Useful links to partners, authorities, associations, trade journals etc.
LEGISLATION AND AUTHORITIES
Switzerland - The Federal Authorities of the Swiss Confederation
Legislation and authorities (German, French, Italian)- Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
EC / Europe Council Directive 1999/13/EC of 11 March 1999 on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain activities and installations
Council Directive 1999/13/ECGermany - The Federal Government
Legislation, Federal Law (German)France - The Federal Government
Legislation, Federal LawUSA - The Federal Authorities of the USA
Environmental Protection Agency EPA
LABORATORIES
Laboratory for Environmental Analysis - Environmental, organic trace and emissions analysis
ENVILAB AG (German)Centre of Competence for Quality Assurance - Surface analysis
Dubois Laboratory Ltd.RMS Foundation: Applied research, testing, and technology transfer in medical and material technology
RMS Foundation
EDUCATION
Swiss Foundation for Research in Micro Technology - Promotion of micro technology and its applications
FSRM Neuchâtel
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS (MSDS)
- European Agency for Safety and Health at Work - Hazardous substances
Hazardous substances under control (German) - University of Mainz - Material Safety Data Sheets (laboratory chemicals and gases)
This data base contains Material Safety Data Sheets for various products (German)
OCCUPATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- Swiss Association of Turned Parts „Swiss Precision“
- Precision Cluster - Promotion of industry-wide collaboration in the regions Berne, Biel-Seeland and Berne Jura (German, French)
- Medical Cluster - This association promotes networking between private companies, research and hospitals (German).
- SGO - Swiss Association for Surface Technology (German, French)
- Swissmem - The Swiss Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Industries
- Fachverband Industrielle Teilreinigung
TRADE JOURNALS / PUBLISHERS
- Galvanotechnik
- JOT - Journal for Surface Technology (German)
- mo - Metal Surface (German)
- Oberflächen Polysurfaces - Trade journal for Surface Technologies (German, French)
- Technica - Trade journal for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Industries (German)
- Machines Production - From the raw material to the finished product (French)
- SMM - Swiss Machine Market (German, French)
- IMD Magazine - International Medical Devices Magazine
- Optical World
- WB Werkstatt + Betrieb - Journal for metal-cutting manufacturing (German)
- Process Cleaning Magazine
- MAFO Ophthalmic Labs & Industry
Informs about manufacturing processes for miniaturised products, shows realised applications and reports about current trends in industry and research (German).
MikroproduktionTrade journal for export-oriented industries in the German-speaking regions (German)
European Production Engineering (german)