The Situation
A globally recognized Biopharma plant was experiencing manway gasket premature disintegration. Risk mitigation required a frequent preventative maintenance schedule. The required PM schedule for this seal drove the downtime schedule for the entire bioreactor line.
The Ask
Propose a seal which could resist reagents & aggressive cleans to extend production line uptime
The Solution
Darcoid proposed a FEP encapsulated o-ring custom sized to existing seal gland
The Success
- Skid production line up time extended by 14 days
- Zero instance of process contamination.
- Ongoing predictable seal performance is assured regardless of influences inside and outside the supply chain by deploying Darcoid’s Seal Performance Creep controls
