Condition: certified pre-owned
Vessel
Total Volume: 1.3 Liters/3.0 Liters/7.5 Liters/14.0 Liters
Working Volume: 0.4 – 1.0 Liters/0.8 – 2.2 Liters/2.0 – 5.6 Liters/4.0 – 10.5 Liters
Design: Water-jacketed and heat-blanketed vessels available. All are autoclavable, dished-bottom, borosilicate glass.
Agitation
Fermentation: Direct drive, 50 – 1,200 rpm, dual Rushton-style impellers
Cell Culture: 30 – 300 rpm, direct or magnetic drive, pitched blade impeller
Temperature
Control: All vessels use P-I-D control for heating and cooling; Heat-Blanketed Vessels: External heat mantle & high-capacity immersed cooling coil; Water-Jacketed Vessels: Temperature-controlled water in glass jacket
Maximum Temp.: 70° C
Controller Design: Primary Control Unit (PCU) plus optional, stackable loop-control modules. PCU supports 4 vessels — up to 32 loops, total
Communications: Serial Port with BioCommand & Modbus protocols. 4-channel 0 – 2.5 V DC output for recorder
Primary Control Unit (PCU)
Functions: Human Interface Control Center for up to 4 vessels
Display: Bright text & graphics on 3.4 x 4.5” (8.6 x 11.4 cm) 1⁄4 VGA screen
Multi-Vessel Support: Automatically senses attached loop controllers
Upgrades: Built-in floppy drive for easy firmware upgrades
Display Languages: English, German, French & Spanish
Control Modes: Manual and Automatic
Operating Modes: Fermentation and Cell Culture
Power Controller: Provides power for temperature control (heating and cooling), agitation and 5 optional pumps for liquid addition and removal
4-Pump Module: Module provides four peristaltic pumps for liquid addition and removal
Antifoam/ Levels Controller: Module supports three conduction probes for automating liquid additions and removals, and foam control
DO₂- pH Controller
General Info: Optional controller with one pH and one dissolved oxygen (DO) probe connection
Dissolved Oxygen Control: Setpoint range: 0 – 100 %. Agitation or oxygen enrichment cascades. Sparge on demand. Four-gas algorithm for cell culture application
pH Control: Setpoint range: 2 – 12. Control – P-I-D with adjustable deadband. Acid/baseliquid additions (requires pumps). Four-gas mixing (requires Gas Mix Controller)
Gas Mix Controller: Four solenoid valves sequence additions of up to four gasses for pH and DO control in cell culture, or oxygen enrichment of sparge gasses
Utility Requirements
Water (50µ filter): 5–10 PSIG (0.34– 0.68 kg/cm²)
Air/O₂/CO₂/N₂: 3–10 PSIG (0.20– 0.68 kg/cm²) medical grade
Electricity: (2) 100/120V, 50/60 Hz, 10 Amp or (2) 200/240V, 50/60 Hz, 6 Amp
Certifications: CE, cETL
Simplified Ordering: A variety of complete kits are offered
Autoclave Glass Vessels sizes (total volume): 1.3, 3.0, 7.5 and 14.0 (L)
Vessel choices (available in 1.3, 3.0, 7.5 and 14L options) : single-wall vessel with heat blanket double-walled vessel with water-jacket heater
Available Kits: Basic fermentation; Advanced fermentation; Advanced cell culture
Controllers and components: Optional
Gas Mix Controller: Optional (Automatically mixes 2 to 4 gasses for optimized growth in microbial, insect and animal cell cultures)