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GEA Pharma Systems hosted a hands-on seminar entitled Freeze Drying and Automatic Loading and Unloading Systems (ALUS) at the GEA Lyophil facility at Hürth, Germany on 8 June 2010. The event was attended by 20 participants from six different countries and three continents.
The day was set up as a combination of lectures on the latest developments in freeze drying technology and a tour of the facility with projects in various phases: these included one integrated project in FAT stage involving six freeze dryers and loading systems. The last part of the programme was dedicated to real life demonstrations of freeze drying equipment.
The seminar covered a number of important elements of the pharmaceutical freeze drying process. These included: the fundamentals of freeze drying, including optimization techniques; the opportunities for energy saving and the reduction of cycle times; leak detection of silicone oil using mass spectroscopy for increased product safety; the design of ALUS® equipment; and gasket management to optimize plant maintenance.
These lectures were complimented by two hands-on demonstrations. One covered the automatic loading and unloading of a production scale freeze dryer; the other was a demonstration of an in-line detection system for silicone oil traces on a similar machine. Both demonstrations were very well received by the participants who all enjoyed the opportunity to 'have a go' at operating the equipment.
The day was a great success and GEA Lyophil intends to repeat it as soon as possible covering further hot topics in freeze drying.
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The Words Workshop
26 Swanwick Lane
Broughton
Milton Keynes
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