c-GMP Design
PennTech vial washers are constructed of AISI-304 series stainless steel (non contact parts) and AISI-316L series stainless steel (contact parts). All sanitary piping is electropolished internally. Optionally, all contact parts are polished to a minimum Ra value of 24. All connections are sanitary type; orbital welds are used throughout. All pipes are sloped to a 2° angle to prevent water stagnation while assuring complete draining of the machine.
Functionality
• Removal of particulate matter; six washing and air-blow stations for interior and exterior cleaning
• Intrinsically designed to obtain a 3-log reduction in bacterial endotoxin and to remove a NaCl- solution
• The vial washer is capable of handling a full range of vials and bottles from 1-500ml, glass or plastic
• Output (vial size dependent): up to 200 vials/min
Simplicity
• Menu driven operation with fault indication
• PLC assisted, 10-15 minute changeover
• Automatic setting of washing time, indexing time, drive speeds etc.
• Direct servo-drive, no belts, no chains, no gears
• No moving parts within the frame of the machine
• Virtually maintenance-free
• Stationary spray pipes, no chance of nozzle bending or vial breakage
• Pneumatically controlled raising of polycarbonate cover (optional)
Efficiency
• Low WFI consumption; average: 4-6 liter WFI/min
• Each vial format uses an optimum amount of WFI, no more, no less
• Smallest footprint of any vial washer in the industry (145 x 155cm)
• WFI Recirculation Package – savings of up to 50% (optional)
• Intermittent Spraying and Air Blowing, further savings of up to 25% (optional)
• Output dependant on vial size, up to 200 vials/min
