Infors HT Labfors 5 Triple-Station Benchtop Bioreactor System with 3.6 L Jacketed Vessels

Infors HT Labfors 5 triple-station benchtop bioreactor system configured for parallel cultivation, microbial fermentation, and bioprocess development. The system includes one master control unit, two satellite units, and three independent 3.6 L double-walled jacketed vessels.

Vessel and agitation configuration

• Three round-bottom, double-walled jacketed culture vessels
• Total volume per vessel: 3.6 L
• Working volume per vessel: 0.5–2.3 L
• Nominal vessel diameter: 150 mm
• Three Rushton impellers per vessel, each with six blades
• Arch sparger configuration for microbial cultivation
• Dunkermotoren 48 V brushless stirrer motors with mechanical seals
• Stirrer speed with three impellers: 400–1,200 min⁻¹

Gas mixing and off-gas analysis

• Three mass flow controllers for gas flow control and gas mixing
• Supported gases: air, O₂, and CH₄
• Air and O₂ flow range: 0.05–5.0 L min⁻¹
• CH₄ flow range: 0.05–2.5 L min⁻¹
• Measurement and control accuracy: ±1.5% full scale
• BlueVary off-gas sensor cartridges for O₂, CO₂, pressure, and humidity
• CO₂ measurement range: 0–25%
• O₂ measurement range: 0–25%
• Humidity measurement range: 0–15%
• Exit gas coolers and condensers support exhaust gas conditioning and condensate recovery

Process control and dosing

• pH control range: pH 2–pH 12
• pH measurement accuracy: ±0.1
• Dissolved oxygen control range: 0–100% saturation
• Dissolved oxygen measurement accuracy: ±1%
• Dissolved oxygen control through stirrer speed, gas flow, and oxygen addition
• Three adjustable analogue peristaltic pumps for base, antifoam, and feed
• Pump speed range: 0–74 min⁻¹
• Antifoam control range: 0–100%
• Pressure control valve
• Kern DS balance capacity: 30 kg maximum
• Sartorius Entris II balance capacity: 4.2 kg maximum
• Centralized 12-inch color touchscreen controller for independent monitoring and control of all three stations

Temperature control

• Integrated 500 W heating system with jacket circulation pump
• Cooling through tap-water circulation in the vessel jacket
• Pt100 temperature sensors with built-in cables
• Temperature control range: 5°C above inlet temperature to 70°C
• Water hose kits for each vessel jacket

Included sensors and accessories

• Three pH sensors with built-in Hamilton VP8 digital connections
• Three dissolved oxygen sensors with built-in Hamilton VP8 digital connections
• Three harvest probes
• Three arch spargers and three ring spargers
• Communication and power cables
• Base trays for each station

This used Infors HT Labfors 5 bioreactor system is suited to microbial fermentation, fed-batch process development, gas-transfer studies, oxygen uptake and respiration monitoring, bioreactor process optimization, and academic or industrial biotechnology research. Its three independently controlled vessels support parallel cultivation experiments, scale-up studies, and bioprocess development workflows.