Life Sciences

Life Sciences sub markets we serve:

• Pharmaceutical — sterile utilities, hydrogenation/test gases, aseptic dosing & filling.
• Biochemistry — scCO₂ processing, chromatography back pressure, UF/DF, sterile transfer.
• Biotechnology — bioreactor gas control, media/buffer prep, single use skids.
• Medical — device testing, diagnostics OEMs, leak/flow simulation under controlled atmospheres.
• Hospitals — medical gas & AGSS control/monitoring, estates utilities & water loops.
• Fisheries — life support utilities and process control within the broader Life Sciences group.

Product groups that serve Life Sciences

Fluid Metering (FMI) — Valveless piston metering & micro dosing

Where it fits: aseptic filling, assay/reagent make up, micro ingredient addition (pharma, biotech, biochemistry, medical).

Why it’s used: one moving part (valveless ceramic internals) delivers ultra repeatable micro to mL scale doses with low maintenance and excellent chemical compatibility.

Key products:

• FENYX® Variable Dispense Pump — variable dispense/continuous flow with sub µL precision, excellent for final fill and high value reagents.
• FENYX+™ (high flow) & STF/STFQ fixed dispense ranges — stable, drift resistant dosing across wider volumes for buffers, enzymes and excipients.
• Duplex / Metering pump variants — simultaneous two component metering and long run stability for process development or pilot lines.

Benefits to Life Sciences:

• Precision & repeatability for critical fills and analytical prep; ceramic wetted path resists wear and many solvents.
• Low maintenance, valveless architecture reduces downtime and validation effort.

Richards Industrials — Steriflow, Jordan Valve & LowFlow

Where it fits: sterile utilities (clean steam, WFI/PUW, clean gases), buffer/media control, pilot skids and fractional flow control.

Brands & representative products:

• Steriflow (sanitary/hygienic)
  • Mark 978 (JD/OR/LF) sanitary control valves — ASME BPE aligned bodies, electropolished 316L, self draining layouts; Jorlon® diaphragm option with lifetime warranty (JD). Ideal for WFI, PW, buffers and sterile gas control.
  • Mark 96 sanitary pressure regulators — stable clean steam and sterile utility regulation for SIP/CIP cycles and distribution loops.
• Jordan Valve (utilities & pilot)
  • Mark 60 / 66 pressure regulators and sliding gate control solutions for plant steam, nitrogen and general utilities around labs and pilot equipment.
• LowFlow (fractional flow control)
  • 708 / 708HP & JR/JRH low Cv control and high pressure regulation for sampler skids, lab rigs and specialty gases when ultra fine resolution is needed.

Benefits to Life Sciences:

• Hygienic compliance & documentation (Steriflow) for validated pharma/biotech services.
• Tight, repeatable control across both sanitary and non sanitary utilities with compact options for skids and benches (Jordan Valve, LowFlow).
• Single supplier family simplifies specification across sterile utilities, pilot plants and fractional flow applications.

Mass flow & electronic pressure control

Alicat Scientific

• BIO Series Mass Flow Controllers — designed for bioprocessing: 10,000:1 range, 316L/USP Class VI elastomers, moisture tolerant build, optional IP66, and broad industrial protocols for PAT/Pharma 4.0 integration. Ideal for bioreactor O₂/CO₂/N₂/air control and sparging.
• Pressure Controllers (PC/PCD/PC3/PCR) — fast closed loop pressure, gauge/absolute/differential; single and dual valve options for line, back pressure and closed volume control in tests and process skids.

Back pressure & vacuum regulation

Equilibar

• Research/General/Industrial Series BPRs — dome loaded, multi orifice diaphragm technology that holds ultra stable upstream pressure at very low to high flows, including mixed phase media; excellent for chromatography outlet control, membrane processes, reactors and CO₂ compression legs.
• EVR Precision Vacuum Regulators — frictionless vacuum control from benchtop to pilot scale—useful for lab reactors, vacuum filtration and sampling.
• SD Biopharmaceutical (single use) BPRs — USP Class VI polymer flow path with 316 SS support; sterilizable and disposable for UF/DF, TFF and other single use bioprocess skids.

Sanitary regulators & control valves

Steriflow (Richards Industrials)

• Mark 978 (JD / OR / LF) sanitary control valves — ASME BPE oriented, self draining designs, electropolished 316L and (JD) Jorlon® diaphragm with lifetime warranty; precise low to high flow control for WFI, PW, buffers and clean gases.
• Mark 96 sanitary pressure regulators — hygienic regulation for clean steam and sterile utilities feeding SIP/CIP and distribution loops.

Peristaltic & valveless piston pumps

• Longer L600 1F / WT600 1F — programmable peristaltic drives (recipe steps, copy counts, back suction) with analog/RS 485 for PLCs; ideal for media/buffer prep, sanitant dosing and sterile transfer.
• FMI (Fluid Metering) FENYX® / TRYTON™ — valveless ceramic internals metering for ultra precise micro to mL scale dosing in final fill, assay reagents and fragrance/actives; low maintenance, drift resistant.

UHP & high purity gas regulation

• Drastar 2200/200 Series (two stage & tied diaphragm) — electropolished 316L/316L VAR, low Ra finishes and VCR® connections for stable calibration/specialty gas delivery to analyzers, gloveboxes and lab instruments.

Non intrusive liquid flow measurement

• Dynasonics TFX 5000 clamp on ultrasonic — permanent, no breach metering for WFI/PUW, chilled/thermal loops and process water, with Modbus/BACnet/EtherNet IP and onboard logging/energy options.

Gas mixing & controlled atmospheres

• Fusion Flow MXM/IMX — precise, programmable multi gas blending (up to 10 channels; ±0.6% mix accuracy; ~25 ms response) for incubators, gloveboxes, simulation labs and method development.