One of the challenges faced by peristaltic pump users in life sciences applications is maintaining the rigorous hygienic standards these tasks require. Below, Rolf Bächli, sales engineer for life science OEM / medical devices and diagnostics sector at Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS), explains how his company can support processes throughout upstream, downstream, and final fill/finish applications with its scalable peristaltic cased pump range, specialized filling machines and single-use assemblies.

MPT: How is your company tackling the challenges presented in the life sciences market?

Rolf Bächli: Our focus is on single-use fluid-path solutions from the BioPure and WMArchitect brands. WMArchitect single-use solutions reduces risk, ensures quality, and improves delivery times for life science companies. The hygienic single-use clamp connector from BioPure, BioClamp, demonstrates how single-use and sustainability can go hand in hand: compared with its predecessor, BioClamp is 13 percent lighter and reduces the lifecycle carbon footprint by 26 percent.

Also, WMFTS offers a range of specialized peristaltic pumps and critical fluid path technologies for scalable drug bioprocess and small-batch drug product fill/finish applications. Plus, BioPure provides a range of single-use solutions to simplify production operations, lower cGMP manufacturing costs and reduce process validation.

MPT: You shared these offerings at the recent Ilmac chemistry and life sciences expo. What do you hope attendees learned?

Rolf Bächli: As well as discovering what our expanding portfolio of products is capable of, I wanted attendees to discuss unique fluid management challenges with our life science experts. Our team provided advice on how to ensure compliance, process stability and final product quality.

Our OEM panel mount pumps deliver ultra-precise flow with quiet, efficient performance. With closed-loop control, Industrial Ethernet, and plug-and-play integration via DriveSure, you get faster installs, less risk, and more time to innovate. Its cool, quiet, and compact design with precise performance makes DriveSure suitable for the demands of laboratories, cleanrooms and process environments.

MPT: How does your WMArchitect line benefit peristaltic pump users?

Rolf Bächli: WMArchitect single-use solutions is an end-to-end biopharmaceutical fluid management solution from a single supplier. WMArchitect single-use solutions is designed to offer both standard, ready-to-use single-use assemblies as well as customized designs that are fully supported with tailored validation packages. WMArchitect will streamline a process, safeguard product, reduce regulatory burden and resolve challenges for end-to-end, single-use fluid path management. 

Watson-Marlow peristaltic cased pumps are globally recognized and validated for qualified bioprocessing duties. Designed for biopharmaceutical and life science companies, WMArchitect will streamline your process, safeguard your product, reduce regulatory burden and resolve challenges for end-to-end, single-use fluid path management. For more information, visit www.wmfts.com.