Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences
Compressed air failure in a pharmaceutical facility isn’t just a downtime problem
In pharmaceutical and life sciences manufacturing, a compressed air system that doesn’t meet its specified purity class isn’t just inefficient. It can mean batch rejection, regulatory findings and in serious cases, product recall. For these reasons, pharmaceutical grade compressed air is a critical utility, and the evidence that it’s performing to specification needs to be documented and defensible.
J&J Air Systems design and supply compressed air systems for pharmaceutical environments where purity, traceability and uptime are non-negotiable. We work to ISO 8573-1 purity classifications, can carry out air quality testing, and provide the documentation your QA team needs.
Do you actually need oil-free?
For any application where compressed air may contact product or primary packaging, yes, unambiguously. The consequences of oil contamination far outweigh the cost premium of oil-free equipment. For secondary applications where there’s no product contact, we’ll advise on the appropriate purity class and whether high-efficiency filtration downstream of an oil-injected machine is a defensible alternative. We’ll give you an honest answer, not one driven by what’s easier to sell. All recommendations we make are based on the requirements for compressed air at pharmaceutical grade purity.
Typical applications
- Instrument air for process control and pneumatic actuators – all subject to pharmaceutical grade compressed air quality standards
- Tablet pressing and capsule filling
- Packaging line actuation
- Cleanroom and isolator pressurisation
- Lyophilisation (freeze drying) process support
- Breathing air and purging systems
What we supply
- Oil-free rotary screw compressors with Class 0 certification for pharmaceutical grade compressed air applications
- Desiccant dryers for very low pressure dew points
- Sterile filtration and activated carbon filters
- Stainless steel distribution manifolds and pipework
- Condensate treatment for compliant disposal
Our services
- System design to specified ISO 8573-1 purity classes and able to deliver pharmaceutical grade compressed air
- Installation and commissioning with test certification
- Air quality testing and periodic monitoring
- Planned maintenance with full service documentation
- PSSR 2000 statutory inspection records
If your validation engineer needs to be involved in equipment qualification, we are experienced working alongside QA teams and can supply the IQ/OQ documentation support you need. In summary, our team has expertise with compressed air systems that deliver pharmaceutical grade quality as required in the sector.
Call: 0800 027 8442 | Email: [email protected]