Where the medicine is made
Liquids & semi-solids
Preparation, filling and packing areas with clean utilities, vessel and transfer-line layouts, and cleaning-in-place considered from the first layout.
Pharmaceutical manufacturing
What we design
- Manufacturing vessels with CIP/SIP
- Purified water loops & distribution
- Product transfer & filling layouts
Liquids and semi-solids live or die on cleaning. Vessels, transfer lines and filling heads all hold product, so the design has to make every surface reachable and drainable, size the purified water loop for the real demand, and give the operators room to break down and reassemble a line between batches.
Typical zones
| Area | Designed for |
|---|---|
| Compounding | Vessels, mixers and the headroom needed to clean and maintain them |
| Transfer | Routed to fall, with dead legs designed out and sampling points reachable |
| Filling | Classified to the product and whether the container is open |
| Washing & CIP | Parts washing and the CIP skid, kept clear of the clean route |
| Packing & storage | Comfort-conditioned, with bulk holding close to filling |
Decisions we settle early
CIP and SIP scope
What is cleaned in place and what is dismantled decides the pipework, slopes and plant room layout.
Purified water demand
Peak draw-off, loop length and velocity, sized against the real batch programme.
Transfer method
Gravity, pump or pressure transfer, which sets floor levels, vessel heights and the structure around them.
The disciplines behind it
Every discipline this facility type depends on is designed and coordinated in-house, by one team.
- Process & equipmentPFDs, fully annotated P&IDs, equipment specification, sizing and layout.
- Clean & black utilitiesPW, WFI, clean steam and gases on the clean side; chilled water, chillers and compressed air on the black side.
- Architecture & GMP layoutSpace planning, cleanroom construction, wall/ceiling/floor systems, doors and pass-throughs, and the flows that keep contamination out.
Let’s design it right.
From the first concept sketch to an issued-for-construction package, Agon designs pharmaceutical facilities that meet the highest international standards. We would welcome the conversation.