Making A Difference In Hygienic Processing – Elimination Of Dead Space Volume

By Marc Klingler, Segment Manager Hygienic Processing, Bürkert Fluid Control Systems

Thanks to high functionality within minimal space, multiport valves ensure compact processes, facilitate excellent cleaning and increase process reliability therefore contributing to improved product yield.

Hygienic processing places high demands on the reliability and cleanability of production facilities. These requirements are especially high in separation processes like filtration and chromatography and are significant in ensuring purity of media by maintaining sterile process conditions. The mixing of different media in the manufacture of nutrient solutions processes like fermentation demands absolute sterility. Common challenges such as corrosion in pipe systems, valve manifolds and tank installations in different pharmaceutical and biotech facilities can be reduced by using multiport valves and complex multiport-based manifolds. Multiport solutions such as the Robolux valve solution from Bürkert Fluid Control Systems were developed with such high purity installations in mind.