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Icos
Washing,
siliconizing, sterilizing, and drying machine for stoppers, alu caps, plungers,
disk seals
Ask about our Isolator interface system!
stopper washer
Individual Basket system
The ICOS Stopper washer.
The ICOS LST stopper washers sterilizers are fully automated machines, available
in six sizes designed to meet the latest CGMP Standards. The smalleststopper processor can process 12,000 x 20 mm. standard stoppers; and the largest
unit, roughly 95,000 x 20 mm. standard stoppers. The complete cycle time
for Model LST, which includes sterilization, is approximately 3.5 hours
offering guaranteed residual moisture content up to 0.01%. The duration
of the complete cycle without sterilization is approximately 2-2.5
hours Flexibility An outstanding
feature of this stopper washer sterilzier is that it can be used for rubber
stoppers, aluminum line-seals (combi-caps), syringe plungers, and screw
caps for vials with the same proven results. The highly efficient built
in CIP - SIP system allowed several FDA certified pharmaceutical companies
to process both rubber and aluminum components in the same machine. The individual basket concept of our stopper
processor. It allows for better physical separation of
the stoppers. To load all the stoppers into one main chamber is to
invite clumping and interlocking which diminishes surface exposure. By
separating the stoppers, there is little or no mass weight to cause
interlocking offering a maximum surface exposure during each phase of an
entire cycle. A complete cycle
includes of our stopper processor:
washing (with or
without detergent)
rinsing
siliconizing (with
silicone oil or emulsion)
steam sterilization at
121 C ( the system work as a steam sterilizer autoclave)
hot air
drying
cooling
A critical factor in
uniformity and effectiveness of the stopper processing is the capability
of increasing surface exposure during the cycle. By separating the stoppers we increase the surface
exposure to process fluids:
Enhancing particle
elimination and reducing particle generation due to friction
Reducing
the amount of silicone to be used during the siliconizing phase (making
easier the CIP cycle!)
More
efficient drying phase
Here some other reason of the worldwide
success of our machine: �slow rotation is used during the process. This also helps to
eliminate stress cracking, particle generation, twinning and clumping. �Excellent steam distribution of the Icos sterilizer. All of our customers, during
validation have achieved temperature deviation not exceeding 0.1 C. �The units are customized for the worldwide marketplace by
using readily available components and preferred components with a
worldwide network of distributors.All of the stopper processor models
can easily interface with isolators proposed and supplied by any of the
world's current manufacturers, in which ICOS has extensive experience.
All standard ICOS equipment is furnished with CFR21 part 11 compliant
control systems. Ifix platform is available as well as Siemens or Allen
Bradely PLC. Why
using the stopper washing sterilizing unit? The use of only one piece of equipment reduces material
handling significantly. It is also easier to validate, occupies less
floor space, requires less maintenance, and at the same time improves
the quality of your product(s)
