Recently added articles from Pharmaceutical Processing:
What more do you need?(From the Editor)
Sep 01, 2008; Auerbach, Michael ... As a mega-suburb of New York City, northern New Jersey is known for its famous, or perhaps infamous, traffic problems. As a semi-intelligent commuter (by car) I subscribe to a free email service that alerts me to any potential traffic mishaps. If by chance there is an overturned tractor ...
Tramp Iron Grate in housing removes contaminants from free-flowing products.(What's Hot)
Sep 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tramp Iron Grate in Housings (TGH) incorporate Erium [TM] Ceramic, Rare Earth or Xtreme [TM] Rare Earth magnet material to remove ferrous contaminants from free flowing products as it cascades through rows of magnetic grates within a custom-manufactured ...
Sanitary pumps offer superior performance features.(What's Hot)
Sep 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] These sanitary pumps offer superior performance features with uncompromising quality, reliability and application versatility. They are ideal for any application where bacteria and contamination must be avoided and/or frequent clean-up is required ....
Mill increases batch-size and grinding flexibility.(What's Hot)
Sep 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This conversion kit allows LabStar disc mill users to choose between the TriNEx[R] or Zeta[R] grinding system, as well as various batches sizes in the range of 75 mL to 500 mL. With easy installation of the conversion kit, the LabStar's chamber size is ...
Vacuum process plant offers a powerful homogenizer.(What's Hot)
Sep 01, 2008 ... The Dinex vacuum process plant, used for manufacturing liquid and semi-solid forms, has an impressively powerful homogenizer, designed according to the rotor-stator principle. Two bypass pipes provide flexible adaptation of the process parameters and extremely variable batch sizes. The ...
Leak-free PFA fittings in twelve styles.(What's Hot)
Sep 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This line of PFA fluoropolymer compression fittings in a dozen styles is ideal for mating with fluoropolymer tubing, the fittings are used in clean-application industries such as pharmaceutical, semiconductor, chemical, medical and biomedical and ...
Iris valves control material flow.(What's Hot)
Sep 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Vortex[R] Iris Valves are designed to control the gravity discharge of free flowing materials from bins, bulk bags, chutes, and hoppers. Features include a stainless steel control ring with metal trigger locks and handles --eliminating plastic components ...
Global power grid alert service offers three options.(What's Hot)
Sep 01, 2008 ... The global l-Grid power-monitoring network is expanding to offer enhanced reporting capabilities through the Grid Alert Event Notification Service. The enhanced service allows users to choose from three different notification options that are delivered via email, pager, mobile phone or any ...
Ultra-fast track approach, combined with an integrated and highly motivated project team leads to award recognition: F. Hoffman La Roche's BioIV facility wins the 2008 Facility of the Year Award for Project Execution.(Cover story)
Sep 01, 2008; Auerbach, Michael ... An ultra-fast track schedule in combination with a dedicated and highly experienced team of engineers has resulted in F.Hoffman La Roche's BIO IV facility winning the 2008 Facility of the Year Award for Project Execution. The Facility of the Year Award (FOYA) is an annual ...
Reducing risks with disposable technology: filtration and mixing characteristics of hydrolysate containing cell culture media.(Bioprocessing)
Sep 01, 2008; Sciola, Laurelle ... Cell culture media is a complex mixture of synthetic and biological components that, in an aqueous solution, provides the proper chemical environment and necessary nutrients for healthy cell propagation and high protein expression. Mammalian cell culture growth media remains an evolving ...
Near infrared chemical imaging: a powerful tool in the QbD armory.(NIR-CI And QbD)
Sep 01, 2008; Kidder, Linda ... Quality by Design (QbD) is a key part of the revised regulatory approach currently transforming the pharmaceutical industry. QbD demands greater understanding of the product during formulation and process development stages, but delivers significant rewards--improved process efficiency, ...
Beyond contract manufacturer selection: how to successfully execute a new relationship.(Contract Services)
Sep 01, 2008; Hunt, Bill ... The growth in outsourcing and the excellent results achieved speak for themselves. Financial performance (lower cost), faster speed to market, and better bottom line results are all being achieved by a number of companies. There are, however, some companies who have failed to achieve the ...
Nanosuspension processing for the delivery of non-soluble drugs: the key to unlocking new drug formulations?(Nanothechnology)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Roughly half of all new drugs in development are poorly soluble and often associated with low bioavailability. Among the most promising solutions to this challenge are nanosuspensions, defined as a colloidal dispersion of submicron pure drug particles that are stabilized by surfactants ....
Intrinsically safe Ethernet for the hazardous area: a comparison of existing explosion protection and intrinsically safe Ethernet applications.(Process Automation)
Sep 01, 2008; Hennecke, Andreas ... Fast communication based on Ethernet is standard in the automation industry and results in a highly synchronized production operation. Explosion protection is one hindrance for wide application of Ethernet in process automation where existing methods are protected installation, wireless ...
Clean gaskets ideal for high purity applications.(New Products)
Sep 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] These Seal Clean ePTFE Gaskets are ideal for High Purity applications and are manufactured from 100% virgin PTFE resin. The corrosion resistant gasket provides significant reduction in leachables, features high dimensional stability and seals evenly with ...
Easily disassembled valves offer fast and thorough cleaning.(New Products)
Sep 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] These two solutions for the cleaning of sanitary ball valves allow users to avoid machine downtime during cleaning through quick disassembly and clean-in-place (CIP) features. Fluid transfer ball valves are easily disassembled for fast cleaning ...
Micro and ultra balances offer highly accurate readings.(New Products)
Sep 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This line of micro- and ultra microbalances combines repeatability, capacity and a short stabilization time to offer highly accurate readings and reduce sample weight requirements for less waste. The XP6 and XP6U ...
The state of the pharmaceutical supply chain safety and security: can new technologies thwart the ever-increasing problem of counterfeit drugs?(Supply Chain)
Sep 01, 2008; Macaleer, Andy ... According to the World Health Organization, counterfeit medicines are a $32 billion global business and the Food and Drug Administration said it conducted 54 investigations in 2006--almost double the number in 2005. The largest prescription drug recall in U.S. history occurred in 2003 ...
Building an ethical supply chain: your company touts itself as ethical--what about your suppliers?(Supply Chain)
Sep 01, 2008; Levin, Michael R. ... Being an ethical company isn't enough anymore. These days, leading brands are judged by the company they keep. Consumers, investors, business partners, regulators, and media organizations now expect a company and its entire supply chain to be ethical. Sooner or later, every company is ...
Protecting your company's security posture when doing business offshore: look before you leap when offshoring critical processes.(Outsourcing)
Sep 01, 2008; Phelan, Vicki ... In their rush to find ways to slash steadily mounting domestic R&D costs, pharmaceutical companies should pause to consider a number of factors before outsourcing processes offshore to make sure their intellectual property is protected and other guarantees are in place. Among ...