Laboratory Design Newsletter - July/August 2014

Drawer Handle Covers

Lista International’s Tech Drawer Pull alumi-num-anodized drawer handle covers are available in three finishes and are easy-to-clean and dependable. The drawer handle covers stand up to the roughest working environments. Sitting flush with the cabinet, the drawer handles improve safety and appearance by eliminating protruding edges. A secure fit to the drawer front ensures the handles remain in place, and the anodized finish protects from harsh conditions by providing increased corrosion resistance.

Lista International, www.listaintl.com PRODUCTNEWS

Biological Safety Cabinets

Air Science USA’s new line of biological safety cabinets—the Purair BIO—is designed to protect individuals, the environment and products from biological particulates. As a Class II Type A2 biosafety cabinet, the Purair BIO minimizes and contains BSL-1 to BSL- 3 agents, maintaining negative pressure inside the cabinet during operation to prevent contaminants from escaping the workarea. HEPA filtration scours 70% of the incoming room air to protect the products, while the remaining 30% of the exhausted air is filtered by a second HEPA filter.

Air Science USA, www.AirScience.com

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Lab Casework/Fume Hood

Hamilton Scientific has introduced the Panorama steel lab casework and the Mistral fume hood. The Panorama universal steel cabinet is engineered using an innovative design process to produce high-quality steel casework that provides a variety of sizes and styles that are field convertible. The Mistral fume hood optimizes safety, performance and efficiency. The Mistral platform provides reliability to maximize containment of gases, fumes and vapors within the lab environment.

Hamilton Scientific, wwww.hamiltonscientific.com
Cleanroom
Diaphragm Valve

Kemutec’s Mucon Iris
Diaphragm Valve (IDV)
is a suitable cleanroom
pass-thru solution. The
IDV provides an effec-
tive, hygienic and reliable way to seal around tubes
and pipes passing through a wall. The glanding
characteristics allow the IDV to gland around
irregular-shaped objects and provide a dust and
pressure seal. The glanding function is gentle yet
strong to ensure a seal, without damage to pipes
or tubes. Both the diaphragm and valve can be
quickly and easily removed for cleaning and
maintenance without the need for tools.
Kemutech, www.kemutecUSA.com
Lab Balance

Sartorius’ Entris analytical and precision balance is available in 15 models, covering a weighing capacity from 60 to 8,200 g with a readability of 0.1 mg to 0.1 g. The balances feature a monolithic weighing system featuring external adjustment or an internal, motorized adjustment function. The balances also feature a backlit, high-contrast display. The balance is equipped with applications for density determination, animal weighing, counting, conversion and weighing in percent. The draft shield and stainless steel parts are easily removable, making the Entris quick and easy to clean. Sartorius, www.sartorius.com Chilled Beam Control Valve

TROX USA now offers an integrated RN control valve with its active chilled beams, providing added benefits for constant-volume lab spaces. The circular RN volume flow controller is field adjustable, requires no tools and uses no external power, saving energy and reducing system maintenance. The pressure-independent control valve regulates airflow through the valve with varying duct static pressure. With high control accuracy, the RN controller is suited for integration with chilled beams. The RN can also be provided with an actuator option to vary airflow based on remote temperatures.

TROX USA, www.troxusa.com
Adaptable Fume
Hood

Mott Manufacturing’s
adaptable Optima fume
hood allows for personal-
ized ergonomics, changing
lab processes and is de-
signed to meet demanding
safety standards. The hood
features a push-button
height-adjustable worksur-
face that improves ergonomics and accommodates
people with disabilities and a self-lowering sash that
enhances operator safety and energy savings. The
hood also features a low-profile flush airfoil with a
spill containment trough and a durable chain and
sprocket sash system.

Mott Manufacturing, www.mott.ca Mixed-flow Lab Exhaust Fan

Greenheck’s Vektor-MS inline mixed-flow lab exhaust fan is designed to reduce fan energy in demand-based lab exhaust applications and safely allows variable frequency drives to be applied to the lab exhaust fan.

Featuring Sure-Aire noninvasive flow monitoring, the Vektor-MS responds to changes in airflow and static pressure in an occupied space, causing the fan’s operation to adjust throughout the day based on demand, while the variable geometry discharge nozzle modulates to maintain constant discharge velocity at the fan exit. Available in belt or direct drive configurations, the exhaust fan utilizes mixed-flow impeller technology and a bifurcated fan housing design that allows access to all drive components.