Benchtop Autoclave with Larger Chamber

Design of the Priorclave H60 compact autoclave came about through a customer request for a benchtop sterilise based on the highly successful C40 laboratory autoclaves but with a larger sterilising chamber.

With a level of settings and operating flexibility usually reserved for larger autoclaves, the Priorclave H60 compact, front loading steam steriliser will enable laboratories with low volume requirements to enjoy the full benefits of a feature-packed range at an affordable price. It is ideally suited for a variety of sterilising applications such as media preparation, laboratory waste, liquids and diluents, glassware, instruments and apparatus.

Developed at the company’s UK manufacturing centre, the H60, a 60 litre benchtop laboratory and research grade autoclave is now a key model within Priorclave’s more compact steam steriliser range and offers a 50% increase in chamber capacity. This latest model has an internal chamber diameter of 350mm, a working depth of 625mm and is available with a choice of either a single or double heating elements, giving cycle times of 90 or 75 minutes respectively. It also features the advanced TACTROL®2 microprocessor control system with staged illumination providing digital readout of cycle status as well as allowing easy setting of temperature and time.

Designed for bench-mounting and easy installation, models in this versatile H60 autoclave range can be supplied for either manual or auto-water fill and come in a choice of standard or vacuum models. Appreciating that the increased external depth of the new Compact H60 steam steriliser may restrict placement on a standard laboratory bench Priorclave is able to supply a special stand to facilitate mounting adjacent to a working surface.

As a dedicated design and manufacturing centre for autoclaves, Priorclave has created one of the largest ranges of standard steam sterilisers, from compact bench-top front loading to free-standing top-loading and high capacity front-loading autoclaves as well as double-door, power-door and stackable sterilisers. It is unlikely that customers cannot find a model to meet their needs, however for one customer this was not enough.

Despite having the most comprehensive range of laboratory autoclaves there is always someone who wants something different and that is exactly what brought about the development and production by Priorclave of the H60, an autoclave with a horizontal 60 litre capacity chamber.