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Drinking water monitoring

It is now possible to monitor the newly introduced limit values for chlorite, chlorate and haloacetic acids by means of ion chromatography. Metrohm has developed a safe measurement method for this purpose.

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Digital best practices for SMEs and larger companies are the topic at the DFC attendance event on 28.09.2023 around the diverse potentials of business digitization.

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Omikron filter from Herding

The freely adaptable Omikron rigid-body filter is washable and sterilizable. Thanks to the parametric design, it can be installed in any system.

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Graph on expansion investments in the metalworking industry

According to a recent survey by the Steel and Metal Processing Trade Association, medium-sized industrial companies are increasingly investing in third countries. 30 percent of the money flows out of Germany, 24 percent outside the EU.

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ProWaTec will take place in Nürtingen on December 6, 2023. It offers presentations on current and future-oriented technologies and system solutions for the treatment, purification, recycling and disposal of industrial process waters, as well as a practical transfer of knowledge with best-practice…

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The requirements for technical cleanliness are increasing in many areas and no longer refer only to narrowly tolerated particulate contamination. Non-compliance or at least inconsistent compliance with the required cleanliness can result in enormous expense and also economic consequences. So what to…

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Nilfisk support offer CMS

At CMS, trade fair for cleaning systems, facility management and services, Nilfisk will present modular service models as well as a practical consulting offer and new scrubber-driers.

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Weicon, Hersteller von Kleb- und Dichtstoffen, erhält vom Marktforschungsunternehmen Eupd Research die regionale Auszeichnung „Gesunder Arbeitgeber“.

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A tank explosion at the BYK site in Kempen caused considerable damage to the warehouse on Sunday. No persons were injured in the chemical accident.

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MarSurf M 410 surface measuring device

The Mahr company will be represented at the EMO trade fair in September 2023. Presented for the first time in Hanover is a mobile surface measuring device that greatly simplifies the recording and evaluation of measurement data.

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Graduate Bianca Birnmeier and instructor

The DGO (German Association for Electroplating and Surface Technology) honors Bianca Birnmeier as the best graduate of the Semper Vocational Training and Technician School in Nuremberg. Previously, the association honored the achievements of graduates of the vocational school in Schwäbisch Gmünd and…

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Apprentice Sassenberg

technotrans trains 54 percent more young people than in the previous year. The thermal management specialist sees the training of junior staff as an important instrument in combating the shortage of skilled workers.

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Vehicle painting CO2 free

Dürr and Mercedes-Benz agree on a strategic partnership to develop sustainable painting technology. Dürr is supplying equipment that will enable Mercedes to paint vehicles with green electricity and much more efficiently in the future.

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Drypoint RA compressed air dryer

Refrigeration drying with the new Drypoint RA compressed air dryer from Beko is now possible with the environmentally friendly refrigerant R513A.

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Commuting between Horb and Bildechingen has come to an end for the employees of Gläser GmbH. A new building in the industrial area of Horb now forms the common location for all.

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Prof. Holger Hanselka

Prof. Holger Hanselka took office as the 11th president of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft on August 15. Previously, Hanselka headed KIT for ten years.

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Boge scroll compressor

With the revision of the scroll compressor series, Boge is now relaunching the EO series. The performance range of the quiet compressors has been extended upwards.

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Power poles

The planned electricity price subsidy excludes SMEs so far, says the ZVO. But it is precisely they who need the certainty that electricity prices will remain stable in the long term.

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Farbjournal Vibes, Axalta

Axalta Coating Systems has published its annual color magazine Vibes. It is dedicated to the development of color and texture in the architecture and design industry.

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WSM Managing Director Christian Vietmeyer

The industrial SME sector is looking to the future with concern. A hurdle-free industrial electricity price for all and tax relief through the Growth Opportunity Act are necessary, says the WSM.

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