Injectable glass vials can be cleaned with an Inverter type Linear Vial Washing Machine. The machine has seven interchangeable washing stations that can be used to suit the needs of different customers. This linear vial washer offers three air and four water washes and a positive pressurization wash for vials. AISI SS 316L was used for all contact parts, whereas AISI SS 304 was used for non-contact parts. To comply with GMP regulations, vials invert into a neck-down position and nozzles enter the vial during the washing cycle. The most cost-effective and appropriate option for an online sterile vial filling line is an automatic linear vial washer.
LINEAR VIAL WASHING MACHINE VIDEO
Salient Features of Linear Vial Washing Machine
- A complete cGMP model.
- All contact parts made from S.S. 316L.
- Entire frame covers & non contact parts made out from SS 304.
- Easy cleanable & Inter changing facility.
- Machine provides 4 water washers & 3 air washers.
- Complete Flexibility with user for washing cycle.
- Feeding online vial transferring chain through turn table.
- “No Vial – No Washing” system.
- “No washing – No water supply” system.
- Nozzles enter into the container during washing cycle to meet cGMP requirement.
- Low water consumption.
- Quick change over with minimum use of tools.
- Microprocessor based variable AC frequency drive for speed control.
- Vial counter for counting the final production output.
Process Operation of Linear Vial Washer Machine
Containers feed from the de-cartooning station are received on an Infeed turn table through visual inspection unit. An in feed worm inverts container to neck down position and feeds them through a specially designed indexing device. The device carries the container forward and stops. Nozzles carrier enters into the container and activities the jet of water/air. The air/water flow is deactivated after the washing cycle is over. Device indexes the vials for next wash. A separate pumping station gives the right quantum of water at the desired pressure. Washed containers are again inverted to neck upward position to collect in trays or directly feed to sterilizing tunnel.
Technical Specification of Linear Vial Washing Machine
| Model: | ALVW-80 | ALVW-150 |
| Production Rate: | 40 to 80 Vials/Minute | 80 to 150 Vials/Minute |
| Input Specification:(Container diameter) | 15mm to 35mm | 15mm to 35mm |
| Power Specification: | – | – |
| Main Machine: | 0.75 H.P. | 0.75 H.P. |
| Pumping Station: | 2.25 H.P. | 2.25 H.P. |
| Loading Platform: | 0.25 H.P. | 0.25 H.P. |
| Electrical Characteristics | 440 Volts, 3 Phase, 4 Wire System, 50 Hertz | 440 Volts, 3 Phase, 4 Wire System, 50 Hertz |
| Optional Accessories: | – | – |
| Vial Loading Platform | Vial Loading Platform | |
| Vial Inspection Station | Vial Inspection Station | |
| Pumping Station | Pumping Station | |
| Programmable Logic Control with GUI | Programmable Logic Control with GUI | |
| Utility: | – | – |
| Fresh Water | 5 Liters/Minute | 10 Liters/Minute |
| DM Water | 10 Liters/Minute | 20 Liters/Minute |
| WFI | 5 Liters/Minute | 5 Liters/Minute |
| Air | 30 CFM@5 bar | 30 CFM@5 bar |
| Overall Dimension: | 2300mm (L) X 850mm (W) X 915mm (H) | 2300mm (L) X 1000mm (W) X 915mm (H) |
* Power voltage can be adjusted as per customer’s domestic power voltage requirements. * Rights of technical improvements & modification reserved. * Illustrations & dimensions are shown for information purpose only.