美國Epsilon干式快換接頭有助于制藥企業降低產品成本，提高安全性
Epsilon Dry Disconnect Couplings Help Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Decrease Product Costs, Increase Safety
By OPW | Jan 22, 2016

Pressure to reduce production costs, decrease yield variance and maintain safety compliance is spurring interest in advanced chemical-transfer equipment降低生產成本、減少產量差異和保持安全合規性的壓力正在激發人們對先進化學轉移設備的興趣

俄亥俄州-2016年1月21日- OPW工程系統公司，都福公司（NYSE:DOV）流體市場的一部分，很高興宣布其epsilon干式斷開管接頭具有一系列設計和操作特點，使其非常適合在關鍵的工廠和軌道車/罐車化學轉移應用中用于制藥制造。揮發性、危險性或高價值藥物化合物的實例，其轉移可受益于使用epsilon斷開物，包括二氯甲烷、甲苯、氨（23%）、藥漿和鉀鹽。

LEBANON, OHIO – January 21, 2016 - OPW Engineered Systems, part of OPW's Fluids market segment within Dover Corporation (NYSE:DOV), is pleased to announce that its Epsilon? Dry Disconnect Couplings feature a series of design and operational features that make them ideal for use in critical in-plant and railcar/tank-truck chemical-transfer applications in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Examples of volatile, hazardous or high-value pharmaceutical compounds whose transfer can benefit from the use of Epsilon disconnects include dichloromethane, toluene, ammonia (23%), pharmaceutical slurries and Syltherm.

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使epsilon在這些應用中區別于競爭性干式斷開技術的是一種使用球閥而不是提升閥的設計，以便于打開和關閉聯軸器。這種獨特的結構允許凸面球在閥門打開時與凹面球座在一起，產生一條直通的流動路徑，不會產生化學物質可以筑巢的區域。其結果是流體傳輸不會降低流速，同時在斷開耦合時，實際上消除了產品泄漏的發生。一系列五個獨立和冗余的機械鎖還可防止epsilon耦合意外斷開，從而消除意外泄漏和災難性化學物質釋放的威脅。

What sets the Epsilon apart from competitive dry disconnect technologies in these applications is a design that utilizes ball valves rather than poppets to facilitate the opening and closing of the coupling. This unique construction allows a convex ball to seat with a concave ball when the valve is opened, producing a straight-through flow path that creates no areas where chemicals can nest. The result is fluid transfer that experiences no reduction in flow rate while virtually eliminating the occurrence of product spills when the coupling is disconnected. A series of five independent and redundant mechanical locks also prevents the Epsilon coupling from becoming accidentally disconnected, which removes the threat of unintentional spills and catastrophic chemical releases.

“Epsilon干式斷開連接的需求，因為時代的大片藥物已經改變。因此，我們的客戶在生產他們的藥物產品時，需要盡可能的低成本和安全，”OPW工程系統產品總監戴夫·莫羅說。產品損失可以降低生產成本和產量差異，并且可以顯著提高安全性。這些都是客戶要求的結果，這就是他們要求epsilon的原因。”

"Epsilon Dry Disconnect Couplings are in demand because the era of blockbuster drugs has changed. Therefore, our clients need to be as cost-effective and as safe as possible when creating their pharmaceutical products," said Dave Morrow, Director of Products for OPW Engineered Systems. "Minimizing product loss can decrease production costs and yield variances, and it can dramatically increase safety. Those are results that customers demand and that is why they are asking for Epsilon."

Epsilon干式快速接頭由316不銹鋼或哈氏合金制成。提供3/4“、1”、1-1/2“、2”和3“尺寸，可選擇符合ANSI或DIN標準的端部連接。所有的epsilon耦合模型都是由一個綜合的國際調節機構名單批準/列出的壓力服務。

Epsilon Dry Disconnect Couplings are constructed of 316 stainless steel or Hastelloy and available in 3/4”, 1”, 1-1/2”, 2” and 3” sizes, with the option of end connections complying to either ANSI or DIN standards. All Epsilon coupling models are approved/listed for pressure service by a comprehensive list of international regulating agencies.

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OPW Engineered Systems is part of OPW, a global leader in fully integrated fluid-handling, management, monitoring and control solutions for the safe and efficient handling of critical petroleum-derived fluids from the refinery to the commercial and retail points of consumption, including loading systems, rail and transport tank-truck equipment, tank-gauging equipment and automated fuel-management systems, valves and fittings, underground and aboveground storage-tank equipment, spill containers, overfill-prevention devices, secondary containment sumps and flexible piping, fuel-dispensing products, including swivels, breakaways, industrial and automatic dispensing nozzles for vapor recovery, gasoline, diesel, and alternative fuels, and clean energy fueling nozzles and accessories for LPG, Hydrogen and CNG. OPW also manufactures automated vehicle wash systems. OPW has 1,650+ employees with manufacturing operations in North America, Europe, Brazil, China and India, and sales offices around the world. OPW is an operating company within the Fluids market segment of Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV). For more information on OPW, please visit www.opwglobal.com.