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Chemical recycling of plastics is on the rise. With the EU's climate goals for a circular economy for plastics in 2050 in sight, several companies are fully engaged in developing and optimizing processes. The aim is to use plastic waste as a raw material to produce a wide range of new chemicals and plastics (e.g., naphtha) so that new fossil fuel deposits no longer need to be used. What can Suurmond do in this process? The process of chemical recycling takes place in different steps where several types of equipment are required. We start, in consultation with you, with an inventory of wishes and needs regarding the solution for your process. We then work from your P&ID and your process knowledge to a first sketch and price indication. Together we select the right components for your system, and the quotation will follow. After the agreement has been concluded, we will get to work on building the whole together. Suurmond offers solutions in the form of pressure reactors, dosing systems, process pumps, and filtration, but can also provide complete solutions in collaboration with you and selected partners. • Pressure reactors Pressure reactors are often used for the separation of substances. The heart of the installation! We supply (high) pressure reactors from Büchi AG. The robust reactors are designed according to your process specifications. Demanding processes are the rule rather than the exception. • Dosing systems For the addition of, for example, solvents, additives, catalysts, and/or chemicals in liquid form, dosing systems are often used. Suurmond supplies highly accurate, pulsation-free dosing systems from μl/hour to > 35 l/min! With pulsation-free dosing, the quality and efficiency of your dosing process are guaranteed. Goals such as minimizing the amount of additives used, the increased control of a reaction, or improving the homogeneity of mixing during the entire process, can only be achieved through highly accurate and pulsation-free dosing of additives. • Process pumps For the accurate dosing, transfer, and circulation of liquids and lubricating oil, pumping from the vacuum, and building pressure, we supply pumps specifically for the application. Gear pumps are also very suitable for demanding processes with extreme parameters, even under hazardous conditions. • Extrusion & filtration The MAAG booster pumps, type extrex®, are used to overcome the pressure trap caused, for example, by fine filtration. In addition, these booster pumps ensure a constant and stable melting flow to provide excellent product quality. Different types of MAAG screen changers can be used to increase the quality of your final product. MAAG has process-continuous and discontinuous screen changers in its portfolio. We can offer an economical and suitable solution for various production processes. For any additional information, please feel free to contact us. Let's talk!

Exhibitor Innovation Awards • Routes of Administration - EVEON - Intuity Spray • Connected Devices & Wearables – Nemera - Symbioze • Primary Packaging – ARaymondlife - OR2Pack • Highly Commended – Heinlein - Flipdropper • Excellence in Packaging Sustainability – Hoffman Neopac - Polyfoil Mono-Material Barrier Tube Health Product Awards • Eco-Design UCB Pharma - CIMZIA 2x200mg Syringe Maintenance Kit • Patient-Centric Design - Abbott Healthcare Ltd - AcuDose • Animal Health – Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica - Aservo EquiHaler Pharmapack Europe announce the winners of the 2021 Pharmapack Awards and, due to the exceptional quality of this year’s entries, seven winners have been chosen across both the ‘Exhibitor Innovation’ and ‘Health Product’ awards. The Exhibitor Innovation awards recognize four winners plus one highly commended product. EVEON was given the ‘routes of administration’ innovation award for their Intuity Spray. Nemera received an award for the ‘connected devices and wearables’ category. The ‘primary packaging’ innovation award was given to ARaymondlife, with Heinlein receiving a commendation. Finally, Hoffman Neopac was the recipient of the ‘Excellence in Packaging Sustainability’ award. In the Health Product awards, innovation was recognized across three categories for the first time. UCB Pharma won the Eco-Design award in partnership with CIMZIA and Abbott Healthcare Ltd received the ‘Patient-centric Design’ award for their AcuDose® product. In addition, so impressed were the judges with Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica’s Aservo® EquiHaler® that they decided to create a special Animal Health category. “Innovation and exploring new ways to overcome challenges has been integral to everything the industry has achieved in the last two years. Pharma packaging and drug delivery devices are no exception to this and the quality of our entries and the new products coming to market will help improve sustainability, patient compliance and the efficacious delivery of medicines to patients. So I congratulate all the winners for advances they have made,” commented, Tara Dougal, Head of Content and Insights for Pharmapack Europe. EVEON, the winner in the exhibitor innovations, was awarded for their Intuity Spray, which offers an accurate airless mist delivery with small particles to enhance surface covering. Along with its electromechanical features, it allows for full and precise control of dose. Nemera received an exhibitor innovation award in ‘connected devices & wearables’ for their Symbioze on-body injector. This sustainable alternative to self-injecting medication uses both reusable and disposable parts that are suitable for various drug platforms and cartridges. Within the packaging awards, the OR2Pack by ARaymondLife received the ‘primary packaging’ prize with their innovative sterility packaging suitable for surgery. The judges also delivered a highly commended entry to the Heinlein’s Flipdropper – a novel container with an integrated drip function for easy dosing. For ‘Excellence in Packaging Sustainability’, Hoffman Neopac was awarded for their Polyfoil Mono-Material Barrier Tube. This tube is fully recyclable and gives protection to a wide range of pharma formulas. In the Health Product awards, the CIMZIA 2x200mg Syringe Maintenance Kit for UCB Pharma was awarded the ‘Eco-Design’ award. The kit incorporates innovative packaging to focus on sustainability while also addressing the unique needs of those living with Rheumatoid Arthritis. The AcuDose by Abbott Healthcare Ltd was awarded for the ‘patient-centric' design category. This innovative measuring cap conveniently doses an accurate amount for the patient. The convenient packaging also reduces exposure to the environment and is travel friendly. In the newly created ‘animal health’ category, Boehringer Ingleheim Vetmedica was awarded for their Aservo EquiHaler. It allows ease in treatment of severe equine asthma. It also represents the first worldwide registered drug delivery device product for the treatment of horses by inhalation. With its integrated Soft Mist Technology, the medication can go deep into the lungs. Prof Phillipe Arnaud, who is the Chair of the Health Product Awards Jury, commented, “After much discussion we decided to attribute a special prize for Animal Health to the Aservo® EquiHaler® from Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica; the Jury were impressed by the innovative nature of the device, and it’s sustainable development approach. Compliance in animal health is a challenge, particularly with large animals and for asthmatic treatments. We look forward to seeing user feedback and case studies for this product.”

