Newsletter-January February March 2020

Even in smaller organization having limited space, and there would still be a server rack and immense importance is given to the maintenance and upkeep of the same. Business continuity and consistent communication are dependent on these devices. Hence, for safety and peace of mind, it is highly recommended to go ahead with air filtration solutions to prevent your Data Centers and Server Rooms from corrosive gases and high humidity level.

Facility managers and IT managers are tasked with maximizing the uptime of their critical systems. The situation compels them to maintain robust IT servers and network infrastructure to ensure their uptime and resilience. Any failure or inconsistent communication would result in a loss of critical data and huge productivity loss to the organization.

Beat the crisis by empowering Data Centers

To face the unique challenges during lockdown, the mission critical Data Centers must function round the clock. They should be protected at each level. The first thing to consider about Data Center protection is to ensure clean surrounding environment for its smooth functioning. The environment must be assessed for risk, especially the presence of corrosive gasses and high humidity levels due to temperature fluctuations. Since, the combination of both corrosive gasses and high humidity puts the Data Center at high risk for corrosion.

The infiltration of outdoor particulates and corrosive gaseous contaminants causes CORROSION in Data Centers. When the Data Center facility is located near landfill sites, sewerage/drains, high density traffic, process industries, etc., the corrosion problem gets worse. Thus, protect the electronic equipment in Data Centers. The presence of corrosive gases in Data Centers could lead to corrosion in electrical parts of servers of Data Centers and eventually, can results in:

Failure of electronic components

• Circuit failure
• Data loss
• Increased downtime
• Low productivity

To combat the crisis and smooth functioning of Data Center, it is vital for corporates to take following steps:

Monitor the corrosive environment in real-time using Atmospheric Corrosivity Monitor (ACM).

Remove gaseous contaminants using Data Center Air Purifiers (DAP). It helps in maintain a healthy and corrosion-free environment in the Data Center.

With India as a world leader in some of the key drugs and vaccines in the global pharmaceutical market, the Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMPs) regulations picking pace and being enforced by FDA, the pharmaceutical industry is all the more cautious and the focus once again has shifted to manufacturing, processing, and storage of the drugs.

The use of technology, systems and equipment to prevent contamination, ensure safety and hygiene during the various stages of Pharma manufacturing is all the more paramount.

The pharmaceutical industry too is witnessing a major shift led by the current pandemic. One major highlight is the dire need of the COVID-19 rapid test kits and other such critical diagnostic test kits.

To ensure accurate test results and to protect diagnostics kits from degradation, it is imperative to control moisture during manufacturing, testing, storage and packaging of diagnostic kits. Components of diagnostic kits are highly hygroscopic. They react with moisture and get degraded rapidly, unless they are made and packaged in a dry environment.

Bry-Air dehumidifers are the ideal solution for maintaining the desired Relative Humidity (RH) in the labs where these kits are manufactured and assembled.

Another pharma sub segment having huge potential in these trying times, is the nutraceutical and health supplement market. Bry-Air has solutions which help avoid lumping, caking and agglomeration of these powders and ensure they have a longer shelf life and do not suffer any microbiological and biochemical deterioration after coming in contact with moisture.

With the API requirement growing rapidly, it is become all the more critical to ensure GMP practices are abided by and moisture is not let to causes problems like disintegration of tablets, decomposition of formulations, lumping, caking & agglomeration of chemical compounds, uneven coating on tablets, inability to compress tablets, retarded growth in organic cultures and a shorter shelf life to name just a few.