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SORDINA LAUNCHES A HIGH EFFICACY PLASMA STERILISER CO-BRANDED WITH STERICOOL

November 2011, Dusseldorf, Germany. At the prestigious Medica exhibition in Dusseldorf, Sordina Spa has launched a new high efficacy hydrogen peroxide plasma sterilizer, co-branded with Stericool systems. Sordina, taking advantage of an over a century experience in sterilization since 1880 selected Stericool advance plasma sterilizer technology after a thorough validation comparison on the sterilisation efficacy of various suppliers.                                                                                                                                                        Sordina CTO Nicola Mangiaracina stated that “ In today’s fast evolving marketplace the time-to-market has to be particularly short. Thanks to the rich and deep knowledge existing in Sordina we have the expertise to correctly evaluate the plasma technologies available. We have selected Stericool both because its sound performance and high quality engineering standards.                                                                                        Sordina will make the co-branded Sordina-Stericool steriliser range which includes 110Lt and 160Lt single and double door versions from Q1 2012 onwards in Italy and CCSD projects it undertakes worldwide. Stericool’s Managing director Fatih Ahiska stated that “ this important announcement in Medica is a milestone in the history of Stericool. Having being selected by such an established European company like Sordina with long history in CSSD represents independent verification of the high technology and manufacturing standards that we have attained. Combined with Sordina’s expertise and market penetration and knowledge the partnership will deliver even better products to the European market”. Further details on the products and the company are available from the company web site at www.stericool.com