L.J. Star Case Study Shows a Small Investment in Sanitary Fittings Saved Millions of Dollars

Twinsburg, Ohio — August 24, 2012 — L.J. Star Inc., the leading provider of process observation equipment, has released a case study that describes how an investment of less than $100 in sanitary fittings saved millions of dollars for a pharmaceutical company.
 
The case study describes a situation that arose in a pharmaceutical plant that ended up costing the company three million dollars when they discovered a drip caused by a poorly designed fitting that allowed a coupling to loosen. In order to comply with FDA regulations, the company had to scrap an entire batch of an expensive drug.
 
In order to prevent this from happening again, the company installed an L.J. Star sanitary clamp. These clamps are made specifically for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries where joint cleanliness and efficient material flow are of paramount importance. They have design features that ensure uniform gasket compression and clamping efficiency.

L.J. Star manufactures a complete line of stainless steel sanitary fittings, including:

•   a safety clamp that increases operator safety and security
•   hygienic clamps for sanitary connections
•   SH single-bolt hygienic clamps
•   SH double-bolt hygienic clamps
•   ASME Section VIII clamps
•   lockout clamps that limit access to pipelines
 
For more information on the L.J. Star line of sanitary fittings and sanitary connection products, go to http://www.ljstar.com/products/products.aspx?pl=25.
 
To download a line card describing all of L.J. Star’s process observation equipment for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, go to http://www.ljstar.com/products/pdf/02-0021_Pharma_line_card.pdf.
 
About L.J. Star
L.J. Star Incorporated provides an extensive line of process observation equipment – sight glasses, lights, sanitary fittings, and level gage instrumentation. Product lines include Metaglas® Safety Sight Windows, Lumiglas® Explosion Proof Lights and Cameras, Sight Flow Indicators, Sight Ports, Sanitary Clamps, Magnetic Level Gages and Gage Glass. Metaglas is the #1 selling fused sight glass, proven in thousands of installations around the world. Unlike some other sight glasses, it meets stringent DIN 7079 and DIN 7080 quality standards, and it is approved for USP Type I use. For additional information, or to request third-party documentation of standards compliance and product performance claims, contact L.J. Star Incorporated, P.O. Box 1116, Twinsburg, OH 44087. Phone: 330-405-3040. Fax: 330-405-3070. Email: view@ljstar.com. Website: www.ljstar.com.
 

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