• Testori filter → Fluid bed bag diameter 1800 mm with 61 sleeves. • Application → Granulation and drying. • Failure Analysis → The Bag life achieved was 9-10 batches as the bag was tearing off at the flange and cap. • Solutions → We are offering a fluid bed bag with reinforced flange and caps. Moreover, the different size of the bags allow an easier fitting and an increased lifetime. • Improvement → Increasing in filter life to 19 batches which is >90% increase.
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Property of Testori Group – duplication prohibited Case Study (FBD Bag) JANSSEN - Cilag Puebla plant (Mexico)
• Equipment → GLATT WSG 20
• Testori filter → LIFEtes fabric quality Fluid bed bag diameter 1330 mm with 42 sleeves • Application → drying of fine powder. • Failure Analysis → The competition fabric had bigger pore side and hence there was product loss. • Solutions → Testori offered thermos welded sleeve, double caps and a closer fabric (lower pore size) • Improvement → Reduction in product loss by >25%
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Property of Testori Group – duplication prohibited Case Study (Centrifuge) Flamma (Chignolo D’Isola- BG) • Product and process analysis → API in water and methanol solution with a small residue of hydrogen peroxide (oxidant)
• Problem analysis → During centrifugation the product tends to form
very hard blocks. Originally this product was processed on an extractable bag centrifuge, however the customer needed to change to an invertible bag centrifuge (Comi Condor HT/GMP 700/225)
• Competition product analysis → the customer had already carried out
tests with a Sefar product and was not satisfied. Analysis on new recovered sample (REC 262 of 2019)
for the number of processed batches (from 2/3 to 8 batches) with centrifuge bag in P 2512 TQ (7EZC017APF80) Confidential information and for internal use only 4 Property of Testori Group – duplication prohibited Case Study (Centrifuge) Flamma (Chignolo D’Isola- BG)
Filter in PP mono filament fabric. Filter in PP multi filament fabric.
Bag life achieved was for 2-3 batches Bag life achieved was for 8 batches, which is 300 % increase in bag life. Failure due to premature breakage of the bag Extension of the lifetime (tripled) of the filter caused by the hard blocks of product which cut with important savings for the customer the fabric when the bag was inverted (product, cost and time)
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• Product and process analysis → drying of corn starch for pharma and food applications with Anhydro dryer and AISI steel collector.
• Problem analysis → the customer received a major complaint for
product contamination by polyester fibers in all the delivered batches.
• Competition product analysis → filter sleeves in polyester felt
d. 125 x 3110 mm – snap ring and reinforced bottom.
• Solution → our proposal for improvement with change of the filter
media to fabric and LIFEtes fabrication: LIFEtes sleeves in TW 6615 TB (7ASG255.LT01).
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Property of Testori Group – duplication prohibited Case Case Study Study (Pulse (Pulse Jet Jet bag) bag) International Dry Products - Mexico As a main result the contamination with textile fibers could be eliminated. The customer appreciated the following important improvements which also resulted of the proposed solution:
1. Stopping product leakage through the filters
2. Savings in cleaning air by programming of the cleaning cycle and the very smooth surface of the fabric which allows excellent release of the product cake 3. Complete LIFEtes quality documentation highly appreciated for easy use with the authorities. 4. The customer has signed a long term contract for the supply of out Testori LIFEtes filter solution.
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