Bigneat complement their range of Fume Hoods of a ductless/ recirculatory filtration design with a range of Fume Cupboards. The latest design features include radiused corners for outstanding airflow performance.

Performance

Fully compliant with BS EN 14175-3:2003 these fume cupboards provide some of the best containment levels in their class.

What are they?

Essentially, fume cupboards, carbon-filtered cabinets and Class I and II biological safety cabinets are open-fronted units. They work by sucking air from the laboratory, past the worker standing in front of the unit, over the working surface where the airborne contaminants are likely to be generated and pushing the air into the environment (back into the laboratory or outside the building depending on the type of unit).They are designed to remove airborne contaminants (be they gases, vapours, fumes, smells, dusts or aerosols) from the working environment before they can be breathed in by workers or their colleagues. They should also be capable of greatly reducing the concentration of any dangerous components before the air is vented to the environment.

How do they work?

They draw air from the laboratory and over the work being performed in the cupboard, carrying gases, vapours, fumes and dusts away from the work environment through a duct to the roof of the building. Here a fan blows the air up through a chimney and discharges it at high velocity 3 metres above the roof.

Because fume cupboards are ducted they are fixed in position and for all practical purposes cannot be moved.

 

About Bigneat

Bigneat has established itself as a world-class manufacturer and leading global provider of clean air and hazard containment systems to scientific laboratories and for use in industry.

Applications for Bigneat products cover operator and process/sample protection during laboratory experimentation, batch and on-line production processes.

Bigneat’s business strength is based on a capability and expertise built up over many years designing and manufacturing high performance air movement systems utilising Carbon and HEPA filtration technology for capture and removal of airborne hazards both fume and particulate.

Clients include pharmaceutical companies, biological, chemical, electronics, food, government, nanotechnology, university departments, schools involved in a broad range of activities and in industry for QA laboratories and sterile production areas.

As an original equipment manufacturer Bigneat also develops and manufactures equipment that is distributed by third party companies.

The company has a highly pro-active after sales service and technical support capability and offers maintenance globally, either through approved partners, or its own service team.

Bigneat employs 50 people across the company.