95 - 135 Litre Top Loading Autoclave
Large toploading autoclave
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95 - 135 Litre Top Loading Autoclave
The 95 - 135 litre toploading autoclave range offers increased chamber sizes compared to the 'Compact' units, as well as featuring advanced options not available on smaller sized autoclaves, including Heated Jackets, Integral Steam Generators, Simple/Advanced Vacuum and Cooling options.
These options enable a top loading sterilizer to be tailored to the needs of the customer by speeding up cooling, dealing with liquids, porous-type loads and allowing a wider range of items to be efficiently processed.
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Range Classification
The option to purchase additional features means that this range is highly versatile and can be used for a large range of sterilizing situations. As standard, the autoclave is fitted with heaters in the base of the chamber and can be used for sterilizing liquids (media), discard, glassware and other instruments. Selecting the optional Integral Steam Generator will help to improve efficiency and cycle times.
Direct steam models are available at no extra cost.
Astell can custom build the Top Loading range to your specifications.
This product has received Sustainability Awards from SLS. Click to find out more.
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Features
- Recirculating coolant conservation system with temperature-controlled tundish
- 316 stainless steel electropolished chamber
- A choice of 95, 120 and 135 litres models
- Calibration and Validation available
- Castor mounted for easily moving the unit
- FDA 21 CFR part 11 software option available
- Cooling Lock
- External pressure guage
- Fast action door closure mechanism
- Five password levels to stop lower level users making changes
- Holdwarm / Delayed Start feature
- Optimised for low water and power consumption
- Over Temperature Protection
- Standard Astell safety features
- Timed/Pulsed Free Steaming
- Fully programmable 5.7" Colour Touch Screen controller
- USB interface for downloading controller data
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SLS Sustainable Features Awards
This autoclave has been recognized by Scientific Laboratory Supplies for its outstanding sustainable features through the following awards.
Sustainable Raw Material Award
Material resource efficiency principles have been embedded into the design.
Sustainable Product Manufacturing Award
Feature of manufacturing process designed to generate less waste.
Sustainable Distribution & Packaging Award
Manufacturing facility located in UK or Ireland. Country of origin has an Environmental Performance Index (EPI) greater than 60 (2022). Plastic free packaging. Product reduces need for packaging. Packaging return scheme offered.
Sustainable Use Award
Product feature reduces energy consumption. Product feature reduces water consumption. Built to last. Minimum 5+ year warranty with software support (if applicable) and spare parts and servicing available.
Sustainable Disposal Award
Product is recyclable (supplier must offer a recycling or repurposing scheme for lab products) – excludes packaging.
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Specifications and Options for Top Loading Autoclaves
AMA250 - 95 Litre Top Loading Autoclave
The AMA250 is a Customisable and Versatile 95 litre top loading autoclave with a circular upward-facing chamber aperture. It is designed to support optional components and steam generation methods for multiple sterilization load types.
| Model code | AMA250 |
|---|---|
| Product name | 95 Litre Top Loading Autoclave |
| Range | Customisable and Versatile |
| Product type | Autoclave with a Circular Upward Facing Chamber Aperture |
| Description | An Astell autoclave with a 95 litre chamber that has a cylindrical upward-facing aperture. Designed to support a wide range of optional components and steam generation methods, enabling sterilization of multiple load types. |
AMA250 specifications
Air
| Specification | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Peak Air Flow For Air Ballast | 100 | Litres per minute |
| Connecting Airline Hose Size For Air Ballast | TBC | mm |
| Peak Air Pressure For Air Ballast | TBC | bar |
| Second Airline Supply Connection Size | TBC | mm |
| Second Peak Air Supply Flow | TBC | Litres per minute |
| Second Peak Air Supply Pressure | TBC | bar |
| Second Air Supply Use | simple or advanced vacuum |
Chamber
