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HISTORY
Altair Equipment Company (AECO) was formed in the early 1970's by Edward G. Krager to provide expert services for water and waste treatment systems. Edward was joined by his sons Richard and Wayne. The company has grown in size, scope, and variety of service offered. Today AECO's customers include major automobile manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, power suppliers, and chemical companies. Installations include central power plants, purified & WFI systems, water reuse systems, and condensate polishers.
FACILITIES
AECO's facility is located in Warminster Pennsylvania. The 10,000 square foot facility houses both a 30 and a 60 cubic foot regeneration facility, a softening resin regeneration plant, assembly space, QC/Testing laboratory and warehouse staging area. AECO is breaking ground on our new 18,000 square foot facility with its new regeneration plant, clean assembly space, and testing area.
ENGINEERING
AECO's staff of engineers and CAD designers have over 200 years of experience in water treatment design, troubleshooting, start-up, assembly, application, service, and evaluation of water treatment systems. Our staff consists of experts in their respective fields who regularly lecture and are published. Our engineers provide our clients with the best available knowledge for system designs, commissioning, and validation. Please contact AECO for copies of articles or to schedule training at your facility.
FIELD SERVICE
AECO has extensive field/start-up service experience. We are available to supervise field erection, installation, and equipment start-up. In addition Altair Engineers are available for conducting pilot studies, plant evaluations, and system improvement recommendations. Altair's completely equipped laboratory allows our technical staff to conduct in house pilot studies for special membrane, filtration, or ion exchange applications.
MANUFACTURING
AECO manufactures filters, reverse osmosis systems, degassifiers, and standard or engineered skid in its Warminster, Pennsylvania facility. Strategic partnerships exist with specialty suppliers to supply other specialized systems such as stills, point of use polishers, mechanical installation, clean rooms, distribution systems, boilers, air compressors, and other mechanical equipment.
SERVICE ION EXCHANGE
AECO has the capability to provide high quality, personal service ion exchange within a 800 mile radius of its facility. Ion exchange tanks may be shipped across the United States, Canada, and Mexico to meet the client's needs. Resin is tracked and regeneration documented. ISO-9000 and FDA Validated ion exchange services are regularly provided.
PROJECTS
Johnson & Johnson , New Brunswick , NJ. Designed and installed a 500 GPD Purified Water System.
Merck Sharpe & Dohme, West Point , PA. Design/build and assisted in validation of an extension to an existing water system.
Wyeth, Pearl River , NY . Reviewed and prepared a report on the requirements to upgrade and validate an existing water system.
Anthony Products Company , Arcadia , CA . Renovated and upgraded a WFI system which was the subject of FDA objections.
Lederle Laboratories , Pearl River , NY . Purified water system design for a pilot plant facility.
Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories , Marietta , PA. Clean utility systems design for Influenza Vaccine Production Facility. Coordinated pipe design and layout for the project.
Bayer De Mexico , Mexico City , Mexico . Purified Water System design for tablet and encapsulation facility.
Sterling , China . Purified Water System design for an oral dosage facility.
Warner Lambert , Lititz , PA. Review of validation documentation and water sample results.
Lederle Laboratories , Pearl River , NY . Detailed design of a Purified Water System for a Fermentation Facility.
B.I. Chemicals , Petersburg, Va. Design of a USP Purified Water System for a bulk pharmaceutical facility.
Taylor Pharmacal , Decataur , Ill. Utility capacity review study to determine expansion ability.
Kemet Electronics Corp. , Greenwood , SC. Economic study of various system upgrade options for electronic water system.
Fujisawa, USA, Inc ., Grand Island , NY . Design of fully automated point of use heat exchangers.
Danbury Pharmacal , Carmel , NY . Performed site waste water analysis and evaluation regarding facility expansion potential.
Elkin-Sinn,Inc. , Cherry Hill , NJ . Evaluation of system requirements. Conceptual design. Currently working with vendor on system design.
Syntex , Humacao, Puerto Rico . Purified Water subsystem design and specification. 50 GPM circulation rate, solid dosage facility.
Pharmaceutical Basics, Inc. , Morton Grove , Ill. Troubleshoot existing Purified Water system, recommend upgrades in response to FDA concerns while designing a replacement system, currently working on implementation of the recommendations.
