First Validated Electrical Resistance Tomography System

To ensure better quality and efficiency, the validation of the equipment used to monitor and control these processes is crucial. Validation relates to demonstrating that instrumentation has been tested and that the information reported corresponds to what is being measured.

Industrial Tomography Systems (ITS), as part of its commitment to working with the life science and other regulated markets has introduced a validated version of its popular electrical resistance tomography p2000 system. ITS has invested in conducting a pre-validation exercise with ABB Life Sciences. This effectively tests the use of ITS technology against criteria set out in GAMP 4 and also relates closely to GAMP 5.

The p2000 is able to help characterise complex processes such as crystallisation. As well as determining concentration variations through a vessel.

ITS is also able to provide information on key unit processes such as mixing, filtration and liquid-liquid separation. This offers the benefit of reducing batch cycle times and improving batch to batch consistency.