For sanitary processing applications,  VALVES diaphragm quality is greatly underestimated. It is not uncommon for biopharmaceutical companies to spend three months making a batch of drugs worth $30 million, only to have a faulty diaphragm threaten batch contamination and force the line to shut down while the damage is assessed and corrective action taken.  Even so, many end-users continue to live with the hassle and cost of repeated diaphragm failures.

Many Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) supply replacement diaphragms for their own valves, but problems can arise because most valve experts are not seal experts.  All too frequently an excellent valve