MGA C-Flex - Sterile Tube Welder for Pharmaceutical Applications
The Sterile Tube Welder is dedicated equipment designed for the pharmaceutical industry, focusing on the sterile and efficient welding of C-Flex® thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) tubes within a cleanroom environment. Utilizing advanced translation technology, this welder employs a specially-developed multi-use blade kit to automate the connection of two sterile tubes, maintaining optimal sterility and integrity. The welder is engineered with matrix tube holders which, when correctly positioned, pre-set operational parameters, drastically reducing human error. Fabricated from robust aluminum or stainless steel and compliant with cGMP standards, the device ensures high-quality welds without risk of contamination. An integrated system minimizes the physical workload on operators and preserves sterility across up to 200 connections per blade kit, making it both sustainable and environmentally considerate. With its design amenable to thorough cleaning, MGA Technologies provides maintenance solutions either at your premises or on-site, ensuring resilience and minimized downtime for industrial applications.
- Various sizes of TPE tubing available from 1/4″ (6.4mm) to 3/4″ (19.1mm) outside diameter
- Several brands of TPE tubing already qualified such as Cflex, Advantaflex, Tuflux and other brands on request after internal validation.
- Several uses such as on empty, wet or fluid filled tubes at atmospheric pressure.
The adjustment of the parameters is carried out by detecting the set of matrix (tube holders) previously positioned by the operator. Each tube format has a dedicated set, which limits human error in setting the parameters. The blade set quickly rises to the set temperature and then cuts the tubes while maintaining the optimum welding temperature.
The tube holders slide out and the multi-use blade moves up. The connection is made and the operator can then retrieve the tube. The temperature of the blade, together with the relative movements of the dies, ensures the highest quality of weld without risk of particulate contamination or breach of sterility.
The sterile tube welder is a piece of cleanroom equipment designed to weld two C-Flex production hoses in a completely safe and sterile way.
The unique translation technology features a specially developed multi-use blade kit that allows for an automated connection between two sterile thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) tubes to be made. The connector is suitable for the closed system.