The new Safety Weighing Cabinet SWC from Sartorius is specifically designed for the weighing of hazardous toxic powders.

For researchers and laboratory technicians, the risks involved with handling toxic and high-potency compounds are considerable. Weighing even the smallest sample quantities can expose them to potential hazards.

Appropriate protective measures must be taken to protect the health of all laboratory staff when they weigh hazardous compounds in powdered form. The SWC Safety Weighing Cabinet provides the ultimate protection against exposure to toxic compounds or high-potency drugs. The use of the cabinet is ideal for R & D applications in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. The Safety Weighing Cabinet gives you maxium protection from harmful samples whilst allowing you to weigh them reliably and accurately.

How does it work?

The SWC creates a contained area around the laboratory balance which prevents any air or finely powdered particulates from escaping into the operating personnel's work area. At the same time, the constant inlet air velocity and the special cabinet construction both keep the air current practically turbulence-free, and, as a result, ensure consistent and repeatable weighing results.

The safety weighing cabinet allows the user a perfect view of the balance. The analyst can perform weighing standing up and can always look down from above through the angled front glass.

The safety weighing cabinet can be cleaned and decontaminated without opening the contained safety area. All internal parts of the cabinet can be reached from the outside, through the front opening. Contaminated cleaning wipes can be safely disposed of through the waste disposal chute.

Benefits

A major advantage of the Sartorius Safety Weighing Cabinet is that the filter unit is separated from the cabinet. The base of the SWC is made of granite, which ensures added stability and absorbs vibrations. Moreover, the black background makes it easier for the analyst to see even the slightest spillage.

The filter system is equipped with a HEPA filter with a retention rating of higher than 99.995%. Thanks to the simple "bag in, bag out" system, the filter can be changed quickly and contamination-free. If the flow drops below the minimum allowable level, an optical and acoustic alarm is triggered. The audit trail function of the alarm system can generate a reliable record, logging the times whenever the system is not operated properly.

Other benefits and features include: