Autoclaves then and now
10 March 2017
Astell Scientific can lay claim to being the UK’s leading autoclave manufacturers by virtue of the fact it has been the ‘leader in sterilization’ for over 130 years.
As the pictorial timeline on our website shows (see ‘About Astell’ page), Astell Scientific has been manufacturing autoclaves and steam sterilizers since the late 19th century.Featured here is an extract from a printed product catalogue produced in 1913 for Chas Hearson and Co. Ltd, the precursor to Astell Hearson and ultimately Astell Scientific as it is known today.
Famous for being an incubator, centrifuge and autoclave manufacturer, a hundred years ago Charles Hearson and Company operated out of a factory located on Willow Walk, Bermondsey in south east London. However their main office was registered at 235 Regent Street, London. Today Astell Scientific manufactures a full range of circular and square section autoclaves at its plant in Sidcup, Kent and can boast distribution to over 100 countries worldwide.
The 1913 autoclave catalogue extract identifies some of the differences in autoclave manufacture of that early period, referencing such as riveted and brazed copper boilers with brass fastenings, and steam generators powered by gas, oil, electricity or a direct source. Today, Astell utilise electro polished stainless steel chambers with a ‘Swiftlock’ door locking mechanism, offering greater safety and efficiency to the modern laboratory, and the use of gas or oil as a fuel for steam generation is no longer a preferred method. Contemporary Astell autoclaves are powered by electricity and operation is controlled by a colour touchscreen containing pre-set and editable cycle information, with capacity to store data relating to up to 5000 sterilization cycles.
For more information on the latest range of Astell autoclaves, steam generators and effluent decontamination systems contact us to receive no obligation expert advice with the benefit of over 130 years' experience.
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