Equipment

The company will open its first European manufacturing facility in Castlebar, Ireland.

The RK-1 continuous mixing processor from Readco Kurimoto is suited for testing formulations in continuous processing conditions.

A new reactor flask heating system now offered by Asynt allows the conduction of safe experiments in academic teaching and research labs.

The Flexicon FPC60 peristaltic fill/finish system from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group can use a variety of modules that allow users to create their own customized filling solution to suit small-batch applications.

The Pharmafill PS1 Packserter desiccant inserter from Deitz Company features a proprietary cut length sensor system that automatically verifies the desiccant, oxygen absorber, or other packet has been properly fed from the continuous strip before allowing it to be cut for inserting.

The Ross VersaMix is a multi-shaft mixer suited for viscous applications requiring a high level of accuracy and batch-to-batch consistency.

Robotic isolators and single-use technologies are gaining ground, according to aseptic processing consultant Jim Agalloco.

New alert customization and expanded Open Platform Communication support in Emerson’s DeltaV Mobile app improve notification and third-party system monitoring.

Parker Bioscience Filtration added a cleanroom at its site in Birtley, UK for manufacturing single-use assemblies and sensors used in biopharmaceutical processing.

G-CON will provide a complete cleanroom infrastructure for GE Healthcare’s cell therapy and viral vector production platforms that will simplify early-stage manufacturing efforts.

The company has built a fit-for-purpose liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS) system to streamline analytical monitoring tests for biopharmaceuticals.

The company is set to expand biologics and fill/finish capacity at its biologics manufacturing sites in Madison, WI, and Bloomington, IN.

Boulting’s inspection software is a paperless, cloud-based system for maintenance of equipment in hazardous areas.

Fette Compacting America has introduced the FEC20 Capsule Filling Machine, capable of producing up to 200,000 capsules per hour, to the North American market.

Requirements for virus filtration must be considered in developing continuous downstream processes.

Charles Ross & Son Company has made improvements to the dual-post hydraulic lift and seal design of its 1500-gallon Multi-Shaft Mixer Model PVM-1500.

Fluid Air’s portable PolarDry Electrostatic Spray Dryer Model 0.1 is compact in size while retaining the same features of previous spray dryers.

GEMÜ’s 1205 electrical position indicator is suitable for demanding applications in category 2, zone 1, and/or zone 21 ATEX areas, as well as for robust use at low temperatures down to -20 °C.

Capital Recovery Group, Federal Equipment Company, Heritage Global Partners, and PPL Group purchased a 110-acre campus with a flexible pharmaceutical manufacturing and packaging facility from a generics manufacturer in Huntsville, AL.

AqVida, winner of the 2018 CPhI Excellence in Pharma Award for manufacturing technology and equipment, identifies advantages of robotics compared to conventional automation in fill/finish operations.

The SafeGuard Preventative Maintenance Solution from PSG’s Griswold provides remote monitoring for a centrifugal pump and its motor.

The Gold Cone X-Flo Filter Cartridge from Camfil APC stays cleaner and lasts longer than conventional pleated filters.

The company will use GE Healthcare’s off-the-shelf KUBio biologics factory, which is expected to start operations in 2020, to provide development and manufacturing for early- to late-clinical and early-commercial manufacturing stages.

Charles Ross & Son Company recently developed two specialty customized 150-gallon double planetary mixers (Model DPM-150) with patented high viscosity blades.

The investment builds on a collaboration the companies entered into in 2007 for various biomanufacturing projects.

GE’s new facility, which will be operational in 2019, will produce a fiber-based chromatography platform for more efficient biopharmaceutical purification.

The new center will integrate biologics drug discovery, development, clinical manufacturing, and commercial manufacturing.

A robotic tray-loading system from ESS Technologies gently handles glass prefilled syringes.

Wilden’s new air-operated double-diaphragm pumps can be installed in vertical or horizontal positions with various inlet and discharge options.

GE Healthcare will collaborate with Wego Pharmaceutical in China for local production and supply of GE Healthcare’s Fortem single-use consumables.