Ensuring the safety, quality, and effectiveness of medicines: that is why pharmaceutical companies must pay close attention to the integrity of their products in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). Potential deviations must be identified and remedied immediately. Alarm systems such as the testo Saveris 1 Solution can detect critical environmental changes such as temperature increases in storage rooms at an early stage. By actively intervening, corrective measures can be taken immediately before the products are damaged.

In the third quarter, the EBITDA before special items for the BASF Group rose by €77 million to €1.6 billion due to significantly higher contributions from the core businesses Chemicals, Materials (high-performance plastics), Industrial Solutions and Nutrition & Care. “The positive earnings momentum in our core businesses was already visible in the first half of 2024 and continued in the third quarter, driven by higher volumes and margins,” said Dr. Markus Kamieth,...

Ifm and Schuler have agreed to work together to monitor and improve quality in press shops through digitization. The goal is to offer customers more transparency and increase efficiency in sheet metal forming. Presses for sheet metal forming are among the most important machines in all industries where sheet metal is processed. In addition to Schuler's digital solutions to support digitalisation in the press shop, the Ifm Smartstamp adds a software tool to the range. Within milliseconds, it detects tilting and eccentricity as well as the resulting tilting moment on forming presses.

The next Hannover Messe will be held from March 31 to April 4, 2025, under the motto "Shaping the Future with Technology". At the upcoming industrial trade fair, international companies from the mechanical engineering, electrical and digital industries as well as the energy sector will present their solutions for resource-efficient, climate-neutral and resilient production. In 2024, more than 130,000 visitors came to the exhibition grounds in Hanover.