Lab Armor Bead Bath 20L

Overview:

The Lab Armor Bead Bath 20L is designed to provide optimal temperature control using Lab Armor Beads, ensuring stable, clean, and efficient heating. This bath is perfect for applications requiring a reliable, contaminant-free environment, providing precise temperature regulation without the drawbacks of traditional water or oil baths.

Key Features:

• Uniform Temperatures: The bead bath ensures consistent and uniform heating, with thermal uniformity of ±1.0°C at 37ºC.
• Always On: The Bead Bath is always ready to use, with no need for warm-up times. Unlike traditional water baths, it allows for quick adjustments to the set temperature.
• Stays Clean: Minimizes contamination risks and provides reproducible results by preventing microbial or biofilm growth, ensuring clean and reliable conditions for samples.
• Stays Organized: The Bead Bath holds vessels in place naturally, eliminating the need for racks, floats, or additional accessories, which helps avoid floating accidents and keeps the bath organized.

Advantages Over Traditional Baths:

• Waterless Heating: Replacing water with thermal beads offers superior heat retention, better energy efficiency, and eliminates the issues caused by condensation, bacterial growth, and contamination.
• Broad Temperature Range: Capable of reaching temperatures between -80°C to +180°C, the Bead Bath is highly versatile.
• Energy Efficiency: The Bead Bath consumes significantly less energy than water baths—over 4x less energy at 65°C and more than 2x less at 37°C, making it an environmentally friendly choice.
• No Evaporation: Since the beads do not evaporate, there’s no risk of instrument burn-out, and temperature stability is greatly enhanced.
• Minimal Maintenance: The dry nature of the Bead Bath means fewer microbial issues and easier cleaning with biodegradable disinfectants, such as 70% EtOH, instead of germicides used in water baths.

Specifications:

• Exterior Dimensions: 15.9" × 23.4" × 8.5" (404 mm × 594 mm × 216 mm)
• Interior Dimensions: 12" × 17.1" × 6" (305 mm × 434 mm × 152 mm)
• Volume: 0.71 cu.ft. (20 L)
• Unit Weight (without beads): 22.0 lbs (10.0 kg)
• Operating Temperature Range: Ambient +5°C to 80°C
• Temperature Uniformity (Midrange): ±1.0°C
• Temperature Stability (Midrange): ±0.1°C
• Controller Type: Digital
• Display Resolution: 0.1°C
• Power Requirements: 100-120 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 6.0 Amps (220V available)
• Max HVAC Load: 3.27K BTUs/hr
• Safety Certifications: UL 61010-1, EN 61010-1, CSA 61010-1, CE

The Lab Armor Bead Bath 20L provides high thermal efficiency, broader temperature control, and lower energy consumption. With its clean, organized, and low-maintenance design, this bead bath is perfect for labs requiring stable temperature regulation and a reliable, safe working environment.