MICRO PORT - MULTI MICRO PORT 49
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1. WORLD LEADERS IN STERILE SAMPLING MICRO PORT MULTI MICRO PORT 49 User MANUAL tit ue NE Y DON T GA MB LE W T H Y OUR SAMPLE M DOCUMENT VERSION LOG The table below lists previous versions of this User Manual and states the major changes between versions This version list is introduced in October 2015 Version Version date Major changes from previous versions 1 5 October 2015 Complete revision and new layout INTRODUCTION MANUFACTURER TYPE YEAR OF INTRODUCTION YEAR OF REVISED DESIGN MANUAL LAST UPDATED Keofitt A S Kullinggade 31 5 00 Svendborg Denmark Micro Port amp Multi Micro Port 49 1982 2004 2014 Oct 2015 The English version of this Manual is the governing version and it is the only authorized version Consequently KEOFITT cannot be held liable for other versions including translations of this Manual CONTENTS T PRESENTATION UR REDE M kN RC ETRAS EORR UV ED RR 7 REP e oll POTE 7 A a T 2 MICRO PORT FUNCTION ici 8 2 8 22 MUI MICO PONM A S o o AQ 8 3 EVERYDAY USE OF THE MICRO 10 3 1 Sampling using the Micro mmm 10 3 2 Sampling using the2. Clamp 3 7xEPDM membrane 840020 9 toy Multi Micro Port 49 Varivent 068 TxEPDM membrane 840009 9 KOM toy Tank Welding 7XEPDM membrane 840001 Pipe Welding NW25 900014 Micro Port Pipe Welding 1 900057 Tank 900056 BUODIIIS 441 Ing 341d 1HOd ILINW LHOd For further product information material dimensions etc please refer to the specific datasheet at www keofitt dk KEOFITT USER MANUAL PAGE 13 6 PARTS AND ACCESSORIES 900441 PLUG MICRO PORT 900077 CHAIN MP gt 2 LO LO e 00 lt y On 20 otc og gt A um 00 oY en Sf O gt gt N a 00 E gu ot Om OS SS D 2 2 S o E A n E ae 00 0 H lt 5 5 gt 3 2 i iL ssuly O unidas 251141 53140553 92 8 LUOd For further product information material dimensions etc please refer to the specific datasheet at www keofitt dk KEOFITT USER MANUAL PAGE 14 7 MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS 1 1 Location It does not matter whether the Micro Ports are installed vertically or horizontally Note the following when determining the position of the Micro Ports Secure good flow of product i
3. end has been screwed into the plate Peel off the old testimonial foil Wipe the plate surface with a cloth soaked in alcohol to clean it for any adhesive residue and possible remains from the sampling procedures Place a new testimonial foil properly centred on the inner plate Pull out all 7 old septa Put 7 new septa in place and press firmly using clean gloves or other sanitary measures to avoid finger prints Take sanitary precautions for example run disinfectant soaked cotton wick over the septum Replace the inner plate in a way where the protruding pin on the backside of the inner plate enters into the corresponding hole in the base Place the nut threaded ring in the base and turn clockwise until firm contact with the inner plate Tighten the nut by hand a further 1 8 to 1 4 turn to assure tightness from compression of the septum Replace the cap in the nut after having greased the o ring with an appropriate lubricant WARNING e Never unscrew the Multi Micro Port while the production line is in operation or under pressure e Always only tighten the ring nut by hand 10 4 Replacing o rings The Micro Ports contain o rings as described here O ring between hex nut and base Micro Port all versions e O ring in the plug Micro Port all versions e Oring in the cap Multi Micro Port 49 all versions e O ring in the Varivent flange Multi Micro Port 49 Varivent 268 Old o rings are removed and new o rings fitted into the groo
4. of a turn 11 Turn the pin screw until it hits the base and tighten it to secure the nut from unscrewing itself 12 Putnew disinfectant soaked cotton wick in the plug if required 13 Replace the plug in the hex nut after having greased the o ring with an appropriate lubricant WARNING e Never unscrew the Micro Port while the production line is in operation or under pressure e Tightening the Hex nut too much will make piercing the septum difficult as the septum becomes compressed and hard 10 2 Replacing the wick The wick is always changed in connection with the sampling procedure as explained in chapter 3 1 Should you want to replace the wick at some other