Next Generation Incubation Shaker Provides Superior Cultivation Conditions

Over 20 years after the Multitron was first introduced on the market, Infors HT now presents its fourth generation, redesigned incubation shaker. The instrument represents a new, even better solution for ideal cultivation conditions and delivers unsurpassed capacity, a minimal footprint and easy operation.

The new Multitron offers researchers even better conditions for cultivating microorganisms, cell cultures and phototropic organisms. The new temperature-control concept allows users to achieve optimum, gradient-free temperature uniformity, guaranteeing comparable growth conditions across all batches. The hygienic design of the new Multitron has been improved as well, with rounded corners for a chamber that makes it much easier to clean. Additionally, the new UV decontamination feature, condensate-free, direct-steam humidification, and antibacterial coating for the housing means the Multitron meets the stringent requirements of cell-culture applications.

The new Multitron also satisfies the increasing efficiency demands of the biotech industry. As the case with its predecessor, the capacity-to-footprint ratio of this incubation shaker is unlike any other: by using a three-tier stacked configuration, researchers can cultivate over 50 litres and/or 23,000 batches in parallel even though the base is only 1 m wide. The top unit remains at a comfortable working height of 1.40 m, while the new door mechanism and quick, automated start-stop feature keeps interruptions in the cultivation process to a minimum.

By combining traditional advantages with new features, the new Multitron is a response to trends and new demands in research and development developments that include increasing digitisation. Starting now, for example, the Multitron comes with an Ethernet interface that can be used to connect to simple SCADA software such as eve®," explained Dr Dirk Hebel, Bioprocess Equipment Manager for Infors HT.