Custom Chromatography Columns for GMP and Industrial Scale

Mann Welding designs and manufactures fully customizable chromatography columns built to match your process, facility constraints, and validation requirements. From pilot to production scale, we engineer columns around your target bed height, inner diameter, pressure profile, media, and cleaning approach so you can pack, run, and turn equipment faster with repeatable performance.

Columns can be built in 316L stainless steel, C-22 Hastelloy, or acrylic, depending on chemical compatibility, cleanliness standards, visibility needs, and cost targets. We also support IQ/OQ documentation packages and hygienic design practices suitable for regulated manufacturing environments.

  • Inner diameter (ID): 45 cm to 180 cm (and custom sizes by request)
  • Bed height: built to your process requirements (custom)
  • Materials: 316L stainless, C-22 Hastelloy, acrylic (based on application)
  • Hygienic options: electropolished finishes and GMP-ready design paths
  • Validation support: IQ/OQ documentation packages available

Chromatography Columns (316L Stainless, C-22 Hastelloy, or Acrylic)

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Overview

Every Mann Welding column is engineered as a made-to-fit system. Choose the material, set your inner diameter and bed height, and specify the process details that matter most (packing method, pressure limits, cleaning strategy, sanitary interfaces, and documentation). The result is a column that integrates cleanly into your facility and supports consistent, repeatable separations at scale.

  • Custom scale: 45 cm to 180 cm inner diameter (ID); bed height built to spec
  • Pressure rating: sized to your column and process requirements (typical ranges depend on diameter)
  • Materials: 316L stainless steel, C-22 Hastelloy, or acrylic based on chemical compatibility and cleaning needs
  • Hygienic design: finishes and design choices to reduce hold-up, simplify cleaning, and support GMP operations
  • Qualification support: IQ/OQ documentation packages available
  • Materials compliance: polymeric materials available that meet USP Class VI requirements (when specified)

Need a customized solution?

Let us know what your product specifications require and we can produce a custom chromatography column based on your requirements.

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Mechanical Hydraulic Control Unit (HCU)

Mann Welding Digital PLC-driven HCU for precise, recipe-based column operations

Ideal Implementation: Pilot plants, small to mid-scale GMP lines, facilities that value simplicity and manual oversight.

Overview

A rugged, shop-floor-ready control unit for reliable column packing and unpacking. The Mechanical HCU uses precision gauges and manual valves to deliver stable pressure and repeatable control without the need for firmware or software. It is ideal for regulated environments that prefer simple validation and hands-on operation.

Key benefits

  • Intuitive manual operation with immediate tactile feedback
  • Minimal training required and fast setup
  • No software updates or network dependencies
  • Easy qualification since the control path is fully visible and documented
  • Low total cost of ownership

Standard features

  • Stainless-steel hydraulic manifold with isolation and relief valves
  • Dual glycerin-filled analog pressure gauges for coarse and fine monitoring
  • Precision needle valve for controlled pressurization and depressurization
  • Quick-connect lines for feed and return.
  • Built-in mechanical over-pressure protection
  • Cleanable drip tray and IP-rated enclosure

Performance snapshot

  • Typical operating range: 0 to 3 bar line pressure
  • Resolution at gauge: 0.1 bar
  • Media: approved hydraulic fluids for cleanroom use

Digital Hydraulic Control Unit (HCU)

Mann Welding Chromatography Column Mechanical HCU with precision gauges and manual valves to deliver stable pressure and repeatable control without the need for firmware or software

Ideal Implementation: GMP manufacturing where repeatability, electronic records, and integration with plant systems are priorities.

Overview

A PLC-driven control unit for precise, recipe-based column operations. The Digital HCU offers closed-loop pressure control. Operators select a method, press start, and monitor progress on the touchscreen.

Key benefits

  • Closed-loop control for stable pressure and ramp profiles
  • Method recipes with step timing and setpoints for repeatability
  • On-screen trends with alarms and event history

Standard features

  • 7–10 inch touchscreen HMI with guided workflows
  • Industrial PLC with PID pressure control
  • Digital pressure transducer with high-resolution sampling
  • Configurable pressure ramps, holds, and relief sequences
  • User roles with password control and audit trail
  • Electronic interlocks for over-pressure and emergency stop
  • User roles with password control
  • Electronic interlocks for over-pressure and emergency stop

Performance snapshot

  • Typical operating range: 0 to 3 bar line pressure
  • Control resolution: ≤ 0.01 bar at the transducer
  • Programmable ramps and dwell steps with second-level timing
  • Media: approved hydraulic fluids for cleanroom use

Chromatography Columns

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Industrial Scale

Columns built to meet the demands of large-batch pharmaceutical manufacturing.

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Patented Technology

Innovations such as slurry fill methods, variable speed operation, and integrated hydraulic systems.

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Engineered for Reliability

Innovations such as slurry fill methods, variable speed operation, and integrated hydraulic systems.

About Mann Welding

Mann Welding has been applying its welding and fabrication expertise to chromatography solutions for decades. Our patented technologies and focus on process efficiency have earned us trust across pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

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