SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED TREATMENT OF FLUIDS WITH INTERCHANGEABLE PROCESS MODULES ARRANGED NEXT TO EACH OTHER

摘要

A system for automated treatment of fluids comprising interchangeable process modules (39, 40, 41, 42, 43) which are arranged next to each other and are respectively provided with a control unit and a fluid unit which can be controlled by said control unit in order to carry out a module-specific process function within the framework of the treatment of fluids. The control units are connected to each other via a data bus (48) which is common to said process modules (39, 40, 41, 42, 43) and the fluid units are connected to each by means of a fluid bus (49) having several channels. A fluid bus section is provided for at least one part of the channels inside each process module (z. B. 42), said section having fluid bus interfaces (52) on the ends thereof. A connection unit (51) can be mounted between the respectively adjacent fluid bus interfaces (52) of two successive process modules (e.g. 41,42) in at least two different mounting positions wherein said connection unit can connect respectively channel sections terminating at the adjacent fluid bus interfaces (52) of both process modules (4,42) in a series of different configurations.