KB-Series refrigerated incubators -- Meeting the highest standards with individually programmable alternating temperature profiles and an integrated real-time clock function

With their guaranteed temperature precision, BINDER’s APT.line® incubators and refrigerated incubators have long been a familiar sight in the microbiology environment. BINDER supplies a wide range of different model versions and sizes, and offers incubators that are suitable for all temperature ranges, with additional options for a wide variety of applications.

A large temperature range of -10 to 100°C [14 – 212 ºF] (or 0 to 100°C [32 – 212 ºF] for the KB 23 Benchtop) makes the KB-Series the first choice for a broad spectrum of applications. The sizeable reserve capacity when operating in the refrigeration mode provides extra buffer capacity to absorb heat input that is produced in operations such as working with shakers inside the incubator. The core element in the BINDER technology, the APT.line® preheating chamber, ensures ideal temperature conditions and maximum temperature accuracy with uniform incubation of all specimens throughout the incubator. The result is absolutely reliable test results, which allow BINDER customers to run even highly sensitive, quantitative detection techniques.

The program controller expands the flexibility of these refrigerated incubators, so that incubation cycles can be run easily smoothly even over weekends – a useful option when testing the storage stability of foodstuffs. The integrated real-time clock function is particularly useful when processing large numbers of specimens with timed heating and cooling phases. This permits more effective time management when running high-volume test series.

The program editor permits the selection of up to 20 program sections and ramp functions. This lets BINDER customers select their own customized temperature cycles. The program control also has two 24 V DC (0.4 A max.) switching outputs with control contacts so that shakers and other electrical equipment can be turned on and off as required. All units also have a serial RS 422 interface for the APT-COM® DataControlSystem communications software, as well as the option of an additional RS 232/RS 422 interface converter for data printout. This feature is particularly useful for providing the extensive data documentation that is part of microbiological quality control.

The real-time clock function for the KB-Series program controller will be available as of September 2006.