Equipment

The staff of VTS Consultants possesses many years of hands-on commissioning and qualification experience and comprehensive knowledge of current and developing regulatory requirements. Our staff has a thorough understanding of the requirements of various governmental agencies such as the FDA, CBER, CDER, and the MHRA in the United Kingdom, and Health Canada. Our experience in commissioning and qualification is found in, but not limited to, the following equipment and utilities:

Glassware and Vial Washers
Depyrogenation Ovens
Sterilization/Depyrogenation Tunnels
ETO/ Steam Sterilizers
Liquid and Ointment Fillers
Lyophilizers
Environmental/Stability Chambers
Cold Rooms/Freezer Rooms
Filling/Packaging Equipment
Powder Filling Machines
Capsule Filling Machines
Capping Machines
Blister Packing Machines
Form/Fill/Seal Machines
Labeling Machines
Bar Code Readers
Vision Systems
Computer Controlled Systems
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
Distributed Control Systems (DCS)
Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition Systems (SCADA)
Process Area Manager (PAM)
Building Automation and/or Management Systems (BAS & BMS)
Bio-reactors
Fermentation Systems
Robotic Roller Bottle Filling Units
Centrifuges
Homogenizers
Liquid Chromotography Systems
Water Systems (DIW, PW and WFI)
Clean-in-Place (CIP)
Clean Steam Generators
Steam-in-Place (SIP)
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Compressed Air/Inert Gases
Laboratory Instrumentation
Bio-Hazard Hoods
Particle Counters
Microbial Identification Units (MIDI)
HPLCs, GCs and FTIRs
Milling Machines
Micropulverizers
Sieves
Blenders
Mixers
Fluid Bed Dryers/Granulators
Tablet Presses / Coaters
Encapsulating Machines
Imprinting Machines
Lathes
Ultrasonic Cleaners
Medical Devices Assembly Processes

VTS Consultants has provided not only cleaning validation execution, but also analysis of various facilities to help the client formulate a sound cleaning validation master plan and a process program for its implementation. We have been involved with the evaluation of cleaning requirements for solid dosage and sterile pharmaceuticals facilities and their associated equipment. This included, but was not limited to, reactors, bulk solution tanks, tablet presses and liquid vial fillers.