Bio-Ease™ Non-Metallic Sanitary Tri-Clamp ®

Where are Bio-Ease™ non-metallic sanitary clamps used?

Bio-Ease™ is a patented non-metallic sanitary clamp that is designed to address the needs of the single-use disposable/bio-pharm market including:

• Single-Use Systems (SUS)
• Pharmaceutical manufacturing
• Vaccine production
• Laboratory
• Applications where metal is incompatible

They ensure a well-sealed and leak proof join in transfer lines (when assembled properly that is). Two flanged ends are brought together with a gasket between them and a Bio-Ease™ non-metallic sanitary clamp to seal the join.

Why choose a Bio-Ease™ sanitary clamp?

Bio-Ease™ hinged clamps are manufactured using a glass-reinforced, FDA grade, USP Class VI Nylon and are designed to be used as a component for single-use transfer lines and a wide range of bio-process systems. These clamps are perfect for non-metallic to non-metallic joins and will not distort non-metallic ferrules like a stainless steel clamp might at high temperatures.

Use where reduction of weight and reduced thermal conductivity transfer is of importance.

Where not to use a Bio-Ease™ clamp

There are times when other clamps would be more suitable, for example, when you need to accommodate a smart gasket for sampling purposes or where using a PTFE gasket ( Bio-Ease^TM should only be used with Tuf-Flex® , Silicone, FKM, Fluoroelastomer and EPDM)

How not to use a Bio-Ease Non-Metallic Sanitary Tri-Clamp®

You don’t been to be the Hulk to assemble a Bio-Ease clamp and many a process line has fallen foul of an over tightened clamp! Check out our in-house comic ‘The Gasket Squasher’  if you don’t believe us! (OK, it’s more of a super-helpful and informative brochure than a comic). Maximum recommended torque is 2nm and After autoclaving, clamps may need to be re-torqued.

AND Never forget that it is of critical importance to choose the right gasket for your process – the right clamp can never compensate for the a poorly selected gasket.

Want to make sure you always choose the right gasket for the job? Why not read our guide to Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Gaskets.