New Saunders® Technologies to Improve Pharmaceutical Productivity Featured During Interphex 2015

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NEW YORK (March 18, 2015) – In 2012, weaknesses in the manufacture of sterile injectable drugs resulted in almost one third of the industry’s manufacturing capacity being taken off-line.  These shortages caused inferior treatment regimens, interruptions in care, higher healthcare costs, and even premature death.  It is essential that drug manufacturers maximize product quality and ensure patient safety, a topic that Crane ChemPharma & Energy will confront during this year’s Interphex exhibition from April 21-22 in New York City.

Saunders^® comprehensive portfolio of diaphragms and aseptic diaphragm valves will be on display during the show at Crane booth #3622. These valves form an integral part of pharmaceutical manufacturing, enabling drug manufacturers to effectively control the production process. Also featured will be the Saunders^® S360 Stainless Steel Actuator and the I-VUE smart sensor, whose advanced technology can simultaneously monitor and enhance valve performance.

During Interphex, members of Saunders^® technical team will be on hand to discuss the challenges facing pharmaceutical manufacturers and explain how “The Science Inside” Saunders^® can deliver solutions to customers worldwide.

About CRANE

Crane Co. is a diversified manufacturer of highly engineered industrial products. Founded in 1855, Crane provides products and solutions to customers in the aerospace, electronics, hydrocarbon processing, petrochemical, chemical, power generation, automated merchandising, transportation and other markets. The Company has four business segments: Aerospace & Electronics, Engineered Materials, Merchandising Systems, and Fluid Handling. Crane has approximately 11,000 employees in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Crane Co. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:CR). For more information, visit www.craneco.com

Crane ChemPharma & Energy (within Crane’s Fluid Handling segment) designs and manufactures a variety of high performance products including: highly engineered check valves, sleeved plug valves, lined valves, process ball valves, high performance butterfly valves, bellows sealed globe valves, aseptic and industrial diaphragm valves, multi/quarter-turn valves, actuation, sight glasses, lined pipe, fittings and hoses, and air operated diaphragm and peristaltic pumps. Its trusted brands (in alphabetical order) ALOYCO®, CENTER LINE®, COMPAC-NOZ®, CRANE®, DEPA®, DUO-CHEK®, ELRO®, FLOWSEAL®, JENKINS®, KROMBACH®, NOZ-CHEK®, PACIFIC VALVES®, RESISTOFLEX®, REVO®, SAUNDERS®, STOCKHAM®, TRIANGLE®, UNI-CHEK®, WTA®, and XOMOX® offer customers complete and innovative product portfolio designed for the most demanding corrosive, erosive, and high purity applications. Among the industries served are the chemical processing, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, oil & gas, refining, and power generation. For more information, visit www.cranecpe.com