Understanding active ingredients

How fast can a vaccine be developed and produced on a large scale? The spread of the novel coronavirus has focused more attention on this question than ever before. Bilfinger is currently collaborating with an international biotech company on a pilot project aimed at increasing the efficiency of new active ingredient development. Long columns of numbers and complex data – employees at the research center in Switzerland have an eye on everything.

Not for the faint-hearted

With his frogman-style chemical protection suit and respiratory mask, the technician enters the tank to check the seals. Outside, the temperature is 38 degrees, but it’s even a lot hotter inside. For Bilfinger experts, getting the job done under extreme conditions is all in a day’s work. The position of head of gas and respiratory protection is not one for the fainthearted. Andreas Wicht has been with Bilfinger for more than twelve years and knows all the ins and outs of respiratory protection. “Many of our customers have extreme safety requirements. On every job – some of which involve coming into contact with hazardous substances, such as mercury – we have to be prepared for all eventualities.

Remote Maintenance via virtual reality

Industrial plant operators are currently reducing the number of employees in many areas on site in order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. To ensure that plants still run smoothly, Bilfinger is helping businesses to maximize the number of operations they can perform remotely. Offering quick, customized assistance on site – despite being miles away – is possible thanks to virtual industrial services. This enticingly simple idea is now within reach thanks to cutting-edge technology. ring quick, customized assistance on site – despite being miles away – is possible thanks to virtual industrial services. This enticingly simple idea is now within reach thanks to cutting-edge technology.

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Disinfectants instead of cosmetics
Bilfinger is helping French cosmetics manufacturer L’Oréal to further improve hygiene standards.

Onwards and upwards
While air travel is only starting to pick up again, all the signs at Munich Airport point to growth in the long term.

Staying power
Bilfinger Industrial Services commissioned four new UPS units for Fresenius Kabi Austria at its Linz site.

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Real solutions from the digital world: HoloSuite

There’s just one word to describe a visit to the Microsoft HoloSuite – awe-inspiring. Located at Schiphol Airport’s industrial estate in Amsterdam, the space features 360-degree projections, which allow visitors to explore whole new worlds.

Greenlighting new plants

Machines for manufacturing medicines must meet strict regulatory requirements. By qualifying this equipment, Bilfinger helps guarantee process safety. Few industries are as strictly regulated as the pharmaceuticals sector. And those regulations entail adhering to good manufacturing practice.

Refueling Points for LNG Trucks

Bilfinger is playing a leading role in expanding LNG infrastructure

The aim is for heavy goods transportation on German roads to impact the environment and climate much less in the future. This is why the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure launched a subsidy program for heavy goods vehicles.

Innovative cloud research

A brand new type of measuring device is revolutionizing research into weather and the climate.

Then do clouds form and what are they made of? These questions are the focus of work at the Atmospheric Aerosol Research division of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)’s Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research.

Mastering the Energy Transition

How technology and services help comply with environmental standards while increasing efficiency

Following the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015, over 180 countries have set climate protection targets aimed at limiting global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. To ensure these targets are met, numerous national and international directives, laws and regulations have been passed.

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