Laboratory Cold Storage & Equipment Blogs Archives

Save Valuable Lab Space With The PHCbi Brand TwinGuard® Slim-Style Ultra Low Freezer

January 30, 2018

The New -86˚C Slim-Style Ultra Low Freezer (MDF-DU302VX-PA) has been added to PHCbi’s Award-Winning TwinGuard Series of ULT freezers. This freezer includes a Dual Cooling System, and its new slimmer feature means it can be installed in tight spaces. This unit provides the same reliable, biological sample storage you’d expect from a TwinGuard, with a ...

ULT Freezer Blogs

How & Why You Should Defrost a Manual Defrost Freezer

November 16, 2017

Have you ever wondered, ‘why do I need to defrost my freezer?’ If you own a manual defrost freezer, and you want it to continue working optimally, you will need to defrost it since ice will build up on the inside of the unit. Unlike Auto-defrost freezers with a warming compressor system, Manual-defrost freezers maintain a ...

Laboratory Cold Storage & Equipment Blogs, Laboratory Refrigeration Blogs, ULT Freezer Blogs, Vaccine Cold Storage & Monitoring Blogs

Freezer Defrost Cyclers

PHCbi VIP ECO Ultra Low Temp Freezers Performance by the Numbers

November 10, 2017

Panasonic VIP ECO: Performance by the Numbers The Panasonic Healthcare ENERGY STAR® Certified VIP ECO (MDF-DU702VH-PA) ultra-low temperature freezer delivers the lowest total daily energy usage of any 700-liter ULT on the market. Independently Tested and Documented, it is designed, life tested, and field-proven for reliable storage of biologicals without compromise. Below are just some ...

Laboratory Refrigeration Blogs, ULT Freezer Blogs

What to Consider Before Purchasing a Laboratory Freezer or Refrigerator

November 8, 2017

What you should be considering before purchasing a new Laboratory Freezer or Refrigerator Before hitting the ‘buy now’ button on a Laboratory Freezer or Refrigerator for your lab, doctor’s office, or research facility you should consider a few things in order to get the perfect cold storage unit for its intended purpose. With so many ...

Laboratory Refrigeration Blogs, ULT Freezer Blogs, Vaccine Cold Storage & Monitoring Blogs

clinical freezers, Clinical Refrigeration, Cold Storage

Increased Reliability with the Panasonic VIP Series Ultra-Low Freezer Dual Compressor

July 17, 2017

How Does a Dual Compressor increase the reliability of the Panasonic VIP Series Ultra-Low Freezer? The problem with many ULT freezers is that their manufacturers use standard air conditioner compressors which are not intended to maintain ultra-low temperatures. When an air conditioner compressor is used to cool temperatures beyond its intended design limit, the compressor ...

Laboratory Refrigeration Blogs, ULT Freezer Blogs

How to Properly Use a Probe Access Port for Safe Sample Storage

May 19, 2017

Whether you’re storing valuable vaccines or sensitive samples, a stable temperature in your refrigerator or freezer is vital. One problem we often encounter is when users compromise the stability of their laboratory and medical units by running data loggers and thermometers through the door gasket. This set-up allows excess air to enter the unit and forces ...

Laboratory Cold Storage & Equipment Blogs, Laboratory Refrigeration Blogs, ULT Freezer Blogs, Vaccine Cold Storage & Monitoring Blogs

medical cold storage, Probe Access Port, Sample Storage, temperature monitoring

6 Easy Steps to Defrost a Manual Defrost Laboratory Freezer

August 15, 2016

Laboratory cold storage and the protection of sensitive samples rely heavily on temperature uniformity. A manual defrost laboratory freezer will ultimately provide the best temperature uniformity when maintained properly. But manually defrosting a freezer can be strenuous and time consuming. Whether your laboratory consists of ultra low temp freezers, deep chest freezers or even standard upright ...

Laboratory Cold Storage & Equipment Blogs, Laboratory Refrigeration Blogs, ULT Freezer Blogs, Vaccine Cold Storage & Monitoring Blogs

Cold Storage, life sciences, manual defrost freezer

Safely Preserve Your Samples with PHCbi Ultra-Low Temp Freezers

October 28, 2015

The need for innovative high-quality equipment is important to us so LABRepCo is happy to announce our new partnership with PHC. Backed by more than 40 years of experience in the medical and laboratory equipment sector, PHCbi’s innovative biomedical technology includes preservation, incubation, and sterilization. With the addition of PHCbi Ultra Low Temp Freezers we ...

Laboratory Cold Storage & Equipment Blogs, ULT Freezer Blogs

Biomedical, Cancer Research, Clinical Research, Lab Animal Research, laboratory research, Research Equipment

Security for Your Chest Freezer Storage: Spring Clips vs. Locking Rod

October 4, 2013

While storing samples within a chest freezer or liquid nitrogen freezer, organization and convenience are the main concern for laboratory managers. With the assistance of freezer racks, peace of mind is brought to lab personnel by providing them with protective, organized storage and easy labeling for their research samples. Chest freezer rack security should also ...

Freezer Rack Blogs, Laboratory Cold Storage & Equipment Blogs

Clinical Research, Cold Storage, Laboratory Equipment, Sample Storage