Priorclave says its new Opal range of laboratory autoclaves should “provide a low-cost alternative to the increasingly sophisticated and complex equipment generally available”.
The entry-level range starts with a 35 litre bench-top model and includes the 55 litre and 95 litre top-loading models, and a 125 litre bench-top unit with optional mounting stand. Designed to perform everyday autoclaving functions such as growth media preparation and laboratory waste sterilisation, the systems should enable laboratories with a “more basic need” to undertake such operations within their own facility “without unnecessary expenditure on additional functions and control systems often fitted as standard on today’s autoclaves”.
All the autoclaves feature free steaming and a thermal safety lock; they are managed by a slimmed down version of Priorclave’s proven Tactrol microprocessor control system and will operate up to 138°C – 2.4 Bar.
