ATEX & hazardous areas


ACHIEVING ATEX APPROVAL FOR PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURE FLUID CONTROL AUTOMATION


Pharmaceutical plants and those creating active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) face many challenges in delivering end products to the highest standards. With a variety of solvents and other combustible ingredients used for manufacturing, many production areas are classified under ATEX/Ex regulations, which stipulate rigorous build specifications for all equipment installed in zoned areas. Damien Moran, pharmaceutical industry specialist at Bürkert Fluid Control Systems, explains the challenges of creating new production lines or expanding existing ones.


physical model to sourcing all the components, connecting them together and integrating the new process with the wider infrastructure, the whole process requires considerable expertise.


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DECENTRALISED AND DISTRIBUTED AUTOMATION Process automation predominantly uses either a distributed pneumatic control concept or a decentralised one. The former uses control cabinets that are positioned close to the process, usually within the zoned area, and therefore they


reating or expanding a production process within a pharmaceutical environment offers a number of challenges. From the creation of an automation concept and developing it into a


must also be certified for their location together with all the control valves and sensors. When there is a more wide-ranging project, such as modifying an existing control system or building a completely new one, the task of delivering a fully certified installation is more complex and requires special skills and expertise. In such situations, it is important to select partners that understand process control design and have the ability to deliver bespoke solutions using the latest technology - all certified to the standards in force locally. Systems can only realise the expectations of the client if they are conceived, designed and manufactured by a single, dedicated team with the experience to appreciate the fine detail involved. Bürkert’s Systemhaus concept uses expert teams of designers, project managers and engineers that work together to produce innovative solutions.


February 2024 Instrumentation Monthly


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