Extrusion International USA 5-2021

14 Extrusion International 5/2021 INDUSTRY NEWS „ WIn its virtual showroom, Pfeiffer Vacuum presents a va- riety of different leak testing methods for pharmaceutical packaging (container closure integrity testing or CCIT). Visi- Virtual Showroom – Leak Testing and CCIT Solutions for the Pharmaceutical Industry tors to the site will fi nd information about the challenges of leak testing IV bags, syringes, blister packs, plastic bottles, vials and other non-porous containers. At the virtual trade show booth, visitors will learn about Pfeiffer Vacuum’s port- folio of leak detectors. Informative videos explain the differ- ent technologies used – helium mass spectrometry, optical emission spectroscopy and mass extraction. As well as presenting the different leak testing methods for pharmaceutical packaging, the showroom also provides more information on individual feasibility studies. The ex- perts from Pfeiffer Vacuum use studies like these to visualize the particular packaging and test the possible use of CCIT. Pfeiffer Vacuum uses the three CCIT technologies to obtain a realizable detection limit and cycle time for the packaging. Pfeiffer Vacuum GmbH www.pfeiffer-vacuum.com „ More than three decades ago, ISRA VISION was founded as a spin-off of the Technical University of Darmstadt and subsequently developed into a leading global machine vi- sion technology company. End of June 2021, the founder and CEO of ISRA VISION, Enis Ersü, will retire from his opera- tional professional life. In the course of his succession plan- ning, ISRA has entered into a strategic partnership with the Swedish industry group Atlas Copco and forms the nucleus of the new Machine Vision Solutions division. With a new, powerful management team, the course is now being set for further successful business development. The new three-member management team consists of the two ISRA VISION Executive Board members Hans Jürgen Christ and Dr. Johannes Giet and the new speaker of the ISRA VISION Executive Board Tomas Lundin. Tomas Lundin worked for the Atlas Copco Group for over 20 years in vari- ous management positions. With his many years of market and management experience, he brings with him the best quali fi cations for the future growth tasks at ISRA VISION. Hans Jürgen Christ has been with ISRA VISION for 25 years. Already in the fi rst years, he took over the important task of sales management and, as CSO, is one of the managers who have signi fi cantly contributed to the growth of ISRA VISION. Dr. Johannes Giet came to ISRA in 2001 via the acquisition of Rheinmetall Machine Vision, where he himself was the trans- action manager. Subsequently, he took over the manage- ment of the development of ISRA VISION worldwide. New Management Team ISRA VISION AG www.isravision.com With Atlas Copco, ISRA can fall back on a large, worldwide competence network with the goal of continuing the previ- ous success story. As a separate “Machine Vision Solutions” division in Atlas Copco’s Industrial Technique business area, ISRA will continue to operate from its headquarters in Darm- stadt. For this purpose, the company is building a new head- quarters in the north of Darmstadt. The move-in is scheduled for the end of 2022. The new ISRA VISION management team, from right: Hans Jürgen Christ, Tomas Lundin (speaker), Dr. Johannes Giet takes over from the retiring CEO and founder Enis Ersü (left)