Pumps and Systems for the Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences, and Biotechnology Industries

As the leading manufacturer of pumps and pump systems for the pharmaceutical, life sciences, and biotech industries, LEWA supports you during the development of complete solutions, which are matched exactly to your process requirements.

We work with you to plan all the important process-related operations, such as conveying, metering, mixing, heating, and cooling so that you can process your raw product cost-effectively.

Pharmaceuticals, Life Sciences, and Biotechnology
Hygienic Mixing, Metering, and Dilution with LEWA Solutions

Special expertise is required in the production of pharmaceuticals in order to ensure that the legal requirements and regulatory are met.

Reliability when it comes to production, documentation, and validation are our top priorities. That's why you can rely on LEWA’s tried-and-tested pumps, pump packages and complete systems for many processes in the pharmaceutical, life sciences, and biotechnology industries. Our experts will be happy to advise you on finding optimum, customized solutions for your metering, purification, mixing, and filtration processes.

LEWA hygienic metering pumps (LEWA ecodos and LEWA ecoflow) meet all aseptic requirements in these processes and are always the first choice when it comes to manufacturing low bioburden or even sterile products.

LEWA Chromatography system for the pharmaceutical industry
Picture: Buffer inline dilution by means of LEWA hygienic metering pumps or as complete process skid are only one of many solution examples in the pharma and biotech industry.

Inline Dilution, Mixing, Dosing and Other Processes in the Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences, and Biotech Industries

Our systems have in-house engineering and meet all the industry-relevant requirements, such as for inline dilution and dosing (cGMP, GAMP, 21 CFR, etc.). We also offer complete documentation, acceptance tests, validation/qualification, installation, and commissioning services.

System solutions from LEWA can be found in many applications in this market: from the metering of liquids, production of dispersions, homogenization processes at high pressures, various mixing tasks, processes for the dilution of buffers or handling product or concentrates right through to the diverse DSP unit operations. These tasks require precise volume flows and exact conformance with specific process conditions.

Product applicationsTaskProcess/System
Areas of application for our products and solutions in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industriesProportionally mixing sensitive, expensive fluids on a continuous basisMetering additives for tablet production; tablet coatings, preservatives
Precisely adding fluids during the chromatography processDosing fluids into the purification process, diluting buffers and concentrates
Metering sensitive fluidsAdding enzymes, vitamins, flavorings, and additives for fermentation
Aseptically transferring proteins and cellsAdding micro-organisms to fermentations, transferring blood or blood components, transferring products in filling processes
Adding additivesAdditives, toxic chemicals
Injecting fluids for extrusion or spraying mechanismsProducing active ingredients and tablets, adding stabilizers
Microfiltration and ultrafiltration, dialysis systemsFiltering process solutions, carefully concentrating intermediate products (biopharmaceuticals), concentrating and purifying protein solutions, separating cells and particles
High-pressure and supercritical applicationsDispersing 2 phases, supercritical processes with CO2, generating nanoparticles

Solutions for the Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences, and Biotech Industries

The biopharmaceutical, fine chemical, veterinary medicine, and special food supplement industries all require systems that are easy to clean and drain, and that are manufactured and documented according to the applicable guidelines. LEWA has the expertise to design and construct customer-specific systems for these industries.

Our scope of supply for these sectors ranges from simple metering systems for metering additives, dosing modules in process chromatography units and buffer dilution systems, right through to complex systems for the proportional mixing or conveyance of various media.

LEWA hygienic pump for the pharmaceutical industry

LEWA hygienic pump for the pharmaceutical industry

Process-Integrated Pump Systems for Filtration and Other Processes

We also use the LEWA intellidrive technology to solve difficult metering and conveying tasks:

  • Applications that allow a minimum of pulsation such as sensitive chromatography media or fluids during filtration processes
  • Highly viscous fluids such as syrup or gel
  • Highly precise metering during filling jobs
  • Hermetically sealed for hygienic and sterile processes
  • Mixing of two fluids in one pump head such as gradient formulation in chromatography processes
  • At varying flow rates and at inhomogeneous qualities, changing pressures, or temperatures

Metering Pumps in Hygienic Design

LEWA hygienic metering pumps (LEWA ecodos and LEWA ecoflow) are hermetically sealed, leak-free, and have no connection, such as a shaft, to the product space. This ensures contamination-free metering and conveying over a long process time frame.

Hygienic pumps can also be used as multiplex pumps (e.g., for metering formulas). This means that several pump drive units can be assembled on one drive shaft. The individual pumps then convey varying quantities into the process. To increase the safety of your aseptic and sterile production processes, LEWA hygienic pumps are tested for their cleanability according to recognized, internationally valid guidelines (EHEDG cleanability test and QHD test system).

