Andocksysteme G.Untch GmbH

ACLAMP – One fits all

ACLAMP - Andocksysteme CLAMP is a trailblazing development in flange fastening. This advantageous device, which consists of just two pieces, clamps multiple size ferrules. It is the first and the only true disposable system on the market.

Derived from the simple but proven principle of a cable tie it allows the secure and quick connection of various flanges and joints. The impressive ACLAMP innovation can be easily customized by the operator.

ACLAMPs elementary advantages:

• Flexibility and variability
• Intuitive and convenient handling
• Adjustable and reproducible clamping force
• Safe and non-detachable connection
• Low cost single-use system

The ACLAMP all-rounder is the perfect solution to attach any kind of single use equipment to each other.

Moreover the extremely stable and fittable ACLAMP is suitable for the purpose with stainless steel devices or in hybrid set-ups. These could be connectors, tubes, bags and liners or even process equipment like valves,  sensors, bins and reactor vessels.

Operation:

1. Simply measure and snap to required length without any tools
2. Insert the cable tie. Wrap around. Ready to use!
3. Tighten clamp to the pre-set tension using the supplied tensioning tool and remove excess with the cutting tool

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ACUBE - EVOLUTION IN CONTAINED PACKAGING

ACUBE is an integrated single-use containment system that typifies a clever and purposive further development of a flexible packaging unit. It complies with all customer needs relating to primary packaging as well as tertiary packaging.

Composed of two independent liner systems it stands for flexibility and robustness. The inner liner acts as product bag to protect the product from environmental impacts and vice versa. The outer liner is the reinforced protective layer that withstands mechanical stress. Because of this multiple liner construction the system is allows manual support of poor flowing product by tumbling.

Equipped with the outstanding AVAX technology it allows various material handling operations under fully contained conditions. ACUBE is available from 10L up to 400L and covers all aspects of powder, granule or tablet handling.

As an option ACUBE can be delivered as an approved execution suitable for ATEX zone 1. Thanks to its cubic 3D shape complete emptying is even under non-atmospheric conditions like downstream of a tablet press (slight negative pressure) easily to realize.

In conjunction with a transport box made from cardboard ACUBE is appropriate for transportation from one facility to another. UN transportation certificate is available.

• Integral containment system
• Flexible but robust
• Easy emptying of poor flowing products
• Operation under non-atmospheric conditions
• Primary and tertiary packaging
• Conductive execution available

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Innovative seal solution in the double split valve docking system with a PTFE encapsulated sealing system for charging and emptying of reactors, dryers and centrifuges as well as sterile applications.

Our new range of containment & PTFE seals have been developed in close cooperation with our seal manufacturing partner which has extensive experience and excellent know how in the development and production of PTFE products.

The new range of PTFE seals allows an excellent thermal and chemical resistance properties, while still matching the stringent containment requirements of the existing seals. Due to the innovative PTFE production techniques, very exact tolerances can be met while producing a finished polished surface which requires no more manufacturing steps.

These techniques combined with an encapsulated elastomer core ensure that the elasticity of the finished seal is suitable for the highest requirements of demanding process pressure and vacuum conditions.

Standard PTFE seals are supplied in white FDA compliant material, black conductive PTFE can be supplied.

The new PTFE seal’s thermal properties and elastomer core ensure that the valve is capable of handling the expansion and contraction of the metal parts during thermal sterilization above 121ºC which aseptic processes require and still deliver the required containment.

Advantages of PTFE Seals:

• Considerable cost savings when compared against traditional Perfluor elastomer seals
• Sterilization in place (SIP) possible with docked split-valves
• Suitable for high containment powders and liquids charging
• Suitable for chemically aggressive powders and liquids
• PTFE does not shed seal material into the product
• Below 1µg/m³ containment levels achievable

Properties of PTFE:

• Practically universal chemical resistance
• Temperature range from -250ºC to +260ºC
• FDA approved material
• Very low coefficient of friction
• No absorption of water

AVAX - A VISION BECOMES REALITY

AVAX is the trend-setting and unrivalled split butterfly valve technology from Andocksysteme. Completely made of medical-grade plastic materials it represents the origin for a new generation of single-use containment interfaces.