time the order of operations will be as follows 1 Remove the plug 2 Discard the old wick 3 Put new disinfectant soaked cotton wick in the plug A gt Replace the plug in the hex nut after having greased the o ring with an appropriate lubricant 10 3 Replacing the testimonial foil and septa At the latest when all holes have been pierced the selfadhesive testimonial foil must be replaced with a new one Follow this procedure for replacing the testimonial foil 1 Make sure the process tank or the piping behind the Multi Micro Port 49 is empty and not under pressure 2 Remove the cap 3 Unscrew the nut threaded ring by hand KEOFITT USER MANUAL PAGE 18 o 10 11 12 13 14 Remove out the inner plate by pulling the tommy bar after its threaded
5. the process side and the environment Since each piercing each sample taken will cut into the septum there is a limit to the number of samples that can be withdrawn through the same septum and still maintain the septum s tightness An important factor here is to avoid piercing the same place on the septum twice To this end the Multi Micro Port is foreseen with a sheet steel matrix placed in front of the septum having 7 predefined piercing positions for each septum This allows for 7x7 49 samples taken all at different places on the septum 2 1 Micro Port The Micro Port contains one septum held in a housing the base and kept in place by a hex nut A pin screw axially positioned off centre in the hex nut flange acts as a locking device once the hex nut is tightened to the right position The housing and the hex nut both have a centre hole through which you pierce the hypodermic needle or the syringe The hole in the hex nut is closed by means of a plug which is temporarily removed during sampling The plug is foreseen with an o ring for a tight fit In the cavity between the plug and the septum you may place a wick soaked in alcohol or any other appropriate disinfectant to act as an additional barrier to the ambient 2 2 Multi Micro Port 49 The Multi Micro Port 49 features 7 septa held in a housing and kept in place by an inner steel plate which in turn is secured by a ring shaped nut The inner steel plate is foreseen with 7 sma
6. using the Micro Port To take a sample perform the following steps 1 Remove the plug 2 Remove unscrew the cotton wick if present and discard it 3 Clean and disinfect the septum using a new soaked in an appropriate disinfectant A Discard the wick 5 Immediately after cleaning disinfecting pierce the septum with a hypodermic needle or a syringe holding it at a slight angle relative to the axes of the Micro Port avoid piercing the same place twice 6 Extract the required sample volume f Pull out the hypodermic needle or syringe 8 Ifan additional hygiene barrier is required place screw in a new wick in the plug soaked in alcohol or another appropriate disinfectant 9 Put the plug back in place after having greased the o ring with an appropriate lubricant for easy removal next time o IMPORTANT In order to avoid penetrating the septum twice at the same place tilt the needle slightly 5 10 degrees relative to the Micro Port axis and use a different orientation in space from sample to sample If the septum starts leaking an intermediate solution is to loosen pin screw b tighten the hex nut up to a quarter of a turn and c retighten the hex nut Replace septum at next possible occasion WARNING careful to prick yourself with the needle Note that the Keofitt hypodermic needle has a sharp point at both ends The larger the number of taken samples with each septum the higher th
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8. ace the inner plate in a way where the protruding pin on the backside of the inner plate enters into the corresponding hole in the base Place the nut threaded ring in the base and turn clockwise until firm contact with the inner plate Tighten the nut by hand a further 1 8 to turn to assure tightness from compression of the septum Replace the cap in the nut after having greased the o ring with an appropriate lubricant PAGE 15 8 WELDING INSTRUCTIONS Please consult Chapter 9 BLOCK DIAGRAMS for corresponding illustrations on welding to pipe or tank 8 1 Tank welding For type T tank it is necessary to drill a hole into the tank wall Then