Opti-Dry™ Freeze Drying Control System

Opti-Dry™ Freeze Drying Control System

Opti-Dry™ Standard Version

Standard Features

  • Touch Screen Control
  • Manual and Automatic Modes
  • 21CFR Part11 Compliant Software Option
  • PC/PLC Platform with Ethernet Communication
  • Windows Based Control Software
  • 10 Freezing and 16 Primary Drying Steps
  • System Status on Every Screen
  • Synoptic Overview Screen
  • Maintenance/Troubleshooting Screen
  • Manual Operation
  • Automatic System Test with History Data Storage
  • Automatic Defrost
  • Automatic Leak Rate Test
  • Graphing – 4 and 24 Hour
  • Numeric Data Collection by Run – Excel Importable
  • ‘Out of Range’ Product Thermocouple Correction
  • Remote Monitoring and Control Capability
  • 4 to 16 Thermocouples
  • Opti-Dry Pro Freeze Drying Run Optimization Option

Synoptic Screen

Recipe Programming Screen


Opti-Dry™ Professional Version

  • Product Temperature Feedback optimizes the recipe, both freezing and primary drying
  • Primary Drying End Point Determination Methods
    • Product Temp
    • Capacitance Manometer Differential
    • Dew Point
    • Pressure Rise
  • Automatic Cycles based on Product Critical Temperature
  • 21CFR Part11 Compliant Software Option

Pressure Rise Test Screen


Opti-Dry™ Auto – Run Optimization

  • Generates a base line protocol based upon user input of product information
  • Conservative or aggressive profiles for Optimizing the freeze dry run
  • Controls shelf temperatures to minimize run time by keeping the product below its critical temperature
  • Automatic detection of the end of primary drying and advancement to secondary drying
  • One year free software upgrades
  • Not available with 21CFR Part11 Compliant Software Option

21 CFR Part 11 Software Option

  • Data Encryption
  • E-Signature’s with Change Log
  • Batch reporting
  • Provides multiple levels of security