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Raw water to points of use, a single source solution for Albumedix

Puretech is proud to have provided a large scale, integrated system for producing pyrogen free water for pharmaceutical ingredients manufacturer Albumedix. The new system has increased capacity and removed a bottleneck in the production of Albumedix’ unique USP-NF compliant Recombinant Human Albumin, ultimately enabling the system to run 24/7 and meet increased demand.

The delivery of the new Albumedix pharmaceutical-grade water system, procured and managed by Scitech Engineering as the EPCV main contractor, was originally tendered as three packages: i) water generation, ii) storage and distribution skid, iii) installation of the distribution loops. Puretech is one of the only companies worldwide that has the ‘in-house’ capabilities to deliver all three packages, providing Albumedix and Scitech with a single specialist supplier taking full responsibility from the incoming raw water supply all the way through to the points of use within the manufacturing facility.

Puretech’s successful delivery on previous projects working alongside Scitech and their ability to deliver the whole project were both contributory factors in winning the contract but so too was Albumedix’s first-hand experience of the Puretech team’s service capabilities and willingness to work collaboratively to help find effective solutions.

SCADA integration for 24-7 manufacturing

Albumedix’s new pyrogen-free water system, which was required to increase production capacity for the manufacture of Recombinant Human Albumin, was specified to run 24-7 for the next few decades. A Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, combined with ‘host’ and ‘guest’ systems which mirror each other to provide backup, ensures 24/7 manufacturing is achieved.

Puretech designed and supplied the pyrogen-free water generation, storage, and distribution systems and supplied control panel hardware and functional design specifications for the Puretech water system to be integrated into the SCADA system. The team from Scitech Engineering, which had overall design, construction, and validation responsibility for the project, worked together with teams from Puretech and Albumedix to commission and qualify this essential element of the overall system, ultimately helping Albumedix to maintain production output and increase the positive impact their work has on the lives of millions of people throughout the world.

Clients are often requesting SCADA integration for their systems to allow for 24/7 monitoring, remote monitoring, recording, analysing and archiving data.  If you are planning a system and need SCADA integration with a new or existing Puretech system, please get in touch to discuss your requirements.

The secret of our success – ‘Ikigai’

The Japanese word ikigai (ee-kee-guy) represents a balance among four key factors in achieving fulfilment – passion, expertise, demand, and value. Coincidentally, our success is based on these same four factors.

Passion

We collaborate with pharmaceutical, healthcare, hospitals, biopharma facilities and laboratories across the world to help them safely deliver their products and services and to carry out ground-breaking research, ultimately improving and saving the lives of all of us.
We understand the importance of the work our clients do, we are passionate about supporting them to the very best of our abilities – in innovating, in design and in execution. Whether we are taking full design responsibility for a large turnkey project, acting as principal contractor, or simply managing a supply and commission project, we bring the same passion to every project.

Expertise

As a British engineering company with over three decades of innovating, learning from experiences and listening to customers, Puretech is now respected worldwide as an expert and leading specialist in the field of pharmaceutical-grade water, steam, high purity process gases and process engineering systems. With references in every continent, we are focussed on solving customer problems.

Meeting Demand

We work to anticipate and fulfil the needs of the market. We offer a complete range of pharmaceutical-grade, validated products and services, designed for the specialist sectors we work in. We have the capabilities to design and innovate to create bespoke systems, and we are unique in our ability to deliver both water purification and gas delivery systems. All this means that whether a client needs a single product or a complete integrated system, they can be confident that we can fulfil, and often exceed, their requirements.

Providing Value

We have secured our share of the worldwide market for high purity water and gas systems by providing exceptional solutions with zero compromise on quality, integrity and support.
As a global supplier, we appreciate that there are many unique local standards as well as global standards that our clients must adhere to. We have the enviable flexibility to couple local and global standards with our own exacting standards, to provide unparalleled solutions. By providing effective, specific solutions we provide true value.

These four elements are the pillars of our business. Every Puretech client has the peace of mind of knowing they are investing in a solution designed with real consideration for their needs and created with passion by a company with decades of experience.

If you have a requirement for a water purification or gas delivery system please contact us to begin the conversation. We look forward to hearing from you.