Be it the very latest information or dialogue with experts, Cleanzone's array of events and top themes offers you the opportunity to broaden and deepen your cleanroom expertise.
Since 2012, this award has been recognising people and their entrepreneurial courage in pioneering new approaches. The award honours pioneering advances in the field of cleanroom technology for their innovation, sustainability and efficiency. The Cleanzone Award is open to companies, organisations, scientific and academic institutions and individuals worldwide.
Since 2019 the Cleanzone Award has been presented by Messe Frankfurt in partnership with the publisher Wiley-Verlag and its ReinRaumTechnik trade journal. The 2021 award will be presented on 24 November 2021 at the international Cleanzone trade fair in Frankfurt am Main.
A five-person panel drawn from the fields of research, instruction and actual practice is responsible for selecting the five most pioneering concepts amongst all submissions.
Visitors can vote for their favourites during the trade fair, and the Cleanzone Award will be presented on 24 November 2021 at Cleanzone.
Functional finishing of textiles to inactivate microorganisms through light and oxygen.
A project submitted by the Textilforschungsinstitut Thüringen-Vogtland e.V. (TITV Greiz), the Ortner Reinraumtechnik GmbH and the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin AG Photobiophysik.
Dr. Roy Fox journal, has been part of the award’s panel of judges since the very beginning. In our interview, he tells us what he likes most about the award and his role in the process.
The conference is included in the admission price for all trade fair visitors. Deepen your expertise and benefit form the parctical know-how of renowned experts on 24. + 25. November 2021.
Cleanzone Conference Expert Advisory Board
Koos Agricola
Dr. Gernod Dittel
Anke Geipel-Kern
Conor Murray
Thomas Wollstein
Top Themes Cleanzone 2021
Robotics: achieving a clean future quickly and safely
The robotics and artificial intelligence megatrends are having a major impact in the life sciences industries in particular. The examples are numerous: Bayer, for instance, is building a robot-controlled packaging plant in Berlin. Automated PCR tests deliver faster results – a major step towards combating the coronavirus pandemic. And the future of medicine lies in personal therapies for patients: automation is the only way to manage the wealth of data being collected in the lab. Thorsten Schmitt, Vertical Account Manager Life Science & Critical Environment Technology Smart Infrastructure at Siemens: “Be it digital twins or Building Information Modelling (BIM), digital experience and simulation are without a doubt amongst the most important trends in the industry for increasing quality and safety while reducing the time to market.”
Living in the pandemic: everyday solutions offered by cleanroom technology
One of the things the coronavirus pandemic has done is show us the importance of controlling contamination – not only in industry, but also in everyday life. The practical solutions that cleanroom technology offers for doctors’ surgeries, supermarkets and public buildings, for example, were already the major theme of Cleanzone Digital Edition. Now manufacturers will be using Cleanzone 2021 to showcase their latest products and innovations that can not only help to combat the coronavirus pandemic, but also help stop the spread of other pathogens and prevent new pandemics. Josef Ortner, Managing Director, Ortner Reinraumtechnik GmbH: “We want to more thoroughly network our interdisciplinary expertise in order to raise public awareness – so that we can serve as skilled professionals in the fight against the pandemic.”
Combating climate change: energy efficiency in cleanrooms
Operating clean production environments is extremely energy-intensive. A large proportion of this power consumption is accounted for by the ventilation and air-conditioning systems that are necessary to keep particle concentrations to a minimum. As a result, energy efficiency is important for costs, as well as for the environment. Karl Goll, Managing Director, ASYS Prozess- und Reinraumtechnik GmbH, demonstrates possible solutions while addressing another key theme of Cleanzone 2021: “That is why we observe a key maxim whenever we design a cleanroom: ‘As big as necessary – as small as possible’. In fact, it is frequently the case that enclosing a single machine is sufficient to create the mini-environment or sterile zone necessary.”
