufacturing, allowing for 

the optimization of storage processes, including 

precise inventory data availability, 

rapid access times, gentle and low-particle 

handling, and the maintenance of a constant 

laminar flow to ensure consistent air 

quality. 

Schiller Automatisierungstechnik GmbH 

Donau-Gewerbepark 30 

D 94486 Osterhofen 

Telefon: +49 9932 95040 

Telefax: +49 9932 9504900 

eMail: firma@schiller.de 

Internet: http://sci.schiller.de 


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Stainless Steel 

Trolley for Process Industry 

Hubl Edelstahltechnik supports technology changes in the biopharmaceutical industry with excellent design and manufacturing. 

Pharmaceutical manufacturers require very flexible processes in production that nevertheless meet high hygiene 

and safety standards at all times. As a full-range supplier, biotech supplier Sartorius Stedim Biotech‘s „FlexAct“ stainless 

steel trolley not only focuses on flexible handling for a wide variety of fluid transfer applications. The product design is also 

used as a means of differentiation in the market. Experienced product designers created an ergonomic and user-friendly 

shape. Sartorius trusted Hubl Edelstahltechnik to design, manufacture and assemble the highly complex and sophisticated 

stainless steel parts. Last but not least, the smooth cooperation with the specialist for stainless steel sheet processing ensured 

a rapid market launch. 

„In addition to a stainless steel trolley that can be used very flexibly, 

can be loaded with disposable material for specific applications and 

supports the current technology shift toward more disposable material 

made of plastic, we placed product design at the top of the list 

as a means of differentiating ourselves in the market,“ emphasized 

Thomas Paust, Global Director of Integrated Solutions at Sartorius 

Stedim Biotech. Of course, design and functionality must not be 

mutually exclusive. Along with an ergonomic and descriptive design, 

the whole thing also had to be cost-effective to manufacture from 

stainless steel. This is where the experts at Hubl Edelstahltechnik 

came in, having already manufactured a specially designed food 

scale for the Göttingen-based company. With a great deal of experience 

as well as design and production know-how, the company 

from Vaihingen/Enz has established itself as a specialist for stainless 

steel sheet processing and is gladly called upon when it comes 

to stainless steel products of the highest quality for the very highest 

requirements. Customers are renowned manufacturers in the clean 

room, pharmaceutical, solar and food industries. 

Design and manufacturing set no limits 

This is also how the challenges in the FlexAct project were successfully 

tackled. There are hardly any identical parts and almost no symmetries 

in the stainless steel trolley, but instead there are sophisticated 

curves as well as flattened corners, etc. The stainless steel parts 

and profiles have no parallels, instead there are protruding surfaces 

and edges. Sliding elements such as the capsule holder, which are 

loosely suspended and take up and continue the trolley‘s curvature, 

meant further demanding manufacturing steps. The mounted 

system rail horizontally on the front of the unit accommodates accessories 

such as lights, containers or mounting support rods. The 

very wide range of accessory suppliers is taken into account here. 

Ultimately, with free supplier selection, the trolley should be able to 

be specially equipped for each process. 

The appearance of the trolley is unusual for the observer, because 

there are no symmetries, no recognizable axes. „Everything 

seems round and crooked and, in terms of production technology, 

very complex at first glance,“ says production manager Rolf Reiner 

of Hubl Edelstahltechnik, describing the manufacturer‘s view. Designer 

Sebastian Maier from the Corpus C design office explains 

why: „The intention was to deliberately avoid the appearance that 

this was a ‚serving trolley‘ like in a clinic.“ Paint finishes in dark gray 

and yellow harmoniously complement the stainless steel surfaces. 

„However, the fact that the asymmetry and every curve is also owed 

to the function only becomes apparent upon closer examination of 

the processes,“ adds Thomas Paust. The fact that Hubl always pays 


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close attention to the processes of its clients and their customers is 

both the cause and the result of its success. The stainless steel sheet 

processor can look back on an impressive company history. What 

began nearly 35 years ago with the manufacture of range hoods has 

become a development partner that designs solutions in stainless 

steel, creates the shape and mass-produces the product. 