fit the Micro Port base into this hole flush with the inside of the tank Welding should be carried out as a penetration welding Hole diameter for Micro Port 628 Hole diameter for Multi Micro Port 49 284 mm Tank wall thickness less than 4 mm Weld from inside Tank wall thickness greater than 4 mm Weld from both in and outside Since type T has a solid bottom end penetration welding will not damage the housing However the use of purge gas in either the form of Argon or Formier gas is recommended in order to give the best result After the complete welding process the internal weld inside the tank must be polished to the required surface roughness P IMPORTANT e When grinding polishing the internal weld make sure the Micro Port seat area s are not touched damaged 8 2 Pi
9. ations Flaring is thus avoided and only an orbital girth weld is required KEOFITT USER MANUAL PAGE 16 9 BLOCK DIAGRAMS 9 1 Micro Port type P pipe 900057 or 900014 9 2 Micro Port type T tank 900056 and 840001 The drawing shows the Micro Port but the welding principles also apply to the Multi Micro Port 49 ME to tank outside Welded to tank inside KEOFITT USER MANUAL PAGE 17 10 MAINTENANCE The regular maintenance consists of the following e Replacing septum only Micro Port e Replacing wick only Micro Port e Replacing the testimonial foil and septum only Multi Micro Port Occasional maintenance consists of replacing worn or damaged o rings 10 1 Replacing septum on Micro Port Order of operation to replace septum is as follows 1 sure the process tank or the piping behind the Micro Port is empty and not under pressure 2 Remove plug and cotton wick 3 Loosen the pin screw A Hex nut counter clockwise to unscrew from the base 5 Pull out old septum 6 Put new septum in place and press firmly using clean gloves or other sanitary measures to avoid finger prints f Take sanitary precautions for example run disinfectant soaked cotton wick over the septum 8 sure the pin screw is in place in the hex nut and protruding 1 2 mm above the hex nut s outer surface 9 Tighten the hex nut completely until the mechanical stop 10 Unscrew the Hex nut 1 4 to 1 3
10. ch This is obtained through a thick membrane and an overall design with the purpose of eliminating all dead spaces and crevasses where bacteria could grow Throughout this manual Micro Ports designates both the single septum Micro Port and the multi septum Multi Micro Port 49 The Micro Ports are designed for taking samples of low viscosity products through a septum using a hypodermic needle or a syringe with a minimum risk of contamination The Micro Port comes in 2 sizes each in a number of variants as described in the following 1 1 Micro Port The single septum model comes in the following 3 versions ITEM DESIGNATION DESCRIPTION 900056 Tank To be welded on to a tank 900057 Pipe welding 1 To be welded on to a 1 pipe 900014 Pipe welding NW25 To be welded on to a 25 mm pipe 1 2 Multi Micro Port 49 This model contains individual septa allowing for many more samples to be taken from a given batch This multi septum model comes in the following versions ITEM DESIGNATION DESCRIPTION 840001 Tank Welding To be welded on to a tank 840009 Varivent 068 Fits a 68 mm Varivent housing 840020 Clamp 3 Fits a 3 Tri Clamp ferule KEOFITT USER MANUAL PAGE 7 2 MICRO PORT FUNCTION The Micro Ports are designed to regularly take representative samples in the production process by piercing a needle through a septum made from synthetic rubber The septum is the only barrier between
11. e danger of cross contamination and the lower the septum s ability to withstand pressure KEOFITT USER MANUAL PAGE 10 3 2 Sampling using the Multi Micro Port 49 The Multi Micro Port 49 is foreseen with 7 septa and a matrix of perforations small holes guiding the needle that determines 49 individual sampling points To take a sample perform the following steps 1 Remove the cap 2 Locate a sampling position not previously used i e an intact plastic foil over a perforation 3 Using a swab or similar clean and disinfect the area where you want to take the sample 4 Clean and disinfect the hypodermic needle or the syringe 5 Immediately after cleaning disinfecting pierce the septum with the hypodermic needle or a syringe 6 Extract the required