LEWA hygienic pump for the pharmaceutical industry

Advantages at a Glance

High end pumps, equipment and systems

We deliver high-end pumps integrated into complete systems and units for your specific applications. In doing so, we of course rely on the tried-and-tested LEWA quality.

Economic solutions

We always deliver economic pumps, systems and units with minimized energy consumption, high efficiency, low maintenance and a long lifetime.

Tried and tested modular system

We design our systems and units in modular design with numerous engine and pump head combinations for different applications.

Special materials

On request, we can build systems with special materials such as Hastelloy, titanium, duplex stainless steel or further materials. If you are interested, please contact our product manager.

Patented sandwich diaphragm

Our patented diaphragm metering pumps use metal or PTFE sandwich diaphragms with Diaphragm Protection System (DPS) for maximum operational safety.

Sanitary & hygienic design

Highly polished surfaces and a minimal dead space construction are the basis for a system design that meets all the industry's hygienic standards.

Easy to clean

An especially important advantage for pharmaceutical and food industry is that our systems can be quickly and easily cleaned with cleaning chemicals or hot steam.

International standards

LEWA pumps, systems and units are compliant with major international standards such as DVGW G280, WHG, PED, ISO 9001, ASME, ATEX and TA-Luft. Of course, you can also define your own standards.

Maintenance and service

No matter if maintenance, spare parts or repair - our service technicians are well trained and available worldwide. Thus, we guarantee fast response and smooth operations.

Applications

Products

LEWA ecoflow diaphragm metering pump

LEWA ecoflow diaphragm metering pump

The ecoflow® diaphragm metering pump from LEWA is a true all-around talent in the field of metering and mixing and can be used in all industries.

LEWA ecoflow sanitary/hygienic

LEWA ecoflow sanitary food pump

The ecoflow® diaphragm metering pump in sanitary/hygienic design is the ideal pump for food and pharmaceutical products.

LEWA ecosmart

LEWA ecosmart the smart metering pump

The LEWA ecosmart® diaphragm metering pump is the inexpensive metering pump for various applications and can be ordered quickly and conveniently through the online store.

LEWA ecodos mechanical diaphragm pump

LEWA ecodos mechanical diaphragm pump

The ecodos® mechanical diaphragm metering pump from LEWA is suitable for all pumping and metering tasks in the low-pressure range.

LEWA ecodos sanitary/hygienic

LEWA ecodos food pump

The LEWA ecodos® diaphragm metering pump with its sanitary/hygienic design is the ideal pump for food and pharmaceutical products in the low-pressure range.

LEWA intellidrive diaphragm metering pumps

LEWA intellidrive diaphragm metering pump

Use servomotor-controlled diaphragm metering pumps for precision metering and mixing of fluids in metering plants and systems.

LEWA FC laboratory pump

LEWA micrometering pump FC

The smallest flow rates and precise metering make LEWA micro-metering pumps of the FC series the first choice for laboratory pumps.

LEWA ecoflow process diaphragm pump

LEWA high pressure pump for process engineering

The LEWA ecoflow process diaphragm pump is the top performer among innovative and universal process pumps for high-pressure process technology.

LEWA triplex process pump

LEWA triplex high pressure pump for process engineering

LEWA triplex is the most compact process pump in the world for high-pressure processes in all branches of industry. Contact us, we are happy to help!

LEWA Bellows Pulsators

LEWA bellow pulsators

LEWA bellows pulsators for extraction processes and separating substance mixtures. Contact us, we are happy to help!

Customized production units

LEWA metering and mixing system

LEWA develops complete systems for metering, mixing, and filling fluids. Contact us and let us advise you!

Customer-specific metering systems

LEWA metering system

LEWA provides you with custom-designed metering systems according to your specifications. Put your trust in the experience gained from 60 years of metering technology in various industries.

References

  • Metering of citric acid

    Metering of citric acid

    Metering of citric acid

    The customer’s challenge: In an extraction process citric acid shall be reliably metered

    LEWA’s scope of delivery: Skid

    Delivery in detail: 1 Custom-designed metering system with 1 LEWA ecodos sanitary pump, type 550

    LEWA main product/s:
    Custom-designed metering system
    LEWA ecodos sanitary / hygienic

    FluidPressure in barFlowrate in l/h
    Citric acid5550
    MarketProcess
    Chemical / Pharmaceuticals / CosmeticsBasic operations (separating, extract.)

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