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Life Sciences


One Partner for World-Class Medical Devices and Medicines

Swagelok provides medical device, pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and biotechnology companies with high-purity fluid system products and services designed for safe, leak-tight performance in sanitary environments. Our components and assemblies are easy to install, disassemble for cleaning, and reassemble without compromising quality.

Our sales and engineering teams are well-equipped to help you achieve your goals by adding efficiency, safety, and quality to your manufacturing operations or laboratory to ensure GMP compliance. By partnering early in R&D, we help accelerate product development, allowing your team to focus on innovation while we handle design, fabrication, and assembly.

Life Science Applications

  • OEM medical devices such as respirators and water purifiers
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Biopharmaceuticals
  • Biotechnologies
  • Cosmetics
  • Manufacturing and manufacturing facilities
  • Research and development support
  • Gas delivery and control systems within health care facilities and research laboratories
  • Healthcare equipment for critical heart and brain surgeries


For over 70 years, we’ve delivered reliable fluid system solutions, evolving to meet emerging industry challenges.

Our experts help manufacturers:

  • Optimize design and assembly for faster time to market
  • Maintain accuracy and purity in production and clinical applications
  • Navigate industry compliance standards (ISO 9001, 13485, 14971)
  • Improve efficiency and reduce costs despite supply chain challenges

Whether refining a concept or enhancing a prototype, we provide application reviews, design recommendations, and system improvements to maximize safety, reliability, and manufacturability. Our Swagelok-trained technicians can also assemble and fabricate fluid system solutions to save you time.

Learn more—download our free life sciences solutions brochure.

LIFE SCIENCES BROCHURE


Products

All our standard products and custom components are backed by the Swagelok Limited Lifetime Warranty. Everything we design, manufacture, and build is to help you achieve the highest level of application, process, and instrumentation integrity, as we know how important that is for those in the business of medical device and pharmaceutical drug manufacturing.

Whether you need fittings for corrosive environments, extreme temperatures, or high pressure, we have a variety of reliable, leak-tight products for use in chemical processing.
We can design and assemble a gas delivery system for your manufacturing plant, clinic, or lab. Our standard gas delivery panels come fully assembled and tested. All systems are highly configurable with features and modifications to suit your specific system requirements.
Orbital welding is effective in joining stainless steel tubing where the products flowing through them need to be maintained in a sterile or clean condition. Make quality, repeatable orbital gas tungsten arc welds (GTAW) for both tubing and pipe using our lightweight, portable system.

We offer a variety of quick-connect fittings that enable fast, simple operation without twisting, turning, or wrenching. These fittings are engineered to minimize spillage and air inclusion so you can make connections with confidence each and every time. Our complete line includes full-flow, instrumentation, miniature, and PTFE-sealed quick connects.

Get sanitary hose that meets specifications for clean room environments and other hygienic applications. Highly flexible, smooth-bore PFA core hose complies with FDA regulation 21CFR Part 177.1550, USP 87, 88 Class VI, and 3-A. PTFE core hose smooth bore provides chemical compatibility, drainability, and flexibility and is FDA and USP Class VI compliant. Industry standard end connections as well as custom connections and hose lengths are available.
We have the small-bore tubing to form the backbone of your fluid delivery system. Compared to conventional piping, small-bore tubing (up to 2 in. [51 mm] O.D.) reduces the number of connections, and thus potential leak points, for greater system integrity.

Looking to speak with a representative? Give us a call or send us a message—we're here to help with all your fluid system needs.


Services

All our standard products and custom components are backed by the Swagelok Limited Lifetime Warranty. Everything we design, manufacture, and build is to help you achieve the highest level of application, process, and instrumentation integrity, as we know how important that is for those in the business of medical device and pharmaceutical drug manufacturing.
 
As health care equipment and medical devices become more compact and as laboratory applications demand higher-pressure components, we can support your R&D, prototyping, and final design approval stages, so you can focus on the manufacturing environment.

Standardized, configurable, and documented gas distribution systems can improve process accuracy, repeatability, and uptime while making operator safety the focus. Our gas delivery and pressure control advisory services work together to help facilities operate safely and efficiently.

Eliminate a variety of hose-related issues that cause safety concerns or costly downtime. We will walk your facilities to learn what an optimized fluid system means to your ability to stay productive and profitable. Receive a detailed report containing overall findings and prioritized improvement recommendations.

Orbital welding training for your staff can help you overcome issues related to widespread welder shortages and communal knowledge loss. Make the most of what modern orbital welding offers with our five-day training course that enables attendees to set up, operate, troubleshoot equipment, and critique welds.