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Upgraded Controller helps Universities with Shut the Sash Campaign As the Shut the Sash campaign gathers


momentum in universities on both sides of the Atlantic, Temperature Electronics Ltd (TEL) has launched an upgraded auto sash controller to help academic institutions and industrial operations to achieve their energy consumption and carbon emission targets.


The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has stipulated a reduction of carbon emissions across the university sector by 43% by 2020 (against a 2005 baseline). Shut the Sash aims to help academic institutions to achieve this reduction by encouraging laboratory-based students, researchers and staff to close fume cupboard hoods when the units are not in use.


Water Activity Analyser meets the needs of Pharmaceutical Industry


Labcell Ltd, the exclusive UK distributor for Decagon Devices, is promoting the AquaLab Series 4TE water activity analyser as an accurate, quick, simple and cost-effective way in which pharmaceutical companies can gain valuable information about gels, powders, pastes and tablets. The AquaLab Series 4TE makes accurate measurements of the water activity in active ingredients, excipients and formulations. Water activity measurements are increasingly being viewed as essential when following due


course and process as part of GMP because water activity has a signifi cant bearing on product stability, as well as the handleability of materials in production and packaging equipment.


The AquaLab Series 4TE enables lab-quality measurements of water activity to be made almost anywhere in the production environment. It is equally suitable for use by formulation and research and development teams, as well as those working on new packaging designs.


A notable feature of the AquaLab Series 4TE is temperature equilibration, meaning that users can set the sample temperature to anything from 15 to 50oC; the analyser then maintains that temperature throughout the test. Measurements are obtained in fi ve minutes or less. The instrument has a measurement range of 0.030 to 1.000 aw, an accuracy of +/-0.003 aw and a repeatability of +/- 0.001 aw.


Users in the pharmaceutical industry will appreciate the way in which the AquaLab Series 4TE handles data with a strong emphasis on traceability. Data is captured on the instrument and cannot easily be deleted; it can also be downloaded to a computer for archiving and more detailed analysis. Up to 8,000 data points can be stored securely on the AquaLab and the date, time and operator is logged for every measurement and calibration. Each instrument comes with a licence for Decagon’s own PC software, with the instrument and software both complying with the requirements of the FDA’s 21 CFR Part 11 rule regarding electronic records and signatures.


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Labcell also supplies the AquaLab Series 4TEV which is identical to the Series 4TE in most respects yet benefi ts from an additional hygroscopic polymer capacitance sensor for analysing samples containing volatiles. Users can switch between this sensor and the standard dewpoint sensor via the instrument’s front panel menu. Accuracy with the volatiles sensor is +/-0.015 aw.


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In many universities and industrial operations, manual closure and therefore the mindfulness of users is required. TEL’s auto sash controllers automatically close cupboards when they detect that there is no operator present.


This summer, TEL has upgraded its auto sash controllers. Unlike many on the market, TEL’s products now feature a digital display, facilitating easier calibration and operation. They also incorporate a new under sash sensor in place of the original light curtain; this has resulted in a 25% reduction in price.


TEL believes that the installation of its product has the capacity to save customers previously operating without controllers approximately £1000 in energy costs per fume cupboard per year, quickly covering its own cost.


TEL’s upgraded auto sash controller has already been well-received across the globe, with the company currently undertaking a series of major commercial and university orders.


Said TEL director, Richard Eady: “Auto sash controllers present laboratory managers in academia and industry with the opportunity to make massive energy, cost and carbon emission savings.


“Our products are already well known throughout universities across the world, and we are confi dent that our modifi ed auto sash controller will cost-effectively support these institutions in their Shut the Sash campaigns.”


The launch follows that earlier this year of TEL’s local exhaust ventilation (LEV) monitor. Commented Eady: “TEL is a world-leading electronic airfl ow control and monitor manufacturer and consultant, and our research and development team is constantly developing new products to cost-effectively enable customers to comply with health and safety legislation, delivering energy and fi nancial savings and a reduction in carbon emissions.”


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Clean Steam Boiler meets HTM 2031 Standard


A Clean Steam boiler, claimed by Fulton to be the fi rst self contained electrically powered unit manufactured in the UK, has been specifi cally designed to provide clean steam to the recommendations of HTM 2031.


The new boiler complies with current EC directives stating that pyrogen free steam is now essential for the manufacture of medical devices/products and sterilisation services.


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When medical equipment and products are sterilised using steam, water droplets, which can contain pyrogens, are left on the surface of the sterilised load as it cools. If the equipment is used for invasive surgery this can lead to post-operative infections.


Cleaning up the steam produced from conventional boiler plants can be very expensive, is not always successful and requires a high level of service monitoring and maintenance. Independent Clean Steam generation is the future.


The Fulton Clean Steam boiler is based upon the proven Fulton EFS fl ash steam boiler and is designed for high demand, short term peak loads of up to 300 kg/h.


The boiler is manufactured from 316 stainless steel and all internal surfaces are passivated to provide a corrosion resistant surface. The boiler is designed to operate in conjunction with RO quality water, which is preheated in a temperature controlled feedwater tank to ensure that the feedwater non-condensable gases are reduced to a minimum and bacterial growth is prevented.


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The tank is fi tted with temperature and level alarms with interlocks to shut down the boiler should signifi cant temperature variations be detected.


The Clean Steam boiler uses 24V AC control circuits and provides indication and volt free contacts for all alarm conditions.


The boiler is supplied with a standby pressure control system to maintain it at sterile, low- pressure conditions when not in use.


A spokesman for Fulton says the company’s extensive experience in steam generation has enabled it to offer hospitals a reliable, high performance Clean Steam boiler based on proven technology. He adds that a number of the new boilers have already been installed in NHS and private hospitals in the UK and Europe with steam quality validated to HM2031.


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