High-end bioreactor for microbial applications

Labfors 5 for microorganisms

The Labfors 5 is ideally suited for cultivation of bacteria and yeasts. The bioreactor has a powerful motor, options for high oxygenation and a good cooling system. It can be equipped, if needed, with additional sensors or scales so that any feeding strategy can be carried out and very high cell counts can be easily achieved.

Labfors 5 for microorganisms

Perfect cultivation conditions for bacteria and yeasts
High performance stirring system with up to 1500 min–1
4 high-performance pumps
Optimum gassing with up to 5 gas lines
Up to six fully equipped bioreactors

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Gassing
  • Air
  • O2
  • N2
  • CO2
Sensors
  • Biomass
  • Redox
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Labfors 5 for microorganisms
Perfect cultivation conditions for bacteria and yeasts

Automatic cleaning and sterilisation at the push of a button

At the push of a button, the LabCIP automatically cleans and sterilises the Labfors 5 bench-top bioreactor, for example over-night. The next day, your bioreactor is ready right away for your next microbial bioprocess. The throughput of experiments per bioreactor can be increased up to two-fold.

Excellent handling

A number of details make your bioreactor easier to use. The removable pump heads are especially practical, as these can be autoclaved right alongside the culture vessel and are immediately ready for reuse. And even better still: the touchscreen controller allows you to start up bioreactors simultaneously and calibrate up to six pH or pO2 sensors at the press of a button.

Make six out of one

Would you like to organise your laboratory work more efficiently? Then connect your touchscreen control to up to six vessels. You can operate them simultaneously, and save time by, for example, calibrating all pH or pO2 sensors at the push of a button.

Features

Culture vessels
  • Working volumes ranging between 0.5 and 10 L
  • Can be configured according to individual needs thanks to a selection of different stirrers, spargers and specialized accessories
  • Up to 14 ports for sensors (antifoam, optical density, pH, pO2, redox, conductivity, live cell density, etc.)
  • 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
  • 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.
    • 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.
    • Cleaning and sterilisation
  • Automatic cleaning (CIP) and sterilisation (SIP) of all parts in contact with the product
  • Double throughput possible due to overnight cleaning
  • Reliable, reproducible and validatable base and/or acid cleaning
  • available as an option
  • LabCIP is patented (US Pat. No. 9,399,244; European patent No. 2 789 683).
    • 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 UA (Minifors 2) or OPC XML-DA standard (Multifors 2, Labfors 5, Techfors-S, Techfors)
  • Synchronisation of process-related events such as sampling or inoculation
    • Vessels2 L / 3,6 L / 7,5 L / 13 L
    Working volume0,5–1,2 L / 0,5–2,3 L / 1–5 L / 2,2–10 L
    Dimensions (W x D x H)464 mm x 462 mm x 996 mm
    Drivedirect drive up to 1500 min–1
    Temperaturecoolant temperature + 5 °C bis 70 °C
    Gassing per vesselup to 5 rotameters or MFCs up to 2 min-1 (vvm)
    Pumps per vessel3 fixed, 1 variable, optional 2 additional variable
    Ports per vessel7 mm max. 4x 10 mm 2x 12 mm (Pg13,5) max. 6x 19 mm max 6x
    ConnectivityOPC XML DA via Ethernet
    Parallel operation via touch screen controllerup to 6 vessels
    SterilisationAutoclave or LabCIP

    Flyer & Brochures

    Flyer Labfors 5 (346.2 kB)
    INFORS HT - Our Products (2.1 MB)
    LabCIP - Automatic Cleaning and Sterilization at the Push of a Button (426.9 kB)

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    The Cookbook - A Guide for Biotech Beginners (2.0 MB)

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    Manuals

    Brief Instructions Super Safe Sampler (681.5 kB)

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    LabCIP - Brief Instructions (en/fr/de) (194.8 kB)

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    Operating manual LabCIP (6.8 MB)

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    Operating manual Labfors 5 version for microorganisms (7.4 MB)

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    Operating manual Touchscreen Software V 3.3 (2.9 MB)

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    Labfors 5 for microorganisms
    Vessels2 L / 3,6 L / 7,5 L / 13 L
    Working volume0,5–1,2 L / 0,5–2,3 L / 1–5 L / 2,2–10 L
    Dimensions (W x D x H)464 mm x 462 mm x 996 mm
    Drivedirect drive up to 1500 min–1
    Temperaturecoolant temperature + 5 °C bis 70 °C
    Gassing per vesselup to 5 rotameters or MFCs up to 2 min-1 (vvm)
    Pumps per vessel3 fixed, 1 variable, optional 2 additional variable
    Ports per vessel7 mm max. 4x 10 mm 2x 12 mm (Pg13,5) max. 6x 19 mm max 6x
    ConnectivityOPC XML DA via Ethernet
    Parallel operation via touch screen controllerup to 6 vessels
    SterilisationAutoclave or LabCIP

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