PureFerm
Get the most out of high-density cell fermentations with PureFerm bioprocessing centrifuges, featuring unique Alfa Laval technologies for continuous solids removal and gentle, foam-free treatment with up to 40% power savings compared to traditional top-fed centrifuges. High product recovery yield and low energy consumption makes PureFerm the ideal harvesting and purification solution for profitable next-generation food manufacturing.
Bioprocessing centrifuges with superior cell separation performance
- Efficient solids handling with continuous solids removal
- Up to 40% lower power consumption with Hermetic Design
- Hermetic Design minimizes shear for gentle cell treatment
- Bowl completely with fluid prevents oxygen pickup and foaming
- Easy operation: automated process control
Efficient cell culture separation poses significant challenges to profitable bioprocessing. The complex and delicate nature of cells requires careful handling to prevent damage or loss of viability. Scaling up the process while maintaining high productivity can become a hurdle, as filtration and other separation systems may not give satisfactory results.
Through continuous and highly efficient separation of large volumes, PureFerm centrifuges bring improved productivity to next-generation food and other bioprocessing applications. Drawing on unique Alfa Laval technologies such as Hermetic Design and Bactofuge – continuous solids discharge -, the PureFerm platform adds scalability, profitability, and unmatched energy efficiency to your process.
The PureFerm range
PureFerm centrifuges come in different sizes to meet your bioprocessing needs. All provide high-efficiency separation with continuous solids removal, gentle product handling, and minimized oxygen pick-up, together with low energy consumption.
PureFerm 250
- Max capacity: 10 000 l/h
- Small footprint, skid mounted separator with control system
- Easy to install and start up
PureFerm 750
- Max capacity: 25 000 l/h
- Modular design with control system
- Available with eMotion for added energy efficiency
Services
Extending the performance of your equipment
Service to continuously improve your sustainability
For the market’s widest portfolio of welded heat exchangers, Alfa Laval offers an unmatched range of services and support. From assistance during installation and commissioning to routine maintenance options and expertise to solve tough challenges, we are here to make sure your equipment delivers the performance you expect for a long time to come.
Our global network of service centers is staffed by maintenance technicians with extensive process and product knowledge. No matter where you are, we make sure you have a local contact who can be onsite with the experience to meet your needs.
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Better separation results with Hermetic Design
Hermetic Design is a proprietary Alfa Laval technology. It improves product handling and energy efficiency in a wide range of separation applications. The bottom-fed bowl filled completely with fluids enables gentle acceleration of media, with minimal oxygen pick-up.
Test, validate, and scale up your next separation solution
Whether upgrading your production line or running a proof of concept, Alfa Laval helps you choose the right separator solution with confidence. Simply get in touch to arrange a consultation and trial at one of our test centres, or to rent a unit for onsite testing.
Separation expertise for next-generation food
The world`s growing population deserves nutritious and tasty food, produced without harming our planet. The food landscape is changing, through groundbreaking research and cutting-edge technology. Alfa Laval provides unmatched separation expertise for this transformation: bringing scalability, profitability, and resource efficiency to next0generation food processes, like cellular agriculture.
The Separator Innovator
Would you like to know more about our innovations in separation technology? Click on the link below. Alfa Laval invented the first disc stack separator and has led the way in the development of centrifuge technology for over a century. We are glad to share with you the expertise we have gained along the way. Visit our Separator Innovator knowledge base to learn more about advancements in separation and the steps Alfa Laval is taking to continue revolutionizing the technology.