Versatile use – gentle fine grinding – simple working – easy cleaning - practical cryogenic grinding! Thanks to its special mode of operation, the FRITSCH Mortar Grinder PULVERISETTE 2 is the ideal universal grinder in the laboratory – for analysis, quality control, and materials testing as well as for the mixing and homogenization of pastes and creams on a laboratory scale. Its particularly gentle grinding by friction with almost no thermal load is ideal for the preparation of tablets in galenics. Using liquid nitrogen it also grinds difficult-to-mill samples with moist, fibrous, or elastic structures. And the PULVERISETTE 2 is also ideally suited for the mixing of solids or liquids and solids. With brief, reliably reproducible grinding and mixing times, it is loss and dust-free. For a final fineness’s between 10 and 20 μm, with a feed size of 6 – 8 mm and a max. sample quantity of up to 190 ml. Areas of application Pharmacy, foodstuffs, chemistry, mining and metallurgy, geology and mineralogy, glass and ceramics industry, agriculture, and forestry. The FRITSCH Advantages: - Easy setting and re-adjustment of the pestle pressure on the mortar wall – for perfect grinding. - The essential downward pestle pressure on the mortar bowl can quickly and easily be exactly adjusted and read off on a scale – for reliable reproducibility. - The optimized FRITSCH scraper kinematics, which are infinitely adjustable on three axes, ensure that the scraper is always perfectly fitted against the inner wall of the mortar bowl and to guide rising material toward the pestle – with manual re-adjustment also during grinding. - The large acrylic window and grinding chamber are illuminated with long-life LEDs to check the grinding process. - Simple addition of sample materials, liquids, and additives during the grinding process. - Sturdy coating of the mortar bowl with high-quality plastic frame – particularly robust, light, and with a good grip. Simple working – extremely safe – easy cleaning! Well-conceived details for efficient working and quick cleaning: the mortar bowl and pestle of the PULVERISETTE 2 lock in place securely thanks to their bayonet clamping with just one motion and are just as quickly removed for cleaning. The pestle pressure can also be easily adjusted during grinding. And the special FRITSCH scraper kinematics ensure that the scraper can be fine-tuned in height and depth and that the setting angle to the mortar bowl can be adjusted according to your material and application – all conveniently from the outside. For perfect material feeding. For special applications: practical cryogenic grinding The PULVERISETTE 2 is ideally suited for cryogenic grinding, where the material to be ground is embrittled with the addition of liquid nitrogen. In this manner, moist, fibrous, or elastic samples such as tomatoes, rubber, synthetic resins, or plants can be ground without problem in the stainless steel grinding set. By the way: Mortar bowls and pestles for the PULVERISETTE 2 are available in 7 different materials for contamination-free sample grinding -– for each application the suitable one and the best protection against undesired contamination! Test the FRITSCH Mortar Grinder! Send us your most difficult sample – we will carry out an individual sample grinding for you. Compare for yourself!

A modern, largely robotized laboratory that connects departments and processes sample material quickly, safely and accurately according to standardized procedures. Too good to be true? It is already operational at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC).

Biofermentation requires continuous monitoring of processing conditions and periodical checks on reaction processes. In-line pH, oxygen and conductivity measurements and Raman-spectroscopy help labs to control and optimize bioreactor processes. “We offer labs the equipment to scale up from lab to pilot, or pilot to production, and to meet the most stringent regulations in controlled environments,” says Tomaso Della Vedova, Food & Beverage and Life Sciences Industry Manager at Endress+Hauser.