Strictly designed as a congruent passive to passive system, this unique valve enables its usability in any desirable application due to its interoperability.

Advantages:

• Meets OEB 5 requirements (STTW ≤ 1 mcg/m³)
• Intuitive and secure handling
• single-use system made of electrostatically dissipative plastic
• Meets all pharmaceutical requirements (FDA, USP, EP)
• Tri-Clamp seal integrated (4” BS 4825-3)
• Hybrid operation with stainless steel AVAX
• Sterile execution available

Key technology of AVAX is the implementation of an established locking mechanism – the bayonet coupling. By this technical evolution it is the first time that housings and discs are locked to each other individually but by a mutual locking motion.

As a result of two-component injection moulding manufacturing process, fully hygienic design is guaranteed. The seal material is incorporated by chemical bonding forces which gives seamless results. All system components comply with the major pharmaceutical requirements like FDA, USP and EP.

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VALVES FOR  HIGHEST REQUIREMENTS

Expertise and a high level of professional competence, individual advice and good engineering, customer’s orientation and last but not least, perfect performance, are the basic fundamentals of Segment Ball Valves for the highest requirements.

A Segment Ball Valve consists of a housing and a segment of a ball that is supported on two sides by maintenance-free bearings and sealed with an inflatable seal.

A 90° rotation of the segment allows even difficult flowing products to pass the valve’s full bore in a short amount of time. During the rotation, the segment moves freely past the spherically shaped housing.

A Segment Ball Valve can be used both as an inlet and an outlet valve and can be used to shut a stream of flowing product.

All Segment Ball Valves are manufactured individually. The application of a Segment Ball Valve in dryers and blenders can also result in a system with a minimum of dead space. This will not only increase the product quality but also guarantee a continuous high-grade process.

The most commonly used applications in which the Segment Ball Valves are applied are:  Conical blenders, mixers and dryers, reactors, double conical dryers, horizontal blenders and dryers, agitator vessels, sluices and in piping.

A few characteristics that the Segment Ball Valve distinguishes itself from other valves are: High-grade seals;  vacuum and pressure tight;  full bore without any restrictions;  a long service life, even at high and low temperatures;  CIP;  no dead space in product contacted areas and a high demand of quality for product contacted surfaces. The valves can be applied from liquids, pastes to solid products and are vacuum and pressure tight in both directions.

Compared to others, the Segment Ball Valve stands out because of the high quality and the perfect sealing system, that allows the valve to function up to a pressure of 10 bar. This is made possible because of the inflatable EPDM, FKM (VITON) and FFKM Perfluoroelastomer- Seals, which are compliant to the FDA regulations. The Segment Ball Valve is operated by a pneumatic actuator, which is controlled by an integrated control unit. This control unit regulates the inflation sequences of the seal.

A Segment Ball Valve can be supplied with a number of CIP nozzles or retractable CIP lances, so that the valve doesn’t have to be disassembled for cleaning The GMP design guarantees a reliable cleaning process.

Vertical dryer with a Segment Ball Valve as an outlet valve:

In areas where high requirements are demanded in a production process, Segment Ball Valves are being used to enhance and shorten production processes.  The valve’s main qualities are especially apparent when a high quality Segment Ball Valve is in combination with a vacuum dryer.  This combination will give an outstanding drying result that is realized due to the valve’s excellent vacuum tightness.

During discharge, opening and closing of the valve, the inflatable seal is completely protected from the product flow and moving segment, therefore minimizing seal abrasion.  

Whether for the pharmaceutical, chemical or food industry, the Segment Ball Valve is commonly utilized in these fields because of its durability and long service life.

With a high degree of flexibility, each customer’s request, however minor it may be, is implemented into the design immediately. We won’t give “no” for an answer! Only those who try the impossible will achieve the possible.

Examples of the advantages that distinguish these valves from others, to give our customers something they can refer to, are:  Coatings and special material grades, such as HC 22, Alloy 59 or Titan; Nitrogen purge flanges used for faster drying processes, or used to drain liquids;  cooled or heated segments or valve housings;  insulated valves;  integrated sight glasses for inspection purposes;  special actuators;  controls with integrated fail-safe technology;  actuator assemblies at different levels.