What to know about the manufacturing process before you select an autoclave manufacturer.

Selecting the right autoclave manufacturer can be a daunting task. For any facility, regardless of its size, the autoclave purchase decision is a substantial decision with expected lifespans that can easily cross ten years if properly maintained. Autoclaves also serve a valuable purpose. They are commonly the deciding factor between whether research or product is usable or unusable. An issue during the sterilization process can render research, production equipment, or the final product, useless because the risk of outside contaminations is too great.

Despite the autoclave’s importance, we find many of our customers are unaware of how subtle differences in the manufacturing process and finished autoclave can affect their experience with the autoclave. At Beta Star, we’ve carefully thought over countless steps of the manufacturing process to ensure it delivers the best possible autoclave. This ensures that our autoclave delivers on the things our customers care about the most:

Common Autoclave Manufacturer Questions

• How can I achieve a low cost of ownership over the lifespan of the autoclave?
• How can I best control autoclave lead time, as the dependable installation is important when so many variables are at play?
• Does the quality of the autoclave meet the standards of excellence of my facility?
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  • A single-source manufacturer with extensive quality oversight
• Will replacing an autoclave in an existing building affect the rest of my building?
• How does the material the autoclave is built with effect the expected lifespan?

These questions are complex and require a detailed answer. Commonly, the answers to these questions have roots in the manufacturing process. Understanding the autoclave manufacturing process allows you to make the most informed decision, and thus the best decision for your facility. The articles below, developed by the Beta Star team, will give you a great understanding of the different subtleties of the manufacturing process. And, while the topics below are subtleties in manufacturing, they have a significant impact on the autoclave itself.

Beta Star promotes Kevin Robb, multi-faceted manufacturing and sales expert, to market area manager.

Honey Brook, PA – Effective Monday, February 3^rd, Beta Star Life Science Equipment is under new leadership. Kevin Robb, multi-faceted manufacturing and sales expert, accepted a promotion to bring his manufacturing efficiency and creative sale solution experience to the Beta Star team. Under Robb’s leadership, the group will push to spread the promise of Simple. Reliable. Sterilization.™ to biotechnology, general research, pharmaceutical, and vivarium facilities across North America.

The transition happened swiftly as Robb’s experience with Beta Star owner R-V Industries made it a seamless transition to the role of Market Area Manager for Beta Star.  In his latest role as Plant Manager with R-V, Robb led the manufacturing operations of the Honey Brook headquarters which included the oversight of the manufacturing of all Beta Star autoclaves. Before that role, Robb was a sales development professional in the custom fabrication division of R-V, where he created unique solutions to complex spacing and process efficiency issues for industrial process customers.

For customers, the rest of the Beta Star team will remain unchanged. For sales needs, Bill Purvis and Lynn Johnson will remain sales managers of the Eastern and Western portions of the USA. For service needs, the department will remain under the leadership of Todd Houck. The addition of Robb represents R-V’s continued commitment to the success of Beta Star by bolstering the resources and manufacturing knowledge available to customers. Robb is replacing Kevin Putt, VP of Sales for R-V, who was also serving as interim market area manager of Beta Star.

“I’m excited to take on the leadership of the Beta Star Life
Science Equipment market area,” said Robb. Being able to work to improve sales development and manufacturing processes while effectively pairing our team’s skills with customer-serving initiatives helped make this opportunity so enticing. I look forward to seeing our team grow while helping to advance people forward in their respective careers.”

For Beta Star customers, Robb plans to take a two-pronged approach
to providing the industry with a reliable, cost effective, and world class
solution to fill sterilization needs. “Building a nationwide network of sales reps to come alongside our existing reps, while cutting manufacturing and sales turnaround lead times will help Beta Star continue to grow its reach as a sterilization equipment and service provider,” added Robb.

Beta Star is a unique solution in the sterilization industry, as 38 years of experience as an autoclave manufacturer and service provider partners with R-V Industries 260 employees to form a dependable partnership for biotechs, research firms, and pharmaceutical companies.

Beta Star serves as a proudly American autoclave manufacturer and service provider based out of Honey Brook, PA. All sterilization equipment is built with serviceability in mind, as Beta Star was founded in 1982 as a steam sterilizer service provider. Today, Beta Star services hundreds of customers around the world in the biomedical, university, and vivarium sectors by simply and reliable creating sterilization solutions.  

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