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The pharmaceutical industry is known for its exacting standards when it comes to precision and quality. Hygienic pumps are crucial in this sector as they facilitate the movement of liquids and gases during production.

As a leading centrifugal pump manufacturer, we innovate to make our clients' operational processes efficient, safe, and cost-effective in a constantly evolving landscape.

Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic forced us, as contributors to the pumping industry, to develop reliable pumps for hygiene-critical applications that also offered optimum cleanability. While industries needing safety and sanitation rely on many different types of industrial pumps, centrifugal pumps are a go-to choice for the pharmaceutical industry owing to their project-specific customization.

But before we explore the types of hygienic pumps used in the pharmaceutical industry, let us first understand the critical role these play in the domain.

The Indispensable Function of Hygienic Pumps in Pharma Manufacturing

The impact of industrial pumps on maintaining the integrity and effectiveness of pharmaceuticals throughout their production is significant. Whether in processes like drying, distillation, sterilisation, or crystallisation, the efficiency and success of these operations hinge on the performance of these pumps.

When selecting a pump, such as a centrifugal pump for the pharmaceutical industry, emphasise design and quality over cost. The right choice here is vital to avoid costly mistakes and contamination risks. Inferior pumps pose a risk of non-compliance and can endanger patient health by potentially introducing impurities.

Given the variety of pumps in use, including hygienic food processing pumps, understanding their pivotal function in maintaining industry standards is essential. Join us as we explore the indispensable role these pumps play in process integrity and consistency of results.

Types of Hygienic Pumps Used in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Centrifugal Pumps

Centrifugal pumps are commonly used in the pharmaceutical industry. At Fristam, we blend our deep industry knowledge with leadership in high-purity services like Water for Injection (WFI). Our precision-engineered FPV series pumps, known for their innovative seal design, ensure sterility and efficiency in biopharmaceutical processes.

We rigorously select materials and maintain detailed records of every component, including elastomers. This commitment to traceability, stretching back to 1972, allows us to offer hygienic, safe, and reliable pumps, positioning us at the forefront of the pharmaceutical market today.

Applications include:

WFI or PW

CIP Supply

Water Loop

Liquid Ring True Self Priming Pumps

The FZ Pump, a self-priming and reversible unit, provides outstanding accuracy in fully evacuating tanks and lines. It excels in managing highly viscous products, making it an ideal choice for CIP return applications. This pump is the go-to solution for situations demanding high suction capacity.

Applications include:

CIP Return

Purified Water

Tote Unloading

Positive Displacement Pumps

The Fristam FL is a universally adaptable solution for numerous standard bio-pharmaceutical applications. It's recognised for its hygienic, gentle, low-maintenance, long-lasting, and cost-effective qualities.

Featuring distinctive helical three-winged rotors, the Fristam FL3 is tailored for revolution speeds up to 1,000 min–1 and excels in CIP return processes, eliminating the need for an extra pump in a bypass line. All models in this range are compact, easy to clean, and suitable for CIP and SIP processes.

Applications include:

Ointments

Lotions & Creams

Protein-based solutions

In the diverse world of pharmaceuticals, different pumping solutions are essential. Fristam Pumps is equipped to elevate your pharmaceutical operations with state-of-the-art pump upgrades. Specialising in technical solutions, we deliver both efficiency and reliability. Our broad selection, including the centrifugal pump for the pharmaceutical industry and the hygienic food processing pump, guarantees the best match for your company's needs.

On April 23rd 2014, the ISPE LA chapter held a meeting at the Amgen Conference Center about the generation, specifications, and testing of process gases.

In the first part of the meeting, speakers Phil Bowes, Director or Engineering at Amgen and Nick Haycocks, Senior QA Associate at Amgen, presented the ISPE good practices guide on process gases and process gas specifications.

As there is no risk based approach for process gasses defined for the industry, the expertise within the ISPE is key in designing cost effective engineering practices and efficient systems for process gases used in pharma manufacturing.

The gases talked about in this guide, such as N2, O2, Ar, CO2 and compressed air, are in direct contact with the product and require practical, cost effective systems for intended purposes.

This guide, in line with accepted industry practices, defines system parameters important to product quality and patient safety, management of facility installation and operational costs and provides a scientific risk-based approach to demonstrate compliance. The guide will overview the design development process flow, encompassing the user requirements, the generation and supply systems, distribution systems, control and monitoring, use of risk assessments, construction and its records, commissioning and verification and finally operation and maintenance.

The guide defines a risk based approach to the design and operation of process gas systems, including the identification of risk controls, means of detections and an assessment of the resulting risk level.

In the second part of the meeting, speaker Ruby Ochoa, owner of Trace Analytics LLC, talked about process gas compressed air testing, sampling and analytical methods.

Sampling methods for particles, water and oil (oil vapor, aerosol and liquid oil) were covered. For particle sampling, a laser particle counter is used to perform a background test and sampling tips were presented. For water measurement, devices such as hygrometers, psychrometers, electrical sensors or spectroscopic methods can be used. For oil, measurements can be taken for total or condensed hydrocarbons, oil mist or aerosols through various methods including spectroscopy, gas chromatrography and filtration through membranes.