Biotechnology / Pharmaceutical
Installing an Orbitally-Welded Hygienic Piping System - A Case Study
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In response to increased demand for the production of an asthma drug, an expanded hygienic piping system was installed in a UK manufacturing plant. The system was designed to provide process services for two blow fill-seal (BFS) packaging machines, and to replace the original hand-welded system with an orbitally welded one. Several advanced design concepts were incorporated into the installation to satisfy the goals of cleanability and sterilizability. The packaging suite was designated as a cleanroom to prevent contamination of the product during the BFS process. Some of the implemented features and guidelines for similar projects are presented in this article.

By Gary Littlewood, ATW Services and Barbara K. Henon, Ph.D., Arc Machines, Inc.

Reprinted from Pharmaceutical Technology Europe, March, 2000.


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