Drive for BioPAT® Pinch Valve, size AB

The BioPAT^® Pinch Valve is controlled by an electrical drive. The step motor allows for high accuracy and robustness of the positioning of the valve. The electrical drive is available in two sizes, the smaller is used with BioPAT^® Pinch Valve sizes A and B, and the bigger size with BioPAT^® Pinch Valve sizes B. It can be integrated into the Sartorius single-use upstream and downstream bioprocessing systems, through the Prof-inet^® interface. The digital interface allows for a more com-prehensive integration, control and flexibility of the BioPAT^® Pinch Valve, as well as for better monitoring of maintenance status of the motor itself. Once the tubing is correctly installed in the BioPAT^® Pinch Valve and the lid is close, the degree of “openness” of the tubing can be controlled by moving the gripper and spindle connected to the motor in the drive towards or away from the lid. The electrical drives for the BioPAT Pinch Valve^® achieve at least 5 mm/s, independent of the force required, for the qualified tube types and sizes. For more information please contact your application specialist. The life-time of the electrical drive is 14.5 km use-distance or 2,000 operating hours.