Process cycle
- Incoming goods
The goods to be sterilised are delivered by the customers on EUR-pallets in their final packaging. The goods are then set up in the pre-warehouse. Each pallet is furnished with a coloured marker for visual identification and a bioindicator for subsequent microbiological examination. This is when the actual sterilisation process begins. - Preconditioning
This step comprises the humidification and preheating of the goods. (All the parameters which accompany the process are determined specifically for the cycle and subject to a prior validation.) - Sterilisation
Following repeated humidification in a vacuum, the goods are exposed to a precisely defined quantity of EO gas for a precisely established period of time. Once this exposure period has elapsed, the gas is extracted from the sterilisation chamber via a special degassing system and disposed of properly. - Postconditioning
The dissociation of the gas from the products is promoted in special postconditioning chambers by means of special temperature-control processes and a high rate of air renewal. - Laboratory
The documentation of the successful sterilisation is performed in the in-house laboratory with microbiological examination of the bioindicators. - Quarantine storage
The sterile goods are transported to the quarantine warehouse (high-bay warehouse), where they are stored until they are collected. - Outgoing goods
The sterile goods are collected.