Automated Condensate Sampler Eliminates Personnel Hazards

In order to monitor pure steam quality in sterile plants in the pharmaceutical, food and beverage industries, samples are regularly taken from the steam ring mains and analyzed for contamination in the laboratory. This firm has developed a completely new automatic system for sterile sampling of pure-steam condensate (photo, p. 32I-8), which totally isolates the samples and reduces operator involvement and the potential for injury. The complete system consists of a sampling multiport valve with pneumatic actuators, a stainless steel sampling bottle and a compact control unit, which is either mounted ready-to-connect on a movable stand, or as a static version. Only power (230 V, 50/60 Hz) and compressed air (10 bar maximum) are required to supply the system. — GEMÜ Gebr. Müller Apparatebau GmbH & Co. KG, Ingelfingen-Criesbach, Germany