News Update – December 2008
QAT is expecting to double last year’s turnover with rapidly increasing sales in the Defence and Medical market sectors. Its flag ship product the PCI, is fast becoming a standard addition to hospital pharmacies where flexibility and ease of operation are important factors. It also has a significant role to play controlling infections on hospital wards that do not have their own aseptic facilities. The price (around 1/3 that of a standard sized isolator) also makes it attractive at a time when budgets are limited.
The design and manufacture of control systems has also seen a big increase with companies in both the Defence and Medical sector wanting to upgrade to state-of-the-art digital technology.
Other news updates are as follows: -
Biotechnology equipment supply continues to find a strong demand, as Quantum supplies high technology air management units to the World’s only manufacturer of fully sealed IVC systems. We also supply digital control systems for Biotech isolator systems, which now include fully integrated VHP fumigation control.
Defence equipment. QAT has now completed shipment of the first 200 NBC/AC digital control panels for Bioquell Defence. The units are fitted in military vehicles being upgraded for the Saudi Army. A further 150 control panels are scheduled for delivery by May 2009. The unit has been vibration and emc tested to ensure compliance with defence standards.
PCI units have also been shipped to the Canadian Armed Forces for military medical use. They are configured as Class 3 high containment cabinets and are equipped with a ductless fumigation system. As part of this process the product has been NATO codified and is under consideration by other NATO countries.
Medical equipment includes the PCI (Portable Compliant Isolator), which provides an aseptic dispensing facility at hospital ward level, and has been in full production for two years. Hospitals are using the PCI for most aseptic applications although the most common are mono-clonal antibody preparation and chemo-therapy drug dispensing. PCI’s are now in use in Spire hospital pharmacies and will shortly equip every Spire hospital which has an aseptic suite. Several PCI’s are being used in clinical trials across the UK and the first three units licensed for pharmaceutical production are in use at Biomed – New Zealand. Quantum Air Technology also designs and supplies digital control systems for other company’s isolators which now include full integration of isolator/VHP systems.
Hydroponic Equipment. QAT has entered the market of hydroponics with its own system. Called Iso-Ponics, as the name suggests, this is actually a new technology that has been created by applying state-of-the-art isolation principles to hydroponic vessel design.
Spares capabilities continue to expand. QAT are now able to offer after-market replacement electronic parts, filters and consumables for all standard Envair isolators and safety cabinets. If you are having difficulty obtaining such parts or would like a very competitive quote, please contact us on:
01706 835 135 or out of hours: 07769 661 621 or e-mail: sales@quantumairtech.com