BIRTLEY, County. Durham, UK, 10 February 2023—Parker Bioscience Filtration – part of Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies – has launched a portable filter testing solution, Valairdata 4, which verifies the integrity of sterile gas filter systems and supports the food and beverage sector in reducing the risk of airborne contamination.

Valairdata 4 is a fully automated, aerosol challenge integrity test unit that has been developed to provide fast and reliable filter integrity testing in-situ, enabling operators to quickly identify any filter failures with minimal disruption to aseptic process operations. It is the latest in the series of Valairdata solutions developed by Parker and features updated software and functional design enhancements to improve ease of use.

The new version is lightweight and portable, with a long battery life. It has been ergonomically designed to allow users easy access to connection ports and a handle that can be folded away during testing. Valairdata 4 has multi-language menu availability and is supplied in a carry case for portability, enabling it to be deployed throughout a facility.

The Valairdata 4’s aerosol challenge is fully correlated to aerosolized bacterial and viral challenges and has been designed as an accurate, reliable method for detecting gas filter integrity. Test details are securely stored within the unit in accordance with FDA 21CFR part 11 requirements. Test results from the Valairdata 4 aerosol challenge are available within seconds and the filter can be introduced back into process immediately after testing, with no flushing or drying required. Once testing is complete, the results are easily transferred from the unit via a USB data stick for easy tracking, storage and transfer of test data. A stand-alone printer has also been introduced to the Valairdata 4 solution, which can help users save time on data transfer.

Mark Richardson, Product Manager – Food and Beverage, of Parker Bioscience Filtration, said: “We are excited to be introducing Valairdata 4 to the market. Valairdata 4 builds on the success of its predecessor, Valairdata 3. Several improvements have been made which improve both its useability and portability, and its design utilizes more than 50 years of experience in the provision of sterile air and gas filtration solutions.”

Richardson continued: “It will help operators in the food and beverage sector to ensure that production can run without contamination from airbourne sources, and help them meet production standards, eliminate wastage and increase profitability, for increased process control and protection.”

With five decades of experience in working with the international food and beverage sector, Parker Bioscience Filtration offers a wide range of filtration solutions that ensure product quality, while maintaining the lowest cost of ownership.

For more information about Valairdata 4, please visit: www.parker.com/v4

About Parker Bioscience Filtration Division

Parker Bioscience Filtration, with its sites in Birtley and Oxnard, California, supports customers both locally and globally in improving process control, efficiency and supply chain security throughout their production and packaging processes. The company has five decades of experience in working with the international food and beverage sector – with specialist expertise in the dairy, brewing, bottled water and wine industries – and offers a wide range of filtration solutions that ensure product quality, while maintaining the lowest cost of ownership. For more information, please visit www.parker.com/bioscience.

About Parker

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century the company has been enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow. Learn more at www.parker.com or @parkerhannifin.

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