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Preventative Maintenance for your Ultra-Low Temperature Freezer

August 3, 2021

Preventative maintenance for your ultra-low temperature freezer is one of the best ways to ensure your unit performs at peak potential. Preventative maintenance helps improve energy consumption and can help extend the lifespan of the freezer. It can also help you meet manufacturer warranty and compliance requirements. Typically, preventative maintenance is performed on an Ultra-Low ...

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How to Select the Proper Centrifuge for Your Laboratory

June 15, 2021

A centrifuge is a fundamental piece of equipment of laboratories. It can sometimes be a slightly overwhelming task to select the proper centrifuge for your specific application. From mini centrifuges to high-capacity centrifuges they come in a variety of sizes, capabilities and capacities. With the addition of features like refrigeration and network connections, it adds ...

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Understanding Refrigerator & Freezer Defrost Cycles

May 4, 2021

When purchasing a refrigerator or freezer for a clinical facility, research center, laboratory or even just for your home, most people do not take into consideration the types of refrigeration defrost cycles. What they do not realize is that storing temperature sensitive samples (especially vaccines or temperature critical samples) in the wrong defrost cycle can ...

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How to Install a Stacking Kit for a Laboratory or Medical Refrigerator Freezer

April 19, 2021

After you have purchased a LabRepCo brand stacked refrigerator/freezer, each unit will be shipped in it’s own box. This helps to prevent damage during the shipping process. This means when the unit arrives the customer will be responsible for installing the stacking kit. The stacking kit allows for the freezer to safely be placed and ...

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Where to place your Biological Safety Cabinet in Your Laboratory

April 2, 2021

Placement of your Biological Safety Cabinet is crucial to the safety of laboratory personnel and overall performance of the cabinet. Whether you work in a laboratory or pharmacy, BioSafety Cabinets need to be properly installed and placed in specific areas. First, make sure your Biological Safety cabinet is not placed near any sources of common ...

BioSafety Cabinets Blogs

Pfizer & Moderna Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccine Organization Storage Solutions for Your Freezer or Refrigerator

March 9, 2021

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna come packaged in specific sized vaccine boxes. In order to keep these boxes safe, organizes and readily accessible, LabRepCo now offer’s cost-effective Coronavirus Vaccine Freezer Racks specifically designed for these Vaccine Boxes. These Freezer Racks are available in 2 different sizes for the Pfizer Vaccine Boxes and ...

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Build a Chair App: Custom Laboratory Chairs & Stools

February 22, 2021

With thousands of options to choose from, finding the right laboratory chair solution for your facility can be difficult. With a seemingly endless array of choices, how do you ensure that the laboratory chair you select is not only comfortable but also perfectly suited to your unique work environment? That’s where the Build a Chair ...

Laboratory Furniture Blogs

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How to Safely Install a Data Logger on a Refrigerator or Freezer

February 8, 2021

Learn how to properly install a data logger through a probe access port on your refrigerator or freezer With Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines now available, storing these vaccines at a stable continuous temperature in medical-grade refrigerators & freezers is vital. All vaccines should be stored at specific temperatures based on vaccine type. These temperatures include +4°C, ...

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6 Points to Consider Before You Purchase a ULT Freezer

January 26, 2021

Preserving samples can be stressful, especially when the fate of your research lies in the hands of an Ultra Low Temperature (ULT) freezer. Next to your staff, Ultra-low temp freezers should be the most reliable piece of equipment in your laboratory. So before you purchase a ULT freezer, where do you start? From PHCbi, here ...

Laboratory Refrigeration Blogs

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COVID-19 Vaccine Potential at Ultra Low Temp Storage of -94F (-70C)

September 17, 2020

Most common frozen vaccines are stored between -58°F and +5°F (-50°C and -15°C). With the release of the new Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, some COVID-19 vaccines will require ultra-low temp storage. These vaccines will call for constant, strict temperatures of -94°F (-70°C) up until 24 hours before administration to the patient. This may prove extremely challenging ...

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