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SterilGARD^® III Advance° Sets the Industry’s Highest Standard for Comfort, Performance and Safety.

In the laboratory environment, safety is everything. Now, with the introduction of SterilGARD^® III Advance°, The Baker Company offers a new adaptive ergonomic design, combined with a unique airflow management system and proven containment technology, to improve comfort, increase productivity and reduce the cost of ownership.

SterilGARD^® III Advance° is a collective design, representing an esteemed reputation for performance, reliability and craftsmanship associated with The Baker Company worldwide for nearly 50 years.

SterilGARD ^® III Advance° starts with a simple idea: a better angle. From your first experience with the 10° slanted viewscreen, you’ll appreciate how easy the SterilGARD^® III Advance° is to use. Your work is easy to reach. There’s more functional room inside. Eye-level controls are easy to see. There is less glare. As you work, your head and neck, arms and elbows, remain in the most natural position, less tiring than before.

SterilGARD^® III Advance°
Class II, Type A2* Biological
Safety Cabinet, Vertical Flow


CSA Listed	Meets NSF Standards	Underwriter Laboratories Listed	UniPressure™ Preflow Plenum

Along the streamlined viewscreen, concealed behind the attractive front panels, you’ll find another Baker exclusive—UniPressure™ Preflow, an elegantly simple yet effective air management system that puts more uniform air pressure on the supply filter for better vertical flow across the work surface. A simple idea, to be sure, but by moving the blower/motor to a horizontal orientation from vertical, we’ve created a more efficient, less demanding and quieter airflow system.

And years later, if it comes time for maintenance, your certifier will find the cabinet easy to seal and easy to decontaminate. Our new direct-to-plenum filter mounting technique puts the HEPA filter on a telescoping frame, within easy reach, easy to change.

SterilGARD^® III Advance° is the most exciting development in biological safety cabinets in years. Consider the angle. Learn more about SterilGARD^® III Advance°. It’s what you would expect from The Baker Company.

Exclusive 10° slanted viewscreen– less glare, work easier to reach

*Properly vented to the outdoors through a facility exhaust system, SterilGARD^® III Advance° meets or exceeds NSF 49 minimum standards for a Class II, Type A2 (formerly B3) cabinet.

Design and Performance Features

SterilGARD^® III Advance° incorporates UniPressure™ Preflow, the Baker exclusive high performance airflow system which provides optimum protection from particulates, together with extended filter life and reduced cost of ownership.

		The unique UniPressure™ Preflow Plenum design apportions and distributes air across, then through the HEPA supply filter, improving downflow uniformity, extending useful filter life and reducing noise.
		The UniPressure™ Preflow filter housing creates negative pressure surrounding the positive pressure plenum to improve containment; any possible gasket leaks are contained under negative pressure.
		An innovative telescoping filter mount provides a direct seal of the filter to the UniPressure™ Preflow Plenum, and simplifies filter replacement.
		Supply and exhaust HEPA filters are rated at 99.99% minimum efficiency in capturing 0.3 micrometer particulates.
		The Baker exclusive momentum air curtain contains particulates within the work area and inhibits migration of room air into the work area.
		High velocity return air slots located along the side walls of the work area and along the top of the viewscreen maximize the biological safety cabinet protective capabilities by preventing the escape of particulates, ensuring that no unfiltered air enters the work area, and preventing gases, vapors or particulates from migrating up behind the viewscreen and escaping into the operator’s environment.
		Aerodynamically designed airfoil at the front opening facilitates the flow of room air into the front grille, ensuring that no room air flows into the work area.
		Innovative electronic controller includes diagnostic LEDs.
		An audible/visual sash alarm system warns of unsafe viewscreen opening.
		Sash position is monitored by non-contact proximity switches.
		A large, easy-to-read magnehelic gauge confirms cabinet operation.
		Detachable side panels offer greater flexibility for plumbing considerations; the reinforced panel design reduces the number of fasteners and simplifies removal and replacement.
		The front panels are lighter and easier to remove for filter changing.

