Datwyler in the media

Datwyler is strengthening its position with the innovative future technology of electroactive polymers and has secured this with corresponding patents.

Digital technologies are reshaping healthcare, the pharmaceutical industry, and its supply chain. But what is the vision for the future, and how can companies along the value chain ensure they are ready?

Our 17 first-year apprentices set to work with pick and shovel.

Datwyler is installing “Uri’s largest photovoltaic system" at its Schattdorf site, with an annual production of around 800,000 kilowatt hours. This corresponds to the annual electricity consumption of around 200 four-person single-family homes. The project also involves the company's own electrician apprentices.

Increasing requirements, reduced costs, short time-to-market - this all needs to be considered when developing sealing solutions. One solution is the use of digital twins and state-of-the-art simulation tools.

On the surface, an elastomer O-ring may appear straightforward in terms of design and development, but there are far more processes involved than simply injecting rubber into a mold. Our expert Richard Katona explains how advanced materials development and simulation expertise can mean the difference between a good seal and an excellent one.

China has one of the fastest growing pharmaceutical markets in the world, which means a rising need for high-end packaging components naturally follows. To serve the demand and complete its global footprint, leading parenteral packaging component provider Datwyler recently announced its acquisition of Yantai Xinhui Packing, which includes a state-of-the-art production plant in Yantai, China.

Dr. Rudolf Randler explains the benefits of a digital prototype such as enabling early verification of its functionality and performance.

Eugene Polini, Technical Key Account Manager at Datwyler examines the challenges drug developers are facing to speed up production lifecycles and what solutions are available to them.

Pharmaceutical Technology speaks to Katie Falcone, Scientific Support Manager at Datwyler, on important patient safety considerations in the world of parenteral packaging.

Datwyler’s Technical Key Account Manager, Eugene Polini, explains the drug development lifecycle and offers solutions for companies to better serve patient populations.

Pharmaceutical Technology spoke to Rahul Thakar, Technical Key Account Manager at Datwyler, to discuss his vision for a modernized supply chain, including five considerations on Industry 4.0 in the packaging component manufacturing arena.

Datwyler's Commercial Development Manager, Jeff Smythe, speaks with European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer about what we learned from the pandemic and how we're preparing for the future.

For an injectable medicine, a switch in presentation from vials to prefilled syringes is a prime example of a drug delivery change that significantly improves the efficacy and appeal of a drug product. Read Pharmaceutical Technology's interview with Datwyler expert Eugene Polini to learn about how parenteral packaging plays a role in drug life cycle management strategies.

The Environmental Impact Award is presented to the Alliance-to-Zero. Datwyler is shortlisted thanks to the multiple measures it has taken to reduce its environmental footprint.

An overview of brake-by-wire technology and how its implementation will represent the biggest advance in braking systems since the electrohydraulic booster (EHB).

At the beginning of 2021 Datwyler, Switzerland, started the transfer of Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) technology to Wuxi, in the Chinese Jiangsu Province and production of components can start in early 2022

As a leader in system critical components for advanced applications, Datwyler recognized the need to support its customers in China and the wider Asia Pacific area at a local level and commenced a transfer of Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) technology capabilities to Wuxi in Jiangsu province earlier this year.

A deeper look at the trend towards electrification and the possibilities surrounding haptic feedback. Haptic feedback is an example of these advances and is an area that is increasingly important in terms of vehicle design, both in terms of aesthetics and functionality.

As a leader in system critical components for advanced applications, Datwyler recognized the need to support its customers in China and the wider Asia Pacific area at a local level and commenced a transfer of Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) technology capabilities to Wuxi in Jiangsu province earlier this year.

Carina van Eester, Datwyler’s Global Platform Leader for Prefilled Syringes and Cartridges discusses key developments in pharmaceutical cartridges, including the next generation in aluminum seals and the wearable injectors of the future.

As a leader in system critical components for advanced applications, Datwyler recognized the need to support its customers in China and the wider Asia Pacific area at a local level and commenced a transfer of Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) technology capabilities to Wuxi in Jiangsu province earlier this year.

On the national Future Day, Datwyler gave 32 students an insight into working life.