sample volume f Pull out the hypodermic needle or syringe 8 cap back in place after having greased the o ring with an appropriate lubricant for easy removal next time The order in which the 49 positions are used is of no importance However it is advisable to start out at a 12 o clock position and then move clockwise finishing one septum before moving on to the next In this way it is easier to locate a new unused sampling point Due to the 49 individual sampling points being used only once it is very unlikely that a septum leaks Should it happen tightening the threaded ring by hand would be an intermediate solution Irrespective of the required number of samples per batch i
12. e g sterilization N A Low Medium N A N A Limited N A The MicroPort membrane can be pierced up to 20 times and can withstand 6 bar g maximum pressure Please note with higher pressure each membrane can sustain fewer piercings The risk of cross contamination increases with number of piercings SIP CIP temp max Process pressure Net Weight Kg lbs For further information please visit keofitt dk KEOFITT USER MANUAL 121 250 0 6 bar 5 O 87 psi 5 0 020 kg 0 04 Ibs 10 5 mm E E Last updated 04 11 2014 PAGE 20 KEOFITT USER MANUAL PAGE 21 KEOFITT USER MANUAL PAGE 22 KEOFITT USER MANUAL PAGE 23 Keofitt reserves the right to change technical data without notice For complete set of updated data sheets and manuals for Keofitt products please refer to our web page www keofitt dk KESFITT WORLD LEADERS IN STERILE SAMPLING KEOFITT A S Kullinggade 31 DK 5700 Svendborg Phone 45 6316 7080 Denmark Fax 45 6316 7081 www keofitt dk ORO ta
13. ll holes in front of each septum and as such predefining a total of 49 individual sample points A replaceable selfadhesive plastic foil on the inner plate indicates which holes have not been used for taking samples When piercing the needle the foil surface is broken which is clearly visible afterwards In this way one efficiently avoids piercing the same place KEOFITT USER MANUAL PAGE 8 twice thus virtually eliminating the risk of leakage Between sampling the septum area is covered by a steel cap featuring an o ring for a tight fit against the inside surface of the threaded ring KEOFITT USER MANUAL PAGE 9 3 EVERYDAY USE OF THE MICRO PORTS This chapter gives an introduction to how to take samples using the Micro Port and the Multi Micro Port 49 respectively When using a syringe or a needle other than the Keofitt Hypodermic needle pay attention to the shape and sharpness of the tip and the thickness of the needle Blunt tips or an inappropriate shape of the tip may cause the septum to leak prematurely The risk of leakages will increase rapidly with needles thicker than 1 25 mm Avoid piercing the septum twice or even several times in the same position as it will inevitably lead to leakages surely depending on the thickness of the needle and the pressure on the process side EP IMPORTANT All specifications regarding sampling through Micro Ports assume the use of Keofitt Hypodermic needles and Keofitt septum 3 1 Sampling
14. n front of the septum Avoid dead space at the product side of the septum As sampling is a manual operation secure sufficient room for the operator around the Micro Port 1 2 Before welding The Micro Port base housing is the item to be welded The cap plug the septum and all other components must be removed from the base before welding as heat from the welding process will otherwise damage them 7 3 After welding The base is welded to the tank or pipe following the instructions in chapter 8 Once the base has cooled off the other components must be fitted to the base as follows For the Micro Port 1 2 Fit the o ring in the base Put new septum in place and press firmly using clean gloves or other sanitary measures to avoid finger prints Take sanitary precautions for example run disinfectant soaked cotton wick over the septum Make sure the pin screw is in place in the hex nut and protruding 1 2 mm above the hex nut s outer surface Tighten the hex nut completely until the mechanical stop inside the base Unscrew the Hex nut 1 4 to 1 3 of a turn Turn the pin screw until it hits the base and tighten it to secure the nut from unscrewing itself For the Multi Micro Port 49 1 2 3 KEOFITT USER MANUAL Put 7 new septum in place and press firmly using clean gloves or other sanitary measures to avoid finger prints Take sanitary precautions for example run disinfectant soaked cotton wick over the septum Repl
