Manufacturing compliance depends on efficient, effective cleaning of the
granulation and drying plant. Automation of the cleaning process ensures
repeatability, allows validation and minimises down-time. In recognition of the
fundamental role played in today’s advanced pharmaceutical powder
processing industry by automated clean-in-place procedures, Collette (part of
GEA Pharma Systems group) has developed a unique approach to CIP.
Concealed services
The design of the UltimaPro™ One-Pot
processor ensures that lines and hoses for the utilities on the machine
(water, electricity, hydraulics, etc.) are concealed in the machine encasement.
This creates an uncluttered working space without hoses being run to the
machine in the process area.
CIP and WIP
The
UltimaPro™ can be supplied with a wide range of washing-in-place and fully
automated cleaning-in-place options. These include spray nozzles adapted for
most effective cleaning of
product feed, product filter, bowl, lid and
discharge valve (for example retractable spray nozzles for the lid). Even
downstream equipment, such as a mill, can be incorporated in the cleaning
system.
Easy Maintenance The through-the-wall
design of the UltimaPro™ ensures that technical interventions can be easily
carried out without having to access the processing area and disturbing the
clean environment. Even the concealed service lines can be easily accessed via
sealed doors in the machine encasement.