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Product catalog summary
Manufacturing and Components:
The freeze dryers are manufactured in Warminster, PA, and Gardiner, NY, USA. Major components such as the product chamber, shelves, and condenser are built in the USA. The installed base includes over 200 units worldwide, with more than 20 years of reliable operation.
Applications:
These production freeze dryers are designed for various life sciences applications, including diagnostic kits, bulk reagents, bulk collagen, tissue products, nutraceuticals, and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API).
Construction and Design:
The dryers feature industrial-grade 316L stainless steel construction, ensuring durability. Shelf areas range from 2m² to 20m², with options for bulk fixed-shelves or stoppering configurations. Standard shelf sizes and clearances are provided, with other sizes available.
Design Flexibility:
Options include standard round or square product chambers, external or internal ice condensers, redundant refrigeration and vacuum systems, and rotary-vane oil vacuum pumps or dry scroll options. Clean-In-Place (CIP) systems and clean room wall installations are available for easy maintenance.
Shelf Performance:
Shelves offer temperature uniformity of +/- 1°C, constructed from 316L stainless steel with a Ra 25 standard interior finish. Optimized configurations allow for large batch sizes with a small equipment footprint.
Condenser Configurations:
Options include standard external ice condensers, internal ice condensers, and various temperature settings (-70°C, -65°C, -80°C). Features include dependable 2-stage reciprocating refrigeration compressors and options for N+1 redundancy and cascade refrigeration.
Control System:
All systems are equipped with the Lyos 2.0 control system, featuring robust GE iFIX SCADA, secure login, Allen Bradley PLC, and comprehensive process alarms. Additional options include automatic batch reports, UPS, 21CFR11 audit trail, and GAMP 5 approach.
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VirTis Benchmark Production Freeze Dryers John Barley, Product Manager

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VirTis Benchmark - Overview • Manufactured in our Warminster, PA & Gardiner NY, USA factories • All major components are completely built in the USA, including: • Product Chamber Installed base of over 200 units worldwide, with over 20 years of continuous dependable operation

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Benchmark - Overview • Production Freeze Dryers designed for a variety of life sciences applications: • Diagnostic Kits & Bulk Reagents • Bulk Collagen & Tissue Products • API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients)

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• Industrial-grade 316L SS commercial construction – built to last • Shelf area available from 2m² to 20m² • Either bulk fixed-shelves, or, stoppering configuration

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SP Scientific Benchmark Lyophilizers - Shelf Area and Clearance Model Standard Benchmark Shelf Sizes, Total Area & Clearances Other sizes available

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Benchmark - Overview Design Flexibility - Configuration Options Available • Standard Round, or Square Product Chamber • External or internal ice condenser • Redundant refrigeration & vacuum systems • Rotary-vane oil vacuum pumps, or, dry scroll option

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Clean room wall installation with 316L SS wall flange. Designed for easy accessibility to major components and maintenance points on the service/technical side.

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Benchmark - Shelf Stack Superior Shelf Performance • Shelf Temperature Uniformity of +/- 1°C • 316L Stainless Steel Construction • Ra 25 standard interior finish • Radiant shelf above first usable shelf • Shelf Latching option for flexible processing

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• Optimized shelf configurations provide maximum processing capacity = large product batch sizes with small equipment footprint • Shelf area from 2m2 to 20m2

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Condenser Configurations Available • Standard External Ice Condenser with condensing plate design • Internal Ice Condenser option to save space • Condenser temperatures • - 65°C redundant (fluid) design

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Benchmark - Refrigeration • Dependable 2-stage Reciprocating Refrigeration Compressors • Option for cascade refrigeration

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Benchmark - Clean In Place (CIP) Option • Complete chamber coverage - riboflavin test verified • Dependable spray nozzle approach • CIP Skid - Heated Storage Tank option

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Benchmark - Other Options • Isolation valve • Solvent Traps • Shelf Latching • Dry Scroll Vacuum Pump • Validation Port

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Benchmark - Controls All systems are equipped with Lyos 2.0 control system: • Process Data stored indefinitely in a secure format • Robust GE iFIX SCADA • Pirani & MKS Capacitance Manometer • Minimum 8 Product Probes • Comprehensive suite of over 25 process alarms to protect valuable product

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Benchmark - Controls Lyos-2.0 SCADA Controls - Additional Options • Automatic Batch Reports

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Benchmark - Validation • Design Specifications • Lifecycle Documents with Material & Surface Finish Certifications • As-Built Drawing Package SPLCIII CATION QUAI iriCATION SYSTEM BUILD

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*Prices are pre-tax. They exclude delivery charges and customs duties and do not include additional charges for installation or activation options. Prices are indicative only and may vary by country, with changes to the cost of raw materials and exchange rates.