Upjohn, Inc. , Kalamazoo , Michigan . Evaluate microbial problems in existing potable water system, established a comprehensive program to implement upgrades. Water system demand is 2000 GPM maximum currently awaiting approval to design a chlorination system to control bio film and remove iron.
Radiometer, Inc. , Cleveland , Ohio . Conceptual design and budget for construction of a Purified Water system during a renovation of a new facility for Grade 2 Medical Devices.
G.D. Searle , Skokie , Ill. Upgrades to Purified Water and Water for Injection system. Upgrades included replacement of the pretreatment system, utilization of ultra filtration to polish the Purified Water system distribution loop and point of use heat exchanger design.
MEMC , Spartensburg , SC. designed a pilot study to reduce TOC contamination in electronic grade water system. Utilized ozone and ultraviolet light to reduce TOC to 10 ppb.
Schering-Plough Research , Union , NJ . Preliminary design, layout and distribution loop isometrics for a bulk pharmaceutical Water for Injection system. All instrumentation was designed for explosion proof operation.
Merck, Sharpe and Dohme , West Point , Pa. Purified Water, Water for Injection and Clean Steam system design and construction support. Utilized PVDF pipe and sanitization by ozonation. Circulated 100 GPM to research labs and pilot plant operation.
Glaxo , Stevenage , UK . Site master plan for purified water for research.
Glaxo , Research Triangle Park . NC Troubleshoot start-up on new Purified and Water for Injection systems.
Bristol-Myers Squibb , Morrisville , NC . Design Purified Water system. Supported construction and validation. Circulated 80 GPM to cosmetic and syrup production facilities.
Sterling Research Group , Phoenixville , Pa. Designed a pretreatment system to feed the Purified Water, Water for Injection and Deionized Water systems. Utilized continuous deionization.
Bristol-Myers Squibb , Morrisville , NC . Designed a subsystem off the main Purified Water system for use in production of nasal spray.
Pfizer, International , Venezuala. Supported in-house efforts to validate a Purified Water system to FDA standards. System serviced a penicillin operation as well as aseptic operations.
Alcon, Inc. , Humacao, Puerto Rico . Assisted the client in identifying heavy metal contamination in the Water for Injection system, developed a re-passivation procedure and supervised the re-passivation effort.
Schering-Plough Research , Kenilworth , N.J. Assisted the client in troubleshooting a new system they were unable to validate. Developed a complete system commentary, which the Client utilized to direct the vendor to take corrective action.
Merck, Sharpe and Dohme , West Point , Pa. Reviewed high purity water specifications.
PUBLICATIONS
"Upgrading Purified Water Systems To Today's Standards", ULTRAPURE WATER 10(5), pp. 40-44 (July/August 1993).
"Providing Support Facilities to Biological Processes", presented at ASME '93 WAM Bioprocess Engineering Symposium, New Orleans , Louisiana , November 29, 1993 .
"Laboratory Utilities for Research and Development", Introduction to the Pharmaceutical Industry", ISPE Delaware Valley Chapter course offering. 1994
"Simulation of Purified Water Systems", Scheduled for Presentation, May 9, 1994 , Ultrapure Water Conference, Philadelphia , Pa.
"Prescription for Finding a Strategic Partner", BIOPHARM 7(9), pp. 34-38 (November 1994).
"Prescription for Finding a Strategic Partner for a Biotech Company", Pharmaceutical Engineering 15(5), pp. 30-36 (May 1995).
"Gathering Validation Documentation for Pharmaceutical Water Systems." Ultrapure Water, December 1995
"Gathering Validation Documentation for Pharmaceutical Water Systems-Part 2." Ultrapure Water, April 1996
"FDA/Regulatory Issues Concerning the Introduction of New Technology into Pharmaceutical Facilities" Ultrapure Water, March 2000 (presented at the Ultrapure Water Conference Executive Committee Meeting April 1999).
"Water Reuse Initiatives in the Pharmaceutical Industry", Ultrapure Water Executive Committee presentation April 2003.
TRAINING SEMINARS
Water Treatment Basics
Boiler Treatment
Deionization
Purified and WFI System Design
Treatment Technology Overview
Validation of Water Systems for Pharmaceutical Facilities
Water System Design
Central Utility Requirements
Industrial Waste Water Reuse
