| Features | Benefits |
|---|---|
| Up to 65% less weight than equivalent metallic rotors | 1.
Shorter run times 2. Ease of use 3. Less wear and tear on the centrifuge drive system 4. Below OSHA Safety lifting limits |
| Compatible with all earlier floor model centrifuges | 5. No need to buy a new expensive centrifuge |
| FIBERLite rotors are insulators | 6.
Samples are kept at a constant temperature during centrifugation 7. Less wear and tear on refrigeration system |
| FIBERLite rotors will not corrode | 8.
Not corroded with alkalis, caustic aqueous solutions and most
organic solvents. 9. Rotors are autoclavable indefinitely for sterile use. |
| FIBERLite rotors do not fatigue | 10. No deration for extended run cycles and adapters can be used at max g-forces. |
| FIBERLite rotors are compression molded | 11. Rotor cavities are "molded" to the exact tolerances. Oak Ridge bottles lasts longer and conical tubes can be run at max g-forces. |
| Limited Lifetime Warranty | 12. Unlimited number of run cycles. |
FIBERLite Centrifuge Inc. (PTI), designed and developed the first carbon fiber rotor with "compression mold" technology. The company convinced the centrifuge manufacturers to accept lighter, non-corroding, and longer lasting graphite rotors for centrifugal separations in biological research sciences. To date the company's record of "Zero rotor failure" remains unbroken
In their manufacturing facility the company perfected the mass production of compression-molded rotors. They designed and introduced the first fully Carbon Fiber Clinical Centrifuge.
The current metallic rotor manufacturing technology produces very heavy rotors. These rotors are susceptible to corrosion thus giving them a very short lifespan. A rotor failure due to stress corrosion causes a catastrophic damage to the centrifuge and incurs costly repairs. Don't let this happen to your work place!
(See the pictures below depicting a metallic rotor failure.)
UltraCentrifuge explosion, due to a metallic rotor failure, Damages Laboratory
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A campus laboratory was seriously damaged when the rotor of an ultracentrifuge failed while in use. Flying metal fragments damaged walls, the ceiling, and other equipment. The shock wave blew out the laboratory's windows and shook down shelves.
On December 16, 1998, milk samples were running in a Beckman L2-65B ultracentrifuge using a large aluminum rotor (a rotor is a large metal object that holds the individual sample tubes and is connected to the spin drive of the centrifuge). The rotor had been used for this procedure many times before. Approximately one hour into the operation, the rotor failed due to excessive mechanical stress caused by the "G" forces of the high rotation speed. The subsequent explosion completely destroyed the centrifuge. The safety shielding in the unit did not contain all the metal fragments. The half-inch thick sliding steel door on top of the unit buckled, allowing fragments, including the steel rotor top, to escape. Fragments ruined a nearby refrigerator and an ultra-cold freezer, and made holes in the walls and ceiling. The unit itself was propelled sideways, damaging cabinets and shelves that contained over one hundred containers of chemicals. Fortunately, sliding cabinet doors prevented the containers from falling to the floor and breaking. A shock wave from the accident shattered all four windows in the room. The shock wave also destroyed the control system for an incubator and shook an interior wall causing shelving on the wall to collapse. Fortunately the room was not occupied at the time so there were no personal injuries....
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