BEA Technologies MAGNEXFLO is 2021 Pharma Awards winner

Milan, Italy: – The innovative MAGNEXFLO high capacity filter system developed by filtration specialist BEA Technologies (BEA) has been nominated by Pharma Manufacturing magazine as one of its 2021 Pharma Innovation Awards winners.

The Awards celebrate the 20 products and technologies selected by Pharma Manufacturing’s editors and industry reviewers as having made the most significant equipment and technology contributions during the year.

MAGNEXFLO: advanced automatic filtration systems

BEA developed MAGNEXFLO high capacity automatic filtration technology as a solution for clarifying particularly demanding or viscous substances in the chemicals and pharmaceutical industries and for products that cannot be heated. It combines high filtration efficiency with advanced automation in a highly modular and flexible system that can be tailored to specific application with lower processing times and total costs of ownership compared to conventional filter systems or cross-flow plant capacity.

Significantly, it can achieve complete clarification without affecting the properties of gelatins and active ingredients, due to specifically designed filter elements and represents an ideal solution for many difficult to clarify products.

The heart of the system is provided by the generously dimensioned MAGNEX filter element, with a pleated multi-layer polypropylene and other filter media construction that makes it exceptionally effective, with capacity to retain a huge quantity of contaminants, including colloidal particles and long service life compared with classic filter elements, as well as being easily regenerable.

Direct benefits include:

• Lower cost compared to typical existing filters or cross-flow plant with same throughput capacity
• Reduced operational costs
• Direct filtration without need for recirculation
• Filtration effected without any heating of the product

Automated features

Automatic versions of the MAGNEXFLO platform constantly monitor all process phases with software that continually measures and displays hourly flow rates, pressures and temperatures. Flush, CIP, and regeneration phases are preconfigured to optimize operational safety and minimize consumption of water, chemical solutions and energy.

MAGNEXFLO filtration platforms are available in different versions:

• Fully automatic (PLC controlled) with intuitive dedicated user interface
• Semi-automatic for lower cost implementation
• Fully manual for smaller and less expensive installations

Pharma Innovation Awards winners

This year’s winners of Pharma Innovation awards also include offerings from Accroma, Aizon,  Araceli,  Aspen Technology, Hamilton Bonaduz, Fette Compacting, Mettler-Toledo International,  Solentim, IPS-Integrated Project Services, Particle Measuring Systems, Avantor Americas, MOBILion Systems, Univercells Technologies, Associates of Cape Cod, Schreiner MediPharm, Optimal Industrial Technologies, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Packaging Technology Group, and Stevanato Group.

All winners will be featured in the November edition of Pharma Manufacturing.

About BEA Technologies

BEA Technologies S.p.A has been an active presence on the filtration market for the last 50 years, working successfully worldwide in various sectors, including beverage, chemicals and pharmaceutical markets.

The company manufactures a wide range of innovative and high technology products to filter both solid particles, microorganisms and bacteria, removing them from liquids, air and gas.

The filters are produced in a certified cleanroom, in a controlled environment that is constantly monitored by computer systems to ensure that it complies with GMP (good manufacturing practice) requirements.

Internally, the company is structured in such a way as to be able to guarantee, through its commercial service and laboratory service (SLB), timely and expert consulting service and after-sales assistance. The headquarters in Pero, just outside Milan, based on three facilities which occupy a surface area of 12,000 sqm. In the plant there are two cleanrooms where the company produces all its membrane filters and filter elements for use in food and pharmaceutical applications. In 1994, BEA became one of the first filtration companies in Italy to get its quality assurance system certified in accordance with the requirements of the ISO 9001 standard, constantly renewed until now.

To find out more, visit https://www.bea-italy.com/en/.

About Pharma Innovation Awards

The Pharma Innovation Awards are hosted by US-based Pharma Manufacturing magazine as an annual celebration of the most significant new technologies and services helping to advance product quality, risk reduction and manufacturing efficiency.

Each year’s awards showcase 20 products and technologies chosen by editors and industry reviewers, with awards presented in detail Pharma Manufacturing’s November issue.

For further information, see: https://www.pharmamanufacturing.com/articles/2019/what-are-the-pharma-innovation-awards/

Resources

Click on BEA MAGNEXFLO Automatic Filtration for more information and to download brochure.