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Types of Laminar Flow Cabinets - Uses and Benefits - Information Guide

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Laminar Flows

Laminar air flows can maintain a working area devoid of contaminants. Many medical and research laboratories require sterile working environments in order to carry out specialised work. Laminar Flow Cabinets can provide the solution.

Why Laminar Flow Cabinets?

Laminar Flow Cabinets create particle-free working environments by projecting air through a filtration system and exhausting it across a work surface in a laminar or uni-directional air stream. They provide an excellent clean air environment for a number of laboratory requirements.


 
Laminar Flow Cabinets


 
Uses

Laminar Flow Cabinets are suitable for a variety of applications and especially where an individual clean air environment is required for smaller items, e.g. particle sensitive electronic devices.

In the laboratory, Laminar Flow Cabinets are commonly used for specialised work.

Laminar Flow Cabinets can be tailor made to the specific requirements of the laboratory and are also ideal for general lab work, especially in the medical, pharmaceutical, electronic and industrial sectors.


 
How They Are Made 

Laminar Flow Cabinets, or laminar air flow cabinets as they are also known, are normally made of stainless steel with no gaps or joints thereby preventing the build-up of bacteria from collecting anywhere in the working zone.

Laminar Flow Cabinets are also known as clean benches because the air for the working environment is thoroughly cleaned by the precision filtration process.


 



 
How They Work

The process of laminar air flow can be described as airflow where an entire body of air flows with steady, uniform velocity.

Laminar Flow Cabinets work by the use of in-flow laminar air drawn through one or more HEPA filters, designed to create a particle-free working environment and provide product protection. Air is taken through a filtration system and then exhausted across the work surface as part of the laminar flows process.

Commonly, the filtration system comprises of a pre-filter and a HEPA filter. The Laminar Flow Cabinet is enclosed on the sides and constant positive air pressure is maintained to prevent the intrusion of contaminated room air.


 

HEPA Filters Safety Cabinets

 



 
Types of Laminar Flow Cabinets

Laminar Flow Cabinets can be produced as both horizontal and vertical cabinets. There are many different types of cabinets with a variety of airflow patterns for different purposes.

  • Vertical Laminar Flow Cabinets
  • Horizontal Laminar Flow Cabinets
  • Laminar Flow Cabinets and Hoods
  • Laminar Flow Benches and Booths

All ensure a work space devoid of contaminants and may be tailored to the lab requirements.

Horizontal Laminar Flow Cabinets

Horizontal Laminar Flow Cabinets receive their name due to the direction of air flow which comes from above but then changes direction and is processed across the work in a horizontal direction. The constant flow of filtered air provides material and product protection.

Vertical Laminar Flow Cabinets

Vertical Laminar Flow Cabinets function equally well as horizontal Laminar Flow Cabinets with the laminar air directed vertically downwards onto the working area. The air can leave the working area via holes in the base. Vertical flow cabinets can provide greater operator protection.

 

Mobile Laminar Flow Cabinets