Freeze Dryer Control System delivers process automation.
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Able to handle single or multiple refrigeration compressor applications, Wizard(TM) v2.0 provides complete recipe management and critical process alarms. Microprocessor handles multiple process management temperature transducers, and users can select any of 16 recipes and configure settings in mtorr, mbar, or Pascals. LCD display provides built-in synoptic screen, plots shelf profile of directed shelf temperature, and provides progress bar graph.
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Wizard(TM) 2.0 Freeze Dryer Control System Offers Complete Process Automation with Full Recipe Management and Alarming
The new Wizard(TM) 2.0 Freeze Dryer Control System from Virtis now provides full process automation, with complete recipe management and critical process alarms. Available on The Advantage, Genesis, Ultra, and small Benchmark freeze dryers, Wizard handles single or multiple refrigeration compressor applications. Its powerful microprocessor is fast enough to handle process management multiple temperature transducers, while providing immediate alarm for out-of-designed-cycle conditions. Users can select any of 16 recipes, and configure settings in mtorr, mbar, or Pascals. A center-stage LCD display provides a built-in synoptic screen and precisely plots the shelf profile of the directed shelf temperature. The display provides a progress bar graph and, by continually scanning all configured transducers, indicates the out-of-tolerance condition, if an alarm occurs. To prevent product warming during the condenser and vacuum phases, the Wizard control can be configured in a special Freeze Assist mode. The Wizard's unique configuration and validatable software allow the freeze drying cycle to be either shelf-driven or product-driven, depending on which best suits the quantity and type of product.
The Wizard can accommodate up to 8 type-T product thermocouple probes. With pressure (vacuum) control steps linked to each primary drying step, progress can be easily monitored through a status window that automatically scans phase data and all selected transducers. The system offers standard inert gas bleed, vacuum pump control, or power saver pressure control. Up to 12 thermal treatments and 16 primary drying steps as "shelf-hold" or "shelf-rate" are provided.
For more information, call 800-431 -8232, visit our web site at www.virtis.com, or write Virtis, 815 Route 208, Gardiner, NY 12525-9989, USA.
