Avanti Series of High Performance, High Throughput Centrifuges 

The Avanti Series of high performance centrifuges from Beckman Coulter Life Sciences have expanded their range even further with the Avanti JXN-30. The company capitalises on its unique expertise in ultracentrifugation, by incorporating features from its top of the line Optima X Series into both the new Avanti JXN-30 and the Avanti JXN-26.

The Avanti Series of centrifuges improve workflow by delivering high throughput performance and an expanding and increasingly varied separations capability. This ranges from high efficiency, high volume separations using fixed angle rotors to high force zonal separations with swinging bucket rotors.  The new Avanti JXN-30 can spin at over 100,000 xg while maintaining a 4 C temperature in the chamber.

Beckman Coulter centrifuges offer customers numerous energy savings and environmental advantages. A Friction Reduction System (FRS) enables them to run more quietly, increasing energy efficiency by reducing the air in the chamber. This in turn reduces rotor friction, minimising the effort required to accelerate and to maintain speed. The FRS also lowers the amount of heat present in the chamber, reducing refrigeration system usage.

In addition, recycled resin is incorporated in the outer panelling of the Avanti Series of high performance centrifuges, and each instrument contains up to 3.4kg of recycled PET bottles. The BioCertified** fixed-angle and swinging-bucket rotors also offer a range of biosafety* options including a BioCertified dual-locking lid configuration for workflows that include biohazardous samples. This maintains biocontainment when removing and transporting the rotor to a containment hood. 

Avanti JXN Series rotors range in capacity from 360 mL to 6 L, and some are independently certified to contain liquids and aerosols.   

The Avanti JXN Series have redundant, built-in safety features to ensure that no individual rotor exceeds the maximum speed permitted. A lower work surface makes rotor handling easier with a foot pedal for hands-free lid opening. Large footpads allow the unit to be used unanchored. Interface options enable users to customise the touchscreen with pictures, backgrounds, avatars and sounds. An optional pharmaceutical grade sterilising filter system, located on the unit exterior for ease of access, also enhances biosafety.

For further information: http://www.centrifugebybeckman.com/?page_id=855

The[JRW1]  inclusion of the MobileFuge remote application in the Avanti JXN and Optima X series centrifuges makes it possible to communicate with a research lab’s central network, further enhancing their suitability for shared lab environments.

*BioSafety is a term intended to describe the enhanced biocontainment features of our products.

**BioCertified is a term used to describe our products which have been tested and validated to demonstrate containment of microbiological aerosols by an independent, third-party facility (Health Protection Agency, Porton Down, UK or USAMRIID, Ft. Detrick, MD, USA). Improper use or maintenance may affect seal integrity.

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