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New Anti-bacterial coating on all products

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Full Control Photostability Testing from LTE

Photostability testing of new drug substances and drug products ........

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We are exhibiting at:

ACHEMA

LTE Scientific will be exhibiting at ACHEMA, Frankfurt Messe, 11-15 May 2009.


Medica

LTE Scientific will once again be showing its wares at the largest healthcare show in the Europe, Medica. Dusseldorf Messe, 18-21 Nov 2009

Autoclaves/Sterilizer

LTE manufactures autoclaves, or steam sterilizers, for small to large scale applications in the laboratory, healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors.


Multi-Purpose Autoclaves

LTE offers four ranges of Laboratory Autoclave for general purpose sterilizing applications:

Touchclave-R Touchclave-Lab Falcon Autoclaves Touchclave Systems

Touchclave-R Autoclaves

  • Chamber sizes from
    40 to 160 litres.
  • Round chamber unit.

Touchclave-Lab Sterilizers

  • Chamber sizes from
    150 to 300 litres.
  • Rectangular chamber units.

Falcon Benchtop Autoclaves

  • Chamber size
    30 litres.
  • Rectangular chamber units.

Touchclave Systems - MP

  • Chamber sizes from 326 to 1050 litres
    (11 to 36 cu.ft.)
  • Rectangular chamber units.
  • Touchclave Systems autoclaves can also be custom-built in chamber sizes up to 10,000 litres.

Medical / Porous Load Autoclaves

LTE also manufactures a range of Porous Load Autoclaves designed for Central Sterilizing Departments in hospitals and other critical processing applications. LTE offer two ranges of Medical/Porous Load Autoclaves:

Touchclave-PL Touchclave System-PL

Touchclave - PL

  • Chamber sizes from 150 to 300 litres.
  • Air detector included
  • Steam jacketed
  • Insulated rectangular chamber

Touchclave System - PL

  • Chamber sizes from 326 to 1050 litres
  • Air detector included
  • Steam jacketed
  • Insulated rectangular chamber

For further information, contact our sales team on +44 (0)1457 876221

Raising the Standard

All LTE Autoclaves are built to meet many national and International Standards. Below are some of the applicable standards and codes

IS9001:2000
GAMP4*
UKAS*
PD5500
BS2646
Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC
BS3970*
HSE Note PM73
BS6759 (safety valves)
EMC Directive 2004/108/EC
97/42/EC
Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC
HTM2010*
EN61010-1-2001
EN285*
EN55011
PM60*
EN61000-4
21CFR11*
EN13485

Those standards marked * may require the fitting of options or additional documentation/testing in order to comply.

A guide to choosing your autoclave...

LTE offers three ranges of Laboratory Autoclave for general purpose sterilizing applications, enabling customers to choose a model which best suits their application and their volume and budgetary requirements. The types and sizes of autoclave in each model range are shown below.

Types & Sizes Touchclave-R Touchclave-Lab Touchclave Systems
F models K/KS models
Chamber profile Round Rectangular Rectangular Rectangular
Chamber size (litres): 
- Front loading models  
- Top loading models

40, 60, 120, 160
60,120,160

150, 200, 300
--

150, 200, 300
--

326,435,566,636,796,1052
--
Steam source In-chamber
Water Heater
In-chamber
Water Heater
Fitted Generator
or Direct Supply
Fitted Generator
or Direct Supply

To further refine the choice of autoclave, the following table shows for each of the three ranges some of the features which are standard or which may be ordered as additional options, depending on the application.


Features & Options Touchclave-R Touchclave-Lab Touchclave
Systems
F models K/KS models
Touchscreen Control System
Door system
    Sliding
    Pneumatic seal
    Dual doors for pass-through
    Clamping

X

X
X



X
X



+ 300L only
X



+
+
Maximum no. of cycle programs
    8 programs
    20 programs


+


+


+


+
Storage and Retrieval of Cycle Data
    Internal Data Archiving
    Remote Data Archiving
    Data Printer

+
+
+


+
+


+
+


+
Cooling System
Pre/Post Vacuum System (for efficient air removal & faster cooling/drying) + + +
Air Ballast (to avoid volume loss or breakage in liquid loads) + +
Load activated process timer
SPF barrier X + + +
Category 3 Effluent Retention & Filter + + + +
Steam Jacket (for full drying of the load when vacuum is fitted) X + +
Condensate Unit (to cool water discharge) +
Automatic Water Fill + + X X
Automatic Drain + + X X

Key:    Standard    + Optional   X Not available/applicable

To assist in specifying the most suitable autoclave for a particular application, the table below lists some typical sterilization applications, showing the models which are suitable and the features and options which are recommended for each application.

Applications Suitable models Recommended Comment
Media and fluids
Fluid discard
All Air Ballast Especially recommended for sealed fluids
Plastic and glassware
Tubing, pipette tips
Plastic and mixed discard
All Pre/Post Vacuum
Steam Jacket
Steam Jacket not available on Touchclave–R or F models
Porous loads
Clothing
Wrapped instruments
Touchclave-Lab KE/KS
Touchclave Systems
Pre/Post Vacuum
Steam Jacket
Vacuum is essential for this application
Unwrapped instruments All Pre/Post Vacuum
Steam Jacket
Steam Jacket not available on Touchclave–R or F models
High security applications
(PL3, BS3, Cat.3, Cat.4)
All Pre/Post Vacuum
Cat.3 Effluent Retention
Cat.3 Effluent Retention is essential for this application