The key to drug safety is not only affected by pharmaceutical formulas, but more importantly, by preventing contamination during the drug production process. In addition to daily disinfection of pharmaceutical workshops, it is even more important that the cleanliness of employees’ work uniforms meets the hygiene standards of pharmaceutical plants. Therefore, choosing suitable laundry equipment for pharmaceutical plants is very important. Below is a laundry room solution case designed by Shanghai Ruili Laundry Machinery for pharmaceutical plants.
Hygiene Standards for Pharmaceutical Plants
The cleanliness of a cleanroom refers to the requirements for the size and quantity of particles contained in the air within the environment.
| No. | Name | Model/Specification | Quantity (Unit) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 80kg Fully Automatic Washer Extractor | XGQ-80F | 1 |
| 2 | Fully Automatic Dryer | GZZ-80Q | 1 |
| 13 | Spotting Table | SP-1A | 1 |
| 14 | Single-Arm Ironing Table | HL-101-S1 | 1 |
| 15 | Stainless Steel Linen Cart | 1180*700*830 mm | 2 |
Information provided by the pharmaceutical plant (for reference):
| Type of Pharmaceutical Workshop | Cleanliness Level | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| Granule and Pill Packaging | Class 300,000 | 50 |
| Concentrated and Diluted Preparation of Injections | Class 100,000 | 50 |
| Direct-Contact Pharmaceutical Packaging | Class 10,000 | 50 |
| Injection Filling | Class 100 | 50 |
Work uniforms in the pharmaceutical plant are 1kg/set
The laundry room working time is 4 hours/day
Laundry Load Calculation
50 people × 4 pharmaceutical workshops = 200 people
Total laundry load: 200 people × 1kg/set = 200kg/day
The injection filling workshop has a Class 100 cleanliness level and requires a barrier washer extractor for washing
Equipped Daily Washing Capacity (Calculated Based on 4 Working Hours per Day)
1. If one 50kg barrier washer extractor is equipped, each cycle takes 50 minutes/cycle (including loading and unloading time) and can wash 50kg of dry garments. Based on 4 working hours per day:
Daily number of washing cycles: 4×60÷50 = 4.8 --- approximately 4 cycles
Daily washing capacity of one 50kg barrier washer extractor: 4×50 = 200kg/day (washing operation time: 3.3 hours)
2. If one 50kg dryer is equipped, each drying cycle takes 50 minutes/cycle (including loading and unloading time) and can dry all linen from the drum of a 50kg washing machine
Total washing and drying time: 50 minutes × 5 = 250 minutes = 4.1 hours
| Batch 1 | Batch 2 | Batch 3 | Batch 4 | Batch 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 minutes | 50 minutes | 50 minutes | 50 minutes | 50 minutes |
| Washing 50kg | Washing 50kg | Washing 50kg | Washing 50kg |
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Drying 50kg | Drying 50kg | Drying 50kg | Drying 50kg |
If the laundry room working time in the pharmaceutical plant must be less than 4 hours, it is recommended to add a 25kg suspended washer extractor and a 25kg fully automatic dryer to wash work uniforms from other workshops except the injection filling workshop.
3. If one 25kg washer extractor is added, each cycle takes 50 minutes/cycle (including loading and unloading time) and can wash 25kg of dry garments. Based on 4 working hours per day:
Daily number of washing cycles: 4×60÷50 = 4.8 --- approximately 4 cycles
Daily washing capacity of one 25kg washer extractor: 4×25 = 100kg/day (washing operation time: 3.3 hours)
| Time Slot 1 | Time Slot 2 | Time Slot 3 | Time Slot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 minutes | 50 minutes | 50 minutes | 50 minutes |
| Washing 50+25kg | Washing 50+25kg | Washing 50+25kg | Washing 50+25kg |
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Drying 50+25kg | Drying 50+25kg | Drying 50+25kg |
If one 25kg dryer is equipped, each drying cycle takes 50 minutes/cycle (including loading and unloading time) and can dry all linen from the drum of a 25kg washing machine
After adding a 25kg washing machine and dryer, the total washing and drying time is: 50 minutes × 4 = 200 minutes = 3.3 hours
Based on the above data calculation, the recommended laundry equipment configuration is as follows
| No. | Name | Model/Specification | Quantity (Unit) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50kg Barrier Washer Extractor | W050E | 1 |
| 2 | 25kg Suspended Washer Extractor | XGQ-25FD | 1 |
| 3 | 50kg Fully Automatic Dryer | GZZ-50Q | 1 |
| 4 | 25kg Fully Automatic Dryer | GZZ-25Q | 1 |
| 5 | Spotting Table | SP-1A | 1 |
| 6 | Stainless Steel Linen Cart | 1180*700*830 mm | 4 |
Each pharmaceutical plant has different staffing levels, cleanliness requirements, and work uniforms, which leads to different laundry room equipment selections. Choosing the right equipment can not only improve the hygiene standards of pharmaceutical plant work uniforms, but also effectively reduce costs, including energy consumption and operating costs of the pharmaceutical plant laundry room. If you are planning to build a laundry room for a pharmaceutical plant, please pay attention to us or contact us. We can create a professional pharmaceutical plant laundry room solution based on your actual needs.
