Benchtop Incubator - EC10
High-Capacity / Low-Profile
Description
Ever since the launch of Astec's first Bench Top Incubator that was released to the market in 2011 , they are now proud to introduce the all new EC10 bench top incubator to the global market. Having successfully improved the capacity of the preceding models and with magnificent temperature stability & industry leading gas recovery/consumption rate, while maintaining the same independent controlled chamber design.
The new gas feeding system provides “personal incubation” where an opening of one chamber has no direct stress to the other unopened chambers.
Features
Compared to its conventional models, the depth and height have been reengineered, allowing easy access to the rear chambers. (171mm → 110mm)Each Chamber is independently temperature controlled and the unit also comes with a built-in Gas Mixer with rapid temperature recovery, utilizing Astec’s unique state of the art heating system.
Each chamber can accommodate 6 x 35 mm dish , 3 x 60 mm dish or 2 x 4 well dish.
With its unique design, a bottom plate securely holds dishes in place for proper placement and maximum storage capacity.
*Custom plates can be ordered and are available separately.
Each chamber is protected & sealed by a tempered glass observation window, allowing the user to check the culture inside, without having to open the chamber and disturb the sample.
EC10 comes with an analog output and BMS (contact relay) as a standard redundant safety feature. It can be easily connected to an external device such as a phone or data logging device that can call or text you when there are any irregularities taking place while your absent. This enables you to remotely protect and monitor your samples with a peace of mind.
EC10 is designed with easy access and convenient sampling ports located in front of the unit. This allows the operator to access these ports without the need to move or reach behind the unit & possibly disturb the cultured sample.
EC10 is also equipped with secondary temperature sensor for each chamber. The sensor reading is available through the jack ports in the front of the device. This feature improves the contribution to the lab quality assurance & safety protocols. Daily temperature check is now possible, while the dishes remain inside.
Specifications
EC10
| Model | EC10 |
|---|---|
| External Dimensions W x D x H |
W660×D610×H110 (mm) |
| Chamber Dimensions W x D x H |
W108×D180×H18.5mm/chamber (mm) |
| Chamber volume | 350ml |
| Number of chambers | 10 |
| Humidification method | Dry Incubator |
| Temperature range | 5°C above ambient to 40.0°C |
| Accuracy | ±0.1°C |
| CO2 range | 0%～20.0% |
| Accuracy | ±0.3% |
| O2 range | 0.1%～18.0% |
| Accuracy | ±0.5% |
| Product weight | 30kg |
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Review
Andrew Thompson (Laboratory Director) from Avenues Fertility Clinic
"I’m very impressed with the Astec EC10, and believe it’s the best bench top incubator currently available. You can individually set the temperature of each chamber and is so stable that we have not yet had to tweak the temperature since we initially validated the equipment 6 months ago! The fact that you can stack them three units high means you have 30 chambers in the same foot print offering huge space savings!"
