A Great Year For Innovation at Uniflex - Pittcon
A Great Year For Innovation at Uniflex - Pittcon
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<strong>For</strong> Immedi<strong>at</strong>e Release<br />
<strong>Pittcon</strong> Booth #528<br />
A <strong>Gre<strong>at</strong></strong> <strong>Year</strong> <strong>For</strong> <strong>Innov<strong>at</strong>ion</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Uniflex</strong><br />
Ultraportable, In-Place Dissolution Vessel Washer<br />
Dynamic Liquid Mixer Based on ‘Cyclonic’ and Centrifugal <strong>For</strong>ces<br />
Tokyo, Japan; 20 February 2013 - <strong>Uniflex</strong> Co. Ltd., a Japan leader in the import<strong>at</strong>ion of<br />
scientific technologies and instrument<strong>at</strong>ion for the medical and pharmaceutical markets, are<br />
pleased to announce their first products for export:<br />
DissoClean Mark I<br />
Dissolution vessel clean-up is tedious and time consuming but one th<strong>at</strong> is crucial for quality<br />
control and drug formul<strong>at</strong>ion. With the DissoClean Mark I all vessels are washed in-place so<br />
there is no need to remove them from the dissolution tester, transport them to the sink for<br />
washing and then reposition them. As a result productivity and efficiency in the labor<strong>at</strong>ory<br />
are gre<strong>at</strong>ly increased. In place washing also minimizes vessel breakage and subsequent<br />
re-calibr<strong>at</strong>ion thus further improving cost performance.<br />
“Wh<strong>at</strong> makes the DissoClean Mark I a cut above<br />
the competition is its washing speed, compact<br />
size, affordability, powerful cleaning<br />
mechanism and ease of use”, says Akira H<strong>at</strong>tori,<br />
CEO of <strong>Uniflex</strong>. “The oper<strong>at</strong>or simply inserts the<br />
washing nozzle into the vessel, turns on the<br />
switch and presses the electronically controlled<br />
wash cycle button once for autom<strong>at</strong>ic wash and<br />
drain. A high pressure diaphragm pump exerts<br />
pressure through str<strong>at</strong>egically placed nozzle jet<br />
ports to provide optimum, 360 degree wash<br />
quality. Even stubborn surfactants are easily<br />
washed away. And all in just 4 minutes”, said<br />
H<strong>at</strong>tori.<br />
UNIFLEX Company Ltd.<br />
URL http://www.uniflex.co.jp/<br />
Address: 1-1-1, Kita-Kashiwa, Kashiwa City, Chiba 277-0832, Japan
The failure to sufficiently purge contamin<strong>at</strong>es from the inner surface of vessels can result in<br />
dissolution test failure which may lead to product recall or <strong>at</strong> best redoing the dissolution test.<br />
The DissoClean Mark I helps labor<strong>at</strong>ory technicians ensure th<strong>at</strong> this does not happen.<br />
InterCycloneMixer<br />
Wh<strong>at</strong> is it?<br />
InterCycloneMixer(p<strong>at</strong>ent pending) is the dynamic mixing oper<strong>at</strong>ion resulting from ‘cyclonic’<br />
and centrifugal forces formed when the InterCycloneMixer head is rot<strong>at</strong>ed.<br />
How does it work?<br />
When the partially enclosed InterCycloneMixer head rot<strong>at</strong>es:<br />
1. A “cyclone” is gener<strong>at</strong>ed <strong>at</strong> the center of the enclosed space in the mixer head by the<br />
rear surface of fins th<strong>at</strong> are disposed inwardly <strong>at</strong> widows formed in the side of the head.<br />
2. A strong suction is thus cre<strong>at</strong>ed which draws in liquid through perpendicular suction<br />
ports loc<strong>at</strong>ed in the upper and/or lower surfaces of the InterCycloneMixer head.<br />
3. At the same time, the front surfaces of the fins radially expel the drawn in liquid out<br />
through the head windows by centrifugal force. This continuous cycle of suction and<br />
expulsion ensures a fast and homogeneous mixing oper<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
4. The strong acceler<strong>at</strong>ion gener<strong>at</strong>ed by the above, though quiet, is so robust th<strong>at</strong> liquid in<br />
all corners of a container is reached and drawn into the mixing cycle.<br />
Advantages<br />
• Safe: No external blades means no bodily injury or container shavings<br />
• Quiet: Minimal surface turbulence and bubbles during anaerobic mixing<br />
• Homogenous: InterCycloneMixers stir<br />
uniformly<br />
• 3 Mix Modes: Full-Mix, Aerobic,<br />
Anaerobic<br />
• Powerful: Mixes liquids with high viscosity<br />
and/or specific gravity differences<br />
• Energy Efficient: No external blades<br />
means energy saving<br />
• Mixing Capacity: Mixes large or small volumes<br />
• Simple to Clean: Wash with methanol then w<strong>at</strong>er<br />
UNIFLEX Company Ltd.<br />
URL http://www.uniflex.co.jp/<br />
Address: 1-1-1, Kita-Kashiwa, Kashiwa City, Chiba 277-0832, Japan
“Whether you employ the standard specific<strong>at</strong>ion heads or ask for custom manufacturing, the<br />
InterCycloneMixer manifests superior mixing and reproducibility when scaling-up from<br />
labor<strong>at</strong>ory to full production”, says H<strong>at</strong>tori.<br />
GLP GMP qualific<strong>at</strong>ion support available.<br />
<strong>For</strong> more inform<strong>at</strong>ion or a <strong>Pittcon</strong> appointment contact Akira H<strong>at</strong>tori <strong>at</strong> ah<strong>at</strong>tori@uniflex.co.jp,<br />
or David Owens <strong>at</strong> dowens@uniflex.co.jp or visit us <strong>at</strong> Booth #528 <strong>at</strong> <strong>Pittcon</strong>.<br />
UNIFLEX Company Ltd.<br />
URL http://www.uniflex.co.jp/<br />
Address: 1-1-1, Kita-Kashiwa, Kashiwa City, Chiba 277-0832, Japan
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