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Medical Technology and Pharmaceutical Industry
Process Reliability and Hygiene of the Highest Standard
The medical technology and pharmaceutical industries demand the highest standards of process reliability, stability, and hygiene. Strict safety and quality guidelines must be consistently observed to protect people, machinery, and products. At the same time, equipment is frequently exposed to aggressive cleaning agents, disinfectants, chemical substances, and high temperatures—factors essential for achieving maximum purity and sterile production conditions.
Components That Withstand Extreme Conditions
The combination of stringent hygiene requirements and the regular stress caused by cleaning processes places exceptional demands on the design, material quality, and performance of all components used. Corrosion-resistant stainless steel components are indispensable for ensuring safe and reliable production over the long term.
Precision and Reliability for Sensitive Industries
With an extensive stainless steel product portfolio, JAKOB offers tailored solutions for applications in medical technology and pharmaceutical production.
Backlash-free couplings: For precise and reliable torque transmission—ideal for dosing and filling systems, centrifuges, and applications in pharmaceutical and medical robotics. ATEX-compliant couplings also ensure safe operation in designated zones within potentially explosive atmospheres, such as during the processing of fine powders.
Mechanical power clamping nuts: High-performance, safe, and user-friendly. They ensure maximum operational safety and efficiency, for example in tablet presses or cooking vessels.
Innovative vacuum technology: For a wide range of pharmaceutical processes, such as the gentle and safe drying of sensitive active ingredients in vacuum dryers.
JAKOB stands for extensive industry experience and for robust, high-performance solutions in drive, clamping, and vacuum technology—available either as standard products or custom-engineered solutions.
JAKOB – for maximum process reliability, the highest hygiene standards, and uncompromising quality.
Typical areas of use & applications:
- Medical technology
- Pharmaceutical industry
- Biotechnology
- Dosing and filling systems
- Drying systems / vacuum dryers
- Tablet presses / dedusters
- Sorting systems
- Primary, secondary, and end-of-line packaging machines for pharmaceutical and medical products
- Intralogistics automation
- Medical, pharmaceutical, and laboratory robotics
- Laboratory technology
- Laser microscopy / Optical systems
- Centrifuges
- Micro-dosing pumps / Laboratory pumps / Vacuum pumps
- Cooking kettles
- Sterile production systems
- Autoclave / Sterilization
- Weighing technology
- Cleanroom
- Research and development
- Servo drives
- Backlash-free gearboxes
Examples of applications in medical technology

Boiling pans with clamping nuts from the MCA-T series (MCA with T-handle)
Our Product Portfolio for Medical Technology
Stainless Steel Servocouplings
- robust – corrosion-resistant – hygienic
- temperatures from -40°C to +350°C
- backlash-free – versatile – easy to install
- torsionally rigid or vibration-damping
Stainless Steel Safety Couplings
- robust – corrosion-resistant – hygienic
- temperatures from -40°C to +350°C
- backlash-free – versatile – easy to install
- torsionally rigid or vibration-damping
ATEX-Couplings
- for use in potentially explosive atmospheres
- backlash-free – robust – easy to install
- wide range of variants
- also available in stainless steel versions
Mechanical clamping elements
- highest clamping forces – low tightening torques
- maximum operational safety
- simple manual operation
- compact design – flexible manufacturing
Vacuum Technology
- Vacuum components (ISO-KF, ISO-K, and ISO-CF)
- Vacuum valves
- Vacuum pump accessories
- Vacuum-related services





