
Gruenberg Generation II Open Truck Bulk Lab Animal Science Sterilizer
The Gruenberg SteriDry™ Dry Heat Lab Animal Science Sterilizer provides the lab animal science market with equipment to sterilize habitat cages through the process of dry heat sterilization. Gruenberg dry heat sterilizers are designed for lab animal science applications.
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Benefits of Dry Heat Sterilizers
- Green operation with lower total energy consumption
- Economical cost
- Flexible installation and customization options
- Validated sterilization cycles for assured results
- Energy efficient electrical heating system
- Easy to use controls
Features
- PrecisionFlo Full Focused Airflow
- HEPA Filters
- Data acquisition capabilities
- Panelized design
- Sequential door lock system
- Interior chamber door lock override system
Hold the Steam: Dry heat sterilization systems use forced-air convection technology for reduced energy consumption.
Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Life Science Research sterilization has recently seen a demand for greener technologies that require less maintenance. This puts the pressure on equipment engineers to develop innovative ways to approach sterilization. While traditional steam autoclaves use water; dry heat sterilization provides an alternative to steam that uses no water, less energy, and requires less maintenance.
Compared with steam sterilization; dry heat sterilization is a greener technology that eliminates water usage, provides more flexibility for installation locations, and costs less to own and operate.
Modern dry heat sterilization systems using focused forced air convection technology are consistently decreasing the cycle time. Depending on the load configuration and cool down requirements, the typical cycle lasts less than 3 hours.
The initial cost of available dry heat sterilizers is about 60% of equivalent sized steam autoclaves. A dry heat sterilizer is two to three times lighter than an equivalent steam system. Because the dry heat sterilizer can be rigged in place as modules, there are considerably less rigging challenges and costs. The dry heat sterilizer does not need to be pit mounted.
Our SteriDry™ engineers are always here to help
you design and implement our standard or custom
sterilizers to meet your project’s specific needs, no
matter how demanding.
Sterilizer Design Possibilities:
- Proof of concept and proof of process
- Development of test platforms and prototype units
- Optimizing production processes
- Pharmaceutical process research and testing
- Custom process controls to solve manufacturing challenge
Warranty
Gruenberg warrants that from the date it ships or, if applicable, finishes installing a product and/or providing start-up and/or training services, the product Gruenberg manufactured shall conform to written specifications that Gruenberg approved, and the product shall be free from defects in material and workmanship for twelve (12) months. Gruenberg further warrants that any service it performs shall conform to written specifications that Gruenberg approved and be free from defects in workmanship for twelve (12) months. If a purchaser purchases a TPS turn-key or supervised installation, these limited warranties shall each be extended by twelve (12) months, subject to the exclusions below. If, within that time period, the original purchaser notifies Gruenberg in writing of an alleged non-conformity, and Gruenberg determines, to its reasonable satisfaction, that a product or service is, in fact, non-conforming, then Gruenberg shall, at its option and expense, repair or replace the non-conforming product or correct the non-conforming service, either at the original purchaser’s or Gruenberg’s factory. Click here for additional warranty details
Controller
Options
Specifications
Superior Results. Superior Controller.
USER EXAMPLE:
Advantages of Dry Heat vs. Steam
Dry Heat Sterilizer | New Steam Autoclave | |
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Volume (CU FT) | 139 | 139 |
Footprint (SQ FT) | 34.3 | Sterilizer 48.5 Pit 91.2 |
Utilities | Electric Power | Steam, cold water, drain, pit, electric, compressed air |
Water Usage (GAL) | 0 | 700 |
Cost Per Cycle (Calculated) | Half of Autoclave | **** |
Measured Energy Consumption–Dry Heat
300 ° F | Soak: 60 Minutes | SteriDry™ | ||
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Stage | Time (min) | Power (kW) | Energy (kWH) | Cost ($) |
Ramp Up | 20 | 61 | 20.3 | $2.64 |
Soak | 60 | 12 | 11.7 | $1.53 |
Cool | 100 | 4 | 5.4 | $0.83 |
Total | 180 | 37.4 | $4.99 |
- Multifunction programmable controller
- Color touchscreen
- Real-time data with recipe setup and storage
- SCADA compliant