Bugbox

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Specifications:

  • Dimensions:

  • Overall:
  • 800(w) x 650(h) x 660(d) mm

  • Workspace:
  • 500(w) x 420(h) x 460(d) mm

  • Interlock:
  • 100(w) x 200(h) x 100(d) mm

  • Capacity:

  • Maximum: 200 plates (can be 280 plates if you want to use Bug Box as an incubator)
  • Interlock: 10 plates

  • Other:

  • Standard Cycle: 15 seconds
  • Weight: 45 Kg

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Anaerobic Workstation

The smallest anaerobic workstation packs all of the innovative features into a compact bench print. Taking just 800mm of bench space with a capacity to incubate up to 200 plates the Bugbox is the perfect way to improve isolation rates and is an easy to justify alternative to anaerobic jars. Bugbox is perfect as a 'personal workstation'.

Ruskinn recognise that most general laboratories inoculate samples with anaerobic cultures on the bench. That's why samples are transferred, at up to 10 at a time in the colour coded petri tubes - 15 seconds is all it takes to transfer and guarantee the best isolation rates for your anaerobes.

Add to this a range of optional accessories and you have the most convenient system for incubation of anaerobes available.

The Bugbox is very affordable and maintenance costs are the lowest in the product class.

Service intervals are only once a year and gas consumption could amount to just 3 or 4 cylinders of gas mix in 12 months. Many laboratories can justify the switch from jars to Bugbox on consumable savings alone.

Features and Benefits

  • 15 seconds Interlock Cycle Time for rapid transfer of up to 10 plates
  • Manual Interlock Outer Door Operation for simple top loading access
  • Minimum / Maximum Incubation Temperature - ambient +5oC to 45oC
  • Dual Gas Operation; ANO2 gas mix and N2 for low gas consumption and running costs
  • Workstation Fabrication is solvent bonded acrylic for optimum cell environment

Standard Accessories

  • Energy Saving Fluorescent Lamp for perfect illumination
  • Foot Operated High Intensity Halogen Lamp for close inspection of samples
  • Automated Humidity Control for optimum cell conditions
  • Gas Low Alarms to alert operator of gas requirements
  • Ezee SleevesTM port entry system for quick bare hand access
  • Palladium Catalyst to maintain anaerobic environment
  • Detox for optimum workstation environment
  • 3 Petri Dish Holders for colour coded plate storage
  • Anaerobic Strips to check anaerobic state of environment

Optional Accessories

  • Internal Mains Socket for powering small accessories
  • Single Plate Entry System to allow the direct introduction of individual plates without the interlock cycle
  • Ultrasonic Humidity Control for improved cell conditions
  • Cable Gland Port to allow the passage of cables through the workstation wall without altering internal conditions
  • Vacuum Line Port to allow the attachment of a vacuum line used to remove waste media from plates without removing them from the anaerobic conditions inside the workstation
  • Trolley to store workstation where bench space is not available
  • External Docking Facility allows the use of the internal environment of the workstation to prime anaerobic jars
  • Data Logging Connection allows the user to monitor the temperature of the workstation via a PC
  • Power Failure Back Up System maintains the anaerobic environment inside workstation if there is a mains power failure

Markets

  • Hospitals
  • Reference Laboratories
  • Dental Microbiology
  • Research Microbiology
  • Plant / Soil Microbiology
  • Brewing
  • Oil Research
  • Bio-gas / Bio-degradation Study