Maintal, Germany/Tagelswangen, Switzerland 11 June 2014
CONNECTORS Verbindungstechnik AG (“CONNECTORS”), the Swiss subsidiary of NORMA Group SE that specialises on the distribution of joining solutions for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries has started distributing Richards Industries' Steriflow™ product line since May 2014. Richards Industries provides amongst others valve and regulator solutions for various industries. The Steriflow offering consists of valves and solutions for sterilization and cleaning processes and has been designed for drug manufacturers with high cleanliness standards in the biopharmaceutical industry. The distribution rights apply to Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland.
“With Steriflow, we are expanding our product portfolio and offering end-to-end solutions in biopharmaceutical process engineering,” says Fabio Stiz, CEO of CONNECTORS.
The Steriflow overflow and control valves, condensate drain, condensers and sample coolers are used for cleaning-in-place and sterilization-in-place (CIP/SIP) processes with ultrapure water, steam or gas. The processes eliminate the need to disassemble process equipment. Steriflow products have a space[1]saving design and account for industry-specific requirements e.g. on surface finish and certified materials. They also comply with the Food and Drug Administration directive (FDA) and the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Class VI standard. They ship within six to eight weeks and are available in various materials: stainless steel, polyetheretherketone (PEEK), Teflon or EPDM.