Test before you invest with Alfa Laval Explorer
Validate separation performance using your own product and operating conditions. The Alfa Laval Explorer Biopharma Trial helps you assess efficiency, product recovery and scalability before making a long-term investment.
Why conduct a trial?
- Validate separation performance using your actual process stream
- Assess product recovery and yield improvement opportunities
- Evaluate scalability prior to commercial implementation
- Reduce technical and investment risk
- Generate data to support CAPEX decisions
- Compare centrifugation against existing filtration or clarification technologies
- Identify opportunities to improve process economics and downstream efficiency
Meet Alfa Laval Explorer
Alfa Laval Explorer is a premium pilot-scale disc stack centrifuge system mounted on a compact mobile skid. Based on Alfa Laval’s unique bottom-feed design, it minimizes shear and air entrainment, making it suitable for shear-sensitive biological materials. The system can be configured for CHO cell cultures, bacteria, E. coli, yeast and other fermentation broths.
Technical specifications
- Maximum flow rate: 500 L/h
- Operating temperature: 2–100°C
- Maximum pressure: 600 kPa
- System weight: 300 kg
- Minimum batch size: 50 L
- Skid dimensions: 1140 × 670 × 1675 mm
Site requirements
- Minimum batch size: 50 L
- Electrical supply: 3-phase, 380–480 V AC, 50–60 Hz, 16 A
- Operating water supply
- Connections for inlet and outlets (Tri-Clamp)
- Suitable operating area with drainage access/holding tanks
Biopharma applications
The trial program supports a wide range of biopharmaceutical and biotechnology applications, including:
Mammalian Cell Culture
- CHO Cell Harvest
- Cell Culture Clarification
- Vaccine Production Processes
Microbial Fermentation
- E. coli Harvesting
- Yeast Processing
- Bacillus Fermentation
- Probiotics Production
Biologics Manufacturing
- Recombinant Proteins
- Monoclonal Antibodies
- Therapeutic Proteins
Process Development & Scale Up
- Proof-of-concept testing
- Process optimization
- Technology evaluation
- Commercial scale-up studies
Rental terms
Whether you require a short-term trial, or a longer-term rental solution, Alfa Laval can tailor a program to suit your site requirements and production schedule.
The trial program includes technical support from Alfa Laval specialists to assist with installation, commissioning, operation, and performance evaluation.
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Flexible trial and rental options available
- Technical support and process optimization assistance
- Performance review and evaluation
- Commercial scale-up recommendations
Minimum rental period: 2 weeks
Ready to start your trial?
Contact our Alfa Laval specialists to discuss your process requirements and explore a trial program tailored to your application. Please provide details about your process and trial requirements via the registration form.