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News Release from: Suncombe | Subject: Parts washer
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 10 May 2007
High impact spray parts washer
Suncombe has introduced the PureKleen parts washer, a high quality cGMP parts washer, developed for use in the pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare and medical fields.
Suncombe, a UK cleaning-in-place and process engineer, has introduced the PureKleen parts washer, a high quality, cGMP parts washer, developed for use in the pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare and medical fields The parts washer which uses a spray technique, offers the perfect clean, employing high impact accurate spray targeting
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 24 Apr 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The PureKleen washers utilise existing and new technologies to provide an environmentally friendly, low water and energy usage washing facility for change parts, tooling, drums, containers, hoses, tubes, containers and other equipment used in R and D and Production facilities.
The range includes four sizes of washers, starting from 750mm cubed up to 1,500mm cubed crevice free cleaning chambers, with an air tight inflatable door seal beneficial for high containment requirements.
Designed for simple use, the parts are loaded onto mobile trolleys with detachable trays for sliding directly into the washer, allowing rack loading to be carried out at the component disassembly point.
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Available in single door or double door pass through designs and built from 316L stainless steel to cGMP, ASME BPE and GAMP standards, they can be freestanding or integrated into your facility, located in your wash area or clean rooms.
Steve Overton, the Technical Director at Suncombe comments: "Following many requests from our clients, the PureKleen Washers have been developed using our 45 years of experience in the field and are an exciting new concept that bridges the gap between small benchtop units and our large full height washers.
With new uses emerging constantly, we offer customised trolleys and loading mechanisms to wash the most complex equipment" Developed over a number of years, the PureKleen Washers have already been supplied to many of the major Biopharma companies, with excellent results.
Offering traceability and a full validation trail, the Washers intuitive operator interface is a full colour touch panel which has 10 levels of password protection, includes 2 pre-configured cycles and up to 30 user configurable washing cycles.
Complete with self-diagnostic features, the operator interface allows configuration of the cycle steps which include hot rinses up to 95degC, cold rinses, process, purified and WFI waters, detergent rinses, drying and cooling, to provide a fully repeatable automatic cycle.
Available in standard and bespoke versions, the washers provide an environmentally, cost effective, robust, durable parts washing solution.
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