Valve clusters for a wide range of fluidic tasks in pharmaceutical grinding plants

As a manufacturer of pharmaceutical grinding systems, shredding systems and their infrastructure, hygiene is your top priority. Complex designs and a lack of fluidic control automation can often make residue-free cleaning more difficult. At the same time, the space requirement is large and the installation is extremely complex. Find out here how you can save money, space and time with modular valve clusters from Bürkert.

Conventional solutions and their weaknesses

Grinding systems in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries crush and mix granulates. When conveying product pneumatically, the system should optimally distribute carrier gases with appropriate volume flows and pressures. Correct grinder cleaning is just as important: Process gases have to be perfectly controlled in order to completely remove residues. This can otherwise lead to cross-contamination and incorrect batches.

The numerous components increase space requirements and susceptibility to faults. Complex fluidics require a lot of control cabinet space and make efficient design difficult.

Grafische Darstellung eines Schaltschrankes, darin Ventile und Rohre; als Detail herausgehoben Explosionszeichnung eines Ventils mit mehrteiliger konventioneller Verrohrung, Kubus zur Verdeutlichung des Platzbedarfs

The costs are high: They range from engineering and selection to the purchase, installation and testing of components as well as to checking their coordination with one another.

Grafische Darstellung dreier Szenarien mit Technikern; Planung einer Anlage, Entpacken und Zusammenfügen der Einzelteile, Montage im Schaltschrank

With conventional pipe installation, multiple individual components have to be connected in a complex and correct manner. This increases susceptibility to faults and lengthens installation time considerably.

Grafische Darstellung eines Technikers, der mit dem Zusammenfügen von Ventilen und Rohrteilen beschäftigt ist; Symbole Achtungzeichen, Ausrufezeichen in Sprechblase, Symbol Uhr

To some extent, production plants are still operated manually. However, manual fluidic control is not reproducible and not very efficient.

Grafische Darstellung eines Technikers, der mit der Montage von Ventilen und Verrohrungen in einem Schaltschrank beschäftigt ist; herausgehobenes Detail

Your Bürkert system solution for fluidics tasks in pharmaceutical grinding plants

Whether you use process gases like carbon dioxide and nitrogen to distribute media, or aim for 100% cleaning without process residues – automated and extremely space-saving fluidic units take on all of your important tasks. To do this, we adapt them individually to suit your requirements. Thanks to a long service life, convenient maintenance and easy troubleshooting, the system solutions simplify your processes. Incidentally, the materials used are chemically resistant and conform to ATEX guidelines and pharmaceutical standards.

We design your fluid solution based on your needs

Versatile and adaptable to your requirements

In your grinding and granulating systems, there are many different tasks involved including pneumatic pressure and vacuum conveyance, inerting, preservation and rinsing as well as distributing cleaning fluids. Starting with the Bürkert modular standard products kit, we then expand the system with exactly the actuators and sensors you need. The welded unit takes on a large number of tasks and still stays compact. The advantages are clear: You receive a customised complete solution and save installation space.

Bürkert valve cluster: Modular and compact fluidic control

A ready-to-install fluidic solution for all your cleaning tasks? This is exactly what the Type 8840 modular valve platform offers. It fits into your system via plug-and-play to save space. Then it reliably mixes and distributes the cleaning fluids. With the help of individual sensors, it helps to monitor your processes and measures, for example, flow, pressure or temperature. The unit can also communicate with your existing infrastructure as well as deliver and save the necessary data.

Type 8840 – the intelligent fluidics solution for controlling process gases promotes and cleans as needed

Bürkert helps you regulate your process gases with different volume flows and pressures as required. To do this, the modular Bürkert Type 8840 platform combines sensors and actuators depending on your requirements. Another argument for the space-saving solution: The welded system guarantees residue-free cleaning of your system, even when using liquids.

The valve platform’s modular design leaves room for customised systems. At the same time, it saves around one-third of the space compared to conventional solutions.

Grafische Darstellung mit Gegenüberstellung des Raumbedarfs: links drei Ventile mit konventioneller Verrohrung, großer Kubus; rechts Einheit aus verschweißtem Ventilknoten mit drei Ventilen, kleiner Kubus

The compact design and positioning of the valve cluster close to the process make additional piping superfluous. For you this means: Nearly no dead space and therefore hardly any risk of faults.

Grafische Darstellung eines verschweißten Ventilknotens, herausgehobenes Detail des Innenvolumens, Piktogramm Mikroorganismen, durchgestrichen

The laborious process of selecting, procuring and configuring individual components can be avoided. Benefit from our fluidics expertise and thus from a time- and cost-saving complete solution.

Grafische Darstellung mit Gegenüberstellung: links Explosionszeichnung Ventil mit mehrteiliger konventioneller Verrohrung, durchgestrichen; rechts Einheit aus verschweißtem Ventilknoten mit drei Ventilen; Symbol okay-Haken

You receive the fluidics unit completely welded: No interfaces means no leaks. This protects your components, avoids costly maintenance work and ensures the reliable operation of your system.

Grafische Darstellung mit Gegenüberstellung: links Ventil mit mehrteiliger konventioneller Verrohrung, durchgestrichen; rechts Einheit aus verschweißtem Ventilknoten mit drei Ventilen; Symbol okay-Haken

Depending on what your cleaning concept looks like, or how many consumers your system is to serve, we adapt the modular fluidic system exactly to suit your requirements.
1) Basic system 2) Optional components 3) Combinations

Grafische Darstellung in Form einer dreispaltigen Tabelle Ventilknoten Basissystem – optionale Komponenten – Kombinationen

You can use the system configured for you in your system via plug-and-play. If maintenance is due, you can quickly replace components without opening the piping.

Grafische Darstellung eines Schaltschranks, darin Ventile mit Verrohrung; hervorgehobenes Detail verschweißter Ventilknoten, einzelnes Ventil; Symbol Achtungzeichen, Symbol Schlaufe

How a compact fluidic system drastically reduces your space requirements

Conventional fluidic systems often take up a lot of space and thus increase the space requirements of the overall system. In addition, the complex piping often leads to leaks. At Bürkert, we develop fluidic solutions that work safely in the smallest of spaces. The following calculation example shows what this can look like:

Conventional fluidic system Bürkert valve platform

➝ Up to 75 percent less space required compared to conventional fluidic systems

Modular process valve cluster – distributor and collector

Type 8840

Valve cluster ready for installation
Compact design without any potential leakage
No assembly effort
No piping between the valves needed
Trusted actuators for simple automation