To stay ahead in today’s competitive marketplace, pharmaceutical and biotechnology facilities have to be agile; they must exploit constantly evolving technologies, achieve ever-shorter times to production, and deploy techniques such as modular production pods to do so efficiently.
Yet, while seeking to meet these challenges, facility operators are constrained by many diverse factors. They must work within strict, multiple compliance and regulatory regimes; compliance also requires uninterrupted monitoring and data logging for highly environmentally-sensitive, lengthy batch cycles.
Additionally, this environment makes heavy demands on related data services. Privacy and IP concerns expand in-house data processing and storage requirements, while international projects call for 24/7 IT systems with minimal downtime. These resources depend critically on clean, UPS power systems to fulfil the service levels expected of them.
However, these IT services are not the only pharmaceutical and biotechnology facility candidates for power protection. Equally, development and production areas rely on it for process control and monitoring systems, and for analytical instrumentation. The entire working environment must also be kept productive and safe, with always-reliable emergency lighting and lifts, shutters and doors, and environmental control systems.
Innovative products and optimised configurations
Achieving this complex and highly site-specific power protection profile is best done by engaging with a well-established UPS supplier such as KOHLER Uninterruptible Power (KUP). They will have the resources, experience and expertise essential for installing and maintaining an effective solution. By taking a consultative approach, they can help users identify an optimal configuration of uninterruptible power supplies, lighting inverters, UPS batteries and generators and associated power infrastructure.
Naturally, good service must be complemented by innovative products. KUP’s KOHLER PW 9250DPA, for example, is the latest in a line of UPS power supplies that is highly configurable, scalable and efficient. Modular UPS design means that users can right-size exactly to an existing plant, and then scale incrementally and cost-effectively as the plant expands. It also makes N+1 redundancy easy, allowing module replacement without power interruption, and ‘six nines’ availability.
The KOHLER PW 9250DPA also helps users achieve today’s power-saving, low carbon footprint goals, as it has been independently certified as the most energy-efficient uninterruptible power supply in its class.
The KOHLER PW range extends to standalone models, variously sized to protect anything from a single laboratory, IT or security equipment item to a full data centre or biomanufacturing suite.
Users can implement emergency lighting installations based on KUP’s KOHLER EL series of European BS EN50171- compliant static inverters. With single and three-phase systems, the inverters use true double-conversion and PWM technology. They can run at 120 per cent continuous overload, while KUP’s intelligent battery monitoring maximises service life. A galvanic isolation transformer is included on some models.
The KUP engineering team has extensive experience in designing back-up battery systems to suit specific floor plan and loading limits, environmental conditions and autonomy needs, plus monitoring and management requirements.
For longer autonomies, KUP’s standby generators can be specified with a range of fuel and engine types, including their own – brand. The generators combine high reliability and durability with low cost.
Ongoing support
Once all equipment has been specified to meet site requirements, it must be installed, commissioned and serviced correctly to ensure a lifetime of efficient and reliable operation. KUP achieves this by using UPS monitoring by its own nationwide team of permanently-employed, factory-trained field service engineers, backed by significant local spares inventories.
For more information regarding any of our uninterrupted power products or services, you can get in touch with KOHLER Uninterruptible Power via our contact page or call us on 0800 731 3269.
