Pharma EngineeringCritical Utilities
Critical Utilities · Steam, air and process gases

Critical Utilities Systems

Define utility quality from the process it serves.

Connect intended use, contamination risks and point-of-use requirements. Design, qualify and manage clean steam, compressed air, process gases and vacuum through their lifecycle.

Operational guide + toolkitPDF + 24 Word and Excel tools · in Italian or English€199,00See the package
Conceptual pharmaceutical clean steam, compressed air and process gas generation and distribution system
Free technical resources

What decision are you working on?

12 articles across 6 decision areas. Choose what you need now.

01 / Requirements and utility strategy

What quality must the utility deliver?

Connect intended use, product contact and contamination risks to verifiable requirements and point-of-use specifications.

Turn your reading into working documents.

TL-001 Project briefTL-002 Utility and point-of-use inventoryTL-003 Product-contact and criticality risk assessmentTL-004 User requirements specificationTL-005 Quality specification and acceptance basisTL-007 Peak demand and capacity

Operational guide + toolkit3D cover of the Critical Utilities in GMP guide, English editionDigital product: A4 PDF, Word and Excel files
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From generation to point of use: requirements, tests and decisions for critical utilities

Critical Utilities in GMP: Practical Guide (First Edition + Toolkit)

A practical route to specifying, qualifying and maintaining clean-steam, compressed-air and process-gas systems. The guide connects design choices, point-of-use quality, sampling, data, deviations and lifecycle management, with examples carried through into editable templates.

What you get

  • PDFA4 PDF guide: 24 chapters in six parts, integrated cases and appendices.
  • Word12 editable Word templates: URS, protocols, checklists, specifications and reports.
  • Excel12 macro-free Excel tools: quality registers, capacity, measurement bases, trends, bid comparison and TCO.

Requirements grounded in actual useConnect product contact with point-of-use specifications, the URS and acceptance testing.

A method for sampling and qualityClean steam, air and gases: link risks, methods and results to actual operating conditions.

Traceable decisions throughout the lifecycleQualification, alarms, trends, maintenance and return to service, with documents to adapt to your site.

210 / 206pages · ITA / ENG edition
24Word and Excel tools
24chapters

File language: Italian or English, one language per purchase.

€199,00Operational guide + toolkit
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Choose the Italian or English edition on the product page.

Explore all 24 included tools

01Requirements and utility strategy

  • TL-001Project briefWord
  • TL-002Utility and point-of-use inventoryExcel
  • TL-003Product-contact and criticality risk assessmentExcel
  • TL-004User requirements specificationWord
  • TL-005Quality specification and acceptance basisExcel
  • TL-007Peak demand and capacityExcel

02Clean steam systems

  • TL-008Steam design reviewWord
  • TL-009Steam sampling protocolWord
  • TL-010Steam results registerExcel

03Compressed air and process gases

  • TL-011Air and gas design reviewWord
  • TL-012Air and gas sampling protocolWord
  • TL-013Air and gas results registerExcel
  • TL-014Terminal filtration and integrityWord

04Distribution, monitoring and control

  • TL-006Boundary and interface recordWord
  • TL-015Pressure, flow and dew-point measurement basisExcel
  • TL-020Alarm and data reviewWord
  • TL-021Trends and excursionsExcel

05Qualification and quality testing

  • TL-017FAT/SAT plan and recordWord
  • TL-018DQ/IQ/OQ/PQ planWord
  • TL-019Requirements traceability matrixExcel

06Lifecycle and procurement

  • TL-016Technical bid comparisonExcel
  • TL-022Maintenance, calibration and periodic reviewExcel
  • TL-023Change, incident and return to serviceWord
  • TL-024Lifecycle cost and energyExcel

The same TL codes identify each tool in the Italian and English editions.

Adapt the editable documents to your system, risks and site criteria.

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