Isolators
News
Safe handling of fibre drums in API production from Weiss GWE at ACHEMA 2012– 2-May-2012
German firm adds WIBO drum port to barrier system
Comecer acquires Veenstra Instruments– 5-Apr-2012
Italian firm sells automated systems for working with radiopharmaceuticals
Double chamber isolator from FPS achieves OEB4 containment– 2-Apr-2012
During production of high active compounds in tablet or capsule form
Telstar unveils new cabinets, isolators and cold storage– 29-Mar-2012
Including the Igloo series of ultra-low freezers
Solo launches rigid acrylic Haz-Mat powder handling enclosures– 22-Feb-2012
New range offers a low-cost alternative to stainless steel
Pharminox wins pharmaceutical isolator order – 13-Feb-2012
Represents a significant addition to the client portfolio
Unique turnkey isolated milling suite to be launched at Interphex– 30-Jan-2012
Four leading companies collaborate to deliver complete package
Isoflex isolator combines transparency, reproducibility and traceability– 24-Jan-2012
PVC walls offer high resistance
Good reaction to soloFLEX at AAPS in Washington– 8-Nov-2011
Laboratory containment isolator supports itself on an integral composite material rod
Telstar launches isolator quintet– 2-Nov-2011
Incorporate a decontamination system for using ionised hydrogen peroxide
Hosokawa 5D containment screens offer greater operational movement– 14-Oct-2011
User-friendly alternative to more restrictive barrier containment methods
New isolator for containment of pharmaceuticals – 7-Oct-2011
The modular system is ideal for weighing and dispensing potent APIs
Articles
Turning the tables on vibration – 22-Mar-2012
As nanoscale equipment becomes more prevalent, lab sites are being set up in more severe vibration-prone environments, such as upper floors of buildings and cleanrooms. Traditional pneumatic vibration isolators – air tables – are increasingly challenged by the requirements of more sensitive equipment and expanded lab facilities. Negative-Stiffness isolation is rapidly gaining popularity in industrial and laboratory environments, mainly because of its ability to isolate vibration effectively in diverse and challenging environments.
Designing isolators with reliability– 29-Feb-2012
Reliability and efficiency are two major hurdles to overcome in pharmaceutical containment, but can be overcome through proper planning. This must result in robust, ergonomic isolator design, taking into account the need to modify process equipment, powder handling requirements, explosion risk, cleaning regimes, glove material choice and sampling procedures.
Probing Antarctica’s pristine lake– 24-Feb-2012
A sterile probe that will work in extreme conditions has been designed and built to drill through overlying ice into an under-ice lake in Antarctica to investigate the history of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. All equipment must be sterile to ensure the samples are not contaminated and that no contamination is passed into the pristine lake.
Filling solution for animal vaccines– 21-Dec-2011
A Flexicon PD12P peristaltic dispensing pump is at the centre of a sterile vial filling system for the processing of animal vaccines. A customised flange was engineered to keep the pump drive and control panel outside the isolator, with only the pumphead sited within it. The peristaltic filling action means that the product is in contact only with the sterile tubing and the filling nozzle.
Creating a storm in aseptic processing– 8-Jul-2011
Vaccine delivery and drug stability present problems that can be overcome through aseptic processing using gassed isolator technology.