| Specification | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Chamber Depth | 456 | mm |
| Chamber Finish | Electropolished | |
| Chamber Height | 584 | mm |
| Chamber Volume | 95 | Litres |
| Chamber Width | 456 | mm |
Drain
| Specification | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Required Features of Drainage System | Venting | |
| Drain Material | Copper | |
| Drain Position | above floor | |
| Drain Size | 35 | mm |
| Drainpipe Connection | Between Autoclave and Main Building Drain Only | |
| Maximum Drain Height | 130 | mm |
Dimensions
| Specification | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Dry Weight | 173 | kg |
| Product Depth | 843 | mm |
| Product Footprint | 0.55 | square metres |
| Product Height | 973 | mm |
| Product Width | 660 | mm |
Electrical
| Specification | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Max Frequency | 50 | Hz |
| Max Voltage | TBC | V |
| Max Wattage | 10 | kW |
| Standard Amperage | TBC | A |
| Power Of Steam Source | TBC | kW |
| Three Phase Availability | Available |
Water
| Specification | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum Water Flow Rate | Infinity | Litres per minute |
| Minimum Water Flow Rate | 0 | Litres per minute |
| Water Enters Via | a water jug, filled from a tap |
Doors
| Specification | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Number Of Doors | 1 |
Process
| Specification | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Source | In-chamber water heating element | |
| Fitted Vacuum System | Optional |
| Option code | Option name | Description | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAQ503EXT | External Air Compressor | Allows the autoclave to use more than one steam source. | Requires Additional Power Socket |
| AAQ503 | Integral Air Compressor | Provides compressed air for autoclave systems that require it. | |
| AJP150C | Chamber Vessel Cooling Jacket | The sterilization chamber vessel is encapsulated within another vessel, and the space between can be filled with water to cool the chamber walls. Provides rapid cooling. | Provides Cooling; Requires Water Supply; Speeds Up Cycle Times |
| AAR122 | Ethernet Interface | Allows the autoclave controller to be monitored from compatible digital systems. | Data / Connectivity Feature |
| AAR130 | Integral Data-Printer | Allows for the generation of physical records. | Generates Cycle Records and Printouts |
| AVC002S | Simple Vacuum | Provides a vacuum phase before and after sterilization to aid with air removal and load drying, reducing time to sterilization. Suitable for use with in-chamber steam generation. | Improves Air Removal; Requires Compressed Air; Speeds Up Cycle Times |
| AAP080 | Chamber Vessel Cooling Water Coils | Pipework coiled around the sterilization chamber vessel allows water to be circulated around the outside, improving cooling times. | Provides Cooling; Requires Water Supply; Speeds Up Cycle Times |
| AAR014 | Load Sensed Process Timing | A temperature probe with an armoured lead is added to the chamber. Placed inside fluid loads, this probe provides accurate measurement of liquid temperatures, allowing for faster and more controlled liquid sterilization. | Fluid Handling Safety Feature; Improves Liquid Loads |
| AJP150 | Chamber Vessel Heating Jacket | The sterilization chamber vessel is encapsulated within another vessel, and the space between can be filled with steam to heat the chamber walls. Provides improved heating speeds, and load drying after sterilization. | Improves Drying; Improves Porous Loads; Required For Porous Loads; Required For Wrapped Loads; Requires Steam; Speeds Up Cycle Times |
| AVC001S | Advanced Vacuum | Provides pre- and post-sterilization vacuum phases, using negative and positive pressure pulsing to remove air from the chamber and load before sterilization, and a drying stage after sterilization. When combined with a Chamber Vessel Heating Jacket, drying performance is enhanced. | Improves Air Removal; Improves Drying; Improves Porous Loads; Provides Vacuum Cooling; Required For Porous Loads; Required For Wrapped Loads; Requires Compressed Air; Requires Water Supply; Speeds Up Cycle Times |
| AVC004 | Air Ballast | Maintains chamber pressure during the cooling of fluid loads, greatly reducing the likelihood of boil-over. Requires suitable compressed air, and works best when paired with Load-Sensed Process Timing and a Cooling Jacket. | Fluid Handling Safety Feature; Improves Fluid Discard; Improves Liquid Loads; Requires Compressed Air; Speeds Up Cycle Times |