15. pe welding For type P pipe penetration welding must be carried out from the outside Micro Port is machined with a recesslike shoulder on the outside of the tank end which gives approximately the same material thickness 1 5mm material thickness as in the pipe wall This machined shoulder can be modified according to the customer s wishes For optimal welding result follow the method listed here e Acollar is made on the pipe section in order the Micro Port to meet a flat contact face This flaring must look like a T piece as shown in the example below npe 59 AAA AAA AAA AAA AAA AA porno s NR NNI pipe section and the base are sealed off with a sponge rubber or similar Purge gas such as Argon or Formier gas is fed through the base into the pipe section and the system is now filled with 6 times the estimated volume of the pipe section All O is thus expelled from the system and welding can commence e Welding can take place with the purge gas continually flowing in the system e The gas must remain in the system until the item is hand warm after which the setup can be dismantled Recommended welding current is as follows Micro Port welded onto a 2 mm 3 stainless steel 40 50 Amp e Micro Port welded onto a 1 25 mm 2 stainless steel approx 30 Amp e Keofitt may upon request supply all P type Micro Port welded onto a pipe section according to customer specific
16. t is recommended to replace all 7 septum and the testimonial foil before starting a new batch Decision to leave both used and unused septum untouched for use during the next and possibly even later batches must be taken by the customer based on the customer s information on actual production parameters such as temperature pressure chemical composition of product time in operation etc WARNING Be careful to prick yourself with the needle Note that the Keofitt hypodermic needle has a sharp point at both ends KEOFITT USER MANUAL PAGE 11 4 TECHNICAL DATA The following data apply to both Micro Port and Multi Micro Port 49 unless otherwise specified 4 1 Material product contact Steel parts AISI 316L 1 4404 Septum Butyl IIR Isobutylene Isoprene Rubber BAO2F grey 4 2 Material without product contact Steel parts AISI 316L 1 4404 O ring EPDM FDA EU 1935 2004 4 3 Surface finish Outside Electro polished Ra lt 1 2 um Inside amp Process lt 0 5 4 4 Pressure and temperature Pressure 0 6 bar g 0 87 psi g Temperature 1 110 C 34 230 F 4 5 Certification Steel parts 5 1 Steel parts Ra certificate Septum EU 1935 2004 FDA 8177 2600 USP 4 6 Viscosity Viscosity range 0 50 cP with only microscopic particles 4 7 Weight Micro Port 0 16 kg 0 35 Ibs Multi Micro Port 49 0 86 kg 1 80 Ibs KEOFITT USER MANUAL PAGE 12 5 MICRO PORT MODELS 9 toy
17. ve using standard procedures for o rings It is recommended to grease the o ring to the extent it is allowed in the customer s actual production KEOFITT USER MANUAL PAGE 19 11 DATASHEETS 11 1 Butyl membrane art no 900049 KESFITT WORLD LEADERS IN STERILE SAMPLING 10 PACK MEMBRANE BUTYL FOR MICRO PORT GENERAL AS KEOFITT has the widest selection of spare parts and accessories to complete your sampling system 4 Compatible with KEOFITT Micro Ports NO 900049 eS The patented membrane design is an essential part of the hygienic design of the KEOFITT sampling valves GN It allows for optimal exposure to CIP and SIP media while also integrating the capacity to remove the membrane from the valve body without the use of tools FEATURES lt Compatible with all KEOFITT Micro Ports CERTIFICATION FDA USP EU 1935 2004 TECHNICAL DATA Type Hardness Sha Tensile strength MPa Elongation at break Density g cm3 Compression set method B ASTM D395B 22h 70 C Range of temperature in dry atmospheric air C F Wear resistance Tear resistance Resistance to weather and ozone Resistance to hydrolysis water and steam Resistance to chemicals acids bases Resistance to mineral oil and gas Air and gas density LIFE TIME Butyl IIR B402F grey 40 10 5 650 1 30 25 40 C 110 C 40 F 230 121 C 250 F for shorter periods
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