Labfors 5 for solid substrates and enzymatic bioprocesses by INFORS HT

Culture vessels     

• Working volumes ranging between 1 and 2.5 L
• Can be configured according to individual needs thanks to a selection of different stirrers, spargers and specialized accessories
• Up to 9 ports for sensors (antifoam, optical density, pH, pO2, redox, conductivity, live cell density, etc.)
• Protective sleeve for the glass pH sensor
• A 40 mm port makes it easy to introduce solids
• No welded lid components—ideal for GMP applications

High-performance pumps     

• Basic setup includes four precision pumps per culture vessel (option of one more)
• Autoclavable pump heads
• Gravimetric feeding (with external scale)
• Profile-based pump-speed control with eve^®

Gassing     

• Customer-specific gassing with up to 5 gas lines, either via a sparger or in the headspace
• Feed via rotameter or mass-flow regulator
• Cascades may be configured in serial or in parallel for controlling the pO2 via the stirrer speed, gassing rate, gas composition, etc.
• pH control with acid and CO2

Sensors     

• Customers may choose from digital (Modbus) or analog sensors.
• Product calibration of the pH sensor for reliable measurements during long-running bioprocesses
• If required, additional sensors and actuators can be connected.

12" Touchscreen Controller     

• Touchscreen with integrated OPC server
• Reliable measurement and setting of the bioprocess parameters and communication with eve®
• Parallel management and control of up to six devices
• Up to 24 selectable parameters, such as temperature, stirring speed, pH, pO2, anti-foaming agent, feed

eve^® Bioprocess Platform Software     

• Planning, controlling and analysing bioprocesses
• Integrated workflows, devices and bioprocess knowledge
• Integrates bioreactors and analytical instruments, regardless of the manufacturer
• Web-based project organisation
• Communication using the latest OPC XML-DA standard
• Synchronisation of process-related events such as sampling or inoculation