In this post, we’ll take a closer look at two different ways we can measure mass, Coriolis flow meters and load cells. We will look at the benefits and drawbacks to each technology

The S200 is offered with an excellent water for injection (WFI) configuration with a built in double mechanical seal flushing arrangement. We are convinced this is the best WFI sanitary centrifugal pump on the market. We have sold hundreds of S200 pumps for WFI applications over the past 10 years and have had no issues with them. Almost all of our largest pharmaceutical customers have standardized on the S200 for WFI.

This is the third of our posts giving basic overviews of the various sanitary valves commercially available on the market. Today we going to discuss sanitary check valves

Today we want to take a look at sanitary tubing and bring some clarity to an issue we get asked about often. What is the difference between standard 316L stainless steel sanitary polished tubing and 316L ASME BPE marked tubing?

This is a topic we will revisit today, discussing some specialty Viton ® sanitary gaskets designed to deal with problematic conditions often presented in pharmaceutical and food applications.

In this post we wanted to explain what sanitary gaskets are easily commercially available with FDA approval and which also have USP Class VI approvals.

Using ball valves in sanitary applications has some pluses and minuses. Perhaps the greatest benefit of using sanitary ball valves is that they usually work to achieve perfect shutoff even after years of disuse.

Today we will focus on biocompatibility and USP testing. In future posts we will look at other testing requirements not included in USP Class VI that many companies require before they will consider a single use product safe for use with direct product contact.

We build a lot of custom jacketing sanitary piping systems, including jacketed spool pieces, tees, elbows, wyes and all sorts of valves, pumps, mag traps…..you name it.

This Tuesday’s product focus post is centered on a pump technology we haven’t touched on yet- the Thermo Scientific FH [...]

To identify the best sanitary pump for the application we rely on a number of analytical tools to assist in the process, including several pump sizing programs, pressure drop calculation software, manufacturers data as well as a lot of tribal knowledge we have developed over the years.

The sanitary butterfly valve consists of a round, split stainless steel body and a stainless steel disc which is positioned in the center of the pipe. The disc ("butterfly") has rods on the top and bottom that position the disk in the body and attach to a handle or actuator on the outside of the valve

To kick off 2014 we’ll review all of the information you can get from a motor nameplate and how that information can help you to replace or specify a new motor.

Premium efficiency motors also offer additional benefits. Because they are constructed with improved manufacturing techniques and superior materials, they usually have higher service factors, longer insulation and bearing lives, lower waste-heat output, and less vibration of which increase reliability. Most motor manufacturers also offer longer warranties for their most efficient models.

As with stainless, success with single use systems requires a team effort from procurement, planning, supply chain management, and process engineering.