Ensinger: Lithography-free manufacture of sensors and microsystems The market for sensor applications is a big one: large numbers of microsystems are used in the IT and telecommunications sector, the automotive and aerospace industries, and mechanical and plant engineering. These electronic components are based on ‘wafers’ – thin slices of material, usually silicon, onto which thin […]

• Restrictions on the use of recycled materials should be put to the test • Call for use quotas for recyclates at EU level • Call for a ban on exports of plastic waste to countries with low environmental standards Frankfurt, 9 March 2021 – The sustainable use of plastics is one of the decisive […]

Carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) is one of the most obvious solutions to further reduce CO2 emissions, but it is yet still hardly exploited. However, these six nominated technologies turn CO2 into value: ethanol, methanol, polyols, surfactants or syngas – the audience will choose the winner at the “9th Conference on CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals”, […]

Tom Eng, Senior Vice President and Head of TOMRA Recycling, provides an overview of some of the recent changes in European and international waste legislation and highlights the implications of these changes for waste operators.    The global waste and recycling sector is heavily regulated and, in addition to international legislation, almost every country will […]

On 28 February 2021, our extremely esteemed colleague, teacher and friend Professor em. Dr.-Ing. Dr. mont. E. h. Georg Menges *19. Dezember 1923 †28. Februar 2021 passed away in the presence of his family.   Professor emeritus, holder of the Chair of Plastics Processing and head of the Institute for Plastics Processing at RWTH Aachen […]

In the second half of 2020, the WITTMANN Group has seen a more than positive development in its business in spite of the economic slowdown in the automotive sector and the restrictions due to COVID-19, and this trend is continuing in 2021. This development has paved the way for further investments.   The order intake […]

MIMA honors six companies from the manufacturing, process and automotive industries for innovative digital projects With the Microsoft Intelligent Manufacturing Award, Roland Berger and Microsoft honor digital solutions from companies in the manufacturing industry that are driving the industry’s transformation to Industry 4.0 with innovative ideas and creative approaches. Prizes are awarded in five categories […]

Internet TV: Arburg experts live for efficient machine utilisation Practical application: valuable tips directly from the Training Center in Lossburg To be continued: next programme covering additive manufacturing will air on 25 March 2021   Lossburg, 2 March 2021 Things are really taking off: after a successful premiere in January, once again about 1,000 people […]

Industrial production today is only about one thing: productivity. Until now, the values behind this term have prevented a zero-emission and sustainable production, even though it would already be technologically and economically possible. However, changing requirements of the capital market from a plain financial orientation to a holistic view of sustainability, demand that German companies […]

Μέρος 1ο Το διοξείδιο του άνθρακα, για την συντόμευση του λόγου θα αναφέρεται ως CO2, είναι το μόνο από τα αέρια προστασίας συγκόλλησης το οποίο βρίσκεται υπό μοριακή μορφή. Είναι μια χημική ένωση του άνθρακα και του οξυγόνου και αποτελείται από ένα μέρος άνθρακα και δύο οξυγόνο. Επίσης είναι το μόνο από τα αέρια το […]