Released on: September 26, 2007, 8:13 am

Press Release Author: AdvantaPure

Industry: Pharmaceuticals

Press Release Summary: AdvantaPure's Hose Track identification system, designed for
process components used in biopharmaceutical and other high-purity industries,
offers several safety and security advantages over conventional pen-and-paper
methods of recording component usage data. Hose Track uses RFID technology to
monitor individual parts and their wear-related events such as cleaning cycles. It
consolidates information into a database and eliminates problems like illegible
handwriting and misfiled documents.

Press Release Body: The Hose Track Identification and Lifecycle Analysis System from
AdvantaPure offers several improvements over the conventional pen-and-paper log book
method of recording usage data for process equipment. Hose Track's updated brochure
now includes an easy-to-read chart that contrasts the differences. A patented
system, Hose Track offers an enhanced level of safety and security to processing
functions performed in critical industries like pharmaceutical, biotech, food and
beverage, medical device, chemical, and others involving high-purity applications.

The Hose Track system was developed for hose assemblies and is now used for other
process components - bio-bags, pumps, filters, diaphragm valves, UV lamps, tanks,
and vessels - as well. Using RFID technology and software, Hose Track identifies
individual parts to monitor continual, wear-related events such as cleaning cycles
and the number of batches processed. The system also tracks where a critical
component has been throughout its useful life and provides a reliable, 21 CFR Part
11 compliant, electronic pedigree for all tagged critical components.

Traditionally log books are used to record information relating to individual pieces
of process equipment. The books have a number of inherent problems including
security, illegible handwriting, transposed numbers, and misfiled documents. Log
books also present a challenge when FDA audits occur, as data must be manually
gathered from various books, which may be stored in different locations, incurring
time and labor expenses. Hose Track consolidates documentation and links to a
database that contains the complete biographical history of process components. It
allows information access from any networked computer running the Hose Track
program.

These differences and others are featured in the updated literature available both
in print and on the company's web site at
http://www.advantapure.com/hosetrack_01.htm. Included as part of the printed data
sheet on Hose Track, the brochure also contains information on how the system
reduces operating costs and minimizes risks, highlights its new
gamma-radiation-resistant RFID tag option called GammaTag(TM), and shows a
comparison of the Hose Track method to bar code usage.

For more information on the advantages of the Hose Track RFID system versus a log
book approach to record keeping, contact the team at AdvantaPure, 145 James Way,
Southampton, PA 18966; phone 888-755-4370 or 215-526-2151; fax 888-258-4293 or
215-526-2167; e-mail: sales@advantapure.com; web page:
http://www.advantapure.com/hosetrack_01.htm.

About AdvantaPure and NewAge(R) Industries
AdvantaPure, a division of NewAge Industries, specializes in ultra-clean products
for the pharmaceutical, biomedical, food, beverage, chemical, and cosmetic
industries. All products are manufactured, stored, and shipped using the cleanest
methods possible to ensure unsurpassed product purity.

In business since 1954, NewAge Industries manufactures and fabricates thermoplastic
and thermoset tubing and hose. The company offers one of the broadest product lines
of tubing, hose, and fittings in the U.S., and its custom extrusion and fabrication
services are unrivaled. NewAge Industries maintains a large inventory and prides
itself on same-day shipment of 98% of orders for its core product lines. In 2006,
NewAge initiated an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) for the benefit of both its
employees and customers.

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AdvantaPure(R), Hose Track(TM), GammaTag(TM), and NewAge(R) are trademarks of
NewAge(R) Industries, Inc.

Web Site: http://www.advantapure.com/hosetrack_01.htm

Contact Details: AdvantaPure
145 James Way, Southampton, PA 18966
215-526-2151; fax 215-526-2190
info@advantapure.com
www.advantapure.com