Key figures
Key figures
Overview
PML and Protein Technologies needed a semi-industrial scale photobioreactor for the development of sustainable natural ingredients. The facility had to be modular, equipped with integrated feed tanks and monitoring systems. Key requirements included a preassembled, skid-mounted design to facilitate easy transport and rapid deployment at research sites around the world.
Technical mastery
Our experts optimised the photobioreactor by identifying the precise chemical and physical requirements of microalgae. Key technical features include:
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Straight-tube innovation: We replaced conventional coiled tubes with a straight, single-tube design to provide superior flow control and easier maintenance.
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Off-site fabrication: The unit was manufactured in a controlled environment at our off-site facility, ensuring high-quality assembly and pre-wiring.
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Plug-and-Play deployment: The 500-litre system (Europe’s largest) was delivered as a fully tested, skid-mounted unit for immediate integration.
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Scalable architecture: A modular build that allows the client to increase capacity up to industrial levels without needing a complete system redesign.
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Advanced hygiene design: High-specification finishes facilitate rapid clean-down between experimental runs, ensuring compliance and maximising uptime.
Benefits
By acting as a single point of contact, we provided the client with complete operational and financial confidence:
- Integrated certainty: Single-source accountability removed technical gaps and vendor friction, ensuring the facility performed to exact specifications from day one.
- Speed to value: Our integrated delivery process accelerated the transition from research to semi-industrial production, shortening the time-to-market for new ingredients.
- Lifecycle value: The modular, future-proof design protects the initial investment by allowing for seamless scaling as production requirements grow.
- Operational excellence: The straight-tube layout and simplified maintenance access significantly increase equipment uptime and research productivity.
- ESG alignment: We delivered a low-carbon, highly efficient environment that helps the client meet the increasing market demand for sustainable pharmaceutical materials.
- Risk mitigation: Off-site testing and expert-led engineering provided a "cast iron guarantee" of a safe, compliant, and validated facility.
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