After a contamination incident caused by a diaphragm seal failure, a m ajor U.S. pharmaceutical company switched to WIKA’s reliable Diaphragm Monitoring System to avoid another costly and time-consuming shutdown. Today, as the nation eagerly awaits a treatment …
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Sanitary Applications: Diaphragm Pressure Gauge With Hygienic Design for Safe Measurements
Michael Muth | PressureThe food and pharmaceutical industries rely on measuring instruments that are not only accurate and reliable, but also come with innovations to prevent product contamination. WIKA’s high-quality diaphragm pressure gauges offer the performance, safety, and …
Float-Based Level Measurement Is Ideal for Pharma Fermenters: A Case Study
Michael Muth | LevelInstrumentation that uses a float to measure level and transmit signals can be optimally adapted to challenging media conditions. WIKA’s level measurement engineers helped a major pharmaceutical company find a replacement for its older level sensors that were not as …
ASME BPE Study Leads to New Recommendations to Help Prevent Process Contamination
Michael Muth | Applications, PressureWIKA inline diaphragm seals and flow-through thermowells either reduce or eliminate dead legs where bacterial or fungal contamination can develop in pharmaceutical manufacturing processes. Process engineers know for decades that “dead legs” in piping and …
WIKA’s Measurement Technology Helps Pharmaceutical Company Improve Product Consistency
Michael Muth | ApplicationsPharmaceuticals are not cheap to manufacture. The extensive research and clinical trials required to develop and market a new drug are a major factor in the overall cost of production. What’s more, many cutting-edge medications today require complex and expensive …