Alliance to Zero President Sebastian Gerner, Vice-President Robert O’Beirn and Committee Member Sabrina Gérard talk with ONdrugDelivery about the Alliance, an association for pharma and biotech supply chain companies that aims to facilitate the transition of the pharma sector to compliance with net-zero emissions.

Dr. Rudolf Randler, Raphael Kaelin, and Adrian Haueter, responsible for simulation at Datwyler, take a close look at the benefits of using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and discuss how advanced simulation capabilities can enable mobility manufacturers to accelerate the transformation of virtual concepts into innovative products.

Apprentice poly- and production mechanics from Uri have a new training center in Altdorf. It has now been opened. Find out more at www.vtb-uri.com.

Beghini, managing director of the Datwyler healthcare plants and activities in Italy, talks about the five fundamental guidelines of his presidency programme: continuous training and learning, digital transformation, international spirit, technical development of Cerisie’s laboratories and maximization of recyclability of rubber scraps and waste.

Datwyler's Global Platform Leader for Prefilled Syringes and Cartridges, Carina van Eester, shares key learnings since the launch of Datwyler's NeoFlex™ plungers at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The apprentice camp of the Datwyler plants in Uri has a long tradition and took place for the 29th time this summer. For five days, the first-year apprentices performed community service in Golzern near Bristen.

Choosing the right sterilization technique for your drug product and its packaging is not always a simple decision. While most packaged drug products have specific requirements, newer sterilization techniques offer innovative ways of ensuring sterility that may be more suitable than standard sterilization processes. In this dedicated dialogue, the audience will learn about standard sterilization processes, be introduced to newer techniques, and understand how these techniques have been applied to parenteral packaging components.

First-year apprentices performed community service at the Datwyler apprentice camp.

Andreas Minatti, Dr. Norbert Haberland and Sven Gisler, all at Datwyler, explore the increasing use of integrated electronics in the mobility sector and explain how sensor technology can improve predictive analytics.

How environmentally friendly a hybrid vehicle is, depends on a great many variables, not least the way in which the boundaries of assessment are drawn. What is often overlooked is the fact that the effectiveness of plug-in hybrid vehicles in terms of their environmental impact depends very much on the driving and charging discipline of their users, especially in the case of large SUVs or luxury vehicles, which are common with this type of powertrain.

Drug delivery devices are seeing rapid adoption in the injectable drug market due to the convenience and ease of administration for patients. Datwyler's Global Platform Leader for Prefilled Syringes and Cartridges, Carina Van Eester, discusses Datwyler's cartridge offerings designed with delivery device requirements in mind in the latest Special Injection Report with Drug Development & Delivery.

Pharmaceutical Technology spoke to Rahul Thakar, Technical Key Account Manager at Datwyler, to discuss his vision for a modernized supply chain, including five considerations on Industry 4.0 in the packaging component manufacturing arena.

As the storm from the COVID-19 pandemic begins to calm, it’s now time to reflect on what the pharmaceutical industry can learn from these challenges. This is exactly what leading parenteral packaging provider Datwyler did over a webinar on pandemic preparedness and primary packaging components earlier this year.

Datwyler shows how Electro Active Polymers (EAP) can be used for various customized haptic feedback technology solutions in today’s car interior designs.

The report "The Automotive Industry in the Era of Sustainability" notes that in an era of growing concern about climate change and environmental degradation, sustainability is a strategic priority for mobility organizations worldwide.

In a hybrid vehicle, the powertrain consists of a combustion engine and an electric motor. How environmentally friendly this technology really is, depends on many factors

Project ETEMI was launched in 2020 to address challenges in applications related to new mobility. The project has a material development scope that covers conventional elastomers, liquid silicone rubber and thermoplastics.

Datwyler is expanding its in-house capabilities through a focus on Electrically and Thermally Conductive and Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Shielding Materials (ETEMI™).

In the world of manufacturing parenteral drugs, high quality goes hand in hand with a product’s efficacy and the patient’s safety. Quality control is no afterthought for manufacturers– it has to be at the heart of everything they do. The best ingredients, facilities and manufacturing processes must be deployed throughout, with the best packaging components literally sealing the deal.

