Cuno reports fiscal 1998 results, sales up over 6%

and biotechnology

industries.

It

water-

and

has been created to simplify scale

product

water.

up from R&D

allow.\

full

to pilot scale and

production

comprehensive products.

with

a

line of filtration

Simplified

means fewer validations,

production

that

equipment

saves

The

chemicals,

time

and

money.

program

reduces

requalify

membranes

the

need

to

expense

of after

allows for

much

stages of development,

and

the purchase of all filtration separations

products

from

a

virtually system

to excellent technical support and

deionisation

The program unites

the expel-t&

of I%711 I~ioPllarmacculicals spccialisc

in

I’all

and

combining

rhc

and

of rhese

cffolts

within

the

pl-ovide

source

filtration

for

nearly

the

and

formed

Specialty

is

a

major

new programmes

under

negotiation,

extension

of

our

new new11

Membrane

The of

of

number

of

currently the

and

several

existing

programmes.”

scdleahle

For further information contact:

Cuno Inc, 400 Research Parkway,

Osmonics Inc, 5951 Clearwater

Drive,

Meriden,

Minnetonka,

USA. Tel:

237 5541, Fax: +l 203 238 8977.

MN 55343-8995,

+I 6129332277,Fax:+l

producrs.

CT 06450,

in 4-6

minutes.

costs.

USA. Tel: +l 203

25 Harbor

Park Drive,

Port Washington,

NY 11050,

USA. Tel:

+1 516 484 3600,

Fax: +1 516 484

3637, Email: custsvcQpall.com

ROlEDl systems, efficient alternative to deionisation

A patented, Cuno

Inc

1998

is

now

electrodeionisation

an increase compared $187.5

million.

and

production

applications.

EDI systems

The new

are provided

as an

alternative to the company’s bed and mixed-bed in

primary

systems

deionisation

conjunction osmosis

are

with (RO)

combination

of

two-

ion exchange

which

(DI)

used its

in

reverse

The profit $6.4

Charges

especially import from

exchange

Membrane

charge membranes

Technology

system

LISCS

the ion-

to deionise

No. 105

and

results,

units,

finished

were

which

volume

rhe US operations.

1938, sales across

for

10% to

overseas

a substantial

a

‘I‘he new liOiED1

profit

from 1337’s figure of

for Cuno’s

components

an electrical

the

by almost

t-eported

of the deionising resin to produce high-quality

a

The strong US dollar significantly

EDI

consistently

On

excluding

$12.1 million.

RO

process water.

was

Unusual

million.

Charges,

$13.3 million

reduced

regeneration

1938

basis,

increased

The

and

of $3.7

Unusual 1338

worldwide

including

comparable

of

11% above the

for fiscal

million,

systems.

enables continuous

1998

total for last year.

electronics

6%

sales

of

product For fiscal

unfavourably

affected by $9.0 million. Commenting performance,

on Mark

the G.

year’s Kachur,

hollow

are

flow conditions

fihres.

As

shows

can

of

for ma:.s

membrane

distiii-

For

the fibre partrrn

efflciencv.

production

modules

consists

(0.1-0.35

mm

MWCO

10000

kDa

in Korea.

modules being

be available

from

MWCO may be capacity

and

at very competitive

currentI!will

Manufacturing

larger

m’)

polysulphonc

ranges from 2000 to 30000 for

watct

results jn

backwaslling

1.410.8

the

such as dialysic,

OI- absorption.

an improved

the

this,

be utilised

pervaporation,


ensuring

between

a result

processes,

,I (XT

rhus

optimal modules

in

which

planned. for

module prices Capacity

production

using other typcxs of fibrc.

fibre

For further information contact: Hofimo ApS, Snaremosevel Frederiria,

Denmark.

low cost, has been developed by

Fax: +45

Hofimo

HofimoQunion.dk

ApS in Denmark.

fibres

pattern pitch),

selected.

improved process for

manufacturing

loses

the

photograph,

arrays

i.e. n3

process

positioned

predetermined

wirh

modules with optimised design at

On a currency

basis,

equippower,

than

1997

sales were almost

(EDI)

fiscal million,

of more with

of‘fering

ment for pharmaceutical, automotive

reported

sales of US$198.8

adjusted Osmonics

has

the new process

Furthermore,

rransfcr

is a

of the fibre.

accurarcly

fibres,

Cuno reports fiscal 1998 results, sales up over 6%

result

waste. The traditional

of 1 inch

New method for production of hollow fibre modules

lint.,

in manufacturing

In addition,

SK Chemicals Pall Corporation,

in an

process

The

cut

The current

6129330141.

For further information contact:

are made

allows a rate of one moduir

ation

For further information contact: a

which

filtration

can

modules

continuous

triangular

Consummation

for

thr

utiliseh ail the fihrc material,

benefit of

from

Group.

expected

First,

automated

successft~l

will

introduction

products Products

system with

15%

traditional

processes.

up to 10%

“Our

market

12.5

allows operation

by

one or mote cells off-line.

with

rruly

design

from

gal/min.

the elcctrodeionisation

and

customers

modular

EDI

of modular

outputs 600

from a

driven

advantages

to

substantial

in new products,

He concluded: healthcare

for

which

total sales as targeted.”

more

these

to

pharmaceutical

hiotechnolo~

comprised

volumes

with

I’all

which

investment.

designs,

company,

its

is

capital

in

Unusual

were

and

processes,

offers

Both increases

‘The

gains

before

strong

higher

gal/ min

organizations

Charges.

good

in net income,

10%

is

producing

filtration/

BY

the

comparable

labr~ratory

strengths

of

delivered

wet-e up 11% in local

and

up

currency

positive

system

conventional

in a variety

talents,

was

to be much

sysrcms

rcspccrively.

filtration,

currency,

the

treatment

Osmonics

which

process

bioseparations

single

and

L&1-atory,

Gelman

dangerous reduce

operate,

than

achieving

sales, which

use. The

is claimed

efficient

peers,

additional

maintenance-free.

single source, and provides access customer service.

can

the

foreign

distinct

compared

relative to its industry

of

to

new process is claimed to possess several

performance

avoids

disposing

easier

the and

Cuno

for handling

chemicals

economy

fluctuations,

regeneration

and

said: “lIespite

of the global

the use of acid

costs

at various

impact

unfavourahle

the operator

unnecessary

president/CEO,

water

caustic

creates process optimisation

MR

the process

purity

without

chemicals,

which

16

Because

high

and

scale-up

produce

The

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27, DK-7000

Tel: +45 76207700, Email:

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