美国Epsilon干式快换接头有助于制药企业降低产品成本，提高安全性
Epsilon Dry Disconnect Couplings Help Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Decrease Product Costs, Increase Safety
By OPW | Jan 22, 2016

Pressure to reduce production costs, decrease yield variance and maintain safety compliance is spurring interest in advanced chemical-transfer equipment降低生产成本、减少产量差异和保持安全合规性的压力正在激发人们对先进化学转移设备的兴趣

俄亥俄州-2016年1月21日- OPW工程系统公司，都福公司（NYSE:DOV）流体市场的一部分，很高兴宣布其epsilon干式断开管接头具有一系列设计和操作特点，使其非常适合在关键的工厂和轨道车/罐车化学转移应用中用于制药制造。挥发性、危险性或高价值药物化合物的实例，其转移可受益于使用epsilon断开物，包括二氯甲烷、甲苯、氨（23%）、药浆和钾盐。

LEBANON, OHIO – January 21, 2016 - OPW Engineered Systems, part of OPW's Fluids market segment within Dover Corporation (NYSE:DOV), is pleased to announce that its Epsilon? Dry Disconnect Couplings feature a series of design and operational features that make them ideal for use in critical in-plant and railcar/tank-truck chemical-transfer applications in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Examples of volatile, hazardous or high-value pharmaceutical compounds whose transfer can benefit from the use of Epsilon disconnects include dichloromethane, toluene, ammonia (23%), pharmaceutical slurries and Syltherm.

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使epsilon在这些应用中区别于竞争性干式断开技术的是一种使用球阀而不是提升阀的设计，以便于打开和关闭联轴器。这种独特的结构允许凸面球在阀门打开时与凹面球座在一起，产生一条直通的流动路径，不会产生化学物质可以筑巢的区域。其结果是流体传输不会降低流速，同时在断开耦合时，实际上消除了产品泄漏的发生。一系列五个独立和冗余的机械锁还可防止epsilon耦合意外断开，从而消除意外泄漏和灾难性化学物质释放的威胁。

What sets the Epsilon apart from competitive dry disconnect technologies in these applications is a design that utilizes ball valves rather than poppets to facilitate the opening and closing of the coupling. This unique construction allows a convex ball to seat with a concave ball when the valve is opened, producing a straight-through flow path that creates no areas where chemicals can nest. The result is fluid transfer that experiences no reduction in flow rate while virtually eliminating the occurrence of product spills when the coupling is disconnected. A series of five independent and redundant mechanical locks also prevents the Epsilon coupling from becoming accidentally disconnected, which removes the threat of unintentional spills and catastrophic chemical releases.

“Epsilon干式断开连接的需求，因为时代的大片药物已经改变。因此，我们的客户在生产他们的药物产品时，需要尽可能的低成本和安全，”OPW工程系统产品总监戴夫·莫罗说。产品损失可以降低生产成本和产量差异，并且可以显著提高安全性。这些都是客户要求的结果，这就是他们要求epsilon的原因。”

"Epsilon Dry Disconnect Couplings are in demand because the era of blockbuster drugs has changed. Therefore, our clients need to be as cost-effective and as safe as possible when creating their pharmaceutical products," said Dave Morrow, Director of Products for OPW Engineered Systems. "Minimizing product loss can decrease production costs and yield variances, and it can dramatically increase safety. Those are results that customers demand and that is why they are asking for Epsilon."

Epsilon干式快速接头由316不锈钢或哈氏合金制成。提供3/4“、1”、1-1/2“、2”和3“尺寸，可选择符合ANSI或DIN标准的端部连接。所有的epsilon耦合模型都是由一个综合的国际调节机构名单批准/列出的压力服务。

Epsilon Dry Disconnect Couplings are constructed of 316 stainless steel or Hastelloy and available in 3/4”, 1”, 1-1/2”, 2” and 3” sizes, with the option of end connections complying to either ANSI or DIN standards. All Epsilon coupling models are approved/listed for pressure service by a comprehensive list of international regulating agencies.

For more on OPW Engineered Systems, brands and products go to http://www.opw-es.com.

About OPW Engineered Systems:

OPW工程系统公司是OPW公司的一部分，OPW公司是一家流体处理、管理、监测和控制解决方案公司，致力于从炼油厂到商业和零售消费点的关键石油衍生流体的安全高效处理，包括装载系统、铁路和运输罐车设备、油罐计量设备和自动燃料管理系统、阀门和配件、地下和地上储罐设备、溢出容器、防溢装置、二级安全壳集水坑和柔性管道，燃料分配产品，包括旋转装置、分离装置、用于蒸汽回收的工业和自动分配喷嘴、汽油、柴油和替代燃料，以及用于液化石油气、氢气和天然气的清洁能源燃料喷嘴和附件。OPW还生产自动洗车系统。OPW拥有1650多名员工，在北美、欧洲、巴西、中国和印度设有制造业务，并设有销售办事处。OPW是都福公司（NYSE:DOV）流体市场部门的一家运营公司。有关OPW的更多信息，请访问www.opwglobal.com。

OPW Engineered Systems is part of OPW, a global leader in fully integrated fluid-handling, management, monitoring and control solutions for the safe and efficient handling of critical petroleum-derived fluids from the refinery to the commercial and retail points of consumption, including loading systems, rail and transport tank-truck equipment, tank-gauging equipment and automated fuel-management systems, valves and fittings, underground and aboveground storage-tank equipment, spill containers, overfill-prevention devices, secondary containment sumps and flexible piping, fuel-dispensing products, including swivels, breakaways, industrial and automatic dispensing nozzles for vapor recovery, gasoline, diesel, and alternative fuels, and clean energy fueling nozzles and accessories for LPG, Hydrogen and CNG. OPW also manufactures automated vehicle wash systems. OPW has 1,650+ employees with manufacturing operations in North America, Europe, Brazil, China and India, and sales offices around the world. OPW is an operating company within the Fluids market segment of Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV). For more information on OPW, please visit www.opwglobal.com.