Datwyler wants to develop new materials that conduct electricity and heat, and shield electromagnetic interference. The focus is on functional seals.

The Uri-based company wants to develop new materials needed for hybrid and electric vehicles.

Datwyler is expanding its in-house capabilities through a focus on Electrically and Thermally Conductive and Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Shielding Materials (ETEMI™).

The polymechanic achieved a final grade of 5,8. A conversation about patience, self-discipline and luck.

A look into the future of braking systems and how sealing solution components play a crucial role in regards to safety, function and performance.

We congratulate our eight polymechanic apprentices on successfully completing their apprenticeship. Our apprentice Reto Arnold achieved the best grade of all apprentices with 5.8. For this he received the apprentice award 2021 from Economy Uri.

The Datwyler industrial group in Uri makes a good living from doing business with Nestlé. This is evident on a tour of its factory halls. Robots and the latest equipment are everywhere.

The article explains how component development for the cars of the future can enable safe, sustainable and intelligent autonomous mobility.

The Uri-based components manufacturer Datwyler is committed to promoting women. The importance of equal pay is just as self-evident to us as the ongoing development of our diversity strategy. Six women in different functions and positions are evidence of this.

The future of braking systems and how small components such as sealing solutions play an instrumental role in terms of safety, integrity and performance.

Thilo Schmierer, business development manager for Datwyler, discusses the company's latest medical offering, SoftPulse™, and how its revolutionary materials could bring monitoring home.

For their July issue, Pharmaceutical Technology spoke to Rahul Thakar, Technical Key Account Manager at Datwyler, to discuss his vision for a modernized supply chain, including five considerations on Industry 4.0 in the packaging component manufacturing arena.

Making every component count toward an environmentally responsible supply chain. By Dirk Borghs, CEO of Datwyler Healthcare Solutions.

Datwyler’s Technical Key Account Manager, Eugene Polini, discusses the industry trend towards biologics and how to design parenteral packaging for these challenging molecules.

In an interview with the Swiss online portal moneycab, Datwyler CEO Dirk Lambrecht explains the importance of system-critical components and outlines what Datwyler produces for suppliers of Covid 19 vaccines.

Yang Congri, Director of Market Development in China for Datwyler's Medical Business, discusses the future of parenteral packaging.

New technologies enable treatment tailored to each patient’s unique impairment profile.

The hybrid vehicle has become a popular choice as the bridge for the zero-emission future of mobility. But is this a suitable solution? We look at the environmental credentials of hybrid vehicles.

Datwyler’s Technical Key Account Manager, Rahul Thakar, discusses how Datwyler’s highest quality standard, FirstLine®, helps pharmaceutical companies minimize defects.

Datwyler discusses five considerations for selecting parenteral packaging for biologics.

Forecasts on the effects of climate change have prompted all industries, including the pharmaceutical sector, to implement more environmentally responsible practices.

The Datwyler experts take a close look at sustainability in the mobility sector and the activities contributing to a greener future at a component level and beyond.

Datwyler’s Vice President, Medical, Stefan Sevens, discusses five considerations for electrode design to maximize performance, comfort, and durability of wearables.

Datwyler is able to make an important contribution to the global fight against the pandemic with its system-critical elastomer components. The company is supporting the leading pharmaceutical companies in the provision of COVID-19 vaccines.

Stefan Sevens, VP Medical at Datwyler, talks about maximizing performance, comfort, and durability of wearable devices.

In an interview with the Swiss online portal «The Market», Datwyler CEO Dirk Lambrecht explains the potential of Healthcare Solutions and Food & Beverage, and explains why e-cars are not a disadvantage for Datwyler.

Datwyler's Global Platform Leader for Prefilled Syringes and Cartridges, Carina van Eester, shares key learnings since the launch of Datwyler's NeoFlex™ plungers at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Datwyler’s Global Head of Marketing and Product Management, Massimo Mainetti, discusses how packaging suppliers are helping to reach global herd immunity in 3 years.

Dr. Rudolf Randler, Head of Simulation, on how the service life of seals can be extended by simulating design and materials.

Focus on system-critical elastomer components for attractive global markets generates added value.

