13/07/2010Telstar designs new silent modular weighing booths

New and innovative design and functionality enables the pharmaceutical industry to customise and assemble its own weighing and sampling booths.

The Telstar Group has developed a new concept in the construction of weighing and sampling downflow booths based on modular structures which can be configured in different sizes (from 1 to 20 metres in length), offer shorter delivery times and easier assembly (designed for assembly by the customer). The booths can be assembled independently or can be fully integrated into the architecture of the user's facility. A wide range of options and accessories enables the equipment to be tailored to meet the specific requirements and processes of the pharmaceutical industry.

The design has been modelled by simulating the behaviour of air using fluid simulation software (CFD), enabling the precise position of the soundproofing cells to be determined to achieving a reduction in the sound level of the equipment, below 64 dBA.

The customer is able to assemble the modules directly from detailed instructions, since the new design does not require specialist skills or tooling. This approach is ideal for industries with engineering or maintenance functions but if these are not available, Telstar also has a service network which can assemble this equipment in any part of the world.

The modular booths offer versatility for processes where powders are being handled or dust is likely, such as sampling, fractioning and weighing, manufacture of tablets and capsules and packaging of antibiotics, hormones and cytostatics. The booths provide protection for the user/surrounding area at operator exposure levels (OEL) of between 10 and 100 µg/m³ in the working area, and create a sterile unidirectional flow area (Class ISO 5 - ISO 14644-1) to protect the product against potential local contaminants and possible cross-contamination with other products or processes.

Telstar is the leading supplier of equipment for the pharmaceutical industry in Spain and the only international manufacturer able to offer integrated process solutions for the pharmaceutical industry with in-house sterilisation, freeze drying, containment and clean air technologies. Telstar invests 3% of its turnover in research, development and innovation of its technologies and equipment.