The production of iron blocks for the lateral shielding of the target area is finishing; the first blocks are being delivered to FAIR. The blocks of iron were manufactured by Walzengießerei Coswig (Germany). The foundry produced iron blocks for about 2,600 tons. The blocks of iron will surround the production target and the downstream components, dumping the radiation outside the target area.

The factory acceptance test of superconducting short multiplet SM-01 was successfully done on 21th and 22nd April 2021 and the corresponding documentation approved on the 12th of June. SM-01 is the second short multiplet of the series production. The sc short multiplets are produced by ASG Superconductors in La Spezia, Italy. The first-of-series short multiplet is already at the testing facility at CERN, where also the seven series short multiplets will be tested prior to their transportation to FAIR.

The Conceptual Design Review of the beam profile detectors (SEM-Grids) was accepted. The detectors are based on the secondary electron emission (SEM) by wires technique. They are placed all along the Super-FRS beam line, and are used to measure the profile of the ion beams, i.e. transversal (horizontal and vertical) to the beam axis. The SEM-Grids are produced by the Helsinki Institute of Physics, Finland.

The collaboration contract for the production of Super-FRS Local Cryogenics components was signed between FAIR and the Budker Institute for Nuclear Physics, BINP, Novosibirsk, Russia. BINP is responsible for the design, manufacturing, pre-assembly and installation of the Branch Box and the corresponding Transfer Lines, and  of the Warm Piping Lines of all Super-FRS branches. The Branch Box is a key component of the local cryogenic system, being the starting point of helium distribution to the three Super-FRS experimental branches.

The tender process for the manufacturing of the Super-FRS Quench Detection Units (QuD-U) is concluded. The tender was awarded to the company Semicon Sp. z o.o., Warszawa, Poland, which is charge to produce more than 200 pieces. The unit, fully designed at GSI, which also made and tested the prototypes, is composed of two separate printed circuit boards: an analog one, interfaced with the magnet, and a digital one, interfaced with the control system. The QuD-U will be integrated into the Super-FRS magnet power converters. The QuD-Units are a GSI contribution to FAIR.

The factory acceptance test of superconducting short multiplet SM-02 was successfully done on 19th and 20th March 2021 and the corresponding documentation approved on the 26th of May. SM-02 is part of the series production, which consists of seven short multiplets. The sc short multiplets are produced by ASG Superconductors in La Spezia, Italy. The first-of-series short multiplet is already at the testing facility at CERN, where also the seven series short multiplets will be tested prior to their transportation to FAIR.

The production contract for the MIC (mineral insulation) cables was signed with the company Hitachi Metals Europe GmbH. The cables will be part of the 5 normal conducting multipoles (3 octupoles and 2 sextupoles) which will be placed in the target area. Due to the highly radioactive environment generated by the production target, the magnets must be built with special radioactive resistant cables. A total of 3,360 meters cables will be produced.

Several prototypes of the FAIR Quench Detection Units (QuD-U), fully designed at GSI, were produced and tested between 2020 and early 2021. A QuD-U is composed of two separate printed circuit boards: the analog board  QuD-A which acquires voltages from the superconducting magnets, provide high voltage insulation and quench trigger generation, and the digital board QuD-D which enables data acquisition, remote control of the QuD-A and communication with the control system. For the SFRS machine two QuD-A assembly, dedicated to quite different magnet types, were developed. All QuD-U will be integrated into the SFRS magnet power converters.The R&D on the QuD-U prototypes was necessary in order to start the purchasing process of series components.

The preliminary design report of the transport shielding flask was approved. The company Bilfinger Noell GmbH (BNG), Würzburg, Germany, is manufacturing the shielding flask for Super-FRS and p-bar. The shielding flask will transport highly radioactive material between the target area and the so-called "hot cell".

The production of two beam stoppers was awarded to Axilon AG, Germany. The Super-FRS beam stoppers are mechanical security devices able to intercept the ion beam. Beam stoppers are required to guarantee the personnel safety in the experimental areas during the beam delivery. The beam stopper must be used to stop the beam in an emergency case, e.g. when the safety system fails to dump the primary beam. By means of a pneumatic driven actuator on an installation flange, the stoppers are moved down and placed transversally to the beam.

The detailed specifications of the Beam Loss Monitor (BLM) detectors are approved. The BLMs will provide information on beam presence or loss at the position where they are mounted. They will be mounted close to place where beam loss is expected like slits, targets or degraders. The Super-FRS will be using eight Beam Loss Monitors along the beam line.

The FoS superconducting dipole of type-3 was delivered at the testing station at CERN. The magnet was produced by the company Elytt, Bilbao, Spain. The tesing station at CERN was built under the frame of a collaboration agreement with CERN and GSI. Currently, the superconducting long mutliplet (embedding one large quadrupole, three sextupoles, two short quadrupoles, two embedded octupoles, one steerer) is beeing tested. The superconducting dipole is now under check in the so-called preparation area. Its test will start in a few weeks.

With the successfull Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) of the first block of iron, the company Walzengießerei Coswig (Germany) is starting the series production. The foundry will produce iron blocks for about 2,600 tons. The iron blocks are the most relevant component of the lateral shielding in target area. They will surround the production target and the downstream magnets and components dumping the radiation outside the target area.

The detailed specifications of all components of the Local Cryogenics system are approved. Supplied by the FAIR cryogenic system, the Super-FRS Local Cryogenics system will distribute and feed cold helium to the 63 Super-FRS magnet cryostats. The system consists of dipole feed-boxes, multiplet feed-boxes, end boxes, a large valve box (called branch box) which connects braches with pre-cooler,  transfer lines, jumper connections, multi-purpose cold-warm return line, plus all the corresponding safety valves, instrumentation set-ups, and control-system hardware.

The FAT of the FoS superconducting dipole of type-3 was concluded successfully at the production company Elytt, Bilbao, Spain. Elytt is manufacturing a total of 24 superconducting dipoles for the Super-FRS. The dipoles are clasisified into three groups: the standard dipoles of Type-3 (9,75° bending angle), the standard dipoles of Type-2 (11° bending angle), and the branched dipoles with a special Y-form, allowing two possible bendings. The latter magnets are located at the branching points, where the beam line forks into two branches.

The FDR of the superconducting branching dipoles was approved. The branched dipoles are located at the branching points, where the beam line splits into two lines (branches). They have a special Y-form, allowing two possible bendings. For this reason, the sc branched dipoles required a special design.The design and production of the sc dipoles is done by the Spanish company Elytt in Bilbao.

The tender for the production of the shielding flask was closed. The company Bilfinger Noell GmbH (BNG), Würzburg, Germany, was awarded for the manufacturing of this big component. Purpose of the shielding flask is the transport of highly radioactive material between the target area and the so-called "hot cell". The flask is equipped by a carrying frame and a winch that pulls it through a shaft of a length of about 8m. The wall thickness of the flask is designed in a way that at surface the maximum dose rate is below 100 µSv/h. The total weight is about 25 t.

The Final Design Report for the production of lateral iron shielding in target area is accepted. The blocks of iron are going to be manufactured by the company Walzengießerei Coswig (Germany). The foundry will produce iron blocks for about 2,600 tons. The blocks of iron will surround the production target and the downstream magnets and components dumping the radiation outside the target area.