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/EC


• Germany - The Federal Government
  Legislation, Federal Law (German)


• France - The Federal Government
  Legislation, Federal Law


• USA - 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.

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

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


• Mikroproduktion - Informs about manufacturing processes for miniaturised products, shows realised applications and reports about current trends in industry and research (German).


• European Production Engineering - Trade journal for export-oriented industries in the German-speaking regions (German)