EHEDG Subgroup Valves: Participation of end users, (pharma) engineers and validation consultants still welcome

Last meeting: 10 February 2010 at VDMA, Frankfurt (D)

Next meetings:
30 June 2010 at GEA Mechanical Equipment, Büchen (D)
8 December 2010 at VDMA, Frankfurt (D)

The EHEDG Subgroup "Equipment and Components - Valves" is working on extending the scope of the existing guidelines Doc. 14 "Hygienic design of valves for food processing" (2nd edition, 2004) and Doc. 20 "Hygienic design and safe use of double-seat mixproof valves" (1st edition 2000) to additional topics like the use of different valve types and their special features in the food processing and pharmaceutical industry, the static and dynamic closing behaviour of different valve types as well as cleaning and environmental aspects.

International experts mainly from the user industries, (pharmaceutical) engineers and validation consultants are still welcome to join the group. All EHEDG members and other experts interested to contribute by their know-how are requested to contact the Subgroup Chairman Ulf Thiessen (GEA Tuchenhagen) or the EHEDG Secretariat.

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