The Convenient Steriliser for Small and Tall Loads

When limited on floor space the COMPACT range of top loading sterilisers developed by British autoclave specialist Priorclave and build to exacting high standards in its own UK manufacturing centre is the perfect partner.  Assured of reliable performance and whether for general day-to-day laboratory sterilising applications or the more demanding needs of research labs, this COMPACT range comes equipped with featured-packed controls and offers the flexibility for sterilising extra tall single items or many small items held in up to three stainless steel sterilising baskets.

The current range includes the Compact C60, a 60 litre capacity, top-loading machine with an internal depth of 625mm and the larger capacity C85 autoclave which has an internal depth of 890mm.  Each of these laboratory autoclave requires floor space of less than half square metre, this compact footprint often less than sterilisers with a smaller chamber capacity.

The smaller of the two models with its 60 litre chamber can accommodate easily ten one-litre or sixteen 500ml bottles, alternatively six one-litre Erlenmeyer flasks. Access to the sterilising chamber is gained through a Quickseal single-action door closure/opening mechanism designed for one handed operation. Incorporation of thermal and pressure locks prevents opening at unsafe temperatures and pressures to prevent personal injury.

Each model is fitted with the very latest advanced microprocessor controller – Tactrol®3 - a programmable controller developed by Priorclave to create from simple to more complex sterilising cycles, all protected by the highest level of security.

The new TACTROL®3 controller presents to the user a crystal-clear LCD display and provides a more simplistic approach to function settings yet still retains the simple to use day to day operation of previous versions with Start, Vent and Door buttons.  Overall this gives more precise control and delivers information on cycle process to achieve the ultimate in sterilisation performance.

Settings and viewing of functions are simply accessed through a five-button keypad and displayed on the high resolution LCD display panel. The manufacturer goes to some length to point out that this not a touchscreen type.  This has significant advantages for the laboratory sector where settings can be made and checked without having to remove protective gloves. 

In addition, the Tactrol®3 controller offers full setting security, managed with passcodes and a manual key-switch, making it ideal for environments where pre-programs need to be kept tamperproof.   These would include pharmaceutical, food and beverage, dairy as well as critical research centres. 

Being equipped with casters, these autoclaves can be easily moved when required and the fact that it plugs simply into a 13A socket to power-up, the Priorclave C60 top loading autoclave is one of the easiest and fastest to install.

This versatile Compact range of top-loading autoclaves is available as a standard design or with vacuum facility. The electrically heated elements are contained within the actual chamber, achieving faster and more efficient build-up of high-temperature, pressurised sterilising steam. It makes then an extremely cost-efficient autoclave ideal for either continuous or periodic sterilising requirements.

Buy Priorclave autoclaves in the knowledge that every care has been taken to build robust machines with a superior exterior finish to body panels and frames preventing potential for cross-contamination within laboratories.