Learn More: Flow Hood Materials
How to Order:
Optional panel kits are available for models with interchangeable side panels. Application specific materials help support required conditions inside your laminar flow hood.
Standard Panel Configurations:
- [-SS] 304 Stainless Steel (with transparent SD-PVC sash)
- Solid stainless steel walls simplify cleaning by minimizing cracks and crevices where particles or germs can accumulate.
- Superior durability resists corrosion from a wide range of chemicals/solvents
- Preferred material wherever frequent cleaning and sterilization are required
- Not compatible with interchangeable panel kits
- [-SD] Static-Dissipative PVC (SD-PVC)
- Transparent with blue-gray tint
- Safely conducts surface charges to ground, protects against particle aggregation
- Broad resistance to wide range of cleaning agents such as isopropyl alcohol for easy sterilization
Additional high performance panel kits available:
- [-PC] Polycarbonate
- Transparent with slight gray tint
- Cracks less easily with approx. 250x impact resistance of glass and 15x impact resistance of acrylic
- Increased thermal resistance (115–130 °C (239–266 °F)) helps withstand repeated steam sterilization
- Broad resistance to wide range of cleaning agents such as isopropyl alcohol for easy sterilization
- [-BA] Black Acrylic (with transparent SD-PVC sash)
- Opaque black panels block ambient light for photo-sensitive applications or improved privacy
- Economical, and provides high tensile strength
- Damaged by frequent contact with alcohol and other common cleaning agents
- [-TG] Tempered Glass
- Combines visual clarity with broad chemical resistance
- [-AA] Amber Acrylic
- Orange tint filters out UV and blue light to protect light sensitive materials from degrading, or changing composition
- Economical and provides high tensile strength
- Damaged by frequent contact with alcohol and other common cleaning agents
- [-WA] White Acrylic (with transparent SD-PVC sash)
- Translucent, diffuses ambient light and provides some privacy
- Economical and provides high tensile strength
- Damaged by frequent contact with alcohol and other common cleaning agents
- [-FP] FM4910 Polypropylene (with transparent SD-PVC sash)
- Opaque white panels block light for light-sensitive applications or improved privacy
- FM 4910 compliant, flame retardant
- Excellent chemical resistance
- [-FV] FM4910 CPVC
- Transparent with slight blue tint
- FM 4910 compliant, flame retardant
- Controls static electricity, prevents charge generation on the surface thereby controlling particle attraction
- Excellent chemical resistance, surface hardness, and mar resistance