Maximizing Uptime for Mission-Critical Manufacturing Units
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Look past the equipment costs and concentrate on operating costs and the potential costs of downtime, and consider energy-efficient designs. Decisions should be guided by the Three Rs: redundancy, reliability and recovery.

Flooring System Meets Challenges at Vaccine Pilot Plant
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A critical consideration design and construction of a new Vaccine Pilot Plant recently developed by the National Institutes of Health, National Institutes for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Vaccine Research Center, was the flooring system selected. As a major building component, the flooring system and its ability to perform under harsh conditions have a critical impact on day-to-day operations in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals or, in this case, vaccines.

Improving Energy Efficiency in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Operations — Part I: Motors, Drives and Compressed Air Systems
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In Part I of this two-part series, we focus on efficient use of motors, drives and pumps, both for process equipment and compressed air systems.

S88 Redefines Clean in Place Operations
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Class-based programming simplifies design, testing and validation of reusable modules, such as those found in CIP processes.