Flowid is the Global Specialist in development, 3D design and manufacturing of modular continuous flow skids. We use the best available technologies and integrate these in lab , pilot or production skids for the pharma & speciality chemical industry
The interest for continuous manufacturing in the speciality chemical and pharmaceutical industry has skyrocketed in the past 2 to 4 years. Since the last Achema of 2018 Flowid has doubled their turnover year over year with the design and manufacturing of Flow Skids. Key is that continuous manufacturing must make sense – chemically and financially. Most of the time the best solution is hybrid: integrating the best available technologies in a modular plant. Next to sufficient chemical understanding process engineering, 3D design, electrical and instrumentation knowledge are essential for the best Flow Solution.
In addition we should not forget material of construction expertise as well as procurement and certification skills.
The drivers for considering Flow are:
- Increased safety
- Lower operational costs (OPEX)
- Lower capital costs (CAPEX)
- Smaller footprint
- Reduced energy use
- Reshoring, expansion, replacement
We see drivers for considering a flow solution are very much customer specific and standard solutions are few.
It is neither feasible nor advisable to just transfer a batch process into a continuous process without taking into account all limitations and opportunities. Fit for Flow already starts in the early research phase. Excellent cooperation with our customers and partnerships with our suppliers has proven to be essential to design and manufacture successfully Flow Skids that meet our customers overall demand. Let us not forget that Scale up from lab to pilot and to production is always the goal.
To tackle mass transfer and heat transfer issues known for many chemical reactions Flowid developed their dynamic reactor technology, the SpinPro reactors. For multiphase and precipitation reactions these reactors have proven to be an excellent solution in pilot and 24/7 production. Throughput ranges from a few ml/ minute to thousands of liters/ hour.
Halogenation and nitration reactions have been converted to flow with our SpinPro reactors successfully. Recently we published in cooperation with Albemarle in OPR&D the excellent results for Organolithium reactions with the SpinPro dynamic reactor technology. We look forward to meeting you in our stand in the Flow Pavillion at Achema 2022 to discuss flow solutions in more detail.