Interview with Datwyler CEO Dirk Lambrecht on Swiss television.

In times of crisis—like the current COVID-19 pandemic—there is no time or resource to waste on the issues that stem from defective or problematic drug packaging. Datwyler’s Key Account Manager, Rahul Thakar, explains how quality-by-design thinking enables drug efficacy and minimized opportunities for contamination.

Datwyler’s Senior Vice President, Pharma, Glenn Thorpe, discusses the future of parenteral packaging.

Datwyler’s Senior Vice President, Pharma, Glenn Thorpe, looks to the next-generation of parenteral packaging and how the latest innovations improve patient safety.

Identifying and specifying the correct components can boost sustainability in the automotive sector.

«Quality by Design» thinking enables drug efficacy and minimises opportunities for contamination.

Datwyler’s Technical Key Account Manager, Rahul Thakar, discusses how ‘Quality-by-design’ enables drug efficacy & minimises contamination.

Datwyler’s Senior Vice President of Pharma, Glenn Thorpe, discusses the evolution of the parenteral drug market and how parenteral packaging is meeting these ever-changing challenges.

Navigating pharma’s packaging challenges amid a pandemic.

Sandro Riolfi from Erstfeld receives the "Stiftepriis 2020" for outstanding achievements.

To maintain «valuable partner» status as a supplier it is paramount to incorporate sustainable practices into every possible element of an operation – from production to design, material use and functionality.

In an interview with the Urner Zeitung newspaper, Datwyler CEO explains why he is advocating a No to the Swiss Corporate Responsibility Initiative. The initiative makes Swiss companies liable for the behavior of their business partners, even if they are not at fault.

A pair of Switzerland-based companies—Datwyler and CTSystems—have developed a new electroactive polymer (EAP) actuator technology. The partners aim to commercialize this in the next three to four years for use in pumps and valves, as well as haptic feedback devices.

Datwyler discusses five considerations for drug manufacturers to consider when selecting parenteral packaging for their drug products.

Datwyler’s Senior Vice President of Pharma, Glenn Thorpe, discusses the evolution of the parenteral drug market and how parenteral packaging is meeting these ever-changing challenges.

A bespoke sealing solution from Datwyler, custom designed in partnership with engineering specialist FEV, has entered the final engine prototype in the LeiMot (Leichtbaumotor, Lightweight-Engine) research project.

Seal applications require rubber compounds capable to endure numerous cycles of deformation without crack initiation.

Glenn Thorpe, Senior Vice President, Pharma at Datwyler, says pharmaceutical companies should engage with packaging suppliers that can meet the industry demands of the pandemic.

In OFWeek, Datwyler discusses how to set goals for zero defects in pharmaceutical packaging manufacturing and why this is a critical process consideration, especially during a pandemic.

As the mobility sector continues to evolve towards increasingly intelligent vehicles, Datwyler offers two solutions for the automotive industry in the field of electroactive polymers (EAPs) and integrated electronics.

Sometimes technology is seemingly ahead of its time – like the electrohydraulic brake booster (EHB), which is over two decades old. EHB is coming into its own with the introduction of electric vehicles and changes under the hood of vehicles driven by conventional power trains. This has put the spotlight on the safety-critical elastomer components that go into braking systems, such as those produced by Datwyler.

In Korean publication, Plastic Net, Datwyler’s Global Product Leader for Prefilled Syringes and Cartridges, Carina van Eester, discusses the features and benefits of Datwyler’s NeoFlex™ plungers.

Dirk Borghs considers the obligation of the pharmaceutical sector to implement environmentally responsible practices, and discusses the steps Datwyler is taking in its efforts for sustainability.

In Korean Packaging Association, Datwyler’s Global Product Leader for Prefilled Syringes and Cartridges, Carina van Eester, discusses the features and benefits of Datwyler’s NeoFlex™ plungers.

Datwyler provides an insight into the development, manufacture and application of its sealing components, which can be equipped with sensors and thus be used for predictive maintenance. The focus is on the benefits for electric vehicles. An article by Andreas Minatti, Head of Business Development.

Datwyler is investing millions in a new centre of excellence for surface technology in the canton of Uri. Thanks to state-of-the-art facilities and top specialists, we play a leading role in our industry and are shaping the future together with our customers.

