Author Sealing & Shielding Team
Have you been frustrated with going through multiple design
iterations when rubber components are failing due to high stresses
or your device has been leaking due to insufficient compression?
Have you...
Posted On 04/07/2021
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Author Fluid Gas Handling Team
Medical technology continues to evolve towards diagnosis and
treatment equipment that is closer to the patient - wearable
or in the home. Examples include point of care
diagnostics, dialysis,...
Posted On 03/31/2021
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Author Sealing & Shielding Team
Improvements to a drug delivery system (DDS) can control the
consistency and increase the quality of drug delivery. Parker’s
self-sealing polyisoprene is designed to improve on existing
systems...
Posted On 03/25/2021
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Author Sealing & Shielding Team
Mitigating the contamination risk in biopharmaceutical
manufacturing is essential for two reasons: Obviously, product
safety for patients is of paramount importance, but manufacturers
must also be...
Posted On 03/09/2021
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Author Filtration Team
Air handling unit (AHU) filters are used in an HVAC system to
prevent dust and other contaminants from circulating in a building.
They help improve indoor air quality (IAQ), which has become...
Posted On 02/25/2021
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Author Filtration Team
Biopharmaceutical manufacturers have traditionally implemented bulk
final filtration and bulk dispensing as two separate unit
operations – with multiple operators assigned to carrying them
out....
Posted On 10/15/2020
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Author Sealing & Shielding Team
As well as pharmaceutical production based on complex organic
molecules, manufacturing of advanced biologic drugs and vaccines
must ensure that in-process contamination risks are mitigated...
Posted On 09/21/2020
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Author Fluid Gas Handling Team
Hit and hold circuits enable solenoid valves to be energized to
full power and held for a short duration of time before voltage and
current are reduced significantly to lower levels, while...
Posted On 09/10/2020
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Author Filtration Team
Improving indoor air quality (IAQ) has been a major focus in
manufacturing, industrial, and other commercial environments for
decades, given that poor IAQ can not only cause immediate
deleterious...
Posted On 09/08/2020
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Author Filtration Team
In bulk dispense operations, filtration can sometimes be treated as
either a completely separate unit operation or in some systems as a
bolt-on – an optional module that while performing this
critical...
Posted On 09/03/2020
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Author Fluid Gas Handling Team
Direct acting solenoid valves require a significant amount of
electrical power to change from a normally closed state to an open
or actuated state. Once the valve is fully actuated, the amount...
Posted On 08/28/2020
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Author Fluid Gas Handling Team
There are several technology options in precision measurement
devices but the two that have frequently been compared against
each other are thermal mass flow and differential pressure mass
flow. These...
Posted On 07/30/2020
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Author Filtration Team
Cell culture media is a key component of upstream bioprocessing
needed to encourage the growth and survival of cells. This is vital
to achieving a viable cell density and, ultimately, the...
Posted On 07/28/2020
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Author Filtration Team
Chiller or water cooling systems are used for temperature control
in many applications, from industrial manufacturing to food
and beverage to commercial applications for hospitals and
medical. In many...
Posted On 07/22/2020
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Author Filtration Team
Single-use technology has major benefits for the biopharmaceutical
manufacturing industry. It enables rapid turnaround times between
batches and allows facilities to be multi-product while...
Posted On 07/21/2020
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Author Fluid Gas Handling Team
Developing and introducing a new clinical diagnostic instrument or
medical device is a challenging accomplishment that often takes
years. One of the final steps in bringing life-saving,
life-improving...
Posted On 07/01/2020
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Author Filtration Team
As the benefits of single-use became clear and the technology
became established in the 2000s, there was a drive to utilize it in
more process steps. Single-use was being utilized in steps...
Posted On 06/22/2020
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Author Filtration Team
Human error in bioprocessing can have serious consequences for
biopharmaceutical manufacturers. Accidents can cause a health
hazard for staff involved in bioprocessing operations and human
error can...
Posted On 06/09/2020
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Author Filtration Team
Cooling requirements are widespread in both the industrial and
commercial sectors. Cooling is generally split into two categories:
Process cooling This type of cooling is applied when accurate...
Posted On 06/09/2020
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Author Filtration Team
The high transmission rate of coronavirus (COVID-19) has prompted
the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to recommend
that everyone in the U.S. wear nonsurgical face masks when going
out...
Posted On 06/04/2020
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