Design, engineering and manufacturing like ping-pong 

Maier was very enthusiastic after visiting the company: „We were 

pleasantly surprised to see that there were no fundamental manufacturing 

limits at Hubl Edelstahltechnik. Everything seemed possible 

in stainless steel.“ A lively exchange and good cooperation then 

followed in the development of the trolley. Hubl design manager 

Bernhard Strauß sees it the same way: „The process was like pingpong. 

The designers threw an idea into the room and we responded 

with a constructive implementation in stainless steel.“ At Hubl, on 

the other hand, the designer and production manager constantly 

exchanged ideas. „What was wanted in terms of design and feasible 

in terms of construction is not always easy to manufacture,“ Reiner 

recalls, „especially when costs also have to be taken into account.“ 

„Functionality and flexibility should be very high with the FlexAct®. 

It must be possible to implement different arrangements just 

as it must be possible to handle different liquids,“ explains Maier. 

The designers from Fürth accompanied the entire product development 

from the idea to the final implementation. After the requirements 

were defined, there were different conceptual approaches 

that were developed in parallel and checked and evaluated for handling, 

ergonomics, workflow and process optimization. Thus, depending 

on the process but also on the spatial environment, customers 

have different arrangements. While some build their process chain 

from left to right, others arrange it from right to left. If, for example, 

the pump moves from left to right, the filter cartridge holder must be 

able to switch to the opposite side accordingly. In addition, in order 

to be able to attach necessary accessories such as lights, containers, 

mounting support rods, etc. from different suppliers in accordance 

with process necessities and customer requirements, a holding system 

was required. 

Clean room certificates for special product quality 

Thanks to state-of-the-art design and manufacturing processes 

based on many years of experience in working with stainless steel, 

Hubl Edelstahltechnik scored points with Sartorius. At Hubl, a great 

deal of emphasis is always placed on investing in production, and so 

it is a central component in the company with an almost 100 percent 

vertical range of manufacture. In addition, the highest demands are 

placed on the processing machines. An excellent machine park ensures 

that constructive solutions also result in outstanding products. 

Working with the stainless steel types 1.4301, 1.4016, 1.4404 and 1.4571, 

which are often referred to as V2A and V4A, requires a great deal 

of experience and often special processes in order to cut, shape or 

polish them in such a way as to ensure cleanroom quality. 

In May 2010, the stainless steel sheet processor already received 

cleanroom certificates from the Fraunhofer Institute IPA in Stuttgart 

for two series products. With these seals of quality, awarded for the 

first time to a sheet metal processor, Hubl Edelstahltechnik offers 

products for use in the chip and pharmaceutical industries whose 

quality meets GMP, FDA and EHEDG requirements. 

Looking at the stainless steel trolley, viewers and users are pleased 

to see an ergonomically and functionally designed, beautifully 

shaped product whose manufacture does not exceed the budgeted 

cost. „We believe we are well on the way to being able to place our 

products even better on the market in the future thanks to the design 

and form language combined with highly functional ergonomics. 

The fact that Hubl Edelstahltechnik has set us practically no limits in 

terms of design and production means that we can continue to plan 

along this path,“ says Paust, looking ahead. And the designers are 

also highly satisfied: „Hubl implemented our ideas almost without 

compromise and showed great flexibility in manufacturing technology. 

As a result, almost 99 percent of our ideas were realized. A pleasing 

exception in everyday working life, where we often have to live 

with compromises,“ Maier concludes. 

Stainless steel technology in perfection 

Hubl Edelstahltechnik is a system supplier in high-quality sheet metal 

processing. With comprehensive know-how in product development, 

industrial design and production-related constructions as 

well as their implementation in terms of production technology, the 

sheet metal specialists are called upon by customers when it comes 

to housings and cladding made of stainless steel sheet in prototype 

construction, pre-series and small series. 

The versatile demands placed on the stainless steel experts in 

this regard are also reflected in the industry structure of their customers. 

The Hubl Edelstahltechnik team supplies the most demanding 

industries such as pharmaceutical, medical and laboratory technology, 

biotechnology, clean room and food technology, the packaging 

industry as well as mechanical engineering and semiconductors. 

Hubl Edelstahltechnik GmbH 

Reutwiesenstraße 44 - 50 

D 71665 Vaihingen/Enz 

Telefon: +49 7042 82450 

eMail: info@hubl-gmbh.de 

Internet: http://www.hubl-gmbh.de 

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