New automated production line at Unither Pharmaceuticals
Diaphragm valves for an automated production line at Unither Pharmaceuticals
Pneumatically operated Tank Bottom Valve ELEMENT designed for regulation of ultra-pure, sterile or aggressive fluids
Control Head for the integrated mounting on process valves
Pneumatically operated 2/2 way Diaphragm Valve ELEMENT
Pneumatically operated zero dead volume T-valve ELEMENT
Multifunction Bloc and Weld Solution
Success Story Unither
Unither is a world leader in the manufacture of formulations for the pharmaceutical industry. Its plant at Gannat is a specialised production site for manufacture of pharmaceuticals. The company wished to modernise its production equipment and therefore took the decision to fully automate the production line, from the raw materials preparation tank right through to the packaging machine.
The new installation is equipped with ELEMENT diaphragm valves from Bürkert, offering a high degree of modularity with embedded diagnostic tools guaranteeing maximum reliability and safety. Limit switch devices with AS-i communication are installed on each pneumatic valve. Among the advantages offered by the new installation are the stainless steel design of all valve types and the AS-i type 8691 control head with multi-colour position indicator for visualisation of the position from a distance. Bürkert was the only manufacturer of components and solutions that was capable of responding to all of Unither‘s needs in terms of valves and instrumentation as well as BBS-type pipework accessories, such as viewing windows and filters.
Control head for decentralised automation of ELEMENT process valves
- Contact-free inductive valve position registration (Teach function)
- Colour illuminated status display
- Integrated pilot air duct in the actuator
- Fieldbus interface AS-Interface, IO-Link or Bürkert system bus (büS)
- With ATEX II cat. 3G/D / IECEx approval
Tank bottom diaphragm valve with pneumatic actuator in stainless steel (Type ELEMENT) for decentralised automation
- Valve body and diaphragm are available in various materials and variants
- Wetted surfaces from Ra ≤ 0.38 µm...≤ 1.6 µm (optionally electropolished)
- Available in all common connection sizes and variants
T-diaphragm valve with pneumatic actuator in stainless steel (Type ELEMENT) for decentralised automation
- Valve body and diaphragm are available in various materials and variants
- Wetted surfaces from Ra ≤ 0.38 µm...≤ 1.6 µm (optionally electropolished)
- Available in all common connection sizes and variants
2/2-way diaphragm valve with manually operated actuator
- Valve body and diaphragm are available in various materials and variants
- Wetted surfaces from Ra ≤ 0.38 µm...≤ 1.6 µm (optionally electropolished)
- Available in all common connection sizes and variants
2/2-way diaphragm valve with pneumatic stainless steel actuator (Type ELEMENT) for decentralised automation
- Valve body and diaphragm are available in various materials and variants
- Wetted surfaces from Ra ≤ 0.38 µm...≤ 1.6 µm (optionally electropolished)
- Available in all common connection sizes and variants
Multifunction block solutions
- Flexible and compact design for individual applications
- Minimum dead space
- Easy integration of automation units with ELEMENT