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PD 589: Maintenance and Operations of Biopharmaceutical Equipment and Facilities NEW!

Description
The Biopharmaceutical Industry is focusing more and more on the long-term life of their equipment and facilities. This focus comes from the challenges facing the industry, which include

  • Increased Plant Throughput Rates
  • Lower Cost of Goods Manufactured
  • Multi-product Flexibility

This seminar will focus on those factors which can most influence the successful management of the BioProcessing Equipment and the Utility Assets within these operating plants. Operation and Maintenance best practices will be stressed by reviewing regulatory requirements, actual case studies, and the engineering concepts to increase long-term asset value.

 

What You Will Learn

  • Regulatory requirements for Maintenance programs
  • Operational requirements for long term service of specific types of equipment
  • Design and Material selection considerations for long term service of process and Utility systems
  • How to establish a Maintenance Program and Procedures for BioProcessing Equipment
  • Network with industry peers, share knowledge and experience

 

Who Should Attend
This seminar should be useful for facility engineers, maintenance engineers, reliability engineers, process engineers, utility engineers, validation engineers, quality assurance staff, project managers, and maintenance technicians with 2+ years of experience in manufacturing and operation, engineering, validation, quality assurance.

 

Instructor/Speaker Panel

  • Seminar Director: James Dean Vogel, PE, Principal and Owner, Process Facilities Services
  • John Bennan, Principal and Owner, ComplianceNet, Incorporated
  • John Davis, Principal Engineer, GE Healthcare UK
  • James Erickson, President and CEO, Blue Mountain Quality Resources
  • Paul Kubera, Vice President, Engineering, ABEC Inc.
  • Jan Rau, PhD, Quality Manager, Dockweiler AG

 

SCHEDULE

MONDAY, 23 JUNE 2008
7:30 am - 5:00 pm Registration Desk Open
7:30 am - 8:00 am Coffee & Pastries
8:00 am - 8:15 am Introduction and Course Overview
James Dean Vogel, PE
Principal and Owner
Process Facilities Services
8:15 am - 10:00 am

Operational and Maintenance Requirements of the BioPharm Industry
A general review of the business of operations and maintenance of BioPharmaceutical Equipment and Facilities. It is more than having an SOP in a book! - Discussion topics include: Regulatory Requirements (US and EU); Review of how the practices evolved over time; Compare practices in for both small and large companies and new and established operations; Define what it means to stay current.

James Dean Vogel, PE
Principal and Owner
Process Facilities Services

10:00 am - 10:30 am Refreshment Break
10:30 am - 11:15 am DownStream Equipment Operation and Maintenance
Review of the specific operation and maintenance practices for downstream equipment. Focus will be on Chromatography and Filtration Systems.
John Davis
Principal Engineer, GE Healthcare UK
11:15 am - 12:00 noon Bioreactor Operation and Maintenance
Review of the specific operation and maintenance practices for upstream equipment. Focus will be on Bioreactors and Fermentors.
Paul Kubera
Vice President, Engineering
ABEC Inc.
12 Noon - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Water and Steam System Operation and Maintenance
Review of the specific operation and maintenance practices for pure water and steam equipment and systems. Topics include: Pretreatment, Reverse Osmosis, USP Water Systems, WFI Stills, WFI Water Systems, Clean Steam Generators, Clean Steam Systems, Support Utilities

James Dean Vogel, PE
Principal and Owner
Process Facilities Services
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Refreshment Break
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Reliability Engineering
An Introduction to the practice of Reliability Engineering. Focus on predictive maintenance, and integration into the cGMPs.
James R. Erickson
President and CEO
Blue Mountain Quality Resources, Inc.
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Workshop: Defining your Maintenance Program

TUESDAY, 24 JUNE 2008
7:30 am - 8:00 am Coffee & Pastries
8:00 am - 9:00 am Asset Management Techniques
Review of methods to manage a plant's assets, and how they all fit together. Electronic Document Management Systems, CADD drawing files, Equipment Files, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems, Building Management Systems
James Dean Vogel, PE
Principal and Owner
Process Facilities Services
9:00 am - 10:00 am Computerized Maintenance Management Systems
Review of CMMS systems and how they function. Operational principles, and establishment of the systems.
James R. Erickson
President and CEO
Blue Mountain Quality Resources, Inc.
10:00 am - 10:30 am Refreshments Break in Exhibits Hall
10:30 am - 12:00 noon Workshop: Evaluating data, writing procedures, and summarizing system performance
12 Noon - 1:00 pm Lunch w/ Exhibitors
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Stainless Steel Lifecycle and Rouge
A review of stainless steel, its make-up its and applications in the biopharmaceutical industry. Attention will be on evaluating length of service. Rouge, evaluation of its formation, and methods of prevention and remediation will be discussed.

Jan Rau, PhD
Quality Manager
Dockweiler AG
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Plastic and Elastomer Lifecycle
A review of polymers, their make-up, and their applications in the biopharmaceutical industry. Attention will be on material selection and evaluating length of service.
Reinhard Hanselka, PE, REA
Principal Chemical Engineer
Integrated Engineering Services
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Refreshment Break in Exhibits Hall
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Workshop: 15-Minute Audit of Team Projects
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm Case Studies: Warning Letter and 483 Reviews
Review of actual Regulatory citations regarding Operations and Maintenance.
John Bennan
Principal and Owner
ComplianceNet, Inc.
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Keynote Presentation and Networking Reception in Exhibits Hall

Wednesday, 25 June 2008
8:00 am - 9:00 am Workshop: Learn about the BioProcessing Equipment (BPE) Standard
9:30 am - BPE Subcommittee Meetings: Open to the Public
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Plant Tours: GE Healthcare Uppsala / Alfa Laval Tumba  (Seats are limited. Advance sign-up required.)



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