Biotechnology and Fermentation
Fermentation runs are long and expensive and a single contamination event writes off the batch. The components around a fermenter have to survive repeated steam cycles without opening a path for contamination.
What Costs This Sector Money
- Repeated SIP cycles hardening elastomers until they leak
- Sample points that become the contamination route into the vessel
- Ports and branches that hold condensate after sterilisation
- Long batch cycles that make an unplanned shutdown very costly
What Buyers Ask Us For
- Diaphragm and sample valves specified for steam service
- Short, drainable branches at every take-off
- Manway and sight glass access for inspection between batches
- Seals specified for the actual SIP temperature and hold time
Categories That Fit This Sector
Sanitary Diaphragm Valves
The valve to use when the actuation mechanism must be completely isolated from the product, for high purity water, media and sterile transfer.
15 products →
Sanitary Sight Glasses
Inline and tank mounted sight glasses so operators can see the product without breaking into the line.
7 products →
Sanitary Manways
Round, square, oval and pressure manways that give safe access into a tank and still hold the vessel rating.
5 products →
Sanitary Check Valves
Non-return protection that stops product, CIP chemical or air flowing back into a clean section of the plant.
8 products →
Sanitary Strainers and Filter Housings
Bag, cartridge and lenticular housings plus inline strainers, from a single bag unit to a mobile filtration skid with its own pump.
10 products →Typical Installations
Media and inoculum addition on a production fermenter
Harvest line with non-return protection back to the vessel
Lit sight glass for observing a dark broth
Vessel access and swabbing between campaigns
What We Commit To
- Steam duty seal materials confirmed against your SIP conditions
- Replacement diaphragms and seals supplied with the original order
- Custom port and branch geometry made to drawing
- Standard items typically 7-15 days
How an Enquiry Runs
Send the line size, media, working pressure, temperature and the standard you work to. We confirm dimensions, material and finish in writing, then quote with a lead time. Standard items are typically 7-15 days.
Frequently Specified Items
Stainless Steel Sanitary Pneumatic Bending Tank Bottom Valve
Manual Clamped Diaphragm Valve for Pharmaceutical and Food Industries
Sanitary Stainless Steel Sight Glass with Wire Light
Sanitary Stainless Steel Union Type Sight Glass
Hygienic Stainless Steel Round Pressure Manway - Safe & Secure
Stainless Steel Sanitary Square Manway for Hygienic Tanks and Vessels
Sanitary Stainless Steel Double-Union NRV Check Valve for Food Processing Equipment
Stainless Steel Sanitary Welded Check Valve with Clamp Connection for Food Applications
How We Work On These Projects
CIP Ready Hygienic Pipework
Cleaning failures are almost never caused by the cleaning chemical. They are designed into the line at the joints, branches and low points. This is ho...
OEM and Custom Manufacturing
Machining, polishing, assembly and inspection all happen in our own plant, which is what makes non-standard sizes, special connections and customised ...
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Biotechnology and Fermentation FAQ
Questions from buyers in this sector.
Do you supply components for biotechnology plants directly
Yes. We are a direct manufacturer, so the valves, fittings, housings and tank accessories on this page are made in our own plant rather than bought in and relabelled.
Can you match the standard already installed in our plant
In most cases yes. We manufacture to AS1528, BS4825, DIN 11864, 3-A, SMS and RJT and also supply DIN 11851 and IDF union patterns. Send photographs with a rule in frame and the key dimensions and we will identify the pattern before quoting.
Specifying a Line for Biotechnology and Fermentation
Send the drawing or the line list. We will come back with component selections and flag anything in the layout that will cause a cleaning problem.