Complying With Stringent Health & Safety Standards

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Pharmaceutical production facilities are possibly the most highly regulated of all bulk manufacturers. 

Strict international GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) expectations mean all processes need to have impeccable quality controls in place.

Compliance with hygiene standards, health and safety for staff and product, whilst minimising failure points and interruptions mean quality equipment must be used throughout the production process.

The BFM® fitting system is recognized worldwide as the connector solution for reliable, safe, hygienic pharmaceutical processes.

90% Pharma Stat 400 x 400

 

Advantages of BFM® fitting in Pharma

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No crevices to collect product so no build-up or contamination risk. Superior seal means  no product leaks. Safe for use in CIP cleaning cycles.

Safer, healthier people by keeping product in the right places. Operator exposure is limited, and plant explosion risk is dramatically reduced.

Have a wide range of products that conform to important global standards such as FDA, EC & ATEX.

Easier to fit/remove for cleaning or changeouts for different product runs or cleaning. 

"I was amazed - absolutely zero powder infiltrated from the sleeve."

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- Jeff Goodall
Director of Facilities and Maintenance for AMEDICA 

AMEDICA is the only medical technology company in the world that has FDA clearance to use medical-grade silicon nitride ceramic powder to manufacture revolutionary spinal implants. This requires an extremely high level of hygiene.

When processed, however, this fine-as-talc powder infiltrated processing equipment connections and created a consistently powdery atmosphere, threatening the health of AMEDICA’s employees.

BFM® connector installed on medical equipment

 

BFM® connectors and spigots installed in Plasma Industries in Belgium

 

“The BFM® has given us a huge improvement in handling our changeovers"

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- Kristof Greens
Project Engineer for Plasma Industries (Belgium)

Plasma Industries Belgium processes around 1.2 million litres of human blood plasma per year, breaking down the individual proteins for use in therapeutic and clinical analysis products via ‘fractionation’.  

This is a complex process that must maintain the strictest hygiene.  Installing a BFM® connector between a hopper and processing vessel fixed issues they had experienced with a clamped connector, improving changeovers and also dramatically reducing the risk of clean-room and product contamination.

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We have over 50 Distributors around the world ready to assist you now.

Getting Started with BFM® fittings

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Get in touch with one of our local Authorized BFM® fitting Distributors to help find the right solution for you. They will help work through what you want to achieve and how BFM® fitting can improve your plant.

Examples of BFM® in the Pharma Industry

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Seeflex 040E used from compact sieve to bin filler in the Pharma Industry
Tablet Production
Seeflex 040E used from compact sieve to bin filler in the Pharma Industry
Seeflex blanking bin used as collection bag for rejected product in animal medicine processing - Pharma industry
Animal Medicines
Seeflex blanking bin used as collection bag for rejected product in animal medicine processing.
Seeflex 040E with rings used with active powders for pharmaceutical production in Sweco sifter.
Active Powders on Sweco Sifter
Seeflex 040E with rings used with active powders for pharmaceutical production in a Sweco sifter.
BFM® fitting in use in pharmaceutical production
BFM® in Pharmaceuticals
BFM Seeflex 040E used with powders entering tablet press in the Pharma industry
Tablet Press
Seeflex 040E used with powders entering tablet press in the Pharma industry
BFM® fitting on tablet machine in the Pharma industry
Tablet Machine
BFM® fitting on tablet machine
BFM connector group 500 x 240

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