Life Science Industry Newsletter – February 2023

Reduce the Risk of Downtime and Lost Batches with Brooks Instruments

Producing biopharmaceuticals is one of the world’s most demanding manufacturing processes. Brooks Instrument’s mass flow and pressure control technology helps maximize cell culture yields and control bioprocess costs. Their flow and pressure controllers set global standards for reliability, repeatability and long-term stability.

Brooks Instrument mass flow controllers satisfy key biotechnology research and production requirements. Click below to learn about how flow and pressure instrumentation from Brooks can help to reduce the risk of downtime and lost batches, as well as ensure the quality and consistency of your product.

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Feeling the pressure?

Bioreactors are critical to your operation for controlled cell growth and storage of finished product. When pressure builds inside these reactors it is critical that you have the right safety accessories in place to keep your team and facility safe.

Cross Process Solutions offers the highest quality safety relief valves,  rupture discs, and pressure relief valves from trusted manufacturers like ARI Reyco, Continental Disc, and Groth. In addition, we have a highly trained and certified team of service technicans available to perform routine maintenance and repair your equipment. Reach out today to learn more!

Need Scales Now?

Scales are likely used in your facility for monitoring incoming feedstock, controlling production processes, and measuring input. Accurate and repeatable weight measurement is essential to your operation! When you need a new scale you can’t wait for a year or more.

Cross Precision Measurement works with a number scale manufacturers and we have the ability find the right solution for your application. We also boast very competitive turnaround times so we can get you up and running quickly.

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Did you know?

Cross Precision Measurement offers 24/7 scale service to support your operation and minimize downtime. When scales go down at your facility there is no time to waste. Our experienced scale technicians are on call and available to help you. Click here to learn more. 

Cross Provides Tangible Value for You

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Reduce Risk

Deadly gas leaks can be a serious health concern in pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities. Minimizing accidents and contamination means safeguarding your workers and facilities against potential hazards. Reduce the risk of serious injury by making sure your  gas detectors are calibrated.

Cross Process Solutions experts are factory-trained to calibrate your fixed and portable gas detectors. 

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Improve Efficiency

SCADA architecture helps you control and monitor data from devices spread across your pharmaceutical manufacturing facility. Cross is a certified integrator for a number of SCADA solutions providers, including VTScada. 

VTScada eliminates downtime and data loss by supporting unlimited system-wide redundancy for servers, historians, and communication networks. The purpose-built historian bi-directionally synchronizes data across any number of distributed servers via local or wide area networks.

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Raise Quality

Ensuring that you are properly measuring pH, ORP, and conductivity throughout your manufacturing process is critical in guaranteeing the quality of your pharmaceutical product. 

M4Knick has decades of experience in the process control market and offers a wide array of high quality analytical sensors for pH, ORP, conductivity, and more!

See how our team can help improve quality, increase efficiency, and reduce risk

Latest Cross Company Updates

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Did you know… Cross Company is an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan). Our ESOP started in 1979 and as of 2006, we are 100% employee-owned! Learn more about our ESOP and how that benefits both team members and our customers.
Did you know... the precision measurement group at Cross was founded in 1939 by our current CEO's grandfather, Jim King. That's a whole lot of calibration!
Did you know... A fingerprint weighs about 50 micrograms. We know, we weighed it! The residue left from a finger can actually make a difference in weight results which is why we wear gloves when we calibrate weights. For reference, a sheet of paper is about 4.5 grams, that’s 4.5 million micrograms.
Did you know… Cross Company has grown significantly since our start in 1954. Over the years we've acquired 26 companies! Today, our five groups have expertise in everything from industrial automation to precision measurement, and industry knowledge going all the way back to 1939.