Laboratory Autoclaves with Easy and Secure Programming

The QCS H150 front loading autoclave available from British autoclave design and manufacturing specialists Priorclave should help any busy laboratory increase its sterilising throughput owing to the combination of improved load capacity and exceptional operating performance and better from improved autoclave programming security. 

This 150 litre, cylindrical chamber laboratory autoclave also benefits from easy, single push-button set-up of sterilising process and with its’ secure key-lock access to pre-set sterilising programmes the Priorclave QCS 150 autoclave is one of the most secure for a busy laboratory environment. 

This 150 litre laboratory autoclave has a stainless steel, 500mm diameter sterilising chamber accessed via a wide door opening that allows easy loading even of heavy loads which may be delivered direct by trolley.

The QCS front- loading autoclaves will appeal to laboratory managers in diverse industrial sectors such as food, drink, dairy, pharmaceutical, agricultural, education, healthcare as well as dedicated research establishments for sterilising applications such as media preparation, liquids and diluent, waste, glassware instruments and pieces of apparatus that need superior cleansing.

Precise control of the sterilising process has been made easy using single push-buttons on the Tactrol^® 2 microprocessor control panel. One touch controls enable the user to easily step through settings of temperature and time, from simple cycles to fully featured multi-programme operation with printed records. This powerful controller allows unrivalled flexibility, monitoring and management of the process cycle.

In addition to guiding laboratory personnel through the simple programming the advanced Tactrol^®2 microprocessor also keeps a log of the sterilising cycle data such as temperature, pressure and time.  The data is held in an archive file which can be subsequently downloaded onto a USB flash drive for sending to the Service Team at Priorclave’s UK manufacturing centre. Here technical staff will analyse the data to help fine-tune the autoclave for maximum efficiency.

An advantage of the Priorclave H150 autoclave is the secure key-lock switch on the front of the control panel which governs access to certain parameter settings. There are in fact three levels of authorisation – pre-set which is the basic setting, intermediary allowing adjustment of cycle times and temperatures, the third is a master level allowing other performance settings to be activated such as accelerated cooling and media warming. The benefits of manual key-switch make accessing each different level much simpler and faster.

Built to International Standards, the QCS H150 autoclave incorporates epoxy coated panels and frame members treated with an anti-bacterial agent that is highly effective against all bacteria and fungi including MRSA, E.coli, Listeria, Legionella, Campylobacter, Salmonella, and Pseudomonas, preventing cross contamination within the laboratory.

There are two other autoclaves in the QCS front loading range built with the same advanced featured of the QCS H150, these provide chambers capacities of 100 and 200 litres, delivering temperatures up to 140^oC at 2.4 bar all easily controlled through the Tactrol® 2 microprocessor system.

For the busy working environment the QCS autoclave range from Priorclave is ideal, by automating the sterilising process and with features to assist in autoclave management it enables laboratory staff to continue with other tasks secure in the knowledge that sterilisation is proceeding safely and efficiently.