| CFR021 | FDA 21 CFR Part 11 Compliant Controller Software | Provides compliance to the requirements of 21 CFR Part 11 through data security, data integrity, traceability/audit trails, and electronic signature rules. | Compliance / Regulatory Feature; Data / Connectivity Feature |
| HST040KG | Chamber Loading Hoist | Simplifies the load-handling process. A powered winch lifts items up to 40 kg from floor level, and a mechanical boom arm allows it to be positioned and lowered into the chamber. | |
| DSS | Steam Separator | Enhances the quality of steam supplied to the autoclave, ensuring its suitability for sterilization. | |
| AVQ006S | CAT III (CL3 / BSL3) Compliance | Enhanced containment methods prevent unsterilized pathogens from leaving the autoclave, meeting the requirements of CAT III compliance for Containment Level 3 / Biosafety Level 3. | Compliance / Regulatory Feature |
| RSSC70 | Secondary Controller | A secondary screen used on double-door pass-through autoclaves, allowing the operator to view the controller displayed information from the opposite door. | Provides Additional Functionality for Passthrough Systems Only |
| AAN420 | Drain Cooling | Cools effluent (waste water) before it leaves the autoclave. For sites without thermal-shock-resistant drains. Requires a mains water supply. | Provides Installation Site Remediation; Requires Water Supply |
| AAP006 | Chamber Vessel Cooling Fan System | Blows air across the external surfaces of the sterilization chamber vessel to improve cooling times. | Provides Cooling; Speeds Up Cycle Times |
| AAP018 | Autodrain | Automatically drains the in-chamber steam generation assembly at the end of a cycle, allowing the sterilization chamber to cool faster. | Improves Cooling Times |
| AAP019 | Autofill | Allows automatic refilling of the in-chamber steam generation assembly. Requires mains water supply. | Automates Chamber Filling; Requires Water Supply |
| 12KWSG | 12kW Integral Steam Generator | Replaces the in-chamber steam generation assembly with hardware positioned outside the sterilization chamber to provide enhanced steam control and functionality. Requires mains water supply. | Required For Porous Loads; Required For Wrapped Loads; Requires Water Supply; Speeds Up Cycle Times |
| AAB001 | Blow Down Vessel | For use with an integral or stand-alone steam generator. The autoclave can be set to expel high-pressure steam to remove dissolved gases and debris from its components; this vessel safely captures the expelled condensate and debris during the blow-down process. | Improves System Longevity; Pressure System Blow-Down Safety Feature |
| CWS300 | Water Softener and Installation Kit | Extracts limescale-causing minerals from the water supply before they enter the autoclave, reducing the likelihood of limescale fouling the autoclave. | Provides Softened Water Supply; Requires Water Supply |
| AAQ525 | External Air Compressor | Provides compressed air for autoclave systems that require it. | Requires Additional Power Socket |
| AAN036 | Stainless Steel Wire Basket | A cylindrical basket that simplifies the load handling process with minimal effect on the thermal attributes of the load. | |
| AAN042 | Stainless Steel Wire Basket | A cylindrical basket that simplifies the load handling process with minimal effect on the thermal attributes of the load. | |
| AAN056 | Morrison Discard Container | A cuboid container that allows the loading and unloading of multiple items simultaneously. | Simplifies Loading and Unloading Procedures |
| AAN058 | Morrison Discard Container | A cuboid container that allows the loading and unloading of multiple items simultaneously. | Simplifies Loading and Unloading Procedures |
| IQ/OQ003 | Completion of IQ/OQ Documentation | Completion of the Installation Qualification (IQ) and Operational Qualification (OQ) documentation by an Astell Service Engineer. Requires verification to be valid. | Compliance / Regulatory Feature |
| UKAS001 | UKAS Calibration | Calibration of the autoclave to specified temperatures as per the requirements of ISO 17025:2005. | Compliance / Regulatory Feature |
| IQ/OQ001 | IQ/OQ Documents Package | Completion of the Installation Qualification (IQ) and Operational Qualification (OQ) documentation by an Astell Service Engineer. Requires verification to be valid. | Compliance / Regulatory Feature |
| UKASVAL | Load Validation | Multipoint Load Validation Service provided by an Astell Services Autoclave Engineer. | Compliance / Regulatory Feature; Provides Validated Evidence of Load Meeting Requirements |
