Sterilizers by Syntegon: new modular SBM Essential Line

A sterilizer that is perfect for your application, Annex 1-compliant, cost-effective, and available quickly: the Syntegon subsidiary SBM now fulfills this wish for its customers. With the launch of the SBM Essential Line, the company builds on more than 50 years of experience and offers sterilizers in a defined range for the first time.

SBM uses standardized basic parts for its Essential Line sterilizers, such as the pressure vessel that forms the basis for all sterilizers of the series. This speeds up production enormously. Customers benefit twofold: the price decreases and delivery time is shortened by several months. To ensure that pharmaceutical manufacturers still get exactly the solution they need, SBM offers the pressure vessel in twelve sizes and usable chamber volumes of around 200 to 3,500 liters.

Depending on requirements and sterilization load, customers can also choose between a vacuum-steam (ADV), steam-air mixture (SDR) or combined (SDT) process for sterilizing porous and solid equipment as well as liquids in containers such as vials, ampoules, or syringes.

Configurable for Annex 1

Sterilizer SBM Essential Line with Operator

Further configuration options like jacket cooling ensure a swift cool-down after the sterilization process and improve efficiency. The automatic inline filter sterilization or the high-pathogen program are suitable for applications that require additional product safety. The high-pathogen program, for example, is a necessary safety measure when working with infectious or highly potent substances.

Since the new Annex 1 of the EU GMP took effect in August 2023, the optional air detector module for ADV and SDT sterilizers saves many pharmaceutical manufacturers a lot of work. Chapter 8.61 requires proof of the complete purging of air from the sterilization chamber, which can be done by means of a daily air removal test or the use of an air detector system. The air detector module of the SBM Essential Line automatically detects non-condensable gases in the chamber and documents the measured values. Pharmaceutical manufacturers comply with the requirements of the new Annex 1 without any additional effort and can rely on effective and safe sterilization at all times.