Thermo Scientific Heratherm refrigerated incubators

Thermo Scientific Heratherm refrigerated incubators provide a consistent temperature environment for incubation applications from 5–70°C, with enhanced accuracy in the range of 15–25°C. The instrument’s easy-to-use interface can store up to 10 temperature protocols set by the user, with up to 10 steps in each, and includes a timer function, an automatic temperature alarm and adjustable overtemperature protection.

The refrigerated incubators employ Peltier technology, which circumvents the need for a refrigerant by using a thermoelectric element to cool or heat in one module, as needed. This element leverages the Peltier effect, where an electric voltage is converted into heat difference.

In addition to using insulation that is free of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), the refrigerated incubators consume little energy. Tests against predecessor compressor-cooled models are said to show up to 84% energy savings, making the system a suitable solution for many labs.

The incubator comes in two sizes: a 178 L benchtop model and a 381 L floor model for use in a variety of applications, including microbiology/fungi/yeast studies, reagent and antibody storage, and shelf-life testing.