Vessel Pressure Control: Process, Safety & Product Excellence
Proper tank blanketing is essential to protect sensitive media from oxidation, microbial growth, contamination, and evaporation, while stabilizing tank pressure. Applications include fermentation, liquid ingredient storage, and manufacturing of high-value products like drugs, proteins, flavorings, and chemicals. By using controlled inert gas (typically nitrogen), tank blanketing creates an oxygen-free environment increasing safety, extending shelf life, and preserving vital product properties.
• Minimize risk of microbial contamination for cleaner, safer pharma and biotech processes.
• Prevent oxidation and preserve taste, color, and aroma in food and beverage storage.
• Enhance fire safety and reduce explosion risk by eliminating oxygen in tanks with flammable media.
Bürkert Type 8880: Fast, Hygienic, Modular
Type 8880 sets the standard, delivering ultrafast pressure control (under 200 ms), up to 10x faster than conventional systems. Its bellows- and seat-valve design ensures both rapid response and stringent hygienic standards. CIP/SIP compatibility (clean-in-place/steam-in-place) meets FDA and GMP mandates, making it ideal for environments needing maximum durability and cleanliness.
Easy integration and retrofit: Compact, modular design simplifies installation on new tanks and direct upgrades on legacy systems, reducing downtime and project cost.
Robust construction reduces frequent replacements—one service/maintenance cycle vs. six with older technologies, lowering total cost of ownership.
Hygienic surfaces and design minimize contamination risk throughout food, pharma, and specialty applications.
Smart Automation and Digital Connectivity
Eliminate operational challenges head-on with advanced automation features and digital-ready communication:
- Digital support for seamless PLC integration, remote monitoring, and predictive maintenance.
- Diagnostic capability and optional LCD displays provide real-time pressure, cycle, and status feedback to ensure process uptime and performance.
- Compatible with Bürkert Communicator and mass flow controllers for scalable process adjustment, calibration, and reporting.
Industries Served and Application Versatility
From pharmaceuticals to food processing, Bürkert Type 8880 supports critical environments where pressure stability is central to safety, product purity, and compliance:
Industry Key Benefit
Pharma/Biotech Pure, contamination-free production
Food & Beverage Taste, shelf life, clean processing
New Food (proteins) Controlled environment, quality retention
New Energy Process safety, stable storage conditions
OEM/Tank Builders Easy retrofit, design flexibility
Feature Highlights & Differentiators
- Ultrafast (<200 ms) pressure response for reliable process control.
- Modular configuration for easy expansion and tank-specific adaptation.
- Maintenance cycles reduced to one per year, maximizing operational uptime and reducing costs.
- Digital communication with existing fieldbus and automation systems.
- FDA/GMP compliance for cleanroom and sanitary applications.
Enjoy the following advantages
Customer Success and Proven Reference Projects
Type 8880 has proven its value in advanced pharma and biotech installations. For example, collapse protection and blanketing control units have safeguarded critical projects, supporting continuous operations and high process integrity.
Take the Next Step: Future-Ready Tank Blanketing
It’s time to step up with Bürkert’s Type 8880 for tank blanketing engineered to keep pace with evolving regulatory, safety, and operational demands. Reach out for technical consultation, application mapping, or reference projects tailored to your process requirements.
Interested? Find out more about the Type 8880 Vessel Pressure Controller here!
Further technical details, including online configuration tool, visit our product detail page:
Vessel pressure controller
- Automatic stand-alone solution
- Fast cleaning
- Flexible for different process conditions
- Permanent process monitoring
- Various variants available for different hygiene requirements (self-draining, CIP and SIP capable, electropolished surface, FDA, dead space reduced)
