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We trust that all four of these autoclave installation questions will seem glaringly obvious—once you see them written out. But it’s been our experience that all too often autoclave buyers […]

Bioreactors are the workhorses of many labs, creating the ideal controlled environments for cultivating cells, fermentation, regulating biochemical reactions, and the like. But between experiments, this device needs thorough sterilization […]

More labs are taking sustainability more seriously. That’s fantastic! But it also means that more equipment manufacturers are promoting dubious claims to  sustainability by hyping the “efficiency” of their “eco-friendly” […]

Thwack! The sound of people slapping at mosquitoes is as much a regional summertime tradition as picnics and swimming pools. But the flying bloodsuckers are rapidly becoming more than just […]

Industry efforts to reduce our carbon footprint have spawned a lot of “sustainable” promises. All too often, these prove to be little more than sales pitches with a heavy coat […]

At the University of Alabama at Birmingham, there are hundreds of autoclaves on campus. Until a few years ago, all but two were steam jacketed. Nick Ciancio, UofA-B’s sustainability coordinator […]

Soil sterilization is notoriously hard on autoclaves. In part, this is simply because the soil sterilization process is inherently challenging. Soil is heavy, dense, and hard to permeate with steam […]

Grain sterilization is vital to mushroom cultivation. Grain isn’t just a good high-nutrient addition to bulk substrates like sawdust or wood pellets. It’s also an ideal base for producing mushroom […]

Kelly McVey is an Instructional Support Technician for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at California State University, Fullerton. There, she’s trained hundreds of people in safe autoclave use, with […]

As you compare autoclaves for your lab, you may find some manufacturers are quoting prices that seem extremely attractive. This is especially the case when you factor in recent supply […]

As a matter of course, Priorclave sales director Lee Oakley likes to be certain that a site survey is completed as early as possible—well before a buyer has placed an […]

Customers often ask us: “Do I Need a GLP or GMP Autoclave?” Usually, the answer is “No, you don’t.” That’s because, in the grand scheme of things, only a narrow […]