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Sterilisation Support | Thermal / Temperature Mapping

Thermal or temperature mapping is essential to verify that a particular process, piece of equipment or product storage area creates and maintains the correct temperature for its purpose and its implementation is a requirement of the FDA, MHRA and IMB.  Honeyman perform thermal/temperature mapping exercises across a wide temperature and humidity range from -80oC to 400oC, accurately validating extreme environments from autoclaves to cold product storage areas and stability suites.

With a number of ex-industry specialists and leading experts who deliver top-level consultancy support and advice, Honeyman are usually the first point of contact when operational difficulties and problems of non-compliance and unreliability arise.  Through the development and application of 'Right First Time' validation approaches our impartial and expert advice and best practice guidance often leads to cost saving benefits and process optimisation.

Our team of Chemists, Microbiologists and Engineers support our Validation Professionals by combining their skills and experience to provide an unrivalled range of services which encompass more than just physical temperature mapping of processes (autoclaves, depyrogenation tunnels, SIP, freeze driers), laboratory equipment (ovens and incubators) and product storage areas (fridges, freezers, warehouses and stability suites).

Whether your site already has established protocols and procedures and you simply need additional resource to support your team or, you need a complete thermal mapping solution encompassing protocol development, project implementation through data analysis and interpretation, Honeyman can tailor a package of services to meet your exact requirements and budget based on current best practice and industry trends.

Our package of services typically includes:

  • A review of work completed and current validation status

  • Protocol and procedure definition and preparation

  • Temperature mapping

  • Bespoke engineering solutions and equipment furniture such as racking, trolleys and jigs

  • Bespoke equipment adaptors for all applications to enable exact positioning of sensors

  • Equipment calibration

  • Calculation of Mean Kinetic Temperatures

  • Document Reviews

  • Practical training for your technicians

  • Data analysis and interpretation

  • Troubleshooting

  • Consultancy

Our team of highly skilled validation specialists work with industry standard equipment such as; hot blocks, IRTD's, remote data loggers, Yokogawa chart recorders and KAYE 2000 validators in accordance with current EU and US guidelines including; ASTM:2500, ICH guidelines and the Orange Guide.

Our fully calibrated and certified KAYE 2000 validators are available for hire to clients with existing validation departments who need cover whilst their own equipment is being validated or maintained  - please contact us for details.

Thermal and Temperature Mapping of Porous Loads
Thermal Mapping of a Porous Load
Thermal and Temperature Mapping of Sanitisation Loads
Thermal Mapping of a Sanitisation Load
Thermal and Temperature Mapping of Laboratory Incubators
Thermal Mapping of a Laboratory Incubator

Related Links

Advanced Sterilisation and the Validation of Biological Indicators Course Complete Validation Support
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