Advantages

Ergonomic Features and Benefits

Comfortable and Easy To Work In

		The enlarged viewing area, 92 sq.in. (403a), 140 sq.in. (603a), is slanted 10° to create a more natural head and elbow position when working, minimizing arm extension required to reach the work surface, and reducing glare.
		New proximity switches replace mechanical limit switches for viewscreen height alarm, and UV light interlock .
		The eye-level control panel is positioned to face down toward the user for greater visibility and easier access.
		Reduced front grille depth and a slim profile lower plenum combine to move the work surface closer to the front and your lap for better arm position.
		Petcocks are offset, not one on top of the other, for easier access and use.
		An optional padded armrest (standard on 603a) across the cabinet front improves support and comfort.
		An optional stand with telescoping legs allows the work surface height to be adjusted from 30 1/8" to 38 5/8".

More Space For Your Work, Your Equipment and You

		SterilGARD^® III Advance° offers the largest unobstructed, useable work area in the industry. Inside cabinet has been extended 2" deeper, creating 110 sq.in. (403a), 170 sq.in. (603a), additional work area.
		Depth of the front grille is minimized to bring the work closer to the user. Rear grille is parallel to the back wall to increase useable work space.
		A straight back wall maximizes available work area and accommodates lab equipment and apparatus commonly used in the biological safety cabinet.

Easy To Clean and Maintain

		A unitized, unobstructed drain pan with radius corners facilitates cleaning. New one piece work surface/air intake grille with pull tabs replaces earlier two-piece design.
		Streamlined design of the sliding viewscreen simplifies sealing prior to total cabinet decontamination.
		The telescoping UniPressure™ Preflow Plenum simplifies filter changing, delivers quieter, more efficient performance.
		All electrical control components are consolidated on a panel behind the hinged canopy for singular access outside
		The innovative horizontal blower/motor assembly is easily removed and replaced.

The SterilGARD^® III Advance° design is based on extensive anthropometric data, and was developed by The Baker Company in cooperation with ergonomics researchers at a leading university.

SterilGARD^® III Advance° Design Features

1. The enlarged viewing area, 92 sq.in. (403a), 140 sq.in. (603a), is slanted 10° to create a more natural head and elbow position when working, minimizing arm extension required to reach the work surface.

2. Low profile, unitized drain pan beneath the work surface allows best arm position above the user’s lap. New one piece work surface/air intake grille with pull tabs replaces earlier two-piece design.

3. Eye-level controls face down toward the user, for greater visibility and easier access.

4. Inovative electronic controller includes diagnostic LEDs.

5. Optional stand with telescoping legs allow the work surface to be adjusted from 30 1/8" to 38 5/8".

6. Audible/visual sash alarm with timer and mute switch encourages safe operation.

7. A large, easy-to-read magnehelic gauge confirms cabinet operation.

8. High velocity return air slots maximize protective capabilities.

9. HEPA supply and exhaust filters, 99.99% minimum efficiency for 0.3 micrometer particulates.

10. StediVOLT^® motor control automatically adjusts for normal voltage fluctuations to maintain proper airflow.

11. Energy-saving fluorescent lighting with solid-state ballasts reduce flicker, minimize heat output, improves eye comfort, and extends lamp life by as much as 50%.

12. Non-glare work surface improves comfort.

13. Ground-fault circuit interrupt (GFCI) outlets for user safety; trip light warns circuit has been disconnected because of ground fault error. Outlet circuit is protected by an independent self-resetting breaker.

14. Straight back wall with integrated rear grille creates the largest unobstructed work surface. Inside cabinet is extended 2" deeper, creating 110 sq.in. (403a), 170 sq.in. (603a) additional work space.

15. New non-contact proximity switches replace mechanical limit switches for view-screen height alarm, and UV light interlock.

16. Innovative horizontal blower/motor with multi-voltage speed controller maintains air veloocity, provides more uniform airflow to the filter.

17. New internal balancing damper reduces exhaust velocity by more than 75 percent, minimizing room air turbulence.

18. Versatile canopy exhaust connection protects cabinet performance.

19. Unipressure™ Preflow Plenum delivers quieter, more efficient performance, simplifies filter changing.

20. Streamlined design simplifies sealing for pressure leak testing or cabinet decontamination.

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