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Applikon Announces An Important Breakthrough For The BioProcessing Market!
October 7, 2006
i-Control
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What is so unique is that the i-Control combines Applikon's 25 years experience in developing easy to use controllers designed specifically for the bioprocess industry with the power, reliability, and expandability of the industrial programmable logic controllers (PLC) and distributed control systems (DCS).
Scientists will enjoy
- The intuitive navigation
- The large color touch screen interface, A standard, off-the-shelf, application
- The options, control up to 4 bioreactors with options such as 8 mass flow controller; up to 6 pumps, 2 DO; 2 PH; and much more (all this is per vessel).
- The ability use the same system to control autoclavable, disposable or SIP bioreactors
- The power to meet their needs today and enough expandability to meets their needs tomorrow.
Engineers will enjoy
- Open system architecture = no drivers required
- GaMP validatable code based upon the S88 guidelines
- Fieldbus technology, which enables on screen diagnostics
- Choice of controllers including Allen Bradley, Delta V or Siemens.
- The power and reliably of an industrial controller
Call Applikon for a presentation to see how the i-Control can elevate your R&D and Pilot Plant to an industrial platform, but with the ease, experience and cost of proprietary control.
SOURCE: Applikon Biotechnology