Precision is his craft. The polymechanic Simon Vogel still has his appearance at Swiss-Skills ahead of him. He won't have to wait much longer: from next week he will be competing with the seven best graduates in his field.

Simulation opens up great potential for rationalisation in component development. The automotive industry is a key driver for many developments in the sealing and polymer sector. This already has an effect during prototyping. DICHT! discussed why this is the case with Rudolf Randler, Head of Simulation, Andreas Minatti, Head of Business Development, and Konrad Dubler, Team Leader Engineering Mobility of Datwyler Switzerland Ltd.

In May, Project Jumpstart, a public-private initiative, was announced that will pump $138 million into the production of 100 million prefilled syringes by the end of this year and another 500 million in 2021, should a COVID-19 vaccine become available. Yet, industry gurus do not necessarily agree that the pandemic will have a positive impact on the injection delivery market. Datwyler’s Global Platform Leader for Prefilled Syringes and Cartridges, Carina van Eester, discusses the important role that coated plungers play in ensuring the appropriate functionality and compatibility of injection devices.

Engaging with expert component suppliers can provide a competitive edge as players scramble to prepare for electrification, writes Datwyler's Andreas Minatti.

A thermoset cover contributes to a 25% lighter combustion engine in the Leimot research project, for which Datwyler contributes a sealing solution.

When Lives and Livelihoods Depend on Accelerating Large Molecule Drug Production, Biopharma Companies must Minimize Defects and Contamination» says Massimo Mainetti, Global Head of Marketing and Product Management, Datwyler.

Datwyler takes a closer look at how safe, sustainable and more intelligent mobility is being enabled by the evolution of components in the cars of the future.

Close cooperation between manufacturer and supplier is a must, particularly as the requirements at a component level can be entirely different for electric or hybrid vehicles.

The requirements for material and component parts in electromobility are more extensive than in the field of combustion engines. Andreas Minatti, Head of Business Development at Datwyler, talks about the challenges of electrification from the perspective of a sealing expert.

«When Lives and Livelihoods Depend on Accelerating Large Molecule Drug Production, Biopharma Companies must Minimize Defects and Contamination» says Massimo Mainetti, Global Head of Marketing and Product Management, Datwyler.

Hand over responsibility, let the employees decide for themselves: Many companies want to establish a new management culture. That sounds tempting. But is it also crisis-proof – for example in the Corona pandemic?

Carina Van Eester explores the benefits of fully coated plungers for prefilled syringes and cartridges.

Plunger Designed with Functionality in Mind.

The growth of injectables, personalized medicine, anti-counterfeiting measures, and automation are a few trends that may follow the industry into a new normal.

Embedding RFID tags in elastomer components enables 100% traceability and assignment.

Rahul Thakar, PhD, technical key account manager at Datwyler Pharma, discusses the rise of injectables, quality control measures, and personalization.

Datwyler has launched its NeoFlex plungers to help developers better protect the integrity of injectable formulations and optimise the functionality of prefilled syringes and cartridge.

Many mobile, motorized work tools draw their energy from a two-stroke engine. A critical issue for the durability of these devices is the durability of the carburetors, or more precisely their components, which is why a new approach to the design and manufacture of carburetor diaphragms made of PEEK has been developed.

Investigation of the compatibility of dielectric fluids under consideration of the stability of the sealing materials used.

Container closure integrity (CCI) is an increasingly relevant issue in the pharmaceutical packaging industry. It addresses the maintenance of integrity to prevent microbial ingress in sterile product packaging until the time of use, as well as to restrict the loss of product contents and to prevent the entry of detrimental gases or other materials.

With the advent of biologics and highly sensitive drugs, primary packaging materials must meet the highest-level of functional, regulatory and cleanliness standards to ensure compatibility and ultimately, patient safety. Rahul Thakar, PhD, discusses Datwyler's solution to these ever-stricter requirements is their highest-quality manufacturing standard, FristLine™.

Novel polymer actuators, sensors and generators convert electrical energy into mechanical work. They are suitable for applications in the automotive, aerospace and aeronautics industries, for example.