New Saint-Gobain manifolds offer unique features

Patented Sani-Link^® Ultra low TOC manifolds eliminate leak points and entrapment areas.

 Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics has expanded its Sani-Tech^® line of tubing and related products with the introduction of Sani-Link^® Ultra platinum-cured manifolds. With features unique enough to warrant a U.S. patent (No. 6,290,265), Sani- Link^® Ultra manifolds feature Saint-Gobain’s innovative SIB^® (Smooth Inner Bore) technology, which provides unsurpassed surface smoothness and minimizes the need for fittings, connections or assembly, virtually eliminating leak points and potential entrapment areas. Additionally, ultra-low TOCs ensure that contamination by extractables is kept to an absolute minimum.

Sani- Link^® Ultra manifolds are offered in four styles – elbow, cross, tee and wye – and a wide range of sizes. A double wye is also available for use in double-headed peristaltic pump applications. This innovative option is one complete unit designed to extend pump life and ensure continuous product flow.

Process engineers can specify custom configurations that incorporate Sani-Tech^® Ultra manifolds and either Sani-Tech^® Ultra 50 or Sani-Tech^® Ultra 65 tubing. These components can be manufactured as complete assemblies that are already gamma-irradiated for easy implementation. Assembly components can also include filters, bags, tube clamps and sterile connectors. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics’ Pure-Fit^® TC tube clamps and Pure-Fit^® SC sterile connectors can be incorporated upon customer request. Custom striping and identification options are also available.

Sani-Link^® Ultra manifolds are manufactured from the finest grade of silicone materials. They are biologically safe, impart no taste or odors, and are fully characterized, validated and tested to a variety of specifications including USP Class VI criteria, ISO 10993 and European Pharmacopoeia 3.1.9.

Typical applications for Sani-Link^® Ultra manifolds include sterile filling, peristaltic pumps, filtration and fermentation, sampling, closed collection systems and drug delivery and discovery.

For more information on Sani-Link^® Ultra manifolds and the many other products offered by Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, visit our website at www.biopharm.saint-gobain.com.

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Contact: Nicole Houston
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics
3910 Terry-Diane St., Beaverton, MI 48612
Ph: 330-798-9240 / 800-798-1554
Email: nicole.houston